Fremont County, Wyoming

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.8 | 39,815 people · 2nd most distressed in Wyoming

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Fremont County, WY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.8 — 1224th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Wyoming, it ranks 2nd of 23 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fremont County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 69.6 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 69.6
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 44
Debt & Delinquency 66.8
Debt in Collections 67
Medical Debt 93
Student Loan Delinquency 90
Auto Loan Delinquency 90
Credit Card Delinquency 52
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 8
Income & Poverty 57.3
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 51
Housing Cost Burden 44.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 20
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20
Employment & Wages 35.9
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 20
Business Formation Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Fremont County, WY 54.8 Elevated
Hot Springs County, WY 49.7 Normal -5.1
Natrona County, WY 45.4 Normal -9.4
Sweetwater County, WY 41.7 Normal -13.1
Washakie County, WY 40.3 Normal -14.5
Carbon County, WY 39.0 Normal -15.7
Park County, WY 33.5 Healthy -21.2
Sublette County, WY 32.0 Healthy -22.7
Teton County, WY 25.1 Healthy -29.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Fremont County
Randolph County, MO 54.8 Elevated 0.0
Grainger County, TN 54.8 Elevated -0.0
Chilton County, AL 54.8 Elevated -0.0
Beltrami County, MN 54.8 Elevated -0.0
Staunton city, VA 54.8 Elevated +0.0

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