McCormick County, South Carolina

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.4 | 9,941 people · 38th most distressed in South Carolina

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McCormick County, SC registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.4 — 1486th 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 38th of 46 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. McCormick County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 71.9 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 71.9
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 46
Child Poverty Rate 94
Employment & Wages 64.2
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 66
Business Formation Rate 37
Debt & Delinquency 57.3
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 66
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 61
Credit Card Delinquency 26
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 52
Community Vulnerability 36.0
Uninsured Rate 9
Disability Rate 63
Housing Cost Burden 27.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 23
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 34
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

How McCormick County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. McCormick County
McCormick County, SC 51.4 Elevated
Elbert County, GA 69.8 Serious +18.4
Lincoln County, GA 61.1 Elevated +9.8
Edgefield County, SC 59.1 Elevated +7.8
Greenwood County, SC 55.1 Elevated +3.8
Abbeville County, SC 54.3 Elevated +3.0
Columbia County, GA 37.3 Normal -14.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. McCormick County
Comanche County, KS 51.3 Elevated -0.0
Lynn County, TX 51.4 Elevated +0.1
Petersburg Borough, AK 51.2 Elevated -0.1
Ferry County, WA 51.5 Elevated +0.2
Yakutat City and Borough, AK 51.1 Elevated -0.2

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