George County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.1 | 25,619 people · 66th most distressed in Mississippi

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George County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.1 — 1200th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Mississippi, it ranks 66th of 82 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. George County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 83.4 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 83.4
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 73.1
Debt in Collections 67
Medical Debt 38
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 73
Credit Card Delinquency 84
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Employment & Wages 54.4
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 37
Income & Poverty 40.9
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 11
Child Poverty Rate 55
Housing Cost Burden 23.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 11
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 6
Rent-to-Income Ratio 15

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

Neighbors and Peers

How George County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. George County
George County, MS 55.1 Elevated
Perry County, MS 66.5 Serious +11.3
Greene County, MS 62.8 Elevated +7.6
Mobile County, AL 58.0 Elevated +2.9
Stone County, MS 57.9 Elevated +2.8
Jackson County, MS 54.8 Elevated -0.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. George County
Muhlenberg County, KY 55.1 Elevated 0.0
Swain County, NC 55.1 Elevated 0.0
Coles County, IL 55.1 Elevated +0.0
Lawrence County, IL 55.1 Elevated +0.0
Jefferson County, PA 55.1 Elevated -0.0

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