Hampton County, South Carolina

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.9 | 18,122 people · 8th most distressed in South Carolina

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Hampton County, SC shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.9 — 166th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within South Carolina, it ranks 8th of 46 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Hampton County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.7 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.7
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 85.0
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 81.1
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 83
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 24
Housing Cost Burden 53.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 57
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 75
Employment & Wages 40.9
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hampton County
Hampton County, SC 70.9 Serious
Bamberg County, SC 74.4 Serious +3.5
Colleton County, SC 72.0 Serious +1.1
Allendale County, SC 68.6 Serious -2.3
Screven County, GA 66.0 Serious -4.9
Jasper County, SC 61.4 Elevated -9.5
Beaufort County, SC 45.9 Normal -25.0
Effingham County, GA 41.9 Normal -29.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hampton County
Campbell County, TN 70.9 Serious -0.0
Greene County, NC 70.9 Serious -0.0
Desha County, AR 70.8 Serious -0.1
Martin County, NC 70.8 Serious -0.1
Bradford County, FL 71.0 Serious +0.1

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