Every Kansas county, ranked by the Sunflower State Pulse Livability Index composite score (0–100). Component cells show the component score with the raw value in parentheses. A dash (—) means that component had no verified value for the county; it was never estimated.
79 counties are ranked. 26 counties are unranked because fewer than 5 of the 7 components could be verified for them (see the unranked list below) — they are listed, not hidden, and not estimated.
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| Rank | County | Composite | Housing affordabilitylower ratio = better | Median household incomehigher = better | Mean travel timelower = better | UnemploymentBLS unavailable | Violent crime rateper 100,000, lower = better | HS graduationhigher = better | Uninsuredlower = better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greeley | 77.1 | 87.1 (1.43) | 91.9 ($80,565) | 72.4 (15.4 min) | — | 99.3 (0.0) | — | 34.8 (11.693548387%) |
| 2 | Nemaha | 73.3 | 9.0 (2.81) | 88.1 ($77,348) | 78.6 (14.8 min) | — | — | 99.1 (96.535087719%) | 91.9 (8.078817734%) |
| 3 | McPherson | 66.8 | 14.8 (2.68) | 89.0 ($78,851) | 78.6 (14.8 min) | — | 96.7 (82.4) | 46.2 (90.129427793%) | 75.7 (9.6442896813%) |
| 4 | Pottawatomie | 65.7 | 17.6 (2.66) | 98.6 ($92,325) | 15.7 (23.2 min) | — | 69.3 (181.6) | 95.3 (94.983388704%) | 97.6 (7.4626865672%) |
| 5 | Russell | 65.4 | 52.9 (1.91) | 39.5 ($62,392) | 88.1 (13.2 min) | — | 50.0 (235.1) | 80.2 (92.5%) | 81.4 (9.0654392636%) |
| 6 | Republic | 65.1 | 92.9 (1.33) | 15.7 ($56,833) | 56.7 (17.0 min) | — | 87.3 (128.7) | — | 72.9 (9.7300504301%) |
| 7 | Dickinson | 64.4 | 39.0 (2.15) | 65.2 ($68,417) | 21.4 (22.1 min) | — | 92.7 (123.3) | 89.6 (93.520992366%) | 78.6 (9.311574328%) |
| 8 | Johnson | 64.1 | 2.4 (3.58) | 99.5 ($109,208) | 32.4 (20.6 min) | — | 63.3 (194.9) | 87.7 (93.464834172%) | 99.5 (5.9428317764%) |
| 9 | Miami | 62.0 | 4.3 (3.23) | 95.7 ($89,000) | 4.3 (30.0 min) | — | 74.0 (171.3) | 97.2 (96.271712159%) | 96.7 (7.5814447592%) |
| 10 | Franklin | 61.2 | 19.5 (2.57) | 87.1 ($77,207) | 14.8 (23.4 min) | — | 69.3 (181.6) | 91.5 (94.001597444%) | 85.2 (8.7898999524%) |
| 11 | Mitchell | 61.1 | 45.2 (2.08) | 51.9 ($64,246) | 86.2 (13.6 min) | — | 84.7 (139.0) | — | 37.6 (11.435745264%) |
| 12 | Osage | 60.5 | 42.9 (2.11) | 82.4 ($74,467) | 5.2 (28.5 min) | — | 76.7 (162.4) | 85.8 (92.977386935%) | 70.0 (9.9623306885%) |
| 13 | Marshall | 59.9 | 55.7 (1.87) | 66.2 ($68,419) | 63.3 (16.4 min) | — | 52.7 (230.0) | — | 61.4 (10.30389983%) |
| 14 | Jefferson | 59.3 | 16.2 (2.67) | 92.9 ($81,278) | 3.3 (30.1 min) | — | 91.3 (124.3) | 68.9 (91.763636364%) | 83.3 (9.0322137509%) |
