Geary County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.3 | 35,047 people · 9th most distressed in Kansas

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Geary County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.2 — 969th 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 9th of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Geary County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 74.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 74.2
Debt in Collections 76
Medical Debt 66
Student Loan Delinquency 76
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 71.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 57
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 96
Homeownership Rate 99
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59
Employment & Wages 59.5
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 48
Business Formation Rate 67
Income & Poverty 44.5
Poverty Rate 29
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 33
Community Vulnerability 41.5
Uninsured Rate 48
Disability Rate 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Geary County
Geary County, KS 58.3 Elevated
Riley County, KS 48.0 Normal -10.2
Clay County, KS 44.8 Normal -13.5
Morris County, KS 40.9 Normal -17.3
Dickinson County, KS 40.3 Normal -17.9
Wabaunsee County, KS 37.8 Normal -20.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Geary County
Decatur County, TN 58.2 Elevated -0.0
Allen County, KY 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Little River County, AR 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Dickenson County, VA 58.3 Elevated +0.0
Edmonson County, KY 58.3 Elevated +0.0

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