US Counties With the Highest Threat of Utility Shut-off

2,299 US counties ranked by threat of utility shut-off, from highest to lowest. First are East Carroll Parish, LA (27.8%), Madison Parish, LA (25.5%) and Greene County, AL (25.5%). The middle one of the 2,299 has 8.9%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who received a notice threatening to shut off a utility in the past year. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

More on threat of utility shut-off

• US Counties With the Lowest Threat of Utility Shut-off
• Threat of utility shut-off by US county: map by year and what it goes with

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.