Coffee County, Tennessee

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.0 | 60,633 people · 68th most distressed in Tennessee

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Coffee County, TN registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.0 — 1287th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Tennessee, it ranks 68th of 95 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Coffee County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 73.8 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 73.8
Debt in Collections 76
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 69
Auto Loan Delinquency 55
Credit Card Delinquency 69
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 90
Community Vulnerability 68.2
Uninsured Rate 66
Disability Rate 71
Income & Poverty 46.8
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 24
Child Poverty Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 45.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 70
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17
Employment & Wages 36.1
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 64

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Coffee County
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated
Grundy County, TN 71.6 Serious +17.6
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated +8.4
Cannon County, TN 59.6 Elevated +5.6
Bedford County, TN 56.2 Elevated +2.2
Franklin County, TN 49.8 Normal -4.2
Rutherford County, TN 45.3 Normal -8.7
Moore County, TN 37.9 Normal -16.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Coffee County
Vanderburgh County, IN 54.0 Elevated -0.0
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated -0.0
Yavapai County, AZ 54.0 Elevated +0.0
Terrebonne Parish, LA 54.0 Elevated +0.0
Barrow County, GA 54.0 Elevated -0.0

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