Cochise County, Arizona

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.0 | 124,640 people · 8th most distressed in Arizona

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Cochise County, AZ registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.0 — 625th 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 Arizona, it ranks 8th of 15 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cochise County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 70.0 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 70.0
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 59
Housing Cost Burden 63.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 65
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 52
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 41
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 62.9
Unemployment Rate 80
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 52
Business Formation Rate 56
Community Vulnerability 60.4
Uninsured Rate 50
Disability Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 57.6
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 67
Student Loan Delinquency 78
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Cochise County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cochise County
Cochise County, AZ 63.0 Elevated
Santa Cruz County, AZ 66.5 Serious +3.6
Hidalgo County, NM 63.9 Elevated +0.9
Pima County, AZ 56.3 Elevated -6.7
Graham County, AZ 50.0 Elevated -12.9
Greenlee County, AZ 31.1 Healthy -31.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cochise County
Lawrence County, OH 63.0 Elevated +0.0
San Juan County, NM 63.1 Elevated +0.1
Burke County, NC 62.7 Elevated -0.2
Bay County, FL 63.2 Elevated +0.3
Coos County, OR 62.6 Elevated -0.3

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