Stevens County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 25.9 | 9,728 people · 81st most distressed in Minnesota

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Stevens County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 25.9 — 3019th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Minnesota, it ranks 81st of 87 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stevens County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 44.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 44.4
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 83
Housing Cost Burden 38.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 33
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 38
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 6
Community Vulnerability 20.3
Uninsured Rate 16
Disability Rate 24
Income & Poverty 19.1
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 7.2
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 16
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stevens County
Stevens County, MN 25.9 Healthy
Swift County, MN 43.5 Normal +17.7
Pope County, MN 36.6 Normal +10.8
Big Stone County, MN 36.1 Normal +10.3
Grant County, MN 35.3 Normal +9.4
Traverse County, MN 35.3 Normal +9.4
Douglas County, MN 25.9 Healthy -0.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stevens County
Ness County, KS 25.9 Healthy 0.0
Dickey County, ND 25.8 Healthy -0.1
Douglas County, SD 25.8 Healthy -0.1
Clark County, SD 26.0 Healthy +0.1
Kearney County, NE 25.7 Healthy -0.1

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