Blaine County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Healthy · 26.5 | 25,041 people · 44th most distressed in Idaho

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Blaine County, ID ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 26.5 — 3000th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage and disability rates are better than the national average. Within Idaho, it ranks 44th of 44 counties. It scores lower than all 9 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Blaine County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 40.5 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 40.5
Uninsured Rate 67
Disability Rate 14
Housing Cost Burden 39.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 27
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 11
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 44
Rent-to-Income Ratio 43
Employment & Wages 35.2
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 84
Business Formation Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 12.4
Debt in Collections 7
Medical Debt 31
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 15
Credit Card Delinquency 2
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 15
Income & Poverty 4.6
Poverty Rate 4
Income vs. State Median 7
Child Poverty Rate 4

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Blaine County compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Blaine County
Blaine County, ID 26.5 Healthy
Elmore County, ID 52.7 Elevated +26.2
Custer County, ID 52.7 Elevated +26.1
Lincoln County, ID 44.3 Normal +17.8
Butte County, ID 42.3 Normal +15.8
Cassia County, ID 40.5 Normal +14.0
Minidoka County, ID 40.1 Normal +13.6
Power County, ID 40.0 Normal +13.4
Camas County, ID 37.8 Normal +11.3
Bingham County, ID 35.4 Normal +8.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Blaine County
Stark County, ND 26.5 Healthy 0.0
Carroll County, IA 26.6 Healthy +0.1
Jefferson County, MT 26.4 Healthy -0.1
Poquoson city, VA 26.7 Healthy +0.2
Otoe County, NE 26.4 Healthy -0.2

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