Appanoose County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.0 | 12,119 people · 3rd most distressed in Iowa

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Appanoose County, IA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.0 — 991st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Iowa, it ranks 3rd of 99 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Appanoose County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 75.5 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 75.5
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 92
Child Poverty Rate 67
Community Vulnerability 68.8
Uninsured Rate 69
Disability Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 62.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 82
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 63
Homeownership Rate 74
Rent-to-Income Ratio 41
Employment & Wages 49.0
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 54
Debt & Delinquency 34.0
Debt in Collections 42
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 6
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 62

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Appanoose County
Appanoose County, IA 58.0 Elevated
Wapello County, IA 58.9 Elevated +0.9
Schuyler County, MO 53.8 Elevated -4.1
Lucas County, IA 49.3 Normal -8.7
Putnam County, MO 47.5 Normal -10.5
Wayne County, IA 43.7 Normal -14.3
Monroe County, IA 34.9 Healthy -23.1
Davis County, IA 34.6 Healthy -23.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Appanoose County
Calaveras County, CA 58.0 Elevated -0.0
Clay County, MS 58.0 Elevated -0.0
Stone County, MS 57.9 Elevated -0.0
Winchester city, VA 57.9 Elevated -0.0
Highland County, OH 57.9 Elevated -0.1

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