Mohave County, Arizona

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.3 | 223,682 people · 4th most distressed in Arizona

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Mohave County, AZ shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.3 — 296th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Arizona, it ranks 4th of 15 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mohave County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 76.3 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 76.3
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 90
Income & Poverty 71.3
Poverty Rate 72
Income vs. State Median 70
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 68.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 75
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 94
Employment & Wages 64.5
Unemployment Rate 80
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 85
Business Formation Rate 28
Debt & Delinquency 61.6
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 62
Credit Card Delinquency 68
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Mohave County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mohave County
Mohave County, AZ 68.3 Serious
La Paz County, AZ 67.2 Serious -1.1
Clark County, NV 65.6 Serious -2.7
Coconino County, AZ 62.0 Elevated -6.3
San Bernardino County, CA 60.8 Elevated -7.5
Lincoln County, NV 57.5 Elevated -10.9
Yavapai County, AZ 54.0 Elevated -14.3
Washington County, UT 47.3 Normal -21.0
Kane County, UT 45.7 Normal -22.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mohave County
Wilson County, NC 68.3 Serious -0.1
Floyd County, GA 68.4 Serious +0.1
Lenoir County, NC 68.2 Serious -0.1
Lamar County, TX 68.2 Serious -0.1
Tangipahoa Parish, LA 68.5 Serious +0.2

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