Deuel County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.4 | 1,871 people · 13th most distressed in Nebraska

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Deuel County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.4 — 1865th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Nebraska, it ranks 13th of 93 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Deuel County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 69.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 69.3
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 76
Business Formation Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 66.6
Uninsured Rate 69
Disability Rate 65
Income & Poverty 55.2
Poverty Rate 37
Income vs. State Median 74
Child Poverty Rate 55
Debt & Delinquency 25.6
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 30
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 39
Housing Cost Burden 15.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 24
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Deuel County
Deuel County, NE 46.4 Normal
Sedgwick County, CO 57.6 Elevated +11.2
Garden County, NE 47.3 Normal +0.9
Cheyenne County, NE 45.0 Normal -1.5
Keith County, NE 42.1 Normal -4.3
Perkins County, NE 28.0 Healthy -18.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Deuel County
Prairie County, MT 46.5 Normal +0.0
McMullen County, TX 46.4 Normal -0.0
Jefferson County, NE 46.4 Normal -0.1
Highland County, VA 46.3 Normal -0.1
Grant County, OK 46.3 Normal -0.2

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