Brown County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.0 | 9,250 people · 55th most distressed in Kansas

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Brown County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.0 — 2287th 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 55th of 105 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Brown County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 62.5 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 62.5
Uninsured Rate 66
Disability Rate 59
Employment & Wages 46.4
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 71
Income & Poverty 43.5
Poverty Rate 39
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 27
Debt & Delinquency 30.6
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 51
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 21.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 26
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 12
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Brown County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Brown County
Brown County, KS 41.0 Normal
Doniphan County, KS 41.6 Normal +0.6
Jackson County, KS 39.7 Normal -1.3
Richardson County, NE 39.1 Normal -1.9
Atchison County, KS 38.7 Normal -2.3
Nemaha County, KS 18.3 Healthy -22.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Brown County
Clarke County, IA 40.9 Normal -0.1
Morris County, KS 40.9 Normal -0.1
Hamilton County, NY 40.9 Normal -0.1
Daviess County, MO 40.8 Normal -0.2
Treasure County, MT 40.8 Normal -0.2

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