Marshall County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.1 | 34,123 people · 13th most distressed in Mississippi

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Marshall County, MS shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.1 — 128th 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 13th of 82 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Marshall County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 89.7 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 89.7
Debt in Collections 71
Medical Debt 77
Student Loan Delinquency 99
Auto Loan Delinquency 97
Credit Card Delinquency 96
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 98
Community Vulnerability 83.6
Uninsured Rate 75
Disability Rate 92
Housing Cost Burden 74.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 74
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 86
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 93
Homeownership Rate 37
Rent-to-Income Ratio 82
Income & Poverty 71.4
Poverty Rate 89
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 91
Employment & Wages 41.5
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Business Formation Rate 8

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Marshall County
Marshall County, MS 72.1 Serious
Shelby County, TN 65.5 Serious -6.6
Benton County, MS 61.0 Elevated -11.2
Tate County, MS 60.1 Elevated -12.0
Union County, MS 51.3 Elevated -20.8
Lafayette County, MS 47.1 Normal -25.0
Fayette County, TN 46.9 Normal -25.2
DeSoto County, MS 44.9 Normal -27.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Marshall County
Glacier County, MT 72.1 Serious 0.0
Dixie County, FL 72.1 Serious +0.0
Delaware County, OK 72.1 Serious +0.0
Chattooga County, GA 72.2 Serious +0.1
Wayne County, KY 72.2 Serious +0.1

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