Moffat County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.5 | 13,327 people · 34th most distressed in Colorado

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Moffat County, CO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.5 — 2317th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Colorado, it ranks 34th of 64 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Moffat County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 52.2 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 52.2
Uninsured Rate 57
Disability Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 45.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 40
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 58
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27
Debt & Delinquency 35.9
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 45
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 35
Employment & Wages 35.1
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 44
Business Formation Rate 6
Income & Poverty 34.4
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 29

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Moffat County
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal
Sweetwater County, WY 41.7 Normal +1.1
Uintah County, UT 41.5 Normal +0.9
Carbon County, WY 39.0 Normal -1.5
Daggett County, UT 32.8 Healthy -7.8
Rio Blanco County, CO 32.1 Healthy -8.5
Routt County, CO 29.5 Healthy -11.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Moffat County
Cassia County, ID 40.5 Normal -0.0
Taylor County, WI 40.5 Normal -0.0
Garrett County, MD 40.5 Normal -0.1
Ford County, KS 40.7 Normal +0.1
Cheatham County, TN 40.4 Normal -0.1

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