Barton County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.4 | 24,899 people · 17th most distressed in Kansas

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Barton County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.4 — 1420th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Kansas, it ranks 17th of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Barton County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 64.4 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 64.4
Uninsured Rate 73
Disability Rate 56
Income & Poverty 61.2
Poverty Rate 61
Income vs. State Median 66
Child Poverty Rate 56
Employment & Wages 51.6
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 17
Business Formation Rate 89
Housing Cost Burden 44.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 51
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 42
Homeownership Rate 82
Rent-to-Income Ratio 19
Debt & Delinquency 40.2
Debt in Collections 31
Medical Debt 25
Student Loan Delinquency 2
Auto Loan Delinquency 84
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 49

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Barton County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Barton County
Barton County, KS 52.4 Elevated
Russell County, KS 49.4 Normal -3.0
Pawnee County, KS 45.6 Normal -6.8
Rush County, KS 38.6 Normal -13.8
Stafford County, KS 38.6 Normal -13.8
Rice County, KS 36.9 Normal -15.6
Ellsworth County, KS 30.2 Healthy -22.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Barton County
Pacific County, WA 52.4 Elevated -0.0
Coosa County, AL 52.4 Elevated -0.0
Independence County, AR 52.4 Elevated -0.0
Sanilac County, MI 52.5 Elevated +0.0
Colorado County, TX 52.5 Elevated +0.0

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