Halifax County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.8 | 33,432 people · 13th most distressed in Virginia

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Halifax County, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.8 — 456th 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 Virginia, it ranks 13th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Halifax County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 87.8 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 87.8
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 71.1
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 86
Debt & Delinquency 65.2
Debt in Collections 69
Medical Debt 20
Student Loan Delinquency 56
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Housing Cost Burden 53.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 73
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55
Employment & Wages 51.7
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 60

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Halifax County
Halifax County, VA 65.8 Serious
Charlotte County, VA 62.2 Elevated -3.6
Mecklenburg County, VA 58.5 Elevated -7.3
Caswell County, NC 58.1 Elevated -7.7
Person County, NC 56.5 Elevated -9.2
Pittsylvania County, VA 52.3 Elevated -13.4
Granville County, NC 49.3 Normal -16.5
Campbell County, VA 40.8 Normal -25.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Halifax County
Lawrence County, AR 65.8 Serious -0.0
San Miguel County, NM 65.8 Serious -0.0
Evans County, GA 65.8 Serious +0.0
New Madrid County, MO 65.7 Serious -0.0
Morgan County, KY 65.7 Serious -0.1

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