| 15 | Butler | 58.9 | 16.2 (2.67) | 94.8 ($81,610) | 13.3 (23.8 min) | — | 71.3 (177.8) | 67.0 (91.711906744%) | 91.0 (8.3191203687%) |
| 16 | Rice | 58.0 | 73.8 (1.64) | 48.1 ($63,925) | 29.0 (20.9 min) | — | 72.7 (171.9) | 72.6 (91.809701493%) | 51.9 (10.653889515%) |
| 17 | Rooks | 57.7 | 88.1 (1.42) | 40.5 ($62,500) | 83.3 (14.1 min) | — | 54.0 (229.8) | — | 22.4 (13.105413105%) |
| 18 | Ford | 56.9 | 41.4 (2.13) | 73.8 ($70,781) | 93.8 (12.7 min) | — | 48.7 (245.3) | 74.5 (91.843205575%) | 9.0 (16.39506679%) |
| 19 | Pratt | 56.4 | 64.8 (1.74) | 57.6 ($66,022) | 95.7 (12.2 min) | — | 42.0 (284.1) | 33.0 (89.36%) | 45.2 (11.062077081%) |
| 20 | Clark | 56.2 | 89.5 (1.39) | 42.4 ($63,043) | 46.7 (18.2 min) | — | 8.7 (438.8) | — | 93.8 (7.887874837%) |
| 20 | Pawnee | 56.2 | 85.2 (1.46) | 45.2 ($63,517) | 38.1 (19.7 min) | — | 43.3 (276.7) | — | 69.0 (9.982703237%) |
| 22 | Phillips | 54.9 | 79.5 (1.55) | 37.6 ($62,123) | 40.5 (19.4 min) | — | 88.7 (126.5) | — | 28.1 (12.343271106%) |
| 23 | Cloud | 53.6 | 66.2 (1.70) | 20.5 ($58,770) | 61.4 (16.5 min) | — | 16.7 (360.0) | 70.8 (91.791338583%) | 86.2 (8.6612999404%) |
| 24 | Washington | 53.2 | 60.0 (1.79) | 55.7 ($65,482) | 35.2 (20.3 min) | — | 83.3 (144.2) | — | 31.9 (11.912150871%) |
| 25 | Clay | 53.1 | 27.1 (2.36) | 60.5 ($66,176) | 11.0 (24.0 min) | — | 62.0 (198.8) | 80.2 (92.5%) | 77.6 (9.382226627%) |
| 26 | Gray | 52.2 | 18.6 (2.60) | 91.0 ($79,122) | 49.0 (18.0 min) | — | 98.0 (34.3) | — | 4.3 (17.889718076%) |
| 27 | Coffey | 51.7 | 34.3 (2.24) | 71.9 ($70,346) | 24.3 (21.8 min) | — | 47.3 (265.2) | 48.1 (90.291666667%) | 84.3 (8.9757623143%) |
| 28 | Ellis | 51.4 | 3.3 (3.43) | 43.3 ($63,084) | 91.0 (12.9 min) | — | 51.3 (234.1) | 76.4 (92.265232975%) | 43.3 (11.117952327%) |
| 29 | Chase | 50.9 | 50.0 (1.94) | 13.8 ($56,484) | 32.4 (20.6 min) | — | 78.0 (153.4) | — | 80.5 (9.1671324762%) |
| 30 | Thomas | 50.6 | 24.8 (2.42) | 74.8 ($71,325) | 96.7 (11.7 min) | — | 38.0 (292.1) | 44.3 (90.032051282%) | 25.2 (12.563389498%) |
| 31 | Stevens | 49.6 | 48.1 (2.01) | 50.0 ($64,178) | 67.1 (16.1 min) | — | — | 80.2 (92.5%) | 2.4 (18.965118965%) |
| 32 | Sumner | 49.5 | 42.9 (2.11) | 49.0 ($63,951) | 9.0 (24.3 min) | — | 82.0 (146.5) | 50.0 (90.308988764%) | 64.3 (10.153811859%) |
| 33 | Kiowa | 49.4 | 47.1 (2.06) | 84.3 ($75,539) | 89.5 (13.1 min) | — | 36.7 (295.2) | 4.7 (77.5%) | 33.8 (11.789099526%) |
| 34 | Hamilton | 48.9 | 72.9 (1.65) | 71.0 ($70,250) | 74.3 (15.2 min) | — | 24.7 (327.2) | — | 1.4 (19.892473118%) |
| 35 | Leavenworth | 48.4 | 5.2 (3.17) | 97.6 ($89,218) | 11.9 (23.9 min) | — | 28.7 (308.7) | 53.8 (90.661370407%) | 92.9 (7.9521627708%) |
