Lyon County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.6 | 32,172 people · 11th most distressed in Kansas

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Lyon County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.6 — 1173rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Kansas, it ranks 11th of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lyon County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 67.7 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 67.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 60
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 74
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 83
Homeownership Rate 94
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27
Debt & Delinquency 58.0
Debt in Collections 56
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 76
Auto Loan Delinquency 12
Credit Card Delinquency 46
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 70
Income & Poverty 53.9
Poverty Rate 51
Income vs. State Median 76
Child Poverty Rate 35
Community Vulnerability 49.3
Uninsured Rate 71
Disability Rate 28
Employment & Wages 49.0
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 23
Business Formation Rate 63

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lyon County
Lyon County, KS 55.6 Elevated
Greenwood County, KS 54.6 Elevated -1.0
Osage County, KS 47.0 Normal -8.6
Chase County, KS 42.2 Normal -13.4
Morris County, KS 40.9 Normal -14.7
Wabaunsee County, KS 37.8 Normal -17.8
Coffey County, KS 33.9 Healthy -21.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lyon County
Giles County, TN 55.6 Elevated +0.0
Pontotoc County, MS 55.5 Elevated -0.0
Comanche County, TX 55.6 Elevated +0.0
Pamlico County, NC 55.6 Elevated +0.1
Grayson County, KY 55.5 Elevated -0.1

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