County Data

Nebraska County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 93 counties in Nebraska, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 36.6.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17

Nebraska Snapshot

93 Counties Scored
36.6 Mean Score
37.0 Median Score
57.1 Dawes County Most Distressed
17.5 Hamilton County Least Distressed
6 Elevated 48 Normal 39 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Nebraska County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 93 Nebraska counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Dawes County
57.1 Elevated
Housing Cost Burden
#2 Scotts Bluff County
56.9 Elevated
Housing Cost Burden
#3 Kimball County
53.6 Elevated
Community Vulnerability

Least Distressed

#93 Hamilton County
17.5 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#92 Boone County
18.7 Healthy
Income & Poverty
#91 Saunders County
22.5 Healthy
Employment & Wages

Score Distribution

How Nebraska's 93 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Nebraska Counties

93 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 1,075 Dawes County 57.1 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
2 1,085 Scotts Bluff County 56.9 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
3 1,324 Kimball County 53.6 Elevated Community Vulnerability
4 1,456 Boyd County 51.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
5 1,461 Thurston County 51.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
6 1,515 Hall County 51.0 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
7 1,620 Pawnee County 49.6 Normal Community Vulnerability
8 1,778 Dakota County 47.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
9 1,783 Lincoln County 47.6 Normal Community Vulnerability
10 1,803 Red Willow County 47.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
11 1,804 Garden County 47.3 Normal Income & Poverty
12 1,852 Sioux County 46.7 Normal Employment & Wages
13 1,865 Deuel County 46.4 Normal Employment & Wages
14 1,871 Jefferson County 46.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
15 1,891 Hooker County 46.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
16 1,893 Loup County 46.1 Normal Income & Poverty
17 1,913 Hitchcock County 45.8 Normal Income & Poverty
18 1,941 Sheridan County 45.5 Normal Community Vulnerability
19 1,994 Cheyenne County 45.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
20 2,018 Arthur County 44.7 Normal Income & Poverty
21 2,033 Frontier County 44.5 Normal Employment & Wages
22 2,048 Brown County 44.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
23 2,088 Johnson County 43.9 Normal Debt & Delinquency
24 2,094 Garfield County 43.8 Normal Employment & Wages
25 2,113 Blaine County 43.6 Normal Income & Poverty
26 2,150 Box Butte County 42.9 Normal Employment & Wages
27 2,168 Furnas County 42.6 Normal Community Vulnerability
28 2,199 Keith County 42.1 Normal Income & Poverty
29 2,214 McPherson County 42.0 Normal Employment & Wages
30 2,236 Sherman County 41.6 Normal Employment & Wages
31 2,249 Hayes County 41.5 Normal Employment & Wages
32 2,267 Douglas County 41.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
33 2,271 Banner County 41.3 Normal Employment & Wages
34 2,311 Adams County 40.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
35 2,322 Nemaha County 40.5 Normal Community Vulnerability
36 2,357 Thomas County 39.9 Normal Employment & Wages
37 2,364 Cherry County 39.7 Normal Income & Poverty
38 2,367 Gage County 39.7 Normal Employment & Wages
39 2,404 Richardson County 39.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
40 2,410 Dawson County 39.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
41 2,430 Valley County 38.7 Normal Income & Poverty
42 2,450 Keya Paha County 38.4 Normal Income & Poverty
43 2,461 Franklin County 38.2 Normal Community Vulnerability
44 2,470 Burt County 38.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
45 2,480 Wayne County 38.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
46 2,504 Morrill County 37.6 Normal Income & Poverty
47 2,534 Knox County 37.0 Normal Income & Poverty
48 2,550 Dodge County 36.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
49 2,571 Webster County 36.4 Normal Income & Poverty
50 2,573 Saline County 36.4 Normal Employment & Wages
51 2,595 Howard County 35.9 Normal Employment & Wages
52 2,611 Madison County 35.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
53 2,635 Nuckolls County 35.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
54 2,642 Lancaster County 35.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
55 2,694 Buffalo County 34.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
56 2,706 Wheeler County 33.9 Healthy Income & Poverty
57 2,732 Merrick County 33.5 Healthy Community Vulnerability
58 2,736 Nance County 33.4 Healthy Community Vulnerability
59 2,738 Rock County 33.4 Healthy Income & Poverty
60 2,743 Custer County 33.3 Healthy Community Vulnerability
61 2,781 Dundy County 32.4 Healthy Income & Poverty
62 2,796 Harlan County 32.1 Healthy Community Vulnerability
63 2,838 Colfax County 31.4 Healthy Employment & Wages
64 2,847 Logan County 31.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
65 2,859 Cass County 30.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
66 2,866 Grant County 30.6 Healthy Income & Poverty
67 2,888 Greeley County 29.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
68 2,903 York County 29.4 Healthy Employment & Wages
69 2,907 Platte County 29.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
70 2,915 Holt County 29.1 Healthy Income & Poverty
71 2,922 Chase County 28.9 Healthy Community Vulnerability
72 2,935 Thayer County 28.5 Healthy Employment & Wages
73 2,940 Antelope County 28.5 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
74 2,944 Gosper County 28.4 Healthy Community Vulnerability
75 2,952 Sarpy County 28.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
76 2,958 Perkins County 28.0 Healthy Employment & Wages
77 2,984 Butler County 27.0 Healthy Employment & Wages
78 3,004 Otoe County 26.4 Healthy Employment & Wages
79 3,005 Stanton County 26.3 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
80 3,025 Kearney County 25.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
81 3,029 Cuming County 25.5 Healthy Community Vulnerability
82 3,040 Phelps County 24.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
83 3,049 Seward County 24.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
84 3,050 Dixon County 24.2 Healthy Community Vulnerability
85 3,057 Washington County 23.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
86 3,059 Clay County 23.8 Healthy Community Vulnerability
87 3,066 Cedar County 23.5 Healthy Employment & Wages
88 3,068 Pierce County 23.3 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
89 3,071 Fillmore County 23.2 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
90 3,072 Polk County 23.1 Healthy Employment & Wages
91 3,077 Saunders County 22.5 Healthy Employment & Wages
92 3,126 Boone County 18.7 Healthy Income & Poverty
93 3,133 Hamilton County 17.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

0 of 93 county reports for Nebraska are currently available. All 93 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.

Crisis (80+) — Extreme distress across multiple domains
Serious Stress (65–80) — Significant distress, multiple domains elevated
Elevated (50–65) — Above-average distress in several areas
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Below-average distress

Full methodology and data sources

Nebraska Resources

Nebraska State Profile

State ADI score: 38.3 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Nebraska.

Find Help in Nebraska

HUD-approved housing counselors, legal aid offices, credit counselors, and debtor education providers in Nebraska.

Nebraska Foreclosure Laws

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State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare Nebraska to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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