Grundy County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 18.4 | 12,384 people · 98th most distressed in Iowa

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Grundy County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 18.4 — 3129th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Iowa, it ranks 98th of 99 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Grundy County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 37.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 37.1
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 18
Business Formation Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 21.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 42
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 37
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Debt & Delinquency 16.6
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 20
Student Loan Delinquency 37
Auto Loan Delinquency 10
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 21
Income & Poverty 9.6
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 7.5
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 10

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Grundy County, IA 18.4 Healthy
Black Hawk County, IA 45.0 Normal +26.6
Tama County, IA 41.3 Normal +22.9
Marshall County, IA 41.0 Normal +22.6
Franklin County, IA 34.3 Healthy +16.0
Hardin County, IA 33.5 Healthy +15.1
Butler County, IA 22.1 Healthy +3.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Nemaha County, KS 18.3 Healthy -0.1
Oconee County, GA 18.3 Healthy -0.1
Plymouth County, IA 18.5 Healthy +0.1
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy +0.6
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy +1.2

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