Wyandotte County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.3 | 165,281 people · 1st most distressed in Kansas

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Wyandotte County, KS shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.3 — 245th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Kansas, it ranks 1st 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. Wyandotte County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 86.0 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 86.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 82
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 96
Homeownership Rate 91
Rent-to-Income Ratio 88
Debt & Delinquency 81.7
Debt in Collections 86
Medical Debt 79
Student Loan Delinquency 89
Auto Loan Delinquency 77
Credit Card Delinquency 83
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 77
Income & Poverty 65.8
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 68
Community Vulnerability 63.0
Uninsured Rate 94
Disability Rate 32
Employment & Wages 49.9
Unemployment Rate 72
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 48
Business Formation Rate 30

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County, KS 69.3 Serious
Jackson County, MO 52.9 Elevated -16.3
Leavenworth County, KS 41.8 Normal -27.5
Clay County, MO 38.1 Normal -31.1
Platte County, MO 29.8 Healthy -39.5
Johnson County, KS 22.3 Healthy -46.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wyandotte County
Darlington County, SC 69.4 Serious +0.1
Citrus County, FL 69.5 Serious +0.2
Gila County, AZ 69.6 Serious +0.3
Hinds County, MS 68.9 Serious -0.3
Henderson County, TX 68.8 Serious -0.4

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