Pierce County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 23.3 | 7,299 people · 88th most distressed in Nebraska

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Pierce County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 23.3 — 3068th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency rates remain below the national norm. Within Nebraska, it ranks 88th of 93 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pierce County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 34.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 34.2
Debt in Collections 15
Medical Debt 67
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 41
Employment & Wages 28.6
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 37
Community Vulnerability 20.0
Uninsured Rate 31
Disability Rate 9
Housing Cost Burden 19.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 26
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Income & Poverty 14.0
Poverty Rate 14
Income vs. State Median 17
Child Poverty Rate 11

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pierce County
Pierce County, NE 23.3 Healthy
Wayne County, NE 38.0 Normal +14.7
Knox County, NE 37.0 Normal +13.7
Madison County, NE 35.7 Normal +12.4
Antelope County, NE 28.5 Healthy +5.2
Stanton County, NE 26.3 Healthy +3.0
Cedar County, NE 23.5 Healthy +0.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pierce County
Fillmore County, NE 23.2 Healthy -0.1
Cedar County, NE 23.5 Healthy +0.2
Polk County, NE 23.1 Healthy -0.3
Ida County, IA 23.6 Healthy +0.3
Clay County, NE 23.8 Healthy +0.5

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