Sweetwater County, Wyoming

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.7 | 41,249 people · 9th most distressed in Wyoming

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Sweetwater County, WY falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.7 — 2234th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Wyoming, it ranks 9th of 23 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sweetwater County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 65.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 65.5
Debt in Collections 68
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 53
Credit Card Delinquency 41
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Community Vulnerability 64.1
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 30.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 23
Homeownership Rate 52
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Employment & Wages 25.7
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 2
Business Formation Rate 8
Income & Poverty 22.7
Poverty Rate 21
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County, WY 41.7 Normal
Fremont County, WY 54.8 Elevated +13.1
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal -1.1
Carbon County, WY 39.0 Normal -2.6
Uinta County, WY 37.0 Normal -4.6
Daggett County, UT 32.8 Healthy -8.9
Sublette County, WY 32.0 Healthy -9.6
Lincoln County, WY 23.0 Healthy -18.7
Summit County, UT 21.1 Healthy -20.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sweetwater County
Camden County, MO 41.7 Normal +0.0
Marshall County, TN 41.6 Normal -0.0
Marion County, MO 41.7 Normal +0.1
Koochiching County, MN 41.6 Normal -0.1
Logan County, OH 41.6 Normal -0.1

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