About nine in ten adults aged 25 to 54 in Logan County, Kansas, have a job
In Logan County, 8.1% of adults aged 25 to 54 were not working. That is lower than in 99% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 87% of U.S. counties.
What drives Logan County's score
In Logan County, income and the safety net is the highest-scoring part, at 53.4. Jobs are the lowest part, at 6.7.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Logan County: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Even so, Logan County is worse off than most counties on people with a disability (23.8%, 2020 to 2024).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 53.4 of 100
Income and safety net
Biggest factorPoverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line10.1% · 202423rd percentile
- Children below the poverty line13.8% · 202432nd percentile
- People with a disability23.8% · 2020 to 202494th percentile
- People without health insurance9.3% · 2020 to 202461st percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$64,774 · 202455th percentile
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- 34.6 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind1.7% · August 20255th or lower percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behindnot published for this county; scored at the state median · August 202538th percentile
- People with a subprime credit score43.0% · second quarter of 202659th percentile
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- 21.7 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent13.3% · 2020 to 202423rd percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income17.8% · fiscal year 202719th percentile
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- 18.5 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector14.0% · August 202514th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people75 · 202522nd percentile
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- 6.7 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year2.8% · Oct 2025 to Sep 20268th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working8.1% · 2020 to 20245th or lower percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Logan County comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Logan County, 21.5% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Logan County
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Logan County, benefit checks' share of income has more than doubled since 1969, reaching 22.0% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in about three times as much as benefit checks
In Logan County, Kansas, benefit checks' share of income more than doubled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 22.0%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid moved most in two steps: 9.5% in 2019 to 14.3% in 2020; 14.3% in 2022 to 9.5% in 2023.
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2020 and has since fallen to 7.9%
Low on the chart: 5.4% in 2012. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Logan County, Kansas.
How Logan County has changed
Logan County's population fell 29% from 1969 to 2024, reaching its lowest on the chart
Biggest drop: 1984 to 1989, reaching 3,080. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Logan County, Kansas.
The jobs count covers work located in the county; the population count covers residents.
The number of jobs located in Logan County rose 18% from 1990 to 2025, with most of the change between 2005 and 2010
High on the chart: 1,282 in 2015. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Logan County, Kansas.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 1.7% | 2025 2.8% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 10.1% | 2024 10.1% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $24,048 | 2024 $64,774 |
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Logan County's history
1910
The county's largest recorded population was the 1910 Census count of 4,240. The 2020 Census counted 2,762, 65% of the peak. Census Bureau
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Since 2005
14 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Logan County, 7 of them for flooding. FEMA
Logan County beside its neighbors
Of the six counties that border Logan County, three score higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Logan County ranks 2nd of the seven; Sherman County is highest, at 27.0%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman County, KS | 27 | 12.4% | 27.0% |
| Wallace County, KS | 24 | 12.2% | 19.2% |
| Wichita County, KS | 16 | 10.9% | 18.3% |
| Logan County, KS | 12 | 10.1% | 22.0% |
| Scott County, KS | 10 | 7.1% | 17.6% |
| Thomas County, KS | 9 | 9.7% | 19.5% |
| Gove County, KS | 6 | 10.3% | 15.9% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Logan County the poorest county in Kansas?
No, Logan County's poverty rate was 10.1% in 2024, 79th highest of 105 in Kansas (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Riley County, at 18.1%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Logan County ranks 82nd of 105 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Logan County
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Kansas Legal Services
Legal aid
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Logan County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.