Calhoun County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 29.1 | 9,763 people · 67th most distressed in Iowa

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Calhoun County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 29.1 — 2916th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where household incomes are relatively strong and poverty rates are low. Within Iowa, it ranks 67th of 99 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Calhoun County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 44.9 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 44.9
Poverty Rate 34
Income vs. State Median 68
Child Poverty Rate 32
Employment & Wages 33.8
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 30
Business Formation Rate 49
Community Vulnerability 25.1
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 45
Debt & Delinquency 22.1
Debt in Collections 24
Medical Debt 16
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 50
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 19.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 14
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 30
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 14

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Calhoun County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Calhoun County, IA 29.1 Healthy
Webster County, IA 43.8 Normal +14.7
Greene County, IA 39.6 Normal +10.5
Pocahontas County, IA 34.0 Healthy +4.9
Buena Vista County, IA 33.9 Healthy +4.8
Carroll County, IA 26.6 Healthy -2.5
Sac County, IA 21.8 Healthy -7.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Calhoun County
Sheridan County, KS 29.1 Healthy -0.0
Somervell County, TX 29.0 Healthy -0.1
Chase County, NE 28.9 Healthy -0.2
Wells County, ND 29.3 Healthy +0.2
Kingsbury County, SD 28.9 Healthy -0.3

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