Lane County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.2 | 1,529 people · 61st most distressed in Kansas

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Lane County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.2 — 2333rd 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 61st of 105 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lane County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 80.2 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 80.2
Uninsured Rate 92
Disability Rate 68
Employment & Wages 37.0
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 52
Business Formation Rate 18
Income & Poverty 31.2
Poverty Rate 22
Income vs. State Median 41
Child Poverty Rate 31
Debt & Delinquency 29.5
Debt in Collections 12
Medical Debt 30
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 39
Credit Card Delinquency 38
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 17
Housing Cost Burden 23.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 9
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 58
Homeownership Rate 23
Rent-to-Income Ratio 22

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Lane County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lane County
Lane County, KS 40.2 Normal
Finney County, KS 46.2 Normal +6.0
Gove County, KS 27.4 Healthy -12.8
Scott County, KS 26.9 Healthy -13.3
Ness County, KS 25.9 Healthy -14.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lane County
Washakie County, WY 40.3 Normal +0.0
Lake County, CO 40.3 Normal +0.1
Nemaha County, NE 40.5 Normal +0.2
Mercer County, MO 40.0 Normal -0.2
Edwards County, KS 40.0 Normal -0.3

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