Bottineau County, North Dakota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 21.4 | 6,349 people · 43rd most distressed in North Dakota

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Bottineau County, ND ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 21.4 — 3098th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage and disability rates are better than the national average. Within North Dakota, it ranks 43rd of 53 counties. It scores lower than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bottineau County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 34.1 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 34.1
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 24
Income & Poverty 29.5
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 44
Child Poverty Rate 17
Employment & Wages 19.8
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 8
Business Formation Rate 36
Debt & Delinquency 12.9
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 11
Auto Loan Delinquency 12
Credit Card Delinquency 26
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 16
Housing Cost Burden 10.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 17
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 22
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Bottineau County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bottineau County
Bottineau County, ND 21.4 Healthy
Rolette County, ND 61.4 Elevated +40.0
Pierce County, ND 33.8 Healthy +12.4
McHenry County, ND 28.0 Healthy +6.6
Renville County, ND 24.2 Healthy +2.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bottineau County
Pembina County, ND 21.6 Healthy +0.1
Oliver County, ND 21.7 Healthy +0.3
Sac County, IA 21.8 Healthy +0.3
Deuel County, SD 21.0 Healthy -0.4
Stillwater County, MT 21.9 Healthy +0.5

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