Rock County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.4 | 1,271 people · 59th most distressed in Nebraska

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Rock County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.4 — 2738th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Nebraska, it ranks 59th of 93 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Rock County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 62.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 62.2
Poverty Rate 51
Income vs. State Median 80
Child Poverty Rate 56
Employment & Wages 29.6
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 56
Business Formation Rate 28
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
Community Vulnerability 26.2
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 19
Housing Cost Burden 20.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 9
Homeownership Rate 43
Rent-to-Income Ratio 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Rock County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Rock County
Rock County, NE 33.4 Healthy
Boyd County, NE 51.9 Elevated +18.6
Loup County, NE 46.1 Normal +12.7
Brown County, NE 44.3 Normal +11.0
Keya Paha County, NE 38.4 Normal +5.0
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy -4.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Rock County
Nance County, NE 33.4 Healthy +0.1
Merrick County, NE 33.5 Healthy +0.1
Warren County, IN 33.2 Healthy -0.1
Osceola County, IA 33.2 Healthy -0.1
Stanton County, KS 33.5 Healthy +0.1

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