County Data

Kansas County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 105 counties in Kansas, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 42.1. 2counties are in Serious Stress or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17

Kansas Snapshot

105 Counties Scored
42.1 Mean Score
41.4 Median Score
69.3 Wyandotte County Most Distressed
18.3 Nemaha County Least Distressed
2 Serious 20 Elevated 59 Normal 24 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Kansas County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 105 Kansas counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Wyandotte County
69.3 Serious Stress
Housing Cost Burden
#2 Crawford County
65.2 Serious Stress
Housing Cost Burden
#3 Elk County
62.8 Elevated
Income & Poverty

Least Distressed

#105 Nemaha County
18.3 Healthy
Employment & Wages
#104 Johnson County
22.3 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#103 Gray County
24.2 Healthy
Community Vulnerability

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 Zone Primary Driver
1 245 Wyandotte County 69.3 Serious Stress Housing Cost Burden
2 488 Crawford County 65.2 Serious Stress Housing Cost Burden
3 632 Elk County 62.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
4 706 Labette County 61.7 Elevated Community Vulnerability
5 754 Chautauqua County 61.0 Elevated Community Vulnerability
6 795 Neosho County 60.5 Elevated Community Vulnerability
7 881 Bourbon County 59.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
8 934 Montgomery County 58.5 Elevated Community Vulnerability
9 969 Geary County 58.3 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
10 1,163 Cowley County 55.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
11 1,173 Lyon County 55.6 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
12 1,239 Greenwood County 54.6 Elevated Community Vulnerability
13 1,299 Allen County 53.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
14 1,349 Linn County 53.3 Elevated Employment & Wages
15 1,355 Woodson County 53.2 Elevated Income & Poverty
16 1,369 Cherokee County 53.0 Elevated Community Vulnerability
17 1,420 Barton County 52.4 Elevated Community Vulnerability
18 1,437 Franklin County 52.2 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
19 1,487 Comanche County 51.3 Elevated Community Vulnerability
20 1,527 Shawnee County 50.8 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
21 1,584 Reno County 50.2 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
22 1,598 Norton County 50.0 Elevated Community Vulnerability
23 1,603 Sedgwick County 50.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
24 1,634 Russell County 49.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
25 1,658 Sumner County 49.2 Normal Employment & Wages
26 1,713 Saline County 48.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
27 1,742 Sherman County 48.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
28 1,744 Riley County 48.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
29 1,757 Cheyenne County 47.9 Normal Community Vulnerability
30 1,787 Seward County 47.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
31 1,829 Osage County 47.0 Normal Employment & Wages
32 1,881 Wilson County 46.2 Normal Income & Poverty
33 1,882 Finney County 46.2 Normal Debt & Delinquency
34 1,888 Harper County 46.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
35 1,931 Pawnee County 45.6 Normal Community Vulnerability
36 1,958 Decatur County 45.3 Normal Income & Poverty
37 1,959 Smith County 45.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
38 1,960 Jewell County 45.3 Normal Employment & Wages
39 2,001 Douglas County 44.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
40 2,012 Clay County 44.8 Normal Employment & Wages
41 2,056 Lincoln County 44.2 Normal Community Vulnerability
42 2,080 Morton County 43.9 Normal Community Vulnerability
43 2,098 Cloud County 43.8 Normal Employment & Wages
44 2,146 Ellis County 43.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
45 2,155 Kingman County 42.8 Normal Community Vulnerability
46 2,157 Kearny County 42.7 Normal Community Vulnerability
47 2,195 Chase County 42.2 Normal Employment & Wages
48 2,198 Kiowa County 42.2 Normal Employment & Wages
49 2,208 Osborne County 42.0 Normal Employment & Wages
50 2,227 Leavenworth County 41.8 Normal Employment & Wages
51 2,231 Wallace County 41.7 Normal Income & Poverty
52 2,241 Doniphan County 41.6 Normal Employment & Wages
53 2,259 Anderson County 41.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
54 2,265 Logan County 41.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
55 2,287 Brown County 41.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
56 2,297 Morris County 40.9 Normal Employment & Wages
57 2,301 Harvey County 40.8 Normal Employment & Wages
58 2,312 Ford County 40.7 Normal Debt & Delinquency
59 2,313 Graham County 40.7 Normal Employment & Wages
60 2,328 Dickinson County 40.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
61 2,333 Lane County 40.2 Normal Community Vulnerability
62 2,350 Edwards County 40.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
63 2,366 Jackson County 39.7 Normal Employment & Wages
64 2,381 Butler County 39.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
65 2,428 Atchison County 38.7 Normal Community Vulnerability
66 2,432 Rush County 38.6 Normal Income & Poverty
67 2,434 Stafford County 38.6 Normal Income & Poverty
68 2,455 Barber County 38.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
69 2,459 Republic County 38.3 Normal Income & Poverty
70 2,481 Marion County 37.9 Normal Employment & Wages
71 2,493 Wabaunsee County 37.8 Normal Community Vulnerability
72 2,515 Mitchell County 37.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
73 2,519 Stevens County 37.3 Normal Community Vulnerability
74 2,531 Rooks County 37.1 Normal Employment & Wages
75 2,545 Rice County 36.9 Normal Debt & Delinquency
76 2,572 Rawlins County 36.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
77 2,587 Wichita County 36.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
78 2,604 Grant County 35.8 Normal Community Vulnerability
79 2,619 Thomas County 35.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
80 2,620 Ottawa County 35.6 Normal Debt & Delinquency
81 2,646 Pratt County 35.2 Normal Community Vulnerability
82 2,660 Hodgeman County 34.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
83 2,692 Marshall County 34.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
84 2,693 Miami County 34.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
85 2,704 Coffey County 33.9 Healthy Community Vulnerability
86 2,714 Hamilton County 33.8 Healthy Community Vulnerability
87 2,724 Phillips County 33.5 Healthy Community Vulnerability
88 2,731 Stanton County 33.5 Healthy Community Vulnerability
89 2,746 Clark County 33.2 Healthy Community Vulnerability
90 2,822 Haskell County 31.6 Healthy Community Vulnerability
91 2,880 Ellsworth County 30.2 Healthy Employment & Wages
92 2,917 Sheridan County 29.1 Healthy Community Vulnerability
93 2,923 Jefferson County 28.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
94 2,936 Washington County 28.5 Healthy Income & Poverty
95 2,964 Greeley County 27.7 Healthy Community Vulnerability
96 2,967 Trego County 27.6 Healthy Income & Poverty
97 2,971 Gove County 27.4 Healthy Community Vulnerability
98 2,973 McPherson County 27.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
99 2,978 Meade County 27.1 Healthy Community Vulnerability
100 2,985 Scott County 26.9 Healthy Debt & Delinquency
101 3,018 Ness County 25.9 Healthy Community Vulnerability
102 3,045 Pottawatomie County 24.5 Healthy Employment & Wages
103 3,051 Gray County 24.2 Healthy Community Vulnerability
104 3,080 Johnson County 22.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
105 3,130 Nemaha County 18.3 Healthy Employment & Wages

0 of 105 county reports for Kansas are currently available. All 105 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.

Crisis (80+) — Extreme distress across multiple domains
Serious Stress (65–80) — Significant distress, multiple domains elevated
Elevated (50–65) — Above-average distress in several areas
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Below-average distress

Full methodology and data sources

Kansas Resources

Kansas State Profile

State ADI score: 43.9 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Kansas.

Find Help in Kansas

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

Kansas Foreclosure Laws

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State Distress Rankings

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

National County Profiles

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