Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety99#25/3,096
Economy78#704/3,143
Housing48#1,625/3,140
Health85#463/3,144
Healthcare37#1,977/3,143
Environment88#360/3,108
Education66#1,064/3,144
Infrastructure52#1,515/3,144
Community97#102/3,144
Leisure & amenities59#1,299/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Sibley County, Minnesota ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Drought exposure · low0%
98/100Minnesota 36%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Food environment index · high9.2
97/100Minnesota 9.1United States 7.62019 & 2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Violent crime rate · low49 /100k
94/100Minnesota 224 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
94/100Minnesota 9.4 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Life expectancy · high80.4 yrs
94/100Minnesota 79.6 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Child poverty rate · low8.7%
92/100Minnesota 9.6%United States 15.5%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Preventable hospital stays · high5,583 /100k
2/100Minnesota 2,419 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Primary care physicians · low13 /100k
7/100Minnesota 90 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Mental health care shortage · high18.0
19/100Minnesota 8.0United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Mental health providers · low66 /100k
24/100Minnesota 383 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
New business applications · low9.3 /1k
26/100Minnesota 12.7 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census Bureau
Job growth · low-1.7%
27/100Minnesota -0.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureImproving
31% (2021) → 0% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−31 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Firearm deathsImproving
8.3 /100k (2020) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%6 yearsUS 13.6 /100k → 12.1 /100k
Suicide rateImproving
13.6 /100k (2020) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%6 yearsUS 13.9 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
43.8% (2010 & 2021) → 60.4% (2022 & 2024)
+17 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
New business applicationsImproving
5.5 /1k (2020) → 9.3 /1k (2025)
+70%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.6% (2015-2019) → 88.2% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Sibley County, Minnesota improved on 10 of 28 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 15 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

Suicides−100%13.6 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Child poverty−8.1 points16.8% → 8.7%
Poverty−2.6 points10.7% → 8.1%
Real income+39%$52,370 → $72,891
New businesses+70%5.5 /1k → 9.3 /1k

Declined1

Price / income+0.5×2.5× → 3.0×

All 28 measures

Change of every measure of Sibley County, Minnesota between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	2.6 /10k2025	−36%	Within the margin of error	6%
Average commute time	25.6 min2015-2019	27.1 min2020-2024	+1.5 min	Within the margin of error	28%
Average weekly wage	$8612020	$1,0462025	+21%	Improved	33%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%2015-2019	19.4%2020-2024	+3 points	Improved	55%
Broadband subscriptions	75.6%2015-2019	88.2%2020-2024	+13 points	Improved	69%
Child poverty rate	16.8%2019	8.7%2024	−8.1 points	Improved	97%
Distance to an airport	51 mi2020	51 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Effective property tax rate	1.04%2015-2019	0.95%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Firearm deaths	8.3 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Within the margin of error	98%
Grocery stores	3.4 /10k2020	3.3 /10k2025	−3.5%	Within the margin of error	40%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−3.5%	Within the margin of error	35%
High school diploma or higher	90.7%2015-2019	94.0%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	40%
Income adjusted for local prices	$52,3702019	$72,8912024	+39%	Improved	84%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4092015-2019	0.4112020-2024	+0.002	Within the margin of error	50%
Median household income	$66,7572019	$79,0692024	+18%	Improved	19%
New business applications	5.5 /1k2020	9.3 /1k2025	+70%	Improved	78%
Pharmacies	2.0 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−36%	Within the margin of error	11%
Poverty rate	10.7%2019	8.1%2024	−2.6 points	Improved	90%
Public libraries	3.4 /10k2019	3.3 /10k2024	−2.8%	Within the margin of error	38%
Rent as share of income	24.0%2015-2019	24.6%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Rent-burdened households	35.3%2015-2019	41.6%2020-2024	+6.3 points	Within the margin of error	20%
Restaurants and bars	8.1 /10k2020	8.5 /10k2025	+4.6%	Within the margin of error	63%
Students per teacher	14.1×2019	13.6×2024	−0.5×	Little change	43%
Suicide rate	13.6 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	98%
Traffic deaths	18.8 /100k2015-2019	10.6 /100k2020-2024	−43%	Within the margin of error	93%
Unemployment rate	5.6%2020	4.6%2025	−1 points	Improved	13%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.7%2019	6.9%2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	45%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2431 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Sibley County, Minnesota five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Sibley County, Minnesota in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Sibley County, Minnesota itself moved +0.7 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

15,005 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 men (+1.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

15,005 residents

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

White87%13,052
Black1.2%174
Hispanic or Latino9.3%1,390
Asian0.4%†61
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%†28
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†10
Other or two or more races1.9%290

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−1.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

10,579 residents (±67)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

No high school diploma6.0%637
High school or GED35%3,677
Some college26%2,778
Associate degree14%1,432
Bachelor's degree15%1,632
Graduate degree4.0%423

