Pershing County, Nevada

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.1 | 6,364 people · 9th most distressed in Nevada

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Pershing County, NV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.1 — 1136th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Nevada, it ranks 9th of 17 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pershing County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 68.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 68.2
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 65
Auto Loan Delinquency 67
Credit Card Delinquency 90
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 66.9
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 78
Income & Poverty 66.7
Poverty Rate 72
Income vs. State Median 76
Child Poverty Rate 52
Employment & Wages 44.9
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 89
Housing Cost Burden 33.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 83
Homeownership Rate 51
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pershing County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pershing County
Pershing County, NV 56.1 Elevated
Churchill County, NV 60.2 Elevated +4.1
Washoe County, NV 51.2 Elevated -4.9
Humboldt County, NV 41.5 Normal -14.6
Lander County, NV 41.4 Normal -14.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pershing County
Runnels County, TX 56.1 Elevated +0.0
Van Buren County, TN 56.1 Elevated -0.0
Throckmorton County, TX 56.2 Elevated +0.1
Nome Census Area, AK 56.3 Elevated +0.2
Cimarron County, OK 56.3 Elevated +0.2

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