Platte County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 29.3 | 34,609 people · 69th most distressed in Nebraska

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Platte County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 29.3 — 2907th 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 69th of 93 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 8 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Platte County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 42.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 42.1
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 85
Housing Cost Burden 35.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 48
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 60
Rent-to-Income Ratio 9
Debt & Delinquency 32.0
Debt in Collections 15
Medical Debt 30
Student Loan Delinquency 10
Auto Loan Delinquency 33
Credit Card Delinquency 23
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 25.7
Uninsured Rate 39
Disability Rate 12
Income & Poverty 11.1
Poverty Rate 9
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Platte County
Platte County, NE 29.3 Healthy
Madison County, NE 35.7 Normal +6.4
Merrick County, NE 33.5 Healthy +4.1
Nance County, NE 33.4 Healthy +4.1
Colfax County, NE 31.4 Healthy +2.1
Butler County, NE 27.0 Healthy -2.3
Stanton County, NE 26.3 Healthy -3.0
Polk County, NE 23.1 Healthy -6.3
Boone County, NE 18.7 Healthy -10.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Platte County
Woodford County, KY 29.3 Healthy -0.0
Williams County, ND 29.4 Healthy +0.0
Mahaska County, IA 29.4 Healthy +0.1
York County, NE 29.4 Healthy +0.1
Wyandot County, OH 29.2 Healthy -0.1

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