Pembina County, North Dakota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 21.6 | 6,661 people · 42nd most distressed in North Dakota

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Pembina County, ND ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 21.6 — 3097th 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 42nd of 53 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pembina County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 29.4 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 29.4
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 25
Employment & Wages 24.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 42
Housing Cost Burden 19.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 15
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 23
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 50
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 19.4
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 6
Debt & Delinquency 15.1
Debt in Collections 6
Medical Debt 37
Student Loan Delinquency 11
Auto Loan Delinquency 14
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 15

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pembina County
Pembina County, ND 21.6 Healthy
Walsh County, ND 31.5 Healthy +10.0
Marshall County, MN 25.7 Healthy +4.1
Kittson County, MN 22.2 Healthy +0.7
Cavalier County, ND 17.1 Healthy -4.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pembina County
Bottineau County, ND 21.4 Healthy -0.1
Oliver County, ND 21.7 Healthy +0.1
Sac County, IA 21.8 Healthy +0.2
Stillwater County, MT 21.9 Healthy +0.3
Deuel County, SD 21.0 Healthy -0.6

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