San Juan County, New Mexico

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.1 | 120,675 people · 19th most distressed in New Mexico

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San Juan County, NM registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.1 — 620th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within New Mexico, it ranks 19th of 33 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. San Juan County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 64.7 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 64.7
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 36
Student Loan Delinquency 92
Auto Loan Delinquency 97
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 16
Income & Poverty 64.6
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 64.1
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 49
Employment & Wages 64.0
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 34
Business Formation Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 58.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 61
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 58
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 70
Rent-to-Income Ratio 65

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. San Juan County
San Juan County, NM 63.1 Elevated
McKinley County, NM 76.1 Serious +13.1
Apache County, AZ 68.7 Serious +5.7
San Juan County, UT 64.0 Elevated +0.9
Montezuma County, CO 57.9 Elevated -5.2
Rio Arriba County, NM 54.5 Elevated -8.5
Sandoval County, NM 44.2 Normal -18.9
Archuleta County, CO 44.0 Normal -19.1
La Plata County, CO 39.6 Normal -23.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. San Juan County
Lawrence County, OH 63.0 Elevated -0.1
Cochise County, AZ 63.0 Elevated -0.1
Bay County, FL 63.2 Elevated +0.2
Hoke County, NC 63.3 Elevated +0.2
Grant County, IN 63.3 Elevated +0.3

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