Colfax County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 31.4 | 10,566 people · 63rd most distressed in Nebraska

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Colfax County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.4 — 2838th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Nebraska, it ranks 63rd of 93 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Colfax County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 47.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 47.4
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 39.0
Uninsured Rate 73
Disability Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 32.3
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 41
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 12
Credit Card Delinquency 26
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Income & Poverty 22.3
Poverty Rate 18
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 18
Housing Cost Burden 15.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 41
Rent-to-Income Ratio 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Colfax County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Colfax County
Colfax County, NE 31.4 Healthy
Dodge County, NE 36.8 Normal +5.4
Platte County, NE 29.3 Healthy -2.1
Butler County, NE 27.0 Healthy -4.4
Stanton County, NE 26.3 Healthy -5.1
Cuming County, NE 25.5 Healthy -5.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Colfax County
Montour County, PA 31.4 Healthy 0.0
Franklin County, ID 31.4 Healthy +0.0
Whitley County, IN 31.5 Healthy +0.1
Washington County, IA 31.5 Healthy +0.1
Henry County, OH 31.5 Healthy +0.1

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