Gila County, Arizona

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.6 | 54,003 people · 2nd most distressed in Arizona

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Gila County, AZ shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.6 — 234th 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 2nd of 15 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Gila County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 78.4 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 78.4
Poverty Rate 77
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 87
Community Vulnerability 77.0
Uninsured Rate 65
Disability Rate 89
Employment & Wages 66.2
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 84
Business Formation Rate 60
Housing Cost Burden 64.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 60
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 75
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 97
Debt & Delinquency 61.9
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 69
Student Loan Delinquency 64
Auto Loan Delinquency 72
Credit Card Delinquency 69
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Gila County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Gila County
Gila County, AZ 69.6 Serious
Navajo County, AZ 71.4 Serious +1.8
Coconino County, AZ 62.0 Elevated -7.5
Pinal County, AZ 55.9 Elevated -13.6
Yavapai County, AZ 54.0 Elevated -15.5
Maricopa County, AZ 50.1 Elevated -19.5
Graham County, AZ 50.0 Elevated -19.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Gila County
Citrus County, FL 69.5 Serious -0.1
Darlington County, SC 69.4 Serious -0.2
Kings County, CA 69.8 Serious +0.2
Madera County, CA 69.8 Serious +0.2
Wyandotte County, KS 69.3 Serious -0.3

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