Winnebago County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.5 | 10,571 people · 48th most distressed in Iowa

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Winnebago County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.5 — 2726th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Iowa, it ranks 48th of 99 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Winnebago County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 47.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 47.9
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 36
Business Formation Rate 89
Income & Poverty 43.0
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 33
Housing Cost Burden 33.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 45
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 50
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11
Debt & Delinquency 28.0
Debt in Collections 21
Medical Debt 23
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 30
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 15.2
Uninsured Rate 12
Disability Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Winnebago County
Winnebago County, IA 33.5 Healthy
Faribault County, MN 40.2 Normal +6.7
Freeborn County, MN 40.2 Normal +6.7
Cerro Gordo County, IA 33.5 Healthy -0.1
Kossuth County, IA 28.3 Healthy -5.2
Worth County, IA 27.4 Healthy -6.1
Hancock County, IA 25.5 Healthy -8.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Winnebago County
Hardin County, IA 33.5 Healthy -0.0
Poweshiek County, IA 33.5 Healthy -0.0
Park County, WY 33.5 Healthy +0.0
Cerro Gordo County, IA 33.5 Healthy -0.1
Decatur County, IN 33.4 Healthy -0.1

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