Wheeler County, Nebraska

County Distress Index: Healthy · 33.9 | 775 people · 56th most distressed in Nebraska

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Wheeler County, NE ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 33.9 — 2706th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Nebraska, it ranks 56th of 93 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wheeler County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 60.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 60.2
Poverty Rate 44
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 55
Employment & Wages 34.1
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 26
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
Housing Cost Burden 27.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 69
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 44
Community Vulnerability 19.2
Uninsured Rate 13
Disability Rate 25

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Wheeler County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wheeler County
Wheeler County, NE 33.9 Healthy
Garfield County, NE 43.8 Normal +9.9
Valley County, NE 38.7 Normal +4.8
Greeley County, NE 29.9 Healthy -4.0
Holt County, NE 29.1 Healthy -4.7
Antelope County, NE 28.5 Healthy -5.4
Boone County, NE 18.7 Healthy -15.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wheeler County
Coffey County, KS 33.9 Healthy 0.0
Perkins County, SD 33.9 Healthy +0.0
Miner County, SD 33.9 Healthy -0.0
Hinsdale County, CO 34.0 Healthy +0.1
Bear Lake County, ID 34.0 Healthy +0.1

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