Piute County, Utah

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.7 | 1,550 people · 4th most distressed in Utah

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Piute County, UT registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.7 — 1230th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Utah, it ranks 4th of 29 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Piute County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 77.6 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 77.6
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 93
Income & Poverty 75.3
Poverty Rate 55
Income vs. State Median 94
Child Poverty Rate 78
Employment & Wages 65.2
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 6
Housing Cost Burden 35.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 42
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72
Debt & Delinquency 20.1
Debt in Collections 15
Medical Debt 32
Student Loan Delinquency 23
Auto Loan Delinquency 15
Credit Card Delinquency 18
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Piute County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Piute County
Piute County, UT 54.7 Elevated
Garfield County, UT 43.4 Normal -11.4
Wayne County, UT 41.6 Normal -13.1
Sevier County, UT 40.0 Normal -14.7
Beaver County, UT 39.5 Normal -15.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Piute County
Kenedy County, TX 54.7 Elevated -0.0
Wrangell City and Borough, AK 54.8 Elevated +0.1
Robertson County, KY 54.6 Elevated -0.1
Greenwood County, KS 54.6 Elevated -0.1
Gallatin County, KY 54.9 Elevated +0.1

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