Greeley County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 29.9 | 2,219 people · 67th most distressed in Nebraska

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Greeley County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 29.9 — 2888th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Nebraska, it ranks 67th of 93 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Greeley County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 45.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 45.2
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 31
Income & Poverty 40.2
Poverty Rate 27
Income vs. State Median 67
Child Poverty Rate 26
Community Vulnerability 28.8
Uninsured Rate 12
Disability Rate 45
Debt & Delinquency 20.4
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 31
Housing Cost Burden 14.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 7
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 24
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 6
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 28

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Greeley County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Greeley County
Greeley County, NE 29.9 Healthy
Sherman County, NE 41.6 Normal +11.7
Valley County, NE 38.7 Normal +8.8
Howard County, NE 35.9 Normal +6.0
Wheeler County, NE 33.9 Healthy +4.0
Nance County, NE 33.4 Healthy +3.5
Boone County, NE 18.7 Healthy -11.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Greeley County
Jackson County, MN 29.9 Healthy -0.0
Howard County, IA 29.8 Healthy -0.1
Grant County, SD 30.1 Healthy +0.2
Ellsworth County, KS 30.2 Healthy +0.3
Armstrong County, TX 30.2 Healthy +0.3

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