Mineral County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.7 | 944 people · 17th most distressed in Colorado

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Mineral County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.7 — 1310th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Colorado, it ranks 17th of 64 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mineral County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 86.7 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 86.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 95
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Employment & Wages 53.4
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 94
Business Formation Rate 5
Income & Poverty 52.9
Poverty Rate 18
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 46
Community Vulnerability 48.5
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 7
Debt & Delinquency 27.2
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 32
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Mineral County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Mineral County, CO 53.7 Elevated
Rio Grande County, CO 60.4 Elevated +6.6
Saguache County, CO 58.4 Elevated +4.6
Archuleta County, CO 44.0 Normal -9.8
Hinsdale County, CO 34.0 Healthy -19.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Castro County, TX 53.7 Elevated -0.0
Copper River Census Area, AK 53.8 Elevated +0.0
Wheatland County, MT 53.7 Elevated -0.1
Schuyler County, MO 53.8 Elevated +0.1
Richmond County, VA 53.9 Elevated +0.1

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