Woodbury County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.8 | 105,951 people · 5th most distressed in Iowa

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Woodbury County, IA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.8 — 1531st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Iowa, it ranks 5th of 99 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Woodbury County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 62.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 62.1
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 53
Business Formation Rate 84
Housing Cost Burden 61.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 71
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 54
Homeownership Rate 76
Rent-to-Income Ratio 49
Debt & Delinquency 50.6
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 54
Student Loan Delinquency 67
Auto Loan Delinquency 38
Credit Card Delinquency 48
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Income & Poverty 48.6
Poverty Rate 45
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 41
Community Vulnerability 31.5
Uninsured Rate 35
Disability Rate 28

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Woodbury County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Woodbury County
Woodbury County, IA 50.8 Elevated
Thurston County, NE 51.8 Elevated +1.0
Dakota County, NE 47.7 Normal -3.1
Crawford County, IA 43.2 Normal -7.6
Monona County, IA 38.5 Normal -12.2
Cherokee County, IA 32.4 Healthy -18.4
Ida County, IA 23.6 Healthy -27.1
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy -31.2
Plymouth County, IA 18.5 Healthy -32.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Woodbury County
Herkimer County, NY 50.8 Elevated -0.0
Shawnee County, KS 50.8 Elevated +0.0
Grady County, OK 50.8 Elevated +0.1
Lauderdale County, AL 50.6 Elevated -0.1
Kerr County, TX 50.6 Elevated -0.2

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