Jackson County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.5 | 1,309 people · 59th most distressed in Colorado

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Jackson County, CO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.5 — 2871st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where housing remains relatively affordable compared to local incomes. Within Colorado, it ranks 59th of 64 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Jackson County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 41.6 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 41.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 10
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 41
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 56
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 32.0
Poverty Rate 48
Income vs. State Median 9
Child Poverty Rate 39
Employment & Wages 27.6
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 49
Business Formation Rate 7
Community Vulnerability 27.3
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 10
Debt & Delinquency 24.0
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 32
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jackson County
Jackson County, CO 30.5 Healthy
Albany County, WY 43.6 Normal +13.1
Carbon County, WY 39.0 Normal +8.5
Larimer County, CO 36.4 Normal +5.9
Grand County, CO 33.4 Healthy +2.9
Routt County, CO 29.5 Healthy -1.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jackson County
Oneida County, ID 30.5 Healthy +0.1
Grant County, NE 30.6 Healthy +0.1
Sanborn County, SD 30.6 Healthy +0.1
Palo Alto County, IA 30.7 Healthy +0.2
McIntosh County, ND 30.2 Healthy -0.3

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