Carver County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 22.3 | 111,057 people · 86th most distressed in Minnesota

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Carver County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 22.3 — 3084th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 86th of 87 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carver County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 55.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 55.3
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 81
Business Formation Rate 39
Housing Cost Burden 40.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 36
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 90
Homeownership Rate 12
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Debt & Delinquency 14.3
Debt in Collections 1
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 6
Auto Loan Delinquency 3
Credit Card Delinquency 3
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 58
Community Vulnerability 1.0
Uninsured Rate 0
Disability Rate 2
Income & Poverty 0.4
Poverty Rate 0
Income vs. State Median 1
Child Poverty Rate 0

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Carver County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carver County
Carver County, MN 22.3 Healthy
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +12.5
Hennepin County, MN 31.6 Healthy +9.3
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy +8.0
Wright County, MN 29.7 Healthy +7.4
Scott County, MN 26.5 Healthy +4.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carver County
Calumet County, WI 22.3 Healthy +0.0
Outagamie County, WI 22.0 Healthy -0.2
Arlington County, VA 21.9 Healthy -0.4
Ozaukee County, WI 21.8 Healthy -0.5
Union County, OH 21.2 Healthy -1.1

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