Kansas County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 105 counties in Kansas, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 37.5. 1 county scores high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Kansas Snapshot
105 Counties Scored
37.5 Mean Score
36.0 Median Score
76.0 Wyandotte County Most Distressed
11.2 Gray County Least Distressed
1 high county distress3 moderate-high county distress15 moderate county distress18 moderate-low county distress39 low-moderate county distress23 low county distress6 very low county distress
Score Label Distribution Kansas County Map
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All 105 Kansas counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 261 | Wyandotte County | 76.0 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 2 | 747 | Geary County | 65.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 3 | 789 | Bourbon County | 64.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 4 | 867 | Montgomery County | 63.0 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 5 | 1,102 | Crawford County | 58.9 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 6 | 1,115 | Elk County | 58.7 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 7 | 1,120 | Linn County | 58.6 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 8 | 1,168 | Woodson County | 57.8 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 9 | 1,228 | Chautauqua County | 56.4 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 10 | 1,261 | Neosho County | 55.9 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 11 | 1,302 | Shawnee County | 55.2 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 12 | 1,305 | Lyon County | 55.2 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 13 | 1,351 | Allen County | 54.4 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 14 | 1,364 | Labette County | 54.0 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 15 | 1,388 | Sedgwick County | 53.6 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 16 | 1,410 | Greenwood County | 53.3 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 17 | 1,413 | Cherokee County | 53.3 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 18 | 1,529 | Cowley County | 51.3 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 19 | 1,590 | Franklin County | 50.0 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 20 | 1,620 | Reno County | 49.4 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 21 | 1,679 | Doniphan County | 48.3 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 22 | 1,705 | Wilson County | 48.0 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 23 | 1,739 | Barton County | 47.4 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 24 | 1,798 | Seward County | 46.3 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 25 | 1,911 | Saline County | 44.4 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 26 | 1,917 | Harper County | 44.2 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 27 | 1,924 | Riley County | 44.2 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 28 | 1,927 | Sumner County | 44.1 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 29 | 1,947 | Lincoln County | 43.8 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 30 | 2,029 | Dickinson County | 42.0 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 31 | 2,042 | Douglas County | 41.8 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 32 | 2,049 | Anderson County | 41.7 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 33 | 2,060 | Comanche County | 41.5 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 34 | 2,114 | Atchison County | 40.5 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 35 | 2,131 | Leavenworth County | 40.1 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 36 | 2,137 | Osborne County | 40.1 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 37 | 2,141 | Osage County | 40.0 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 38 | 2,162 | Ford County | 39.6 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 39 | 2,174 | Jewell County | 39.4 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 40 | 2,192 | Pawnee County | 39.1 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 41 | 2,194 | Sherman County | 39.1 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 42 | 2,197 | Butler County | 39.0 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 43 | 2,205 | Russell County | 38.9 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 44 | 2,251 | Finney County | 37.8 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 45 | 2,259 | Coffey County | 37.6 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 46 | 2,262 | Ottawa County | 37.6 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 47 | 2,277 | Brown County | 37.4 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 48 | 2,298 | Chase County | 36.9 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 49 | 2,301 | Rush County | 36.9 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 50 | 2,305 | Clay County | 36.8 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 51 | 2,307 | Morton County | 36.7 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 52 | 2,342 | Rice County | 36.0 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 53 | 2,343 | Graham County | 36.0 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 54 | 2,344 | Norton County | 36.0 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 55 | 2,349 | Stafford County | 35.9 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 56 | 2,365 | Decatur County | 35.6 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 57 | 2,368 | Wallace County | 35.6 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 58 | 2,404 | Kearny County | 34.8 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 59 | 2,405 | Smith County | 34.8 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 60 | 2,413 | Grant County | 34.6 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 61 | 2,425 | Harvey County | 34.3 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 62 | 2,431 | Edwards County | 34.2 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 63 | 2,434 | Marshall County | 34.2 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 64 | 2,475 | Rooks County | 33.2 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 65 | 2,488 | Cheyenne County | 33.1 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 66 | 2,497 | Cloud County | 32.8 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 67 | 2,501 | Lane County | 32.8 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 68 | 2,517 | Morris County | 32.5 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 69 | 2,526 | Miami County | 32.3 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 70 | 2,535 | Stevens County | 32.0 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 71 | 2,550 | Jackson County | 31.6 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 72 | 2,567 | Stanton County | 31.3 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 73 | 2,586 | Clark County | 30.9 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 74 | 2,605 | Ellis County | 30.5 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 75 | 2,619 | Kingman County | 30.1 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 76 | 2,622 | Marion County | 30.0 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 77 | 2,629 | Mitchell County | 29.8 | low county distress | Labor |
| 78 | 2,650 | Republic County | 29.2 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 79 | 2,691 | Greeley County | 28.1 | low county distress | Labor |
| 80 | 2,703 | Kiowa County | 28.0 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 81 | 2,717 | Barber County | 27.6 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 82 | 2,720 | Pratt County | 27.6 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 83 | 2,756 | Rawlins County | 26.3 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 84 | 2,759 | Ellsworth County | 26.3 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 85 | 2,760 | Hodgeman County | 26.3 | low county distress | Delinquency |
| 86 | 2,768 | Trego County | 26.0 | low county distress | Labor |
| 87 | 2,774 | Thomas County | 25.8 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 88 | 2,782 | Jefferson County | 25.6 | low county distress | Labor |
| 89 | 2,787 | Haskell County | 25.5 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 90 | 2,795 | Wichita County | 25.2 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 91 | 2,804 | Scott County | 25.1 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 92 | 2,812 | Meade County | 24.9 | low county distress | Delinquency |
| 93 | 2,826 | Wabaunsee County | 24.6 | low county distress | Labor |
| 94 | 2,837 | Johnson County | 24.3 | low county distress | Labor |
| 95 | 2,838 | Gove County | 24.2 | low county distress | Labor |
| 96 | 2,855 | Logan County | 23.8 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 97 | 2,872 | Phillips County | 23.1 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 98 | 2,905 | Hamilton County | 22.1 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 99 | 2,941 | McPherson County | 21.0 | low county distress | Labor |
| 100 | 3,006 | Washington County | 19.2 | very low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 101 | 3,014 | Ness County | 18.6 | very low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 102 | 3,015 | Sheridan County | 18.5 | very low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 103 | 3,026 | Pottawatomie County | 17.4 | very low county distress | Labor |
| 104 | 3,093 | Nemaha County | 13.5 | very low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 105 | 3,124 | Gray County | 11.2 | very low county distress | 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.
extreme county distress — 0 Kansas counties
very high county distress — 0 Kansas counties
high county distress — 1 Kansas county
moderate-high county distress — 3 Kansas counties
moderate county distress — 15 Kansas counties
moderate-low county distress — 18 Kansas counties
low-moderate county distress — 39 Kansas counties
low county distress — 23 Kansas counties
very low county distress — 6 Kansas counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Kansas counties