Alamosa County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.6 | 16,655 people · 7th most distressed in Colorado

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Alamosa County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.6 — 789th 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 Colorado, it ranks 7th of 64 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Alamosa County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 89.2 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 89.2
Poverty Rate 90
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 77.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 70
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 74
Community Vulnerability 52.8
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 72
Debt & Delinquency 44.8
Debt in Collections 58
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 31
Auto Loan Delinquency 58
Credit Card Delinquency 71
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 43
Employment & Wages 38.6
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 13

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Alamosa County
Alamosa County, CO 60.6 Elevated
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious +9.5
Rio Grande County, CO 60.4 Elevated -0.2
Conejos County, CO 58.7 Elevated -1.9
Saguache County, CO 58.4 Elevated -2.2
Huerfano County, CO 55.0 Elevated -5.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Alamosa County
Newberry County, SC 60.6 Elevated -0.0
Neosho County, KS 60.5 Elevated -0.0
Letcher County, KY 60.5 Elevated -0.0
Osage County, OK 60.5 Elevated -0.0
Seneca County, NY 60.6 Elevated +0.1

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