Meade County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Healthy · 27.1 | 3,911 people · 99th most distressed in Kansas

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Meade County, KS ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 27.1 — 2978th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage and disability rates are better than the national average. Within Kansas, it ranks 99th of 105 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Meade County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 39.2 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 39.2
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 23
Debt & Delinquency 37.1
Debt in Collections 25
Medical Debt 53
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 39
Credit Card Delinquency 42
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23
Income & Poverty 21.8
Poverty Rate 17
Income vs. State Median 22
Child Poverty Rate 26
Employment & Wages 19.5
Unemployment Rate 8
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 8
Business Formation Rate 43
Housing Cost Burden 18.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 9
Homeownership Rate 58
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Meade County
Meade County, KS 27.1 Healthy
Seward County, KS 47.5 Normal +20.4
Beaver County, OK 41.6 Normal +14.5
Ford County, KS 40.7 Normal +13.5
Clark County, KS 33.2 Healthy +6.1
Haskell County, KS 31.6 Healthy +4.5
Gray County, KS 24.2 Healthy -2.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Meade County
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy -0.1
Butler County, NE 27.0 Healthy -0.1
Kidder County, ND 27.3 Healthy +0.2
Scott County, KS 26.9 Healthy -0.2
McCook County, SD 26.9 Healthy -0.2

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