Tooele County, Utah

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.6 | 82,051 people · 23rd most distressed in Utah

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Tooele County, UT ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.6 — 2863rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Utah, it ranks 23rd of 29 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Tooele County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 49.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 49.2
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 43
Auto Loan Delinquency 32
Credit Card Delinquency 31
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Employment & Wages 44.0
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 13
Housing Cost Burden 31.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 11
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 95
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Community Vulnerability 21.7
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 11
Income & Poverty 6.9
Poverty Rate 3
Income vs. State Median 13
Child Poverty Rate 4

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Tooele County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tooele County
Tooele County, UT 30.6 Healthy
White Pine County, NV 47.6 Normal +17.0
Elko County, NV 44.6 Normal +13.9
Weber County, UT 41.2 Normal +10.6
Salt Lake County, UT 40.5 Normal +9.9
Utah County, UT 32.5 Healthy +1.9
Juab County, UT 31.5 Healthy +0.9
Box Elder County, UT 29.8 Healthy -0.8
Davis County, UT 28.1 Healthy -2.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tooele County
Albemarle County, VA 30.6 Healthy 0.0
Chittenden County, VT 30.5 Healthy -0.1
Grand Traverse County, MI 30.9 Healthy +0.2
Roanoke County, VA 30.3 Healthy -0.4
Sherburne County, MN 31.1 Healthy +0.4

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