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−4.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

5,929 households (±116)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $25k13%748
$25k–50k17%1,003
$50k–75k18%1,081
$75k–100k15%868
$100k–150k19%1,128
$150k–200k10%609
$200k or more8.3%492

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−7.5 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

5,929 households (±116)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Own81%4,789
Rent19%1,140

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

961 households (±124)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $75038%367
$750–1,00026%253
$1,000–1,50021%†201

Home values

4,789 homes (±127)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $150k21%982
$150k–250k36%1,702
$250k–400k25%1,193

Age of homes

6,523 homes (±44)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

2010 or later5.0%324
2000–20099.4%614
1980–199917%1,121

Size of homes

6,523 homes (±44)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Studio0.6%†41
1 bedroom7.2%471
2 bedrooms20%1,302

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

7,558 workers (±183)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Drive alone78%5,892
Carpool7.0%532
Public transit0.2%†12
Walk2.8%209
Bike0.2%†12
Work from home11%826
Other1.0%†75

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−3.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

6,732 workers (±171)

Sibley County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under 15 min30%1,999
15–29 min28%1,858
30–44 min23%1,559

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Sibley County has 359 employer establishments, 237 for every 10,000 residents (0.95× the US rate of 248; 0.88× Minnesota's), with 3,390 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,066. The Census Bureau also counts 1,080 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 359; 1,080 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 237; US 248 · Minnesota 268
Paid employees: 3,390
Average annual pay: $45,066; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Sibley County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	40	26.4	1.70×More than typical	119	$66,244	101
Construction of buildings	25	16.5	2.18×More than typical	54	$60,463	54
Truck transportation	23	15.2	3.00×More than typical	102	$45,676	60
Religious organizations	19	12.5	2.26×More than typical	80	$16,275	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	13	8.6	1.70×More than typical	63	$42,667	33
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	13	8.6	2.72×More than typical	33	$70,576	22
Gasoline stations	12	7.9	2.44×More than typical	110	$14,191	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	12	7.9	1.17×About typical	21	$71,857	68
Building equipment contractors	11	7.2	1.20×About typical	59	$55,373	16
Other specialty trade contractors	11	7.2	2.89×More than typical	19	$104,526	29
Banks and credit unions	9	5.9	1.84×Too few to compare	52	$55,596	—
Landscaping services	9	5.9	1.69×Too few to compare	15	$63,267	25

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 15,179 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.2M on contracts performed in Sibley County, Minnesota: $79.22 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $1.2M; −63% vs FY2025
Per resident: $79.22; US $1,995
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Agricultural Marketing Service$1.2M100%

Top recipients

MICHAEL FOODS, INC$1.2M100%
AMAKA COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSULTING, LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

27.8KFY2017
329.9KFY2018
23.4KFY2019
22.5KFY2021
8.4MFY2022
239.9KFY2023
2.1MFY2024
3.3MFY2025
1.2MFY2026

What was bought

Other equipment & supplies$1.2M100%

Top industries (NAICS)

Other food manufacturing · 3119$1.2M100%

Largest awards

COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011389/4100034626/EGG PATTY ROUND FRZ-CTN-25 LB$1.2M
MICHAEL FOODS, INC· Sibley County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 29, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 123J1426C1566
SEVEN BILLBOARDS FOR A TOTAL OF 6 MONTHS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO GENERATE RECRUITMENT LEADS TO ENLISTMENT$68.2K
AMAKA COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSULTING, LLC· Sibley County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 26, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025· W50S7F25PA012

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $115.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Sibley County, Minnesota: $7,535 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $115.7M; −3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,535; US $12,957
Loan face value: $4.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 27%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$62.9M54%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$29.1M25%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$6.2M5.4%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$6.1M5.3%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$4M3.4%
10.924 · Conservation Stewardship Program$2.3M2.0%
10.990 · Farmer Bridge Assistance Program$1.5M1.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$1.2M1.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

LUDOWESE FAMILY FARM$1.2M1.0%
STEWART, MN
PRAHL FARMS INC$520.2K0.4%
LE SUEUR, MN
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$338.3K0.3%
SAINT PAUL, MN
DOMINIUM GROUP INCORPORATED$182K0.2%
WINTHROP, MN
RD PROPERTIES 2017 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$102.1K0.1%
SLAYTON, MN
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF LE SUEUR MINNESOTA$69.5K0.1%
LE SUEUR, MN
GFW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$29.6K0.0%
GIBBON, MN
MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL$29.1K0.0%
HENDERSON, MN

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$74.3M64%
Farm Service Agency$30.7M26%
Department of Agriculture
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$7M6.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Natural Resources Conservation Service$2.7M2.3%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Highway Administration$338.3K0.3%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner$182K0.2%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Agriculture$163.3K0.1%
Department of Agriculture
Railroad Retirement Board$144.9K0.1%

