Butte County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.3 | 2,758 people · 25th most distressed in Idaho

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Butte County, ID falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.3 — 2191st 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 Idaho, it ranks 25th of 44 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. Butte County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 69.3 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 69.3
Poverty Rate 59
Income vs. State Median 83
Child Poverty Rate 66
Community Vulnerability 59.8
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 43.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 8
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 33
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89
Employment & Wages 21.9
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 9
Debt & Delinquency 16.9
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 24
Auto Loan Delinquency 20
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Butte County
Butte County, ID 42.3 Normal
Custer County, ID 52.7 Elevated +10.4
Clark County, ID 50.6 Elevated +8.3
Lemhi County, ID 47.1 Normal +4.9
Bingham County, ID 35.4 Normal -6.8
Jefferson County, ID 27.6 Healthy -14.6
Blaine County, ID 26.5 Healthy -15.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Butte County
Major County, OK 42.3 Normal 0.0
Chase County, KS 42.2 Normal -0.1
Carter County, MT 42.4 Normal +0.1
Kiowa County, KS 42.2 Normal -0.1
Keith County, NE 42.1 Normal -0.1

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