Hitchcock County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.8 | 2,552 people · 17th most distressed in Nebraska

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Hitchcock County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.8 — 1913th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Nebraska, it ranks 17th 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. Hitchcock County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 64.9 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 64.9
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 84
Child Poverty Rate 55
Community Vulnerability 58.3
Uninsured Rate 42
Disability Rate 75
Employment & Wages 48.1
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 27
Business Formation Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 32.1
Debt in Collections 18
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 25.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 40
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 6
Homeownership Rate 23
Rent-to-Income Ratio 47

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hitchcock County
Hitchcock County, NE 45.8 Normal
Red Willow County, NE 47.3 Normal +1.5
Frontier County, NE 44.5 Normal -1.3
Hayes County, NE 41.5 Normal -4.3
Rawlins County, KS 36.4 Normal -9.5
Dundy County, NE 32.4 Healthy -13.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hitchcock County
Sitka City and Borough, AK 45.8 Normal 0.0
Sherman County, TX 45.8 Normal -0.1
Edwards County, IL 46.0 Normal +0.1
Kane County, UT 45.7 Normal -0.1
Monroe County, MO 46.0 Normal +0.2

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