By type

Direct payments$112.6M97%
Other assistance$2.7M2.3%
Grants$453.7K0.4%
Insurance$5,1290.0%
Loans$00.0%
$4.4M lent or guaranteed

Assistance by fiscal year

95.3MFY2021
95.9MFY2022
83.2MFY2023
95.3MFY2024
119.3MFY2025
115.7MFY2026

County aggregates

70%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Sibley County, Minnesota compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Sibley County, Minnesota
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2017	$1.86	$1,436
FY2018	$21.96	$1,552
FY2019	$1.57	$1,654
FY2020	$0	$1,880
FY2021	$1.51	$1,810
FY2022	$563	$1,917
FY2023	$15.81	$2,079
FY2024	$140	$2,047
FY2025	$212	$2,165
FY2026	$79.22 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$128	$5,748
FY2022	$865	$5,221
FY2023	$115	$5,364
FY2024	$944	$5,501
FY2025	$654	$5,732
FY2026	$109 (partial year)	$5,447

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$80.64	$298
FY2022	$44.28	$357
FY2023	$66.98	$301
FY2024	$683	$319
FY2025	$405	$360
FY2026	$22.03 (partial year)	$349

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$79.40	$239
FY2022	$82.32	$185
FY2023	$61.44	$229
FY2024	$65.73	$229
FY2025	$76.42	$249
FY2026	$25.53 (partial year)	$201

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$13.24	$2,304
FY2022	$0	$2,197
FY2023	-$13.05	$2,274
FY2024	$0	$2,267
FY2025	$0	$2,397
FY2026	$0 (partial year)	$2,597

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$1,404	$1,186
FY2022	$283	$465
FY2023	$69.58	$76.52
FY2024	$13.11	$120
FY2025	$136	$148
FY2026	$199 (partial year)	$108

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Sibley County, Minnesota
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−3.2%	2.0%
2015	−1.1%	2.1%
2016	9.5%	1.7%
2017	1.0%	1.4%
2018	−1.6%	1.6%
2019	−1.4%	1.4%
2020	−5.7%	−6.1%
2021	−1.4%	3.4%
2022	−0.6%	4.3%
2023	−3.3%	2.1%
2024	1.5%	1.2%
2025	−2.9%	0.5%

Average weekly wageChange since 2016, %

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Average weekly wage, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−5.7%	−4.2%
2015	−1.5%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.1%	+3.3%
2018	+7.2%	+6.8%
2019

Unemployment ratepercent

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Unemployment rate, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	4.7%	6.2%
2015	4.2%	5.3%
2016	4.2%	4.9%
2017	3.5%	4.4%
2018	3.2%	3.9%
2019

Personal income per capitaChange since 2016, %

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Personal income per capita, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−0.5%	−5.5%
2015	+2.4%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.7%	+4.1%
2018	+8.0%	+8.9%
2019

New homes permittedper 1,000 people

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New homes permitted, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	1.1/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.5/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.7/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.0/1k	4.1/1k
2019

Median household incomeChange since 2016, %

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Median household income, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−1.8%	−6.9%
2015	−6.4%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−2.6%	+4.7%
2018	+8.6%	+7.5%
2019

Poverty ratepercent

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Poverty rate, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	9.2%	15.5%
2015	8.9%	14.7%
2016	9.1%	14.0%
2017	7.7%	13.4%
2018	7.1%	13.1%
2019	10.7%

Typical home valueChange since 2016, %

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Typical home value, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−11.9% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−2.5% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017

Uninsured residents (under 65)percent

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Uninsured residents (under 65), Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	7.3%	13.5%
2015	5.8%	10.9%
2016	5.9%	10.0%
2017	6.7%	10.2%
2018	6.4%	10.4%
2019

New business applicationsper 1,000 people

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New business applications, Sibley County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Sibley County, Minnesota	United States
2014	5.4/1k	8.5/1k
2015	5.0/1k	8.7/1k
2016	6.5/1k	9.1/1k
2017	5.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	6.6/1k	10.7/1k
2019

Calendar years

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Transportation grants · FY2024

$683 per resident in FY2024, against an earlier average of $63.97 (11× that).

Compared with 9 similar counties

Sibley County, Minnesota
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Job growth: change since 2023points

In the year after: −0.40 points compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is inside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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Job growth: Sibley County, Minnesota and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Sibley County, Minnesota	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3

New homes permitted: change since 2023per 1,000 people

In the year after: −0.12 per 1,000 people compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is inside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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New homes permitted: Sibley County, Minnesota and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Sibley County, Minnesota	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties

Jumps not compared

FY2022, Federal contracts: one recipient accounted for most of the increase.

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Sibley County, Minnesota is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Michelle FischbachR-MN-7 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.4%

Senate

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Cities and towns in Sibley County

Places whose residents live mostly in Sibley County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-06
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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