Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.1 | 42,406 people · 53rd most distressed in Iowa

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Cerro Gordo County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.1 — 2752nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Structural Poverty, where household incomes are relatively strong and poverty rates are low. Within Iowa, it ranks 53rd of 99 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five statistically derived factors of household financial distress, PCA-weighted. Cerro Gordo County's primary driver is Structural Poverty at 36.4 — above the national median.

Structural Poverty Primary driver 36.4
Unemployment Rate 30
Poverty Rate 26
Income vs. State Median 70
Child Poverty Rate 25
Disability Rate 36
Transfer Income Dependency 21
Economic Vitality 32.4
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20
Business Formation Rate 84
House Price Change (YoY) 77
Housing Cost Burden 32.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 20
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 40
Homeownership Rate 64
Consumer Credit Distress 27.3
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 35
Auto Loan Delinquency 20
Credit Card Delinquency 26
Uninsured Rate 6
Subprime Credit Population 30
Legal Distress 26.9
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 27

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed.

Neighbors and Peers

Neighboring Counties

CountyScoreZonevs. Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County, IA 30.1 Healthy
Wright County, IA 35.0 Healthy +4.9
Winnebago County, IA 31.9 Healthy +1.8
Franklin County, IA 30.0 Healthy -0.0
Floyd County, IA 27.7 Healthy -2.3
Hancock County, IA 24.2 Healthy -5.9
Worth County, IA 22.7 Healthy -7.4
Butler County, IA 18.1 Healthy -11.9
Mitchell County, IA 17.5 Healthy -12.5

Population Peers

CountyScoreZonevs. Cerro Gordo County
Carbon County, MT 30.0 Healthy -0.0
Floyd County, VA 29.9 Healthy -0.1
Polk County, WI 30.2 Healthy +0.2
Meeker County, MN 29.9 Healthy -0.2
Koochiching County, MN 29.9 Healthy -0.2

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