Nevada County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 17 counties in Nevada, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 55.7. 7counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Nevada Snapshot
Nevada County Map
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All 17 Nevada counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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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 | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 213 | Clark County | 77.0 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 2 | 282 | Nye County | 74.6 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 3 | 449 | Esmeralda County | 70.5 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | 461 | Mineral County | 70.1 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 5 | 856 | Storey County | 62.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 6 | 967 | Lyon County | 60.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 7 | 1,255 | Carson City | 56.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 8 | 1,280 | Eureka County | 55.7 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 9 | 1,289 | Washoe County | 55.5 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 10 | 1,297 | Churchill County | 55.3 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 11 | 1,423 | White Pine County | 53.3 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 12 | 1,769 | Pershing County | 47.1 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 13 | 1,809 | Lincoln County | 46.4 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 14 | 1,971 | Lander County | 43.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 15 | 2,087 | Elko County | 41.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 16 | 2,175 | Douglas County | 39.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 17 | 2,297 | Humboldt County | 37.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.