Stanton County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 26.3 | 5,856 people · 79th most distressed in Nebraska

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Stanton County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 26.3 — 3005th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Nebraska, it ranks 79th of 93 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stanton County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 55.9 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 55.9
Debt in Collections 35
Medical Debt 52
Student Loan Delinquency 28
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Employment & Wages 30.1
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 75
Community Vulnerability 18.6
Uninsured Rate 22
Disability Rate 15
Housing Cost Burden 17.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 22
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 8
Homeownership Rate 34
Rent-to-Income Ratio 12
Income & Poverty 9.1
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 17
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 Stanton County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stanton County
Stanton County, NE 26.3 Healthy
Wayne County, NE 38.0 Normal +11.7
Madison County, NE 35.7 Normal +9.4
Colfax County, NE 31.4 Healthy +5.1
Platte County, NE 29.3 Healthy +3.0
Cuming County, NE 25.5 Healthy -0.8
Pierce County, NE 23.3 Healthy -3.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stanton County
Aurora County, SD 26.3 Healthy -0.0
Nelson County, ND 26.2 Healthy -0.1
Dunn County, ND 26.1 Healthy -0.2
Daniels County, MT 26.5 Healthy +0.2
Humboldt County, IA 26.0 Healthy -0.3

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