Pawnee County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.6 | 6,126 people · 35th most distressed in Kansas

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Pawnee County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.6 — 1931st 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 35th of 105 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pawnee County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 82.9 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 82.9
Uninsured Rate 72
Disability Rate 94
Income & Poverty 40.1
Poverty Rate 44
Income vs. State Median 41
Child Poverty Rate 35
Debt & Delinquency 39.9
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 35
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 14
Credit Card Delinquency 15
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 87
Housing Cost Burden 38.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 45
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 46
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 9
Homeownership Rate 86
Rent-to-Income Ratio 7
Employment & Wages 26.3
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 13
Business Formation Rate 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pawnee County
Pawnee County, KS 45.6 Normal
Barton County, KS 52.4 Elevated +6.8
Edwards County, KS 40.0 Normal -5.6
Rush County, KS 38.6 Normal -6.9
Stafford County, KS 38.6 Normal -7.0
Hodgeman County, KS 34.8 Healthy -10.8
Ness County, KS 25.9 Healthy -19.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pawnee County
Schuyler County, IL 45.6 Normal +0.0
Kane County, UT 45.7 Normal +0.1
Sheridan County, NE 45.5 Normal -0.1
Sherman County, TX 45.8 Normal +0.2
Sitka City and Borough, AK 45.8 Normal +0.2

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