Winneshiek County, Iowa

County Distress Index: Healthy · 19.8 | 19,815 people · 95th most distressed in Iowa

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Winneshiek County, IA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 19.8 — 3117th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Iowa, it ranks 95th of 99 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Winneshiek County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 40.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 40.9
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 16
Business Formation Rate 84
Housing Cost Burden 33.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 28
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 21
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 39
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 10.3
Poverty Rate 7
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 8.5
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 20
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 10
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 6
Community Vulnerability 5.6
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Winneshiek County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Winneshiek County
Winneshiek County, IA 19.8 Healthy
Fayette County, IA 43.5 Normal +23.7
Clayton County, IA 39.5 Normal +19.7
Allamakee County, IA 38.6 Normal +18.8
Fillmore County, MN 35.7 Normal +15.9
Houston County, MN 29.9 Healthy +10.1
Howard County, IA 29.8 Healthy +10.1
Chickasaw County, IA 26.0 Healthy +6.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Winneshiek County
Osage County, MO 19.8 Healthy +0.0
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy -0.2
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy -0.7
Bremer County, IA 20.6 Healthy +0.9
Botetourt County, VA 20.8 Healthy +1.0

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