Wilkin County, Minnesota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.6 | 6,306 people · 62nd most distressed in Minnesota

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Wilkin County, MN ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.6 — 2820th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Minnesota, it ranks 62nd of 87 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wilkin County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 54.0 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 54.0
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 94
Housing Cost Burden 39.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 41
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 79
Homeownership Rate 20
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 24.4
Poverty Rate 21
Income vs. State Median 39
Child Poverty Rate 13
Debt & Delinquency 21.8
Debt in Collections 22
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 16
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 36
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 34
Community Vulnerability 18.3
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 31

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wilkin County
Wilkin County, MN 31.6 Healthy
Clay County, MN 41.5 Normal +9.9
Otter Tail County, MN 36.7 Normal +5.1
Grant County, MN 35.3 Normal +3.6
Traverse County, MN 35.3 Normal +3.6
Richland County, ND 33.9 Healthy +2.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wilkin County
Powder River County, MT 31.6 Healthy -0.0
Haskell County, KS 31.6 Healthy -0.0
McPherson County, SD 31.5 Healthy -0.1
Fallon County, MT 31.8 Healthy +0.1
Moody County, SD 31.8 Healthy +0.2

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