Garden County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 47.3 | 1,794 people · 11th most distressed in Nebraska
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Garden County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 47.3 — 1804th 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 11th of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Garden County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 78.6 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 78.6
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 74
Community Vulnerability 70.8
Uninsured Rate 60
Disability Rate 82
Employment & Wages 37.8
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 61
Business Formation Rate 11
Housing Cost Burden 26.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 9
Homeownership Rate 27
Rent-to-Income Ratio 86
Debt & Delinquency 22.8
Debt in Collections 17
Medical Debt 29
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 12

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Garden County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Garden County
Garden County, NE 47.3 Normal —
Deuel County, NE 46.4 Normal -0.9
Sheridan County, NE 45.5 Normal -1.8
Cheyenne County, NE 45.0 Normal -2.3
Arthur County, NE 44.7 Normal -2.6
Keith County, NE 42.1 Normal -5.1
Morrill County, NE 37.6 Normal -9.6
Grant County, NE 30.6 Healthy -16.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Garden County
Brewster County, TX 47.3 Normal -0.0
Dewey County, OK 47.2 Normal -0.1
Gallatin County, IL 47.4 Normal +0.1
Eureka County, NV 47.4 Normal +0.1
Keweenaw County, MI 47.5 Normal +0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Garden County, Nebraska?

    Garden County has a County Distress Index score of 47.3 out of 100, placing it in the Normal zone. It ranks 1,804th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 11th in Nebraska out of 93 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Garden County?

    The primary driver of distress in Garden County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 78.6 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Garden County compare to neighboring counties?

    Garden County (47.3) can be compared to its 7 neighboring counties: Deuel County, NE (46.4); Sheridan County, NE (45.5); Cheyenne County, NE (45.0).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Garden County?

    Garden County, Nebraska has a population of approximately 1,794 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a tiny county.