Weber County, Utah

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.2 | 271,926 people · 13th most distressed in Utah
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Weber County, UT falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.2 — 2276th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Utah, it ranks 13th of 29 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Weber County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 65.9 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 65.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 72
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 94
Homeownership Rate 49
Rent-to-Income Ratio 61
Employment & Wages 50.4
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 88
Business Formation Rate 22
Debt & Delinquency 40.7
Debt in Collections 25
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 33
Auto Loan Delinquency 33
Credit Card Delinquency 27
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 35.5
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 16
Income & Poverty 13.5
Poverty Rate 10
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 9

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Weber County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Weber County
Weber County, UT 41.2 Normal —
Cache County, UT 32.9 Healthy -8.3
Tooele County, UT 30.6 Healthy -10.6
Box Elder County, UT 29.8 Healthy -11.4
Rich County, UT 28.4 Healthy -12.8
Davis County, UT 28.1 Healthy -13.1
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy -22.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Weber County
Clark County, WA 41.3 Normal +0.1
Douglas County, NE 41.4 Normal +0.1
Baldwin County, AL 41.0 Normal -0.2
Weld County, CO 41.6 Normal +0.4
Plymouth County, MA 40.6 Normal -0.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Weber County, Utah?

    Weber County has a County Distress Index score of 41.2 out of 100, placing it in the Normal zone. It ranks 2,276th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 13th in Utah out of 29 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Weber County?

    The primary driver of distress in Weber County is Housing Cost Burden, where the county scores 65.9 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Rent-Burdened (30%+), Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+), Mortgage-Burdened (30%+).

  • How does Weber County compare to neighboring counties?

    Weber County (41.2) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Cache County, UT (32.9); Tooele County, UT (30.6); Box Elder County, UT (29.8).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Weber County?

    Weber County, Utah has a population of approximately 271,926 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a large county.