Powder River County, Montana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.6 | 1,743 people · 51st most distressed in Montana

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Powder River County, MT ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.6 — 2821st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Montana, it ranks 51st of 56 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Powder River County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 47.8 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 47.8
Poverty Rate 35
Income vs. State Median 62
Child Poverty Rate 46
Community Vulnerability 37.1
Uninsured Rate 25
Disability Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 35.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 78
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56
Employment & Wages 19.4
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 32
Business Formation Rate 21
Debt & Delinquency 18.9
Debt in Collections 7
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 19
Auto Loan Delinquency 16
Credit Card Delinquency 16
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 21

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Powder River County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Powder River County
Powder River County, MT 31.6 Healthy
Big Horn County, MT 64.7 Elevated +33.1
Rosebud County, MT 57.6 Elevated +25.9
Custer County, MT 51.6 Elevated +19.9
Carter County, MT 42.4 Normal +10.7
Sheridan County, WY 36.6 Normal +5.0
Campbell County, WY 34.0 Healthy +2.4
Crook County, WY 24.5 Healthy -7.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Powder River County
Wilkin County, MN 31.6 Healthy +0.0
Haskell County, KS 31.6 Healthy -0.0
McPherson County, SD 31.5 Healthy -0.1
Fallon County, MT 31.8 Healthy +0.1
Lac qui Parle County, MN 31.5 Healthy -0.2

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