Republic County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 38.3 | 4,627 people · 69th most distressed in Kansas

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Republic County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 38.3 — 2459th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Kansas, it ranks 69th of 105 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Republic County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 52.0 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 52.0
Poverty Rate 37
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 41
Community Vulnerability 49.5
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 63
Employment & Wages 45.5
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 58
Business Formation Rate 62
Debt & Delinquency 27.2
Debt in Collections 26
Medical Debt 19
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 33
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Housing Cost Burden 17.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 29

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Republic County
Republic County, KS 38.3 Normal
Jefferson County, NE 46.4 Normal +8.1
Jewell County, KS 45.3 Normal +7.0
Cloud County, KS 43.8 Normal +5.5
Nuckolls County, NE 35.4 Normal -2.9
Thayer County, NE 28.5 Healthy -9.7
Washington County, KS 28.5 Healthy -9.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Republic County
Franklin County, NE 38.2 Normal -0.0
Barber County, KS 38.3 Normal +0.0
Keya Paha County, NE 38.4 Normal +0.1
Burt County, NE 38.1 Normal -0.1
McCone County, MT 38.1 Normal -0.2

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