San Juan County, Utah

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.0 | 14,358 people · 1st most distressed in Utah

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San Juan County, UT registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.0 — 560th 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 1st of 29 counties. Among its 14 neighboring counties, 12 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. San Juan County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 89.7 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 89.7
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 85
Income & Poverty 82.6
Poverty Rate 81
Income vs. State Median 94
Child Poverty Rate 73
Employment & Wages 75.3
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 74
Debt & Delinquency 47.4
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 23
Auto Loan Delinquency 65
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 9
Housing Cost Burden 25.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 8
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 10
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72

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

Neighbors and Peers

How San Juan County compares to its 14 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. San Juan County
San Juan County, UT 64.0 Elevated
Navajo County, AZ 71.4 Serious +7.4
Apache County, AZ 68.7 Serious +4.7
San Juan County, NM 63.1 Elevated -0.9
Coconino County, AZ 62.0 Elevated -2.0
Grand County, UT 58.9 Elevated -5.1
Montezuma County, CO 57.9 Elevated -6.1
Mesa County, CO 49.1 Normal -14.9
Kane County, UT 45.7 Normal -18.3
Montrose County, CO 44.2 Normal -19.8
Garfield County, UT 43.4 Normal -20.6
Dolores County, CO 42.1 Normal -21.9
Wayne County, UT 41.6 Normal -22.4
Emery County, UT 37.8 Normal -26.2
San Miguel County, CO 34.2 Healthy -29.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. San Juan County
Cross County, AR 64.0 Elevated 0.0
Chester County, SC 64.0 Elevated -0.0
Wayne County, TN 64.0 Elevated -0.0
Martin County, KY 64.0 Elevated +0.0
Gallia County, OH 64.0 Elevated -0.0

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