Taylor County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.5 | 20,058 people · 27th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Taylor County, WI falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.5 — 2319th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 27th of 72 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Taylor County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 61.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 61.9
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 76
Income & Poverty 45.9
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 68
Child Poverty Rate 38
Housing Cost Burden 33.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 28
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 74
Homeownership Rate 23
Rent-to-Income Ratio 19
Community Vulnerability 31.7
Uninsured Rate 43
Disability Rate 20
Debt & Delinquency 29.5
Debt in Collections 14
Medical Debt 65
Student Loan Delinquency 57
Auto Loan Delinquency 7
Credit Card Delinquency 13
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 22

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Taylor County
Taylor County, WI 40.5 Normal
Rusk County, WI 52.0 Elevated +11.5
Price County, WI 44.7 Normal +4.1
Clark County, WI 39.5 Normal -1.0
Lincoln County, WI 35.4 Normal -5.1
Marathon County, WI 32.4 Healthy -8.2
Chippewa County, WI 31.3 Healthy -9.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Taylor County
Cassia County, ID 40.5 Normal 0.0
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal +0.0
Garrett County, MD 40.5 Normal -0.1
Cheatham County, TN 40.4 Normal -0.1
Ford County, KS 40.7 Normal +0.1

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