Pearl River County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.5 | 57,978 people · 49th most distressed in Mississippi

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Pearl River County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.5 — 793rd 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 49th of 82 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pearl River County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 83.2 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 83.2
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 69.5
Debt in Collections 67
Medical Debt 45
Student Loan Delinquency 87
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 75
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 62
Income & Poverty 61.3
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 27
Child Poverty Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 53.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 61
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 82
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 65
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 49
Employment & Wages 35.9
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 19

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pearl River County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pearl River County
Pearl River County, MS 60.5 Elevated
Washington Parish, LA 68.5 Serious +7.9
Harrison County, MS 64.5 Elevated +3.9
Forrest County, MS 63.6 Elevated +3.1
Stone County, MS 57.9 Elevated -2.6
Marion County, MS 57.0 Elevated -3.6
Hancock County, MS 49.6 Normal -11.0
St. Tammany Parish, LA 48.5 Normal -12.0
Lamar County, MS 47.7 Normal -12.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pearl River County
Umatilla County, OR 60.5 Elevated 0.0
Cleveland County, NC 60.5 Elevated -0.0
Jefferson County, OH 60.6 Elevated +0.0
Gibson County, TN 60.6 Elevated +0.1
Taylor County, TX 60.4 Elevated -0.1

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