Walsh County, North Dakota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.5 | 10,305 people · 23rd most distressed in North Dakota

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Walsh County, ND ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.5 — 2828th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within North Dakota, it ranks 23rd of 53 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Walsh County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 45.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 45.9
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 39.6
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 35
Debt & Delinquency 30.4
Debt in Collections 24
Medical Debt 58
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Income & Poverty 21.0
Poverty Rate 17
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 18
Housing Cost Burden 20.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 22
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 29
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 30
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 Walsh County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Walsh County
Walsh County, ND 31.5 Healthy
Ramsey County, ND 41.1 Normal +9.5
Grand Forks County, ND 33.2 Healthy +1.6
Nelson County, ND 26.2 Healthy -5.4
Marshall County, MN 25.7 Healthy -5.9
Pembina County, ND 21.6 Healthy -10.0
Cavalier County, ND 17.1 Healthy -14.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Walsh County
Juab County, UT 31.5 Healthy +0.0
Teton County, ID 31.5 Healthy -0.0
Addison County, VT 31.6 Healthy +0.0
Effingham County, IL 31.6 Healthy +0.0
Henry County, OH 31.5 Healthy -0.0

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