Chippewa County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.3 | 66,970 people · 55th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Chippewa County, WI ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.3 — 2841st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 55th of 72 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Chippewa County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 59.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 59.5
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 66
Housing Cost Burden 45.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 40
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 61
Homeownership Rate 49
Rent-to-Income Ratio 23
Debt & Delinquency 20.1
Debt in Collections 8
Medical Debt 28
Student Loan Delinquency 35
Auto Loan Delinquency 8
Credit Card Delinquency 4
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 38
Income & Poverty 19.1
Poverty Rate 13
Income vs. State Median 30
Child Poverty Rate 15
Community Vulnerability 12.8
Uninsured Rate 14
Disability Rate 11

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Chippewa County
Chippewa County, WI 31.3 Healthy
Rusk County, WI 52.0 Elevated +20.7
Taylor County, WI 40.5 Normal +9.2
Clark County, WI 39.5 Normal +8.2
Barron County, WI 38.3 Normal +7.0
Dunn County, WI 35.9 Normal +4.6
Eau Claire County, WI 34.7 Healthy +3.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Chippewa County
Jefferson County, WI 31.4 Healthy +0.1
Dubuque County, IA 31.5 Healthy +0.2
Sherburne County, MN 31.1 Healthy -0.3
Linn County, IA 31.7 Healthy +0.4
Queen Anne's County, MD 31.7 Healthy +0.4

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