Oneida County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.2 | 38,226 people · 50th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Oneida County, WI ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.2 — 2790th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 50th 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. Oneida County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 41.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 41.1
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 27
Business Formation Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 31.3
Debt in Collections 13
Medical Debt 54
Student Loan Delinquency 38
Auto Loan Delinquency 37
Credit Card Delinquency 11
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 36
Housing Cost Burden 31.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 52
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 43
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 21
Income & Poverty 30.4
Poverty Rate 8
Income vs. State Median 63
Child Poverty Rate 20
Community Vulnerability 27.1
Uninsured Rate 15
Disability Rate 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Oneida County
Oneida County, WI 32.2 Healthy
Forest County, WI 50.8 Elevated +18.6
Price County, WI 44.7 Normal +12.4
Langlade County, WI 44.3 Normal +12.1
Vilas County, WI 35.8 Normal +3.6
Lincoln County, WI 35.4 Normal +3.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Oneida County
Buffalo County, WI 32.3 Healthy +0.0
Franklin County, IN 32.2 Healthy -0.1
Tipton County, IN 32.1 Healthy -0.1
Brown County, SD 32.4 Healthy +0.1
Meade County, SD 32.1 Healthy -0.1

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