Bonner County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.7 | 52,547 people · 16th most distressed in Idaho

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Bonner County, ID falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.7 — 1923rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Idaho, it ranks 16th of 44 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bonner County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 67.4 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 67.4
Uninsured Rate 68
Disability Rate 67
Employment & Wages 56.7
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 76
Business Formation Rate 9
Housing Cost Burden 51.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 45
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 60
Income & Poverty 34.4
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 32
Debt & Delinquency 18.4
Debt in Collections 11
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 18
Auto Loan Delinquency 9
Credit Card Delinquency 23
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Bonner County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bonner County
Bonner County, ID 45.7 Normal
Shoshone County, ID 64.9 Elevated +19.2
Lincoln County, MT 62.9 Elevated +17.2
Sanders County, MT 61.4 Elevated +15.8
Pend Oreille County, WA 48.1 Normal +2.4
Spokane County, WA 47.3 Normal +1.6
Kootenai County, ID 45.1 Normal -0.6
Boundary County, ID 41.0 Normal -4.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bonner County
Wayne County, PA 45.6 Normal -0.0
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 45.8 Normal +0.1
Otsego County, NY 45.8 Normal +0.1
Wilson County, TX 45.6 Normal -0.1
St. Charles Parish, LA 45.6 Normal -0.1

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