Lincoln County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 47.6 | 33,365 people · 9th most distressed in Nebraska

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Lincoln County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 47.6 — 1783rd 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 9th of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lincoln County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 57.6 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 57.6
Uninsured Rate 47
Disability Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 52.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 59
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 25
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 57
Homeownership Rate 86
Rent-to-Income Ratio 38
Income & Poverty 43.6
Poverty Rate 41
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 33
Debt & Delinquency 43.2
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 37
Student Loan Delinquency 36
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 36
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Employment & Wages 40.7
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 66

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Lincoln County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Lincoln County, NE 47.6 Normal
Frontier County, NE 44.5 Normal -3.1
Keith County, NE 42.1 Normal -5.5
McPherson County, NE 42.0 Normal -5.6
Hayes County, NE 41.5 Normal -6.1
Dawson County, NE 39.0 Normal -8.6
Custer County, NE 33.3 Healthy -14.3
Logan County, NE 31.2 Healthy -16.4
Perkins County, NE 28.0 Healthy -19.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lincoln County
Seward County, KS 47.5 Normal -0.1
Aitkin County, MN 47.7 Normal +0.1
Dakota County, NE 47.7 Normal +0.1
Roberts County, SD 47.7 Normal +0.1
Gooding County, ID 47.5 Normal -0.1

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