Nevada County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 17 counties in Nevada, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 57.0. 3 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Nevada Snapshot
Nevada County Map
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All 17 Nevada counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Nevada's 17 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Nevada Counties
17 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | Clark County | 77.3 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 2 | 307 | Nye County | 74.9 | high county distress | Labor |
| 3 | 409 | Esmeralda County | 72.1 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | 523 | Mineral County | 69.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 5 | 791 | Storey County | 64.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 6 | 988 | Lyon County | 61.0 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 7 | 1,029 | Eureka County | 60.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | 1,196 | Carson City | 57.1 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 9 | 1,230 | Churchill County | 56.4 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 10 | 1,240 | Washoe County | 56.3 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | 1,390 | White Pine County | 53.6 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 12 | 1,671 | Pershing County | 48.4 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 13 | 1,697 | Lincoln County | 48.0 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 14 | 1,852 | Lander County | 45.5 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 15 | 1,981 | Elko County | 43.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 16 | 2,053 | Douglas County | 41.6 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 17 | 2,176 | Humboldt County | 39.4 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.