Sioux County, North Dakota

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.9 | 3,643 people · 2nd most distressed in North Dakota

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Sioux County, ND registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.9 — 1149th 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 2nd of 53 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sioux County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 71.8
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 47.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 26
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 61
Employment & Wages 37.7
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 27.6
Debt in Collections 58
Medical Debt 50
Student Loan Delinquency 11
Auto Loan Delinquency 24
Credit Card Delinquency 17
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 Sioux County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sioux County
Sioux County, ND 55.9 Elevated
Corson County, SD 60.0 Elevated +4.1
Grant County, ND 38.9 Normal -17.0
Adams County, ND 33.1 Healthy -22.8
Emmons County, ND 32.3 Healthy -23.6
Morton County, ND 28.2 Healthy -27.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sioux County
Cleveland County, AR 55.8 Elevated -0.1
Van Buren County, TN 56.1 Elevated +0.2
Pershing County, NV 56.1 Elevated +0.2
Runnels County, TX 56.1 Elevated +0.2
Carroll County, MS 55.7 Elevated -0.2

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