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Pickens County, AL — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)
Pickens · AL
· FIPS 01107
USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Pickens County, AL with 4 distress indicators:
government/corrections-dependent economy; losing population; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio
Full flags: Government, Low Employment, Population Loss, Persistent Poverty
This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.
Nonmetro: metro
Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition
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