Fremont County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 27.1 | 6,458 people · 78th most distressed in Iowa

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Fremont County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 27.1 — 2979th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency rates remain below the national norm. Within Iowa, it ranks 78th of 99 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fremont County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 35.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 35.6
Debt in Collections 37
Medical Debt 32
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 51
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 56
Employment & Wages 32.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 42
Income & Poverty 30.4
Poverty Rate 19
Income vs. State Median 38
Child Poverty Rate 35
Community Vulnerability 24.1
Uninsured Rate 7
Disability Rate 41
Housing Cost Burden 12.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 10
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 28
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy
Montgomery County, IA 46.6 Normal +19.5
Page County, IA 43.3 Normal +16.2
Atchison County, MO 37.9 Normal +10.8
Mills County, IA 31.7 Healthy +4.6
Cass County, NE 30.8 Healthy +3.7
Otoe County, NE 26.4 Healthy -0.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Meade County, KS 27.1 Healthy +0.1
Butler County, NE 27.0 Healthy -0.1
Scott County, KS 26.9 Healthy -0.2
McCook County, SD 26.9 Healthy -0.2
Kidder County, ND 27.3 Healthy +0.2

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