Canyon County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.1 | 257,674 people · 9th most distressed in Idaho

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Canyon County, ID registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.1 — 1502nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Idaho, it ranks 9th of 44 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Canyon County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 71.0 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 71.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 77
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 93
Homeownership Rate 46
Rent-to-Income Ratio 90
Community Vulnerability 58.2
Uninsured Rate 75
Disability Rate 41
Debt & Delinquency 52.7
Debt in Collections 49
Medical Debt 60
Student Loan Delinquency 51
Auto Loan Delinquency 53
Credit Card Delinquency 46
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 58
Employment & Wages 48.6
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 13
Income & Poverty 25.0
Poverty Rate 21
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 20

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Canyon County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Canyon County
Canyon County, ID 51.1 Elevated
Malheur County, OR 64.0 Elevated +12.9
Owyhee County, ID 58.1 Elevated +7.0
Gem County, ID 45.1 Normal -6.0
Payette County, ID 42.3 Normal -8.8
Ada County, ID 32.1 Healthy -19.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Canyon County
Buncombe County, NC 51.1 Elevated +0.0
Seminole County, FL 51.1 Elevated -0.0
Washoe County, NV 51.2 Elevated +0.1
Greene County, MO 51.0 Elevated -0.1
St. Joseph County, IN 51.5 Elevated +0.4

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