Nemaha County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Healthy · 18.3 | 10,114 people · 105th most distressed in Kansas

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Nemaha County, KS ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 18.3 — 3130th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Kansas, it ranks 105th of 105 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Nemaha County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 23.9 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 23.9
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 11
Business Formation Rate 55
Community Vulnerability 20.6
Uninsured Rate 18
Disability Rate 24
Housing Cost Burden 19.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 21
Homeownership Rate 25
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Debt & Delinquency 17.1
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 16
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 6
Credit Card Delinquency 20
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 15
Income & Poverty 11.0
Poverty Rate 9
Income vs. State Median 17
Child Poverty Rate 6

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Nemaha County
Nemaha County, KS 18.3 Healthy
Pawnee County, NE 49.6 Normal +31.3
Brown County, KS 41.0 Normal +22.6
Jackson County, KS 39.7 Normal +21.4
Richardson County, NE 39.1 Normal +20.8
Marshall County, KS 34.1 Healthy +15.8
Pottawatomie County, KS 24.5 Healthy +6.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Nemaha County
Oconee County, GA 18.3 Healthy -0.0
Grundy County, IA 18.4 Healthy +0.1
Plymouth County, IA 18.5 Healthy +0.2
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy +0.7
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy +1.3

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