County Data

Nevada County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 17 counties in Nevada, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 55.7. 3counties are in Serious or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Nevada Snapshot

17 Counties Scored
55.7 Mean Score
57.5 Median Score
76.5 Clark County Most Distressed
39.9 Douglas County Least Distressed
3 Serious 8 Elevated 6 Normal
Zone Distribution

Nevada County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 17 Nevada counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Clark County
76.5 Serious
Housing Cost Burden
#2 Esmeralda County
67.7 Serious
Housing Cost Burden
#3 Nye County
66.0 Serious
Legal Distress

Least Distressed

#17 Douglas County
39.9 Normal
Housing Cost Burden
#16 Humboldt County
43.0 Normal
Consumer Credit Distress
#15 Lincoln County
46.2 Normal
Structural Poverty

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 Zone Primary Driver
1 142 Clark County 76.5 Serious Housing Cost Burden
2 508 Esmeralda County 67.7 Serious Housing Cost Burden
3 598 Nye County 66.0 Serious Legal Distress
4 702 Lyon County 64.1 Elevated Legal Distress
5 842 Carson City 61.7 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
6 936 Mineral County 60.3 Elevated Structural Poverty
7 990 Washoe County 59.5 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
8 1,057 Storey County 58.2 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
9 1,119 Churchill County 57.5 Elevated Economic Vitality
10 1,419 Pershing County 52.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
11 1,568 Eureka County 50.1 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
12 1,601 Lander County 49.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
13 1,731 Elko County 47.7 Normal Economic Vitality
14 1,796 White Pine County 46.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
15 1,829 Lincoln County 46.2 Normal Structural Poverty
16 2,013 Humboldt County 43.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
17 2,197 Douglas County 39.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Nevada Resources

Nevada State Profile

State ADI score: 66.0 (Elevated). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Nevada.

Find Help in Nevada

HUD-approved housing counselors, legal aid offices, credit counselors, and debtor education providers in Nevada.

Nevada Foreclosure Laws

Foreclosure process, timeline, homeowner protections, and legal resources in Nevada.

State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare Nevada to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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