Baca County, Colorado
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Baca County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.2 — 1444th 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 18th of 64 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Baca County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 90.2 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Baca County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Baca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baca County, CO | 52.2 | Elevated | — |
| Las Animas County, CO | 67.8 | Serious | +15.6 |
| Bent County, CO | 63.1 | Elevated | +11.0 |
| Union County, NM | 63.1 | Elevated | +10.9 |
| Prowers County, CO | 60.2 | Elevated | +8.0 |
| Cimarron County, OK | 56.3 | Elevated | +4.1 |
| Morton County, KS | 43.9 | Normal | -8.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | 33.5 | Healthy | -18.7 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Baca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondera County, MT | 52.1 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | 52.3 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | 52.3 | Elevated | +0.2 |
| Mellette County, SD | 52.4 | Elevated | +0.2 |
| Boyd County, NE | 51.9 | Elevated | -0.3 |
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