Grant County, Oregon

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.6 | 7,215 people · 18th most distressed in Oregon

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Grant County, OR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.6 — 1023rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Oregon, it ranks 18th of 36 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 8 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Grant County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 73.2 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 73.2
Uninsured Rate 51
Disability Rate 95
Employment & Wages 70.8
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 50
Business Formation Rate 67
Income & Poverty 68.4
Poverty Rate 63
Income vs. State Median 76
Child Poverty Rate 65
Debt & Delinquency 39.8
Debt in Collections 13
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 44
Auto Loan Delinquency 38
Credit Card Delinquency 67
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 36.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 39
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 60

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grant County
Grant County, OR 57.6 Elevated
Malheur County, OR 64.0 Elevated +6.3
Wheeler County, OR 62.5 Elevated +4.9
Umatilla County, OR 60.5 Elevated +2.9
Union County, OR 58.1 Elevated +0.5
Harney County, OR 56.4 Elevated -1.2
Baker County, OR 55.2 Elevated -2.5
Crook County, OR 47.9 Normal -9.7
Morrow County, OR 41.4 Normal -16.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grant County
Sedgwick County, CO 57.6 Elevated -0.0
Rosebud County, MT 57.6 Elevated -0.1
Ellis County, OK 57.6 Elevated -0.1
Knox County, TX 57.6 Elevated -0.1
Galax city, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.1

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