Storey County, Nevada

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.5 | 4,177 people · 11th most distressed in Nevada

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Storey County, NV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.5 — 1556th 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 11th of 17 counties. It scores lower than all 3 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Storey County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 71.4 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 71.4
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 65
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 66.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 79
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 77
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 91
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 81
Employment & Wages 53.8
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 12
Community Vulnerability 49.1
Uninsured Rate 13
Disability Rate 85
Income & Poverty 11.3
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 10

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Storey County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Storey County
Storey County, NV 50.5 Elevated
Lyon County, NV 57.0 Elevated +6.6
Carson City, NV 56.5 Elevated +6.1
Washoe County, NV 51.2 Elevated +0.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Storey County
Harding County, NM 50.3 Elevated -0.1
Stonewall County, TX 50.3 Elevated -0.1
Bailey County, TX 50.6 Elevated +0.1
Clark County, ID 50.6 Elevated +0.2
Oldham County, TX 50.3 Elevated -0.2

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