Linn County, Oregon
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Linn County, OR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.0 — 756th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Oregon, it ranks 11th of 36 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Linn County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 83.9 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Linn County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County, OR | 61.0 | Elevated | — |
| Jefferson County, OR | 60.3 | Elevated | -0.6 |
| Marion County, OR | 58.2 | Elevated | -2.8 |
| Lane County, OR | 58.0 | Elevated | -2.9 |
| Polk County, OR | 49.4 | Normal | -11.5 |
| Benton County, OR | 47.1 | Normal | -13.9 |
| Deschutes County, OR | 39.5 | Normal | -21.4 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson County, NC | 61.0 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Taney County, MO | 60.9 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | 60.9 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Randolph County, NC | 61.0 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Atascosa County, TX | 61.1 | Elevated | +0.1 |
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