Worth County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 27.4 | 7,297 people · 76th most distressed in Iowa

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Worth County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 27.4 — 2972nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Iowa, it ranks 76th 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. Worth County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 46.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 46.4
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 38
Business Formation Rate 85
Community Vulnerability 33.6
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 31
Debt & Delinquency 24.0
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 34
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 20
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 48
Income & Poverty 21.6
Poverty Rate 14
Income vs. State Median 29
Child Poverty Rate 22
Housing Cost Burden 11.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 20
Homeownership Rate 14
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Worth County
Worth County, IA 27.4 Healthy
Mower County, MN 43.7 Normal +16.4
Freeborn County, MN 40.2 Normal +12.8
Winnebago County, IA 33.5 Healthy +6.1
Cerro Gordo County, IA 33.5 Healthy +6.1
Hancock County, IA 25.5 Healthy -1.9
Mitchell County, IA 23.7 Healthy -3.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Worth County
Gove County, KS 27.4 Healthy +0.0
Kidder County, ND 27.3 Healthy -0.1
Meade County, KS 27.1 Healthy -0.2
Trego County, KS 27.6 Healthy +0.3
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy -0.3

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