Fremont County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.2 | 14,196 people · 27th most distressed in Idaho

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Fremont County, ID falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.2 — 2274th 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 27th of 44 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fremont County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 72.9 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 72.9
Uninsured Rate 78
Disability Rate 68
Employment & Wages 40.4
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 10
Income & Poverty 33.4
Poverty Rate 31
Income vs. State Median 34
Child Poverty Rate 36
Debt & Delinquency 31.7
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 78
Student Loan Delinquency 24
Auto Loan Delinquency 14
Credit Card Delinquency 6
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 27.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 86
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 7

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Fremont County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Fremont County, ID 41.2 Normal
Clark County, ID 50.6 Elevated +9.4
Madison County, ID 43.9 Normal +2.7
Beaverhead County, MT 38.6 Normal -2.7
Madison County, MT 35.8 Normal -5.4
Gallatin County, MT 34.6 Healthy -6.7
Teton County, ID 31.5 Healthy -9.7
Jefferson County, ID 27.6 Healthy -13.6
Teton County, WY 25.1 Healthy -16.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Clay County, SD 41.2 Normal 0.0
Tama County, IA 41.3 Normal +0.0
Anderson County, KY 41.2 Normal -0.1
Meade County, KY 41.2 Normal -0.1
Caroline County, VA 41.1 Normal -0.1

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