Graham County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.7 | 2,376 people · 59th most distressed in Kansas

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Graham County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.7 — 2313th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Kansas, it ranks 59th 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. Graham County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 56.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 56.9
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 35
Business Formation Rate 83
Income & Poverty 54.9
Poverty Rate 43
Income vs. State Median 84
Child Poverty Rate 38
Housing Cost Burden 36.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 75
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Community Vulnerability 27.9
Uninsured Rate 24
Disability Rate 32
Debt & Delinquency 26.9
Debt in Collections 9
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 39
Credit Card Delinquency 38
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 28

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Graham County
Graham County, KS 40.7 Normal
Norton County, KS 50.0 Elevated +9.4
Rooks County, KS 37.1 Normal -3.6
Phillips County, KS 33.5 Healthy -7.1
Sheridan County, KS 29.1 Healthy -11.6
Trego County, KS 27.6 Healthy -13.0
Gove County, KS 27.4 Healthy -13.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Graham County
Daviess County, MO 40.8 Normal +0.1
Treasure County, MT 40.8 Normal +0.1
Yoakum County, TX 40.6 Normal -0.1
Irion County, TX 40.6 Normal -0.1
Hamilton County, NY 40.9 Normal +0.2

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