Greene County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Normal · 39.6 | 8,584 people · 28th most distressed in Iowa

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Greene County, IA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 39.6 — 2371st 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 28th of 99 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Greene County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 44.6 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 44.6
Poverty Rate 26
Income vs. State Median 70
Child Poverty Rate 38
Debt & Delinquency 44.3
Debt in Collections 26
Medical Debt 31
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 70
Credit Card Delinquency 50
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 56
Employment & Wages 39.0
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 10
Business Formation Rate 91
Housing Cost Burden 37.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 28
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 57
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 38
Homeownership Rate 51
Rent-to-Income Ratio 15
Community Vulnerability 32.3
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 60

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Greene County, IA 39.6 Normal
Webster County, IA 43.8 Normal +4.2
Calhoun County, IA 29.1 Healthy -10.5
Guthrie County, IA 28.0 Healthy -11.7
Carroll County, IA 26.6 Healthy -13.1
Boone County, IA 23.2 Healthy -16.4
Dallas County, IA 19.1 Healthy -20.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greene County
Ringgold County, IA 39.7 Normal +0.0
Reagan County, TX 39.7 Normal +0.0
Emmet County, IA 39.7 Normal +0.1
Shelby County, MO 39.6 Normal -0.1
Cherry County, NE 39.7 Normal +0.1

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