Montgomery County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.5 | 30,568 people · 8th most distressed in Kansas

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Montgomery County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.5 — 934th 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 8th of 105 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Montgomery County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 79.0 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 79.0
Uninsured Rate 75
Disability Rate 83
Income & Poverty 72.6
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 83
Child Poverty Rate 60
Housing Cost Burden 55.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 62
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 66
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 59
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36
Debt & Delinquency 53.5
Debt in Collections 69
Medical Debt 68
Student Loan Delinquency 25
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 65
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Employment & Wages 32.3
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 28
Business Formation Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Montgomery County
Montgomery County, KS 58.5 Elevated
Elk County, KS 62.8 Elevated +4.2
Nowata County, OK 61.9 Elevated +3.4
Labette County, KS 61.7 Elevated +3.1
Chautauqua County, KS 61.0 Elevated +2.5
Neosho County, KS 60.5 Elevated +2.0
Washington County, OK 53.2 Elevated -5.3
Wilson County, KS 46.2 Normal -12.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Montgomery County
Conway County, AR 58.5 Elevated -0.0
Mecklenburg County, VA 58.5 Elevated -0.0
Hill County, TX 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Tippah County, MS 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated +0.1

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