Gosper County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.4 | 1,847 people · 74th most distressed in Nebraska

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Gosper County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.4 — 2944th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Nebraska, it ranks 74th of 93 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Gosper County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 45.4 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 45.4
Uninsured Rate 74
Disability Rate 16
Employment & Wages 30.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 28
Business Formation Rate 37
Debt & Delinquency 26.2
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Income & Poverty 20.9
Poverty Rate 12
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 25
Housing Cost Burden 18.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 38
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 36
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Gosper County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Gosper County
Gosper County, NE 28.4 Healthy
Frontier County, NE 44.5 Normal +16.2
Furnas County, NE 42.6 Normal +14.2
Dawson County, NE 39.0 Normal +10.7
Phelps County, NE 24.6 Healthy -3.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Gosper County
Rich County, UT 28.4 Healthy +0.1
Murray County, MN 28.5 Healthy +0.1
Antelope County, NE 28.5 Healthy +0.1
Washington County, KS 28.5 Healthy +0.1
Bon Homme County, SD 28.5 Healthy +0.1

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