Rio Blanco County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.1 | 6,569 people · 55th most distressed in Colorado

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Rio Blanco County, CO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.1 — 2797th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Colorado, it ranks 55th of 64 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Rio Blanco County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 66.7 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 66.7
Uninsured Rate 62
Disability Rate 71
Income & Poverty 32.3
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 53
Child Poverty Rate 16
Housing Cost Burden 28.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 44
Homeownership Rate 42
Rent-to-Income Ratio 10
Debt & Delinquency 19.0
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 12
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23
Employment & Wages 14.4
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 8
Business Formation Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County, CO 32.1 Healthy
Uintah County, UT 41.5 Normal +9.4
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal +8.5
Garfield County, CO 37.9 Normal +5.8
Routt County, CO 29.5 Healthy -2.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Rio Blanco County
Harlan County, NE 32.1 Healthy +0.0
King County, TX 32.1 Healthy +0.0
Sublette County, WY 32.0 Healthy -0.0
Logan County, ND 32.1 Healthy +0.1
Glasscock County, TX 31.9 Healthy -0.1

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