Page County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.3 | 15,014 people · 19th most distressed in Iowa

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Page County, IA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.3 — 2129th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Iowa, it ranks 19th of 99 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Page County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 58.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 58.2
Poverty Rate 52
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 45
Housing Cost Burden 52.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 71
Rent-to-Income Ratio 21
Employment & Wages 40.1
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 20
Business Formation Rate 78
Community Vulnerability 35.6
Uninsured Rate 15
Disability Rate 56
Debt & Delinquency 30.1
Debt in Collections 37
Medical Debt 23
Student Loan Delinquency 35
Auto Loan Delinquency 6
Credit Card Delinquency 59
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Page County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Page County
Page County, IA 43.3 Normal
Montgomery County, IA 46.6 Normal +3.2
Nodaway County, MO 43.9 Normal +0.6
Atchison County, MO 37.9 Normal -5.5
Taylor County, IA 34.4 Healthy -8.9
Adams County, IA 33.8 Healthy -9.6
Mills County, IA 31.7 Healthy -11.6
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy -16.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Page County
Dickinson County, MI 43.3 Normal -0.0
Butte County, SD 43.4 Normal +0.0
Juneau County, WI 43.2 Normal -0.1
Crawford County, IA 43.2 Normal -0.1
Rush County, IN 43.2 Normal -0.1

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