Seward County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 47.5 | 21,067 people · 30th most distressed in Kansas

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Seward County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 47.5 — 1787th 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 30th of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Seward County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 55.6 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 55.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 35
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 83
Homeownership Rate 91
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20
Income & Poverty 48.0
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 35
Child Poverty Rate 52
Debt & Delinquency 47.5
Debt in Collections 49
Medical Debt 35
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 75
Credit Card Delinquency 56
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 29
Community Vulnerability 46.2
Uninsured Rate 85
Disability Rate 8
Employment & Wages 40.4
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 72

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Seward County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Seward County
Seward County, KS 47.5 Normal
Texas County, OK 44.3 Normal -3.3
Beaver County, OK 41.6 Normal -5.9
Stevens County, KS 37.3 Normal -10.2
Haskell County, KS 31.6 Healthy -15.9
Meade County, KS 27.1 Healthy -20.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Seward County
Gooding County, ID 47.5 Normal -0.0
Lincoln County, NE 47.6 Normal +0.1
Tallapoosa County, AL 47.5 Normal -0.1
Ohio County, WV 47.5 Normal -0.1
Aitkin County, MN 47.7 Normal +0.1

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