Ford County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.7 | 33,980 people · 58th most distressed in Kansas

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Ford County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.7 — 2312th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Kansas, it ranks 58th of 105 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Ford County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 62.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 62.5
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 68
Student Loan Delinquency 38
Auto Loan Delinquency 96
Credit Card Delinquency 92
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 22
Community Vulnerability 46.7
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 9
Employment & Wages 35.8
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 21
Business Formation Rate 76
Income & Poverty 30.8
Poverty Rate 34
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 30
Housing Cost Burden 27.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 85
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Ford County
Ford County, KS 40.7 Normal
Kiowa County, KS 42.2 Normal +1.5
Edwards County, KS 40.0 Normal -0.7
Hodgeman County, KS 34.8 Healthy -5.9
Clark County, KS 33.2 Healthy -7.5
Meade County, KS 27.1 Healthy -13.5
Gray County, KS 24.2 Healthy -16.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Ford County
Adams County, NE 40.7 Normal +0.0
Nelson County, VA 40.7 Normal +0.0
Kandiyohi County, MN 40.8 Normal +0.1
Wyoming County, PA 40.8 Normal +0.1
Moffat County, CO 40.5 Normal -0.1

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