Sheridan County, North Dakota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.8 | 1,266 people · 12th most distressed in North Dakota

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Sheridan County, ND ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.8 — 2655th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within North Dakota, it ranks 12th of 53 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sheridan County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 75.5 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 75.5
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 83
Child Poverty Rate 73
Employment & Wages 42.6
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 81
Business Formation Rate 12
Community Vulnerability 24.5
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 13
Debt & Delinquency 23.3
Debt in Collections 8
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 11
Auto Loan Delinquency 24
Credit Card Delinquency 17
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 14
Housing Cost Burden 8.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 9
Rent-to-Income Ratio 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sheridan County
Sheridan County, ND 34.8 Healthy
Pierce County, ND 33.8 Healthy -1.0
Wells County, ND 29.3 Healthy -5.5
McHenry County, ND 28.0 Healthy -6.9
Kidder County, ND 27.3 Healthy -7.5
Burleigh County, ND 23.7 Healthy -11.1
McLean County, ND 19.6 Healthy -15.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sheridan County
Monroe County, IA 34.9 Healthy +0.0
Hodgeman County, KS 34.8 Healthy -0.1
Winkler County, TX 34.8 Healthy -0.1
Mountrail County, ND 35.0 Healthy +0.1
Gilpin County, CO 34.7 Healthy -0.2

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