Loup County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 46.1 | 592 people · 16th most distressed in Nebraska

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Loup County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 46.1 — 1893rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Nebraska, it ranks 16th of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Loup County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 74.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 74.2
Poverty Rate 71
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 87
Employment & Wages 54.7
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 86
Business Formation Rate 22
Community Vulnerability 47.4
Uninsured Rate 78
Disability Rate 17
Debt & Delinquency 28.2
Debt in Collections 17
Medical Debt 29
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 29
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 44
Housing Cost Burden 26.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 13
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 25

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Loup County
Loup County, NE 46.1 Normal
Brown County, NE 44.3 Normal -1.8
Garfield County, NE 43.8 Normal -2.3
Blaine County, NE 43.6 Normal -2.5
Rock County, NE 33.4 Healthy -12.7
Custer County, NE 33.3 Healthy -12.8
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy -16.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Loup County
Clearwater County, MN 46.0 Normal -0.0
Hamilton County, IL 46.1 Normal +0.0
Hooker County, NE 46.1 Normal +0.0
Harper County, KS 46.1 Normal +0.1
Monroe County, MO 46.0 Normal -0.1

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