Tippah County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.6 | 21,287 people · 55th most distressed in Mississippi

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Tippah County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.6 — 932nd 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 55th 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. Tippah County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 89.8 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 89.8
Debt in Collections 75
Medical Debt 82
Student Loan Delinquency 97
Auto Loan Delinquency 94
Credit Card Delinquency 99
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 79.9
Uninsured Rate 79
Disability Rate 81
Income & Poverty 62.5
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 30
Child Poverty Rate 83
Employment & Wages 35.2
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 34
Business Formation Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 25.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 15
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 31
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tippah County
Tippah County, MS 58.6 Elevated
Hardeman County, TN 66.7 Serious +8.1
Alcorn County, MS 61.1 Elevated +2.6
Benton County, MS 61.0 Elevated +2.4
Prentiss County, MS 53.8 Elevated -4.7
Union County, MS 51.3 Elevated -7.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tippah County
Hill County, TX 58.6 Elevated -0.0
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Love County, OK 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Plumas County, CA 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Montgomery County, KS 58.5 Elevated -0.0

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