Wright County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.2 | 12,656 people · 63rd most distressed in Iowa

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Wright County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.2 — 2877th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency rates remain below the national norm. Within Iowa, it ranks 63rd of 99 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 8 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wright County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 37.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 37.6
Debt in Collections 39
Medical Debt 28
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 36
Credit Card Delinquency 70
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 20
Income & Poverty 33.2
Poverty Rate 29
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 39
Housing Cost Burden 28.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 18
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 20
Homeownership Rate 51
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Employment & Wages 28.1
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 69
Community Vulnerability 23.4
Uninsured Rate 22
Disability Rate 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wright County
Wright County, IA 30.2 Healthy
Webster County, IA 43.8 Normal +13.6
Franklin County, IA 34.3 Healthy +4.1
Hardin County, IA 33.5 Healthy +3.3
Cerro Gordo County, IA 33.5 Healthy +3.2
Kossuth County, IA 28.3 Healthy -2.0
Humboldt County, IA 26.0 Healthy -4.2
Hamilton County, IA 26.0 Healthy -4.2
Hancock County, IA 25.5 Healthy -4.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wright County
Madison County, VA 30.2 Healthy 0.0
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy +0.0
Davison County, SD 30.1 Healthy -0.1
Ste. Genevieve County, MO 30.1 Healthy -0.1
Codington County, SD 30.5 Healthy +0.3

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