Morgan County, Utah

County Distress Index: Healthy · 19.0 | 13,000 people · 29th most distressed in Utah

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Morgan County, UT ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 19.0 — 3123rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Utah, it ranks 29th of 29 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Morgan County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 42.7 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 42.7
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 93
Business Formation Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 20.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 83
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Debt & Delinquency 15.5
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 23
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Community Vulnerability 11.3
Uninsured Rate 18
Disability Rate 5
Income & Poverty 5.0
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 5
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Morgan County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Morgan County
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy
Weber County, UT 41.2 Normal +22.2
Salt Lake County, UT 40.5 Normal +21.5
Rich County, UT 28.4 Healthy +9.4
Davis County, UT 28.1 Healthy +9.1
Summit County, UT 21.1 Healthy +2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Morgan County
Plymouth County, IA 18.5 Healthy -0.5
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy +0.6
Grundy County, IA 18.4 Healthy -0.6
Nemaha County, KS 18.3 Healthy -0.7
Oconee County, GA 18.3 Healthy -0.7

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