Florence County, 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.
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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