Shawnee County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.8 | 177,746 people · 20th most distressed in Kansas

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Shawnee County, KS registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.8 — 1527th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Kansas, it ranks 20th of 105 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Shawnee County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 66.2 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 66.3
Debt in Collections 59
Medical Debt 83
Student Loan Delinquency 65
Auto Loan Delinquency 51
Credit Card Delinquency 54
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 86
Housing Cost Burden 62.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 66
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 69
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 57
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 39
Community Vulnerability 46.1
Uninsured Rate 52
Disability Rate 40
Employment & Wages 41.8
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 66
Income & Poverty 37.9
Poverty Rate 42
Income vs. State Median 45
Child Poverty Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Shawnee County
Shawnee County, KS 50.8 Elevated
Osage County, KS 47.0 Normal -3.8
Douglas County, KS 44.9 Normal -5.9
Jackson County, KS 39.7 Normal -11.1
Wabaunsee County, KS 37.8 Normal -13.0
Jefferson County, KS 28.9 Healthy -21.9
Pottawatomie County, KS 24.5 Healthy -26.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Shawnee County
Grady County, OK 50.8 Elevated +0.0
Woodbury County, IA 50.8 Elevated -0.0
Herkimer County, NY 50.8 Elevated -0.1
Hall County, NE 51.0 Elevated +0.2
Lauderdale County, AL 50.6 Elevated -0.2

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