Renville County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.6 | 14,348 people · 54th most distressed in Minnesota

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Renville County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.6 — 2671st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 54th of 87 counties. Among its 9 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Renville County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 55.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 55.3
Unemployment Rate 93
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 43.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 81
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 22
Rent-to-Income Ratio 9
Income & Poverty 36.1
Poverty Rate 31
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 22
Debt & Delinquency 20.1
Debt in Collections 15
Medical Debt 22
Student Loan Delinquency 10
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 18.4
Uninsured Rate 10
Disability Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Renville County compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Renville County
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy
Chippewa County, MN 42.4 Normal +7.7
Kandiyohi County, MN 40.8 Normal +6.2
Redwood County, MN 37.2 Normal +2.6
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Meeker County, MN 31.8 Healthy -2.8
Nicollet County, MN 31.8 Healthy -2.8
Yellow Medicine County, MN 31.1 Healthy -3.5
Brown County, MN 30.9 Healthy -3.7
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy -4.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Renville County
Pike County, IN 34.6 Healthy -0.0
Carroll County, IN 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Union County, PA 34.7 Healthy +0.1
Fluvanna County, VA 34.7 Healthy +0.1
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +0.1

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