Shoshone County, Idaho

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.9 | 14,026 people · 1st most distressed in Idaho

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Shoshone County, ID registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.9 — 502nd 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 1st of 44 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Shoshone County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 80.6 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 80.6
Uninsured Rate 70
Disability Rate 91
Housing Cost Burden 70.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 53
Rent-to-Income Ratio 64
Income & Poverty 67.2
Poverty Rate 66
Income vs. State Median 76
Child Poverty Rate 60
Employment & Wages 62.2
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 52
Business Formation Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 44.5
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 19
Student Loan Delinquency 24
Auto Loan Delinquency 50
Credit Card Delinquency 59
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 75

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Shoshone County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Shoshone County
Shoshone County, ID 64.9 Elevated
Sanders County, MT 61.4 Elevated -3.5
Clearwater County, ID 56.4 Elevated -8.5
Mineral County, MT 54.5 Elevated -10.4
Benewah County, ID 52.9 Elevated -12.0
Bonner County, ID 45.7 Normal -19.2
Kootenai County, ID 45.1 Normal -19.9
Latah County, ID 40.9 Normal -24.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Shoshone County
Long County, GA 64.9 Elevated +0.0
Geneva County, AL 64.9 Elevated +0.0
Henry County, VA 64.9 Elevated -0.0
Lincoln County, WV 64.9 Elevated -0.1
Pasquotank County, NC 64.8 Elevated -0.1

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