Goodhue County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.9 | 48,035 people · 74th most distressed in Minnesota

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Goodhue County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.9 — 2926th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 74th of 87 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Goodhue County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 54.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 54.2
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 18
Business Formation Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 48.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 75
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 55
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 77
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Debt & Delinquency 18.3
Debt in Collections 6
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 12
Auto Loan Delinquency 8
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 14.5
Uninsured Rate 20
Disability Rate 9
Income & Poverty 9.2
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 20
Child Poverty Rate 3

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Goodhue County
Goodhue County, MN 28.9 Healthy
Rice County, MN 36.3 Normal +7.4
Pierce County, WI 34.0 Healthy +5.1
Pepin County, WI 31.9 Healthy +3.0
Dodge County, MN 31.8 Healthy +2.9
Dakota County, MN 30.5 Healthy +1.6
Wabasha County, MN 28.0 Healthy -0.9
Olmsted County, MN 25.8 Healthy -3.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Goodhue County
Jones County, IA 28.9 Healthy -0.0
Richland County, MT 28.9 Healthy +0.0
Jefferson County, KS 28.9 Healthy +0.1
LaGrange County, IN 29.0 Healthy +0.1
Yankton County, SD 28.8 Healthy -0.1

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