Perkins County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 28.0 | 2,795 people · 76th most distressed in Nebraska

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Perkins County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 28.0 — 2958th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Nebraska, it ranks 76th of 93 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Perkins County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 38.5 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 38.5
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 95
Community Vulnerability 28.0
Uninsured Rate 26
Disability Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 26.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 29
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 18
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 49
Homeownership Rate 31
Rent-to-Income Ratio 7
Debt & Delinquency 26.4
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 23
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 60
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 20
Income & Poverty 20.2
Poverty Rate 15
Income vs. State Median 29
Child Poverty Rate 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Perkins County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Perkins County
Perkins County, NE 28.0 Healthy
Sedgwick County, CO 57.6 Elevated +29.6
Lincoln County, NE 47.6 Normal +19.6
Deuel County, NE 46.4 Normal +18.5
Keith County, NE 42.1 Normal +14.2
Hayes County, NE 41.5 Normal +13.5
Phillips County, CO 34.1 Healthy +6.2
Chase County, NE 28.9 Healthy +1.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Perkins County
McHenry County, ND 28.0 Healthy +0.0
Sweet Grass County, MT 27.9 Healthy -0.1
Borden County, TX 27.8 Healthy -0.1
Greeley County, KS 27.7 Healthy -0.2
Trego County, KS 27.6 Healthy -0.3

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