Crowley County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.0 | 5,636 people · 4th most distressed in Colorado

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Crowley County, CO shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.0 — 495th 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 4th 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. Crowley County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 94.3 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 94.3
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 93
Housing Cost Burden 75.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 48
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 92
Homeownership Rate 82
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Community Vulnerability 59.9
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 74
Employment & Wages 57.8
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 70
Business Formation Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 37.9
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Crowley County
Crowley County, CO 65.0 Serious
Otero County, CO 65.1 Serious +0.0
Pueblo County, CO 62.1 Elevated -3.0
Lincoln County, CO 49.8 Normal -15.2
El Paso County, CO 42.2 Normal -22.9
Kiowa County, CO 39.4 Normal -25.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Crowley County
Modoc County, CA 65.0 Elevated -0.1
Jones County, NC 64.9 Elevated -0.1
Elliott County, KY 65.2 Serious +0.2
Alexander County, IL 65.3 Serious +0.2
Wilkes County, GA 64.8 Elevated -0.2

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