Niobrara County, Wyoming

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.4 | 2,354 people · 1st most distressed in Wyoming

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Niobrara County, WY registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.4 — 1051st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Wyoming, it ranks 1st of 23 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Niobrara County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 74.0 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 74.0
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 91
Child Poverty Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 64.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 40
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 92
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 84
Rent-to-Income Ratio 81
Employment & Wages 60.9
Unemployment Rate 72
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 84
Business Formation Rate 27
Community Vulnerability 52.6
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 34.7
Debt in Collections 36
Medical Debt 89
Student Loan Delinquency 37
Auto Loan Delinquency 35
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 7

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Niobrara County
Niobrara County, WY 57.4 Elevated
Fall River County, SD 60.9 Elevated +3.5
Goshen County, WY 50.9 Elevated -6.5
Sioux County, NE 46.7 Normal -10.7
Platte County, WY 41.4 Normal -15.9
Weston County, WY 36.5 Normal -20.8
Converse County, WY 35.5 Normal -21.9
Custer County, SD 33.6 Healthy -23.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Niobrara County
Lincoln County, NV 57.5 Elevated +0.1
Nicholas County, KY 57.5 Elevated +0.1
Buena Vista city, VA 57.5 Elevated +0.1
Crittenden County, KY 57.3 Elevated -0.1
Choctaw County, MS 57.5 Elevated +0.1

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