Boyd County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.9 | 1,725 people · 4th most distressed in Nebraska

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Boyd County, NE registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.9 — 1456th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Nebraska, it ranks 4th of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Boyd County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 65.4 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 65.4
Poverty Rate 42
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 59
Employment & Wages 64.7
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 83
Business Formation Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 60.7
Uninsured Rate 59
Disability Rate 62
Housing Cost Burden 36.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 63
Homeownership Rate 7
Rent-to-Income Ratio 71
Debt & Delinquency 32.1
Debt in Collections 17
Medical Debt 29
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 68

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Boyd County
Boyd County, NE 51.9 Elevated
Charles Mix County, SD 44.9 Normal -7.1
Gregory County, SD 39.0 Normal -12.9
Keya Paha County, NE 38.4 Normal -13.5
Knox County, NE 37.0 Normal -14.9
Rock County, NE 33.4 Healthy -18.6
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy -22.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Boyd County
Thurston County, NE 51.8 Elevated -0.1
Decatur County, IA 51.8 Elevated -0.1
Pondera County, MT 52.1 Elevated +0.2
Worth County, MO 51.7 Elevated -0.2
Baca County, CO 52.2 Elevated +0.3

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