Tate County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.1 | 28,261 people · 51st most distressed in Mississippi

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Tate County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.1 — 820th 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 51st of 82 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Tate County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 80.8 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 80.8
Debt in Collections 68
Medical Debt 53
Student Loan Delinquency 75
Auto Loan Delinquency 97
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 96
Housing Cost Burden 69.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 77
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 76
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 91
Homeownership Rate 57
Rent-to-Income Ratio 48
Community Vulnerability 62.4
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 45
Income & Poverty 44.5
Poverty Rate 62
Income vs. State Median 12
Child Poverty Rate 60
Employment & Wages 43.3
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 79
Business Formation Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tate County
Tate County, MS 60.1 Elevated
Tunica County, MS 75.2 Serious +15.0
Marshall County, MS 72.1 Serious +12.0
Panola County, MS 70.4 Serious +10.2
Lafayette County, MS 47.1 Normal -13.0
DeSoto County, MS 44.9 Normal -15.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tate County
Lassen County, CA 60.1 Elevated -0.0
Prowers County, CO 60.2 Elevated +0.0
Franklin County, GA 60.1 Elevated -0.0
Churchill County, NV 60.2 Elevated +0.1
Chambers County, AL 60.1 Elevated -0.1

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