Fremont County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.8 | 50,318 people · 14th most distressed in Colorado

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Fremont County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.8 — 1009th 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 14th of 64 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fremont County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 75.9 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 75.9
Poverty Rate 80
Income vs. State Median 86
Child Poverty Rate 62
Housing Cost Burden 61.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 59
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 77
Employment & Wages 55.9
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 66
Business Formation Rate 28
Community Vulnerability 51.9
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 76
Debt & Delinquency 43.2
Debt in Collections 35
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 64
Auto Loan Delinquency 48
Credit Card Delinquency 53
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 52

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Fremont County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Fremont County, CO 57.8 Elevated
Pueblo County, CO 62.1 Elevated +4.3
Saguache County, CO 58.4 Elevated +0.6
El Paso County, CO 42.2 Normal -15.6
Teller County, CO 37.3 Normal -20.4
Custer County, CO 36.9 Normal -20.9
Chaffee County, CO 36.0 Normal -21.7
Park County, CO 31.3 Healthy -26.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Franklin County, MA 57.7 Elevated -0.1
Lynchburg city, VA 57.9 Elevated +0.1
Jones County, MS 57.9 Elevated +0.2
Howard County, IN 57.5 Elevated -0.3
Cattaraugus County, NY 58.0 Elevated +0.3

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