Washington County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 23.9 | 21,152 people · 85th most distressed in Nebraska

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Washington County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 23.9 — 3057th 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 85th of 93 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Washington County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 44.6 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 44.6
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 40.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 38
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 77
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 24
Debt & Delinquency 20.1
Debt in Collections 3
Medical Debt 22
Student Loan Delinquency 11
Auto Loan Delinquency 27
Credit Card Delinquency 16
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 43
Community Vulnerability 10.0
Uninsured Rate 12
Disability Rate 8
Income & Poverty 4.2
Poverty Rate 2
Income vs. State Median 8
Child Poverty Rate 2

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Washington County, NE 23.9 Healthy
Pottawattamie County, IA 50.0 Elevated +26.1
Douglas County, NE 41.4 Normal +17.5
Burt County, NE 38.1 Normal +14.2
Dodge County, NE 36.8 Normal +12.9
Harrison County, IA 36.1 Normal +12.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Washington County, IL 23.9 Healthy -0.0
Marion County, IA 23.9 Healthy +0.0
Mitchell County, IA 23.7 Healthy -0.2
Woodford County, IL 24.1 Healthy +0.2
Brookings County, SD 23.6 Healthy -0.3

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