Nicollet County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.8 | 34,242 people · 61st most distressed in Minnesota

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Nicollet County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.8 — 2811th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 61st of 87 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Nicollet County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 60.8 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 60.8
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 50
Business Formation Rate 91
Housing Cost Burden 51.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 53
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 61
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27
Income & Poverty 18.7
Poverty Rate 11
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 17.0
Debt in Collections 3
Medical Debt 14
Student Loan Delinquency 10
Auto Loan Delinquency 6
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 10.5
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 16

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Nicollet County
Nicollet County, MN 31.8 Healthy
Blue Earth County, MN 42.3 Normal +10.5
Le Sueur County, MN 35.2 Normal +3.4
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy +2.8
Brown County, MN 30.9 Healthy -0.8
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy -1.5

Population Peers

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

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