Gooding County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Normal · 47.5 | 16,061 people · 14th most distressed in Idaho

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Gooding County, ID falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 47.5 — 1788th 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 14th 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. Gooding County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 73.7 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 73.7
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 52
Income & Poverty 48.9
Poverty Rate 44
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 46
Employment & Wages 46.1
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 52
Business Formation Rate 52
Housing Cost Burden 40.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 26
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 33
Homeownership Rate 65
Rent-to-Income Ratio 26
Debt & Delinquency 28.5
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 24
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 6
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 49

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Gooding County
Gooding County, ID 47.5 Normal
Elmore County, ID 52.7 Elevated +5.1
Twin Falls County, ID 49.8 Normal +2.3
Jerome County, ID 45.4 Normal -2.2
Lincoln County, ID 44.3 Normal -3.2
Camas County, ID 37.8 Normal -9.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Gooding County
Seward County, KS 47.5 Normal +0.0
Tallapoosa County, AL 47.5 Normal -0.0
Ohio County, WV 47.5 Normal -0.1
Lincoln County, NE 47.6 Normal +0.1
Aitkin County, MN 47.7 Normal +0.1

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