Webster County, Mississippi

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.5 | 9,988 people · 65th most distressed in Mississippi

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Webster County, MS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.5 — 1180th 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 65th of 82 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Webster County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 84.6 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 84.6
Uninsured Rate 78
Disability Rate 91
Debt & Delinquency 80.0
Debt in Collections 52
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 91
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 81
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 85
Income & Poverty 55.7
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 29.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 51
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 22
Employment & Wages 27.9
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Webster County, MS 55.5 Elevated
Montgomery County, MS 67.6 Serious +12.2
Chickasaw County, MS 66.2 Serious +10.7
Calhoun County, MS 66.0 Serious +10.5
Grenada County, MS 65.6 Serious +10.1
Oktibbeha County, MS 60.9 Elevated +5.4
Clay County, MS 58.0 Elevated +2.5
Choctaw County, MS 57.5 Elevated +2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Webster County
Golden Valley County, MT 55.5 Elevated +0.0
Cottle County, TX 55.4 Elevated -0.1
Mills County, TX 55.3 Elevated -0.2
Carroll County, MS 55.7 Elevated +0.2
Blaine County, OK 55.2 Elevated -0.3

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