Uintah County, Utah

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.5 | 37,747 people · 11th most distressed in Utah

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Uintah County, UT falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.5 — 2251st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Utah, it ranks 11th of 29 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Uintah County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 53.7 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 53.7
Uninsured Rate 83
Disability Rate 24
Debt & Delinquency 51.3
Debt in Collections 49
Medical Debt 73
Student Loan Delinquency 34
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 25
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 71
Income & Poverty 38.9
Poverty Rate 30
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 23
Employment & Wages 32.2
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 18
Business Formation Rate 33
Housing Cost Burden 31.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 11
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 7
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 62
Homeownership Rate 62
Rent-to-Income Ratio 15

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Uintah County
Uintah County, UT 41.5 Normal
Grand County, UT 58.9 Elevated +17.4
Carbon County, UT 55.3 Elevated +13.8
Duchesne County, UT 42.1 Normal +0.7
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal -0.9
Garfield County, CO 37.9 Normal -3.6
Emery County, UT 37.8 Normal -3.7
Daggett County, UT 32.8 Healthy -8.7
Rio Blanco County, CO 32.1 Healthy -9.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Uintah County
Bryan County, GA 41.5 Normal -0.0
Hubbard County, MN 41.5 Normal -0.0
Humboldt County, NV 41.5 Normal -0.0
Salem city, VA 41.4 Normal -0.0
Park County, MT 41.5 Normal +0.0

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