Sibley County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.2 | 15,084 people · 70th most distressed in Minnesota

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Sibley County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.2 — 2875th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 70th of 87 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sibley County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 57.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 57.2
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 22
Business Formation Rate 59
Housing Cost Burden 37.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 55
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 78
Homeownership Rate 13
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 19.2
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 10
Community Vulnerability 19.2
Uninsured Rate 10
Disability Rate 28
Debt & Delinquency 17.8
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sibley County
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy
Le Sueur County, MN 35.2 Normal +5.0
McLeod County, MN 34.7 Healthy +4.5
Renville County, MN 34.6 Healthy +4.4
Nicollet County, MN 31.8 Healthy +1.5
Scott County, MN 26.5 Healthy -3.7
Carver County, MN 22.3 Healthy -8.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sibley County
Wright County, IA 30.2 Healthy -0.0
Madison County, VA 30.2 Healthy -0.0
Davison County, SD 30.1 Healthy -0.1
Ste. Genevieve County, MO 30.1 Healthy -0.2
Codington County, SD 30.5 Healthy +0.3

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