Sherman County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.6 | 2,983 people · 30th most distressed in Nebraska

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Sherman County, NE falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.6 — 2236th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Nebraska, it ranks 30th of 93 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sherman County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 60.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 60.9
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 78
Business Formation Rate 86
Income & Poverty 52.0
Poverty Rate 40
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 38
Housing Cost Burden 35.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 10
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 45
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 43
Homeownership Rate 39
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40
Community Vulnerability 32.0
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 36
Debt & Delinquency 28.0
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 40
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 22
Credit Card Delinquency 20
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sherman County
Sherman County, NE 41.6 Normal
Valley County, NE 38.7 Normal -3.0
Howard County, NE 35.9 Normal -5.8
Buffalo County, NE 34.1 Healthy -7.5
Custer County, NE 33.3 Healthy -8.3
Greeley County, NE 29.9 Healthy -11.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sherman County
Wayne County, UT 41.6 Normal 0.0
Beaver County, OK 41.6 Normal -0.0
Doniphan County, KS 41.6 Normal -0.0
Scotland County, MO 41.5 Normal -0.1
Wallace County, KS 41.7 Normal +0.1

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