Jones County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.9 | 20,900 people · 68th most distressed in Iowa

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Jones County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.9 — 2928th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Iowa, it ranks 68th 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. Jones County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 49.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 49.4
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 21
Business Formation Rate 69
Debt & Delinquency 29.7
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 20
Student Loan Delinquency 45
Auto Loan Delinquency 27
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 18
Housing Cost Burden 25.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 59
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 2
Income & Poverty 24.4
Poverty Rate 23
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 18
Community Vulnerability 15.8
Uninsured Rate 1
Disability Rate 30

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jones County
Jones County, IA 28.9 Healthy
Clinton County, IA 46.9 Normal +18.0
Jackson County, IA 32.7 Healthy +3.9
Linn County, IA 31.7 Healthy +2.8
Dubuque County, IA 31.5 Healthy +2.6
Cedar County, IA 28.0 Healthy -0.8
Delaware County, IA 28.0 Healthy -0.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jones County
Goodhue County, MN 28.9 Healthy +0.0
Richland County, MT 28.9 Healthy +0.1
Yankton County, SD 28.8 Healthy -0.1
Jefferson County, KS 28.9 Healthy +0.1
LaGrange County, IN 29.0 Healthy +0.1

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