Redwood County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Normal · 37.2 | 15,288 people · 39th most distressed in Minnesota

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Redwood County, MN falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 37.2 — 2526th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 39th of 87 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Redwood County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 52.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 52.2
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 79
Housing Cost Burden 44.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 87
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 52
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 8
Income & Poverty 39.4
Poverty Rate 37
Income vs. State Median 52
Child Poverty Rate 29
Community Vulnerability 31.5
Uninsured Rate 39
Disability Rate 24
Debt & Delinquency 18.3
Debt in Collections 18
Medical Debt 14
Student Loan Delinquency 8
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 48
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Redwood County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Redwood County
Redwood County, MN 37.2 Normal
Lyon County, MN 38.7 Normal +1.5
Cottonwood County, MN 37.8 Normal +0.6
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy -2.6
Yellow Medicine County, MN 31.1 Healthy -6.0
Brown County, MN 30.9 Healthy -6.2
Murray County, MN 28.5 Healthy -8.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Redwood County
Lincoln County, ME 37.1 Normal -0.0
Polk County, WI 37.3 Normal +0.1
Orange County, VA 37.3 Normal +0.1
Uinta County, WY 37.0 Normal -0.1
Teller County, CO 37.3 Normal +0.1

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