Lincoln County, Wyoming

County Distress Index: Healthy · 23.0 | 20,880 people · 23rd most distressed in Wyoming

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Lincoln County, WY ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 23.0 — 3073rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Wyoming, it ranks 23rd of 23 counties. It scores lower than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lincoln County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 58.2 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 58.2
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 35
Debt & Delinquency 19.4
Debt in Collections 8
Medical Debt 52
Student Loan Delinquency 35
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 11
Housing Cost Burden 18.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 30
Homeownership Rate 18
Rent-to-Income Ratio 0
Employment & Wages 11.1
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 2
Income & Poverty 7.5
Poverty Rate 4
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Lincoln County, WY 23.0 Healthy
Sweetwater County, WY 41.7 Normal +18.7
Bonneville County, ID 39.1 Normal +16.1
Caribou County, ID 37.4 Normal +14.4
Uinta County, WY 37.0 Normal +14.1
Bear Lake County, ID 34.0 Healthy +11.0
Sublette County, WY 32.0 Healthy +9.1
Rich County, UT 28.4 Healthy +5.4
Teton County, WY 25.1 Healthy +2.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Dubois County, IN 22.8 Healthy -0.2
Boone County, IA 23.2 Healthy +0.2
Elbert County, CO 23.4 Healthy +0.4
Saunders County, NE 22.5 Healthy -0.5
Putnam County, OH 22.5 Healthy -0.5

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