Antelope County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.5 | 6,302 people · 73rd most distressed in Nebraska

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Antelope County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.5 — 2940th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency rates remain below the national norm. Within Nebraska, it ranks 73rd of 93 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Antelope County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 31.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 31.0
Debt in Collections 12
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 65
Credit Card Delinquency 31
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 17
Income & Poverty 30.5
Poverty Rate 25
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 20
Housing Cost Burden 29.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 7
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 19
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 65
Homeownership Rate 44
Rent-to-Income Ratio 16
Community Vulnerability 25.6
Uninsured Rate 29
Disability Rate 22
Employment & Wages 25.4
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Antelope County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Antelope County
Antelope County, NE 28.5 Healthy
Knox County, NE 37.0 Normal +8.6
Madison County, NE 35.7 Normal +7.2
Wheeler County, NE 33.9 Healthy +5.4
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy +0.7
Pierce County, NE 23.3 Healthy -5.2
Boone County, NE 18.7 Healthy -9.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Antelope County
Murray County, MN 28.5 Healthy 0.0
Washington County, KS 28.5 Healthy +0.0
Bon Homme County, SD 28.5 Healthy +0.0
Thayer County, NE 28.5 Healthy +0.0
Rich County, UT 28.4 Healthy -0.1

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