Copiah County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.0 | 27,664 people · 31st most distressed in Mississippi

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Copiah County, MS shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.0 — 496th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Mississippi, it ranks 31st of 82 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Copiah County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 92.5 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 92.5
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 96
Auto Loan Delinquency 89
Credit Card Delinquency 96
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Income & Poverty 79.2
Poverty Rate 90
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 65.6
Uninsured Rate 85
Disability Rate 46
Employment & Wages 44.7
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 13
Housing Cost Burden 43.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 26
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 36
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 4
Homeownership Rate 52
Rent-to-Income Ratio 98

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Copiah County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Copiah County
Copiah County, MS 65.0 Serious
Hinds County, MS 68.9 Serious +3.9
Lawrence County, MS 66.6 Serious +1.5
Claiborne County, MS 64.7 Elevated -0.4
Jefferson County, MS 62.4 Elevated -2.6
Simpson County, MS 60.0 Elevated -5.1
Lincoln County, MS 55.0 Elevated -10.0
Rankin County, MS 44.5 Normal -20.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Copiah County
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 65.0 Serious -0.0
Otero County, CO 65.1 Serious +0.0
Geneva County, AL 64.9 Elevated -0.1
Kay County, OK 65.1 Serious +0.1
Long County, GA 64.9 Elevated -0.1

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