Mecklenburg County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.5 | 30,648 people · 37th most distressed in Virginia
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Mecklenburg County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.5 — 936th 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 37th of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mecklenburg County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 70.4 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 70.4
Poverty Rate 59
Income vs. State Median 88
Child Poverty Rate 64
Debt & Delinquency 67.5
Debt in Collections 65
Medical Debt 21
Student Loan Delinquency 89
Auto Loan Delinquency 77
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 58.2
Uninsured Rate 37
Disability Rate 79
Housing Cost Burden 57.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 69
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 43
Homeownership Rate 62
Rent-to-Income Ratio 53
Employment & Wages 39.3
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 26
Business Formation Rate 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County, VA 58.5 Elevated —
Vance County, NC 76.1 Serious +17.6
Warren County, NC 72.4 Serious +13.9
Halifax County, VA 65.8 Serious +7.3
Charlotte County, VA 62.2 Elevated +3.7
Lunenburg County, VA 61.6 Elevated +3.1
Brunswick County, VA 57.8 Elevated -0.7
Granville County, NC 49.3 Normal -9.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mecklenburg County
Conway County, AR 58.5 Elevated +0.0
Montgomery County, KS 58.5 Elevated +0.0
Des Moines County, IA 58.5 Elevated -0.0
Obion County, TN 58.5 Elevated -0.0
Delta County, CO 58.5 Elevated -0.0

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Legal aid organizations serving Mecklenburg County residents at no cost.

Virginia Legal Aid Society 540-342-3900
Legal Aid Justice Center 434-977-0553
Legal Services of Northern Virginia 703-778-6800
Virginia Poverty Law Center 804-782-9430
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society 804-648-1012
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. (866) 534-5243
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (757) 827-5078
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. (888) 201-2772

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Mecklenburg County, Virginia?

    Mecklenburg County has a County Distress Index score of 58.5 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 936th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 37th in Virginia out of 133 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Mecklenburg County?

    The primary driver of distress in Mecklenburg County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 70.4 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Mecklenburg County compare to neighboring counties?

    Mecklenburg County (58.5) can be compared to its 7 neighboring counties: Vance County, NC (76.1); Warren County, NC (72.4); Halifax County, VA (65.8).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Mecklenburg County?

    Mecklenburg County, Virginia has a population of approximately 30,648 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.