Malheur County, Oregon
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Malheur County, OR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.0 — 564th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Oregon, it ranks 4th of 36 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Malheur County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 84.7 — worse than roughly 85% 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 Malheur County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Malheur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malheur County, OR | 64.0 | Elevated | — |
| Owyhee County, ID | 58.1 | Elevated | -5.8 |
| Grant County, OR | 57.6 | Elevated | -6.3 |
| Washington County, ID | 57.6 | Elevated | -6.4 |
| Harney County, OR | 56.4 | Elevated | -7.5 |
| Baker County, OR | 55.2 | Elevated | -8.8 |
| Canyon County, ID | 51.1 | Elevated | -12.9 |
| Payette County, ID | 42.3 | Normal | -21.7 |
| Humboldt County, NV | 41.5 | Normal | -22.5 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Malheur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallia County, OH | 64.0 | Elevated | 0.0 |
| Chester County, SC | 64.0 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Wayne County, TN | 64.0 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Cross County, AR | 64.0 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| San Juan County, UT | 64.0 | Elevated | +0.0 |
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