Kimball County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.6 | 3,289 people · 3rd most distressed in Nebraska

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Kimball County, NE registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.6 — 1324th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Nebraska, it ranks 3rd of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Kimball County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 80.3 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 80.3
Uninsured Rate 92
Disability Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 49.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 19
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 86
Homeownership Rate 62
Rent-to-Income Ratio 32
Income & Poverty 49.2
Poverty Rate 40
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 37
Debt & Delinquency 46.4
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 47
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Employment & Wages 42.1
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 30
Business Formation Rate 83

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Kimball County
Kimball County, NE 53.6 Elevated
Logan County, CO 50.9 Elevated -2.7
Cheyenne County, NE 45.0 Normal -8.6
Laramie County, WY 42.5 Normal -11.1
Weld County, CO 41.6 Normal -11.9
Banner County, NE 41.3 Normal -12.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Kimball County
Grundy County, MO 53.6 Elevated -0.0
Woods County, OK 53.6 Elevated -0.0
Gilmer County, WV 53.6 Elevated +0.0
Ontonagon County, MI 53.6 Elevated +0.0
Jack County, TX 53.5 Elevated -0.0

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