Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Healthy · 26.0 | 20,690 people · 64th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Kewaunee County, WI ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 26.0 — 3013th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 64th of 72 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Kewaunee County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 54.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 54.5
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 73
Business Formation Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 28.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 28
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 57
Homeownership Rate 3
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20
Debt & Delinquency 18.5
Debt in Collections 7
Medical Debt 59
Student Loan Delinquency 1
Auto Loan Delinquency 2
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 34
Income & Poverty 16.0
Poverty Rate 11
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 9
Community Vulnerability 12.7
Uninsured Rate 9
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 Kewaunee County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Kewaunee County
Kewaunee County, WI 26.0 Healthy
Manistee County, MI 53.0 Elevated +27.0
Benzie County, MI 44.6 Normal +18.6
Brown County, WI 30.1 Healthy +4.1
Door County, WI 29.8 Healthy +3.8
Manitowoc County, WI 28.3 Healthy +2.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Kewaunee County
Hamilton County, IA 26.0 Healthy -0.0
Chickasaw County, IA 26.0 Healthy +0.0
Falls Church city, VA 25.9 Healthy -0.1
Douglas County, MN 25.9 Healthy -0.1
Green County, WI 26.2 Healthy +0.2

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