Reno County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.2 | 61,497 people · 21st most distressed in Kansas

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Reno County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.2 — 1584th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where housing costs consume a moderate share of household income. Within Kansas, it ranks 21st of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Reno County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 56.7 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 56.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 57
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 58
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 73
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 22
Community Vulnerability 55.7
Uninsured Rate 59
Disability Rate 52
Employment & Wages 51.3
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 82
Debt & Delinquency 47.9
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 32
Auto Loan Delinquency 48
Credit Card Delinquency 32
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Income & Poverty 39.2
Poverty Rate 36
Income vs. State Median 49
Child Poverty Rate 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Reno County
Reno County, KS 50.2 Elevated
Sedgwick County, KS 50.0 Normal -0.2
Kingman County, KS 42.8 Normal -7.4
Harvey County, KS 40.8 Normal -9.3
Stafford County, KS 38.6 Normal -11.5
Rice County, KS 36.9 Normal -13.3
Pratt County, KS 35.2 Normal -15.0
McPherson County, KS 27.3 Healthy -22.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Reno County
Clay County, FL 50.1 Elevated -0.0
Sumter County, FL 50.2 Elevated +0.0
Seneca County, OH 50.1 Elevated -0.1
Elkhart County, IN 50.1 Elevated -0.1
Mercer County, PA 50.1 Elevated -0.1

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