Miner County, South Dakota

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.9 | 2,280 people · 24th most distressed in South Dakota

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Miner County, SD ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.9 — 2709th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within South Dakota, it ranks 24th of 66 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Miner County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 68.1 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 68.1
Uninsured Rate 60
Disability Rate 76
Employment & Wages 38.5
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 49
Income & Poverty 25.5
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 12
Debt & Delinquency 21.9
Debt in Collections 19
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 14
Auto Loan Delinquency 18
Credit Card Delinquency 24
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 15.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 50
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Miner County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Miner County
Miner County, SD 33.9 Healthy
Sanborn County, SD 30.6 Healthy -3.2
Kingsbury County, SD 28.9 Healthy -5.0
Lake County, SD 28.3 Healthy -5.6
McCook County, SD 26.9 Healthy -6.9
Hanson County, SD 20.2 Healthy -13.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Miner County
Coffey County, KS 33.9 Healthy +0.0
Chariton County, MO 33.8 Healthy -0.0
Wheeler County, NE 33.9 Healthy +0.0
Pierce County, ND 33.8 Healthy -0.0
Perkins County, SD 33.9 Healthy +0.0

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