Las Animas County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.8 | 14,348 people · 2nd most distressed in Colorado

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Las Animas County, CO shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.8 — 322nd 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 2nd of 64 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Las Animas County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 81.7 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 81.7
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 77
Housing Cost Burden 75.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 71
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 76
Homeownership Rate 70
Rent-to-Income Ratio 87
Community Vulnerability 72.1
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 90
Employment & Wages 59.4
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 83
Business Formation Rate 12
Debt & Delinquency 50.3
Debt in Collections 58
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 81
Credit Card Delinquency 65
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Las Animas County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Las Animas County
Las Animas County, CO 67.8 Serious
Costilla County, CO 70.1 Serious +2.3
Otero County, CO 65.1 Serious -2.7
Bent County, CO 63.1 Elevated -4.7
Union County, NM 63.1 Elevated -4.7
Colfax County, NM 62.6 Elevated -5.2
Pueblo County, CO 62.1 Elevated -5.7
Huerfano County, CO 55.0 Elevated -12.8
Baca County, CO 52.2 Elevated -15.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Las Animas County
Johnston County, OK 67.8 Serious +0.0
Sumter County, AL 67.8 Serious +0.0
Lanier County, GA 67.8 Serious +0.0
Jefferson County, FL 67.8 Serious +0.1
Taylor County, FL 67.8 Serious +0.1

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