Comanche County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.3 | 1,655 people · 19th most distressed in Kansas

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Comanche County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.3 — 1487th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Kansas, it ranks 19th 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. Comanche County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 69.1 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 69.1
Uninsured Rate 59
Disability Rate 79
Income & Poverty 57.1
Poverty Rate 38
Income vs. State Median 87
Child Poverty Rate 46
Employment & Wages 51.5
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 54
Business Formation Rate 87
Debt & Delinquency 44.5
Debt in Collections 30
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 39
Credit Card Delinquency 38
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Housing Cost Burden 34.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 30
Homeownership Rate 56
Rent-to-Income Ratio 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Comanche County
Comanche County, KS 51.3 Elevated
Woods County, OK 53.6 Elevated +2.2
Kiowa County, KS 42.2 Normal -9.2
Harper County, OK 41.9 Normal -9.4
Barber County, KS 38.3 Normal -13.0
Clark County, KS 33.2 Healthy -18.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Comanche County
McCormick County, SC 51.4 Elevated +0.0
Lynn County, TX 51.4 Elevated +0.1
Petersburg Borough, AK 51.2 Elevated -0.1
Yakutat City and Borough, AK 51.1 Elevated -0.2
Ferry County, WA 51.5 Elevated +0.2

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