Meeker County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.8 | 23,490 people · 60th most distressed in Minnesota

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Meeker County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.8 — 2809th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 60th of 87 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Meeker County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 57.6 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 57.6
Unemployment Rate 88
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 23
Business Formation Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 41.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 60
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 81
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Community Vulnerability 22.3
Uninsured Rate 26
Disability Rate 19
Debt & Delinquency 19.9
Debt in Collections 1
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 4
Auto Loan Delinquency 19
Credit Card Delinquency 8
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 72
Income & Poverty 17.4
Poverty Rate 9
Income vs. State Median 38
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Meeker County
Meeker County, MN 31.8 Healthy
Kandiyohi County, MN 40.8 Normal +9.0
Stearns County, MN 38.2 Normal +6.4
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +2.9
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy +2.8
Wright County, MN 29.7 Healthy -2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Meeker County
Dodge County, MN 31.8 Healthy 0.0
Nicollet County, MN 31.8 Healthy -0.0
Lafayette County, WI 31.9 Healthy +0.1
Mills County, IA 31.7 Healthy -0.1
De Witt County, IL 31.7 Healthy -0.1

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