Iosco County, Michigan

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.4 | 25,373 people · 18th most distressed in Michigan

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Iosco County, MI registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.4 — 1046th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Michigan, it ranks 18th of 83 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Iosco County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 82.1 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 82.1
Poverty Rate 81
Income vs. State Median 80
Child Poverty Rate 85
Employment & Wages 64.0
Unemployment Rate 98
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 87
Community Vulnerability 56.3
Uninsured Rate 25
Disability Rate 88
Debt & Delinquency 52.1
Debt in Collections 39
Medical Debt 39
Student Loan Delinquency 89
Auto Loan Delinquency 20
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Housing Cost Burden 32.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 46
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Iosco County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Iosco County
Iosco County, MI 57.4 Elevated
Oscoda County, MI 70.5 Serious +13.0
Ogemaw County, MI 63.7 Elevated +6.3
Arenac County, MI 59.1 Elevated +1.6
Alcona County, MI 53.0 Elevated -4.5
Huron County, MI 43.8 Normal -13.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Iosco County
Hopkins County, TX 57.4 Elevated 0.0
Clarke County, AL 57.4 Elevated -0.0
Coos County, NH 57.5 Elevated +0.0
Stephens County, OK 57.5 Elevated +0.0
Lamb County, TX 57.4 Elevated -0.0

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