Linn County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.3 | 9,860 people · 14th most distressed in Kansas

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Linn County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.3 — 1349th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Kansas, it ranks 14th of 105 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Linn County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 68.1 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 68.1
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 87
Business Formation Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 61.4
Uninsured Rate 64
Disability Rate 59
Debt & Delinquency 56.6
Debt in Collections 49
Medical Debt 52
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 37
Income & Poverty 40.8
Poverty Rate 29
Income vs. State Median 50
Child Poverty Rate 43
Housing Cost Burden 39.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 15
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 60
Homeownership Rate 21
Rent-to-Income Ratio 86

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Linn County
Linn County, KS 53.3 Elevated
Bourbon County, KS 59.3 Elevated +6.0
Bates County, MO 56.2 Elevated +2.9
Vernon County, MO 55.8 Elevated +2.5
Allen County, KS 53.9 Elevated +0.6
Franklin County, KS 52.2 Elevated -1.1
Anderson County, KS 41.4 Normal -11.9
Miami County, KS 34.1 Healthy -19.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Linn County
Schley County, GA 53.3 Elevated +0.0
Woodson County, KS 53.2 Elevated -0.1
Lewis County, ID 53.4 Elevated +0.1
Prairie County, AR 53.4 Elevated +0.1
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK 53.2 Elevated -0.1

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