Cass County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.8 | 27,446 people · 65th most distressed in Nebraska

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Cass County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.8 — 2859th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Nebraska, it ranks 65th of 93 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cass County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 56.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 56.1
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 85
Business Formation Rate 64
Housing Cost Burden 35.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 55
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 72
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36
Debt & Delinquency 30.5
Debt in Collections 20
Medical Debt 24
Student Loan Delinquency 48
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 16
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Community Vulnerability 25.5
Uninsured Rate 19
Disability Rate 32
Income & Poverty 6.9
Poverty Rate 3
Income vs. State Median 12
Child Poverty Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cass County
Cass County, NE 30.8 Healthy
Lancaster County, NE 35.2 Normal +4.4
Mills County, IA 31.7 Healthy +0.9
Sarpy County, NE 28.0 Healthy -2.8
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy -3.7
Otoe County, NE 26.4 Healthy -4.4
Saunders County, NE 22.5 Healthy -8.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cass County
Clinton County, IL 30.9 Healthy +0.0
Oconto County, WI 30.9 Healthy +0.1
Brown County, MN 30.9 Healthy +0.1
Louisa County, IA 31.0 Healthy +0.2
Wyoming County, NY 30.6 Healthy -0.2

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