Garfield County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 43.8 | 1,763 people · 24th most distressed in Nebraska

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Garfield County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 43.8 — 2094th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Nebraska, it ranks 24th 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. Garfield County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 58.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 58.5
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 67
Business Formation Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 54.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 45
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 66
Homeownership Rate 50
Rent-to-Income Ratio 63
Income & Poverty 47.4
Poverty Rate 28
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 21
Community Vulnerability 32.3
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 41
Debt & Delinquency 26.4
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 31
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 43

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Garfield County
Garfield County, NE 43.8 Normal
Loup County, NE 46.1 Normal +2.3
Valley County, NE 38.7 Normal -5.2
Wheeler County, NE 33.9 Healthy -9.9
Custer County, NE 33.3 Healthy -10.5
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy -14.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Garfield County
Haines Borough, AK 43.8 Normal +0.0
Cloud County, KS 43.8 Normal -0.0
Johnson County, NE 43.9 Normal +0.0
Liberty County, MT 43.7 Normal -0.1
Morton County, KS 43.9 Normal +0.1

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