Lyon County, Nevada

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.0 | 62,583 people · 7th most distressed in Nevada

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Lyon County, NV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.0 — 1079th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Nevada, it ranks 7th of 17 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lyon County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 64.8 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 64.8
Debt in Collections 71
Medical Debt 92
Student Loan Delinquency 31
Auto Loan Delinquency 66
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 64.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 70
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 78
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 94
Homeownership Rate 38
Rent-to-Income Ratio 42
Employment & Wages 64.1
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 58
Business Formation Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 63.3
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 68
Income & Poverty 28.2
Poverty Rate 17
Income vs. State Median 49
Child Poverty Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Lyon County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lyon County
Lyon County, NV 57.0 Elevated
Mineral County, NV 71.1 Serious +14.1
Churchill County, NV 60.2 Elevated +3.2
Carson City, NV 56.5 Elevated -0.5
Washoe County, NV 51.2 Elevated -5.8
Storey County, NV 50.5 Elevated -6.6
Douglas County, NV 42.0 Normal -15.0
Mono County, CA 41.4 Normal -15.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lyon County
Belmont County, OH 57.0 Elevated -0.1
Grayson County, TX 57.2 Elevated +0.1
Craven County, NC 57.2 Elevated +0.2
Richland County, OH 57.2 Elevated +0.2
Calhoun County, MI 56.9 Elevated -0.2

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