Florence County, South Carolina

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.4 | 137,214 people · 20th most distressed in South Carolina

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Florence County, SC registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.4 — 598th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within South Carolina, it ranks 20th of 46 counties. It scores lower than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Florence County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 78.4 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 78.4
Debt in Collections 93
Medical Debt 48
Student Loan Delinquency 90
Auto Loan Delinquency 97
Credit Card Delinquency 90
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Income & Poverty 75.0
Poverty Rate 81
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 87
Housing Cost Burden 67.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 34
Homeownership Rate 85
Rent-to-Income Ratio 73
Employment & Wages 50.7
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 53
Business Formation Rate 14
Community Vulnerability 45.9
Uninsured Rate 65
Disability Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Florence County
Florence County, SC 63.4 Elevated
Williamsburg County, SC 74.5 Serious +11.1
Marlboro County, SC 74.1 Serious +10.7
Dillon County, SC 72.8 Serious +9.4
Clarendon County, SC 70.1 Serious +6.7
Darlington County, SC 69.4 Serious +6.0
Lee County, SC 69.1 Serious +5.7
Marion County, SC 67.4 Serious +4.0
Sumter County, SC 67.1 Serious +3.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Florence County
Doña Ana County, NM 63.4 Elevated +0.0
Otero County, NM 63.4 Elevated -0.0
Clark County, OH 63.4 Elevated -0.0
Etowah County, AL 63.5 Elevated +0.1
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated -0.1

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