Huerfano County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.0 | 7,055 people · 16th most distressed in Colorado

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Huerfano County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.0 — 1215th 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 16th of 64 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Huerfano County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.5 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.5
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 91
Employment & Wages 54.0
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Business Formation Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 51.7
Uninsured Rate 10
Disability Rate 93
Housing Cost Burden 44.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 7
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 82
Debt & Delinquency 35.8
Debt in Collections 42
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 67

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Huerfano County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Huerfano County
Huerfano County, CO 55.0 Elevated
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious +15.1
Las Animas County, CO 67.8 Serious +12.8
Pueblo County, CO 62.1 Elevated +7.1
Alamosa County, CO 60.6 Elevated +5.6
Saguache County, CO 58.4 Elevated +3.4
Custer County, CO 36.9 Normal -18.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Huerfano County
Gallatin County, KY 54.9 Elevated -0.1
Wrangell City and Borough, AK 54.8 Elevated -0.1
Bennett County, SD 55.1 Elevated +0.2
Terrell County, TX 55.1 Elevated +0.2
Kimble County, TX 55.2 Elevated +0.2

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