Montezuma County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.9 | 26,531 people · 13th most distressed in Colorado

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Montezuma County, CO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.9 — 1000th 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 13th of 64 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Montezuma County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 69.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 69.2
Poverty Rate 54
Income vs. State Median 87
Child Poverty Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 63.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 96
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 48
Rent-to-Income Ratio 69
Community Vulnerability 58.9
Uninsured Rate 74
Disability Rate 44
Employment & Wages 58.5
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 82
Business Formation Rate 19
Debt & Delinquency 39.5
Debt in Collections 39
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 57
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 37
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 9

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Montezuma County
Montezuma County, CO 57.9 Elevated
Apache County, AZ 68.7 Serious +10.9
San Juan County, UT 64.0 Elevated +6.1
San Juan County, NM 63.1 Elevated +5.2
San Juan County, CO 43.2 Normal -14.7
Dolores County, CO 42.1 Normal -15.8
La Plata County, CO 39.6 Normal -18.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Montezuma County
Brown County, OH 57.9 Elevated 0.0
Brunswick County, VA 57.8 Elevated -0.0
Madison County, GA 57.9 Elevated +0.0
Highland County, OH 57.9 Elevated +0.0
White County, TN 57.8 Elevated -0.0

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