Mower County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.7 | 40,058 people · 13th most distressed in Minnesota

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Mower County, MN falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.7 — 2103rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 13th of 87 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Mower County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 54.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 54.8
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 11
Business Formation Rate 95
Income & Poverty 53.5
Poverty Rate 47
Income vs. State Median 67
Child Poverty Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 51.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 61
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 71
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 41
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27
Debt & Delinquency 37.5
Debt in Collections 29
Medical Debt 16
Student Loan Delinquency 43
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 28
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 21.8
Uninsured Rate 30
Disability Rate 14

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Mower County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Mower County
Mower County, MN 43.7 Normal
Freeborn County, MN 40.2 Normal -3.5
Fillmore County, MN 35.7 Normal -8.1
Dodge County, MN 31.8 Healthy -12.0
Howard County, IA 29.8 Healthy -13.9
Steele County, MN 28.7 Healthy -15.0
Worth County, IA 27.4 Healthy -16.4
Olmsted County, MN 25.8 Healthy -18.0
Mitchell County, IA 23.7 Healthy -20.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Mower County
Ravalli County, MT 43.7 Normal 0.0
Huron County, MI 43.8 Normal +0.0
Hancock County, IL 43.8 Normal +0.1
Montgomery County, IN 43.7 Normal -0.1
Webster County, IA 43.8 Normal +0.1

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