Richland County, Montana

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.9 | 11,173 people · 52nd most distressed in Montana

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Richland County, MT ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.9 — 2925th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency rates remain below the national norm. Within Montana, it ranks 52nd of 56 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Richland County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 43.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 43.5
Debt in Collections 54
Medical Debt 80
Student Loan Delinquency 19
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 17
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 45
Housing Cost Burden 38.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 19
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 7
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 44
Homeownership Rate 71
Rent-to-Income Ratio 50
Employment & Wages 24.0
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 50
Business Formation Rate 14
Community Vulnerability 22.8
Uninsured Rate 30
Disability Rate 16
Income & Poverty 15.9
Poverty Rate 16
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Richland County
Richland County, MT 28.9 Healthy
Roosevelt County, MT 64.2 Elevated +35.2
Wibaux County, MT 46.7 Normal +17.8
Dawson County, MT 43.3 Normal +14.4
McCone County, MT 38.1 Normal +9.2
Williams County, ND 29.4 Healthy +0.5
McKenzie County, ND 28.3 Healthy -0.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Richland County
Jefferson County, KS 28.9 Healthy +0.0
Goodhue County, MN 28.9 Healthy -0.0
LaGrange County, IN 29.0 Healthy +0.0
Jones County, IA 28.9 Healthy -0.1
Yankton County, SD 28.8 Healthy -0.1

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