Madison County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.9 | 54,547 people · 23rd most distressed in Idaho

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Madison County, ID falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.9 — 2084th 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 23rd of 44 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Madison County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 79.2 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 79.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 91
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 71
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 69
Homeownership Rate 100
Rent-to-Income Ratio 65
Income & Poverty 62.0
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 17
Employment & Wages 51.3
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 84
Business Formation Rate 33
Debt & Delinquency 16.2
Debt in Collections 6
Medical Debt 43
Student Loan Delinquency 6
Auto Loan Delinquency 8
Credit Card Delinquency 15
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 18
Community Vulnerability 10.8
Uninsured Rate 21
Disability Rate 0

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Madison County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Madison County
Madison County, ID 43.9 Normal
Fremont County, ID 41.2 Normal -2.7
Bonneville County, ID 39.1 Normal -4.8
Teton County, ID 31.5 Healthy -12.4
Jefferson County, ID 27.6 Healthy -16.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Madison County
Wise County, TX 43.9 Normal +0.0
Clark County, IN 43.9 Normal -0.0
Eddy County, NM 44.0 Normal +0.1
Newton County, MO 43.8 Normal -0.1
Johnson County, MO 43.8 Normal -0.1

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