Door County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Healthy · 29.8 | 30,562 people · 58th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Door County, WI ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 29.8 — 2894th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 58th of 72 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Door County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 56.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 56.9
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 80
Business Formation Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 37.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 54
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 24
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 65
Homeownership Rate 22
Rent-to-Income Ratio 23
Debt & Delinquency 23.6
Debt in Collections 2
Medical Debt 43
Student Loan Delinquency 55
Auto Loan Delinquency 2
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 33
Income & Poverty 19.7
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 11
Community Vulnerability 11.4
Uninsured Rate 6
Disability Rate 16

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Door County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Door County
Door County, WI 29.8 Healthy
Delta County, MI 50.2 Elevated +20.4
Menominee County, MI 48.5 Normal +18.7
Benzie County, MI 44.6 Normal +14.8
Marinette County, WI 37.8 Normal +8.0
Oconto County, WI 30.9 Healthy +1.1
Brown County, WI 30.1 Healthy +0.3
Kewaunee County, WI 26.0 Healthy -3.8
Leelanau County, MI 25.3 Healthy -4.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Door County
Auglaize County, OH 29.8 Healthy 0.0
Houston County, MN 29.9 Healthy +0.1
Ste. Genevieve County, MO 30.1 Healthy +0.3
Madison County, IA 29.6 Healthy -0.3
Davison County, SD 30.1 Healthy +0.3

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