Franklin County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.2 | 26,125 people · 18th most distressed in Kansas

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Franklin County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.2 — 1437th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Kansas, it ranks 18th of 105 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Franklin County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.2
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 83
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 60
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 80
Housing Cost Burden 58.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 73
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 90
Homeownership Rate 55
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20
Employment & Wages 51.9
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 45
Business Formation Rate 77
Community Vulnerability 50.2
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 56
Income & Poverty 28.2
Poverty Rate 30
Income vs. State Median 31
Child Poverty Rate 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Franklin County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Franklin County
Franklin County, KS 52.2 Elevated
Linn County, KS 53.3 Elevated +1.1
Osage County, KS 47.0 Normal -5.3
Douglas County, KS 44.9 Normal -7.4
Anderson County, KS 41.4 Normal -10.8
Miami County, KS 34.1 Healthy -18.1
Coffey County, KS 33.9 Healthy -18.3
Johnson County, KS 22.3 Healthy -29.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Franklin County
Boone County, AR 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Parke County, IN 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Randolph County, IN 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Union County, IL 52.2 Elevated -0.0
Yadkin County, NC 52.3 Elevated +0.1

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