Mineral County, Montana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.5 | 5,090 people · 11th most distressed in Montana

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Mineral County, MT registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.5 — 1251st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Montana, it ranks 11th of 56 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mineral County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 68.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 68.5
Unemployment Rate 88
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 94
Business Formation Rate 23
Housing Cost Burden 62.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 86
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 60
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 56
Homeownership Rate 18
Rent-to-Income Ratio 91
Community Vulnerability 60.8
Uninsured Rate 52
Disability Rate 69
Income & Poverty 51.4
Poverty Rate 48
Income vs. State Median 53
Child Poverty Rate 52
Debt & Delinquency 29.9
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 46
Student Loan Delinquency 19
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 44
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Mineral County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Mineral County, MT 54.5 Elevated
Shoshone County, ID 64.9 Elevated +10.4
Sanders County, MT 61.4 Elevated +6.9
Clearwater County, ID 56.4 Elevated +1.9
Missoula County, MT 40.1 Normal -14.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mineral County
Forest County, PA 54.5 Elevated +0.0
Greenwood County, KS 54.6 Elevated +0.1
Robertson County, KY 54.6 Elevated +0.1
Lyman County, SD 54.4 Elevated -0.2
Kenedy County, TX 54.7 Elevated +0.2

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