Kansas County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 105 counties in Kansas, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 34.3. 6counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Kansas Snapshot
105 Counties Scored
34.3 Mean Score
32.3 Median Score
74.6 Wyandotte County Most Distressed
8.6 Gray County Least Distressed
1 Most distressed fifth5 Second-most distressed fifth14 Middle fifth30 Second-least distressed fifth55 Least distressed fifth
Quintile Distribution Kansas County Map
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Least distressed fifth Second-least distressed fifth Middle fifth Second-most distressed fifth Most distressed fifth
All 105 Kansas counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
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Score Distribution
How Kansas's 105 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Kansas Counties
105 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 283 | Wyandotte County | 74.6 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 2 | 868 | Geary County | 62.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 3 | 876 | Bourbon County | 62.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 4 | 1,047 | Montgomery County | 59.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 5 | 1,220 | Linn County | 56.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 6 | 1,251 | Crawford County | 56.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 7 | 1,327 | Woodson County | 54.8 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 8 | 1,330 | Elk County | 54.8 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 9 | 1,362 | Chautauqua County | 54.3 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 10 | 1,373 | Greenwood County | 54.1 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 11 | 1,480 | Shawnee County | 52.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 12 | 1,496 | Lyon County | 51.7 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 13 | 1,554 | Neosho County | 50.9 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 14 | 1,562 | Sedgwick County | 50.7 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 15 | 1,584 | Labette County | 50.2 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 16 | 1,655 | Cherokee County | 49.1 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 17 | 1,685 | Franklin County | 48.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 18 | 1,726 | Allen County | 47.8 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 19 | 1,771 | Reno County | 46.9 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 20 | 1,801 | Cowley County | 46.5 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 21 | 1,920 | Seward County | 44.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 22 | 1,945 | Wilson County | 44.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 23 | 1,977 | Barton County | 43.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 24 | 1,986 | Doniphan County | 43.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 25 | 2,066 | Sumner County | 41.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 26 | 2,086 | Saline County | 41.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 27 | 2,095 | Dickinson County | 41.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 28 | 2,114 | Harper County | 41.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 29 | 2,226 | Comanche County | 39.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 30 | 2,239 | Osage County | 38.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 31 | 2,242 | Atchison County | 38.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 32 | 2,262 | Leavenworth County | 38.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 33 | 2,268 | Anderson County | 38.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 34 | 2,270 | Riley County | 38.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 35 | 2,304 | Ford County | 37.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 36 | 2,327 | Douglas County | 36.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 37 | 2,336 | Lincoln County | 36.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 38 | 2,362 | Pawnee County | 36.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 39 | 2,381 | Butler County | 35.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 40 | 2,389 | Russell County | 35.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 41 | 2,394 | Finney County | 35.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 42 | 2,412 | Sherman County | 35.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 43 | 2,415 | Ottawa County | 35.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 44 | 2,425 | Rush County | 34.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 45 | 2,433 | Chase County | 34.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 46 | 2,487 | Osborne County | 33.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 47 | 2,500 | Brown County | 32.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 48 | 2,504 | Harvey County | 32.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 49 | 2,509 | Kearny County | 32.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 50 | 2,511 | Coffey County | 32.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 51 | 2,517 | Marshall County | 32.5 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 52 | 2,522 | Clay County | 32.5 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 53 | 2,532 | Graham County | 32.3 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 54 | 2,546 | Rooks County | 32.1 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 55 | 2,551 | Grant County | 32.0 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 56 | 2,553 | Stafford County | 31.9 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 57 | 2,560 | Norton County | 31.8 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 58 | 2,576 | Decatur County | 31.5 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 59 | 2,591 | Rice County | 31.1 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 60 | 2,593 | Cheyenne County | 31.1 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 61 | 2,610 | Wallace County | 30.9 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 62 | 2,621 | Morris County | 30.4 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 63 | 2,636 | Stanton County | 30.2 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 64 | 2,644 | Stevens County | 29.9 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 65 | 2,647 | Jewell County | 29.8 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 66 | 2,649 | Morton County | 29.7 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 67 | 2,650 | Edwards County | 29.7 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 68 | 2,652 | Miami County | 29.7 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 69 | 2,666 | Cloud County | 29.4 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 70 | 2,671 | Clark County | 29.3 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 71 | 2,676 | Lane County | 29.2 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 72 | 2,677 | Smith County | 29.2 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 73 | 2,715 | Kingman County | 28.1 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 74 | 2,716 | Jackson County | 28.1 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 75 | 2,778 | Ellis County | 26.3 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 76 | 2,785 | Republic County | 26.1 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 77 | 2,790 | Marion County | 26.0 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 78 | 2,811 | Kiowa County | 25.4 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 79 | 2,836 | Ellsworth County | 24.7 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 80 | 2,837 | Hodgeman County | 24.7 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 81 | 2,842 | Barber County | 24.5 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 82 | 2,844 | Rawlins County | 24.5 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 83 | 2,863 | Pratt County | 23.9 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 84 | 2,874 | Greeley County | 23.6 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 85 | 2,883 | Meade County | 23.4 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 86 | 2,891 | Haskell County | 23.2 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 87 | 2,894 | Thomas County | 23.1 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 88 | 2,895 | Scott County | 23.0 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 89 | 2,898 | Wichita County | 23.0 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 90 | 2,907 | Jefferson County | 22.7 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 91 | 2,910 | Logan County | 22.6 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 92 | 2,916 | Trego County | 22.4 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 93 | 2,933 | Johnson County | 21.9 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 94 | 2,957 | Phillips County | 20.9 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 95 | 2,958 | Wabaunsee County | 20.9 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 96 | 2,962 | Gove County | 20.9 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 97 | 2,979 | Hamilton County | 20.1 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 98 | 3,018 | Mitchell County | 18.2 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 99 | 3,029 | McPherson County | 17.6 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 100 | 3,030 | Washington County | 17.6 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 101 | 3,038 | Sheridan County | 17.0 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 102 | 3,045 | Ness County | 16.2 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 103 | 3,097 | Pottawatomie County | 13.6 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 104 | 3,116 | Nemaha County | 12.3 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 105 | 3,139 | Gray County | 8.6 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
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.
Most distressed fifth — 1 Kansas county
Second-most distressed fifth — 5 Kansas counties
Middle fifth — 14 Kansas counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 30 Kansas counties
Least distressed fifth — 55 Kansas counties