| 36 | Jackson | 48.0 | 10.5 (2.76) | 83.3 ($75,215) | 7.1 (28.1 min) | — | 67.3 (184.6) | 61.3 (91.142857143%) | 58.6 (10.35075982%) |
| 37 | Morton | 47.8 | 86.2 (1.45) | 61.4 ($66,447) | 57.6 (16.8 min) | — | — | 21.7 (88%) | 11.9 (15.198451113%) |
| 37 | Wabaunsee | 47.8 | 30.0 (2.31) | 86.2 ($76,908) | 6.2 (28.3 min) | — | 20.7 (348.1) | — | 95.7 (7.7412116679%) |
| 39 | Marion | 47.6 | 51.4 (1.92) | 53.8 ($64,695) | 22.4 (22.0 min) | — | 66.0 (186.9) | — | 44.3 (11.096997691%) |
| 40 | Labette | 47.4 | 69.0 (1.68) | 11.9 ($56,325) | 58.6 (16.7 min) | — | 3.3 (632.1) | 93.4 (94.597378277%) | 48.1 (10.932537162%) |
| 41 | Barton | 46.6 | 39.0 (2.15) | 21.4 ($58,851) | 74.3 (15.2 min) | — | 40.7 (284.4) | 84.0 (92.750965251%) | 20.5 (13.427903193%) |
| 42 | Edwards | 46.1 | 91.9 (1.35) | 3.3 ($52,692) | 38.1 (19.7 min) | — | 80.7 (147.5) | — | 16.7 (13.561708118%) |
| 43 | Rush | 46.0 | 89.5 (1.39) | 29.0 ($59,970) | 18.1 (22.4 min) | — | 56.7 (212.5) | — | 36.7 (11.529732183%) |
| 44 | Scott | 45.5 | 29.0 (2.32) | 68.1 ($68,839) | 99.5 (10.4 min) | — | 55.3 (224.5) | 16.0 (87.5%) | 5.2 (17.618927762%) |
| 45 | Kingman | 45.4 | 56.7 (1.86) | 26.2 ($59,842) | 16.7 (22.7 min) | — | 60.7 (199.5) | 51.9 (90.384615385%) | 60.5 (10.306941053%) |
| 46 | Haskell | 45.2 | 22.4 (2.50) | 59.5 ($66,162) | 48.1 (18.1 min) | — | 95.3 (82.8) | — | 0.5 (21.20177535%) |
| 47 | Harper | 44.9 | 77.1 (1.57) | 5.2 ($53,488) | 64.8 (16.3 min) | — | 44.7 (273.9) | — | 32.9 (11.844660194%) |
| 48 | Allen | 44.7 | 61.9 (1.77) | 32.9 ($60,689) | 45.2 (18.4 min) | — | 27.3 (312.1) | 59.4 (90.710431655%) | 41.4 (11.128396598%) |
| 48 | Atchison | 44.7 | 26.2 (2.38) | 34.8 ($61,112) | 27.1 (21.2 min) | — | 90.0 (124.5) | 0.9 (74.137931034%) | 89.0 (8.4439496446%) |
| 50 | Sherman | 44.6 | 36.2 (2.21) | 35.7 ($61,750) | 72.4 (15.4 min) | — | 59.3 (203.9) | — | 19.5 (13.441587731%) |
| 51 | Kearny | 44.4 | 32.9 (2.25) | 96.7 ($89,135) | 26.2 (21.5 min) | — | 58.0 (209.7) | — | 8.1 (16.514627241%) |
| 52 | Wilson | 43.9 | 80.5 (1.54) | 31.9 ($60,677) | 35.2 (20.3 min) | — | 15.3 (369.1) | — | 56.7 (10.44188862%) |
| 53 | Neosho | 43.1 | 49.0 (1.97) | 14.8 ($56,618) | 66.2 (16.2 min) | — | 22.0 (343.9) | 34.9 (89.386792453%) | 71.9 (9.8263027295%) |
| 54 | Morris | 42.5 | 36.2 (2.21) | 19.5 ($58,686) | 18.1 (22.4 min) | — | 86.0 (130.2) | — | 52.9 (10.546186761%) |
| 55 | Cherokee | 42.1 | 64.8 (1.74) | 17.6 ($57,668) | 36.7 (20.0 min) | — | 26.0 (313.2) | 65.1 (91.666666667%) | 42.4 (11.127868852%) |
| 56 | Bourbon | 41.9 | 51.4 (1.92) | 24.3 ($59,238) | 39.5 (19.6 min) | — | 14.0 (370.5) | 55.7 (90.674603175%) | 66.2 (10.12391247%) |
| 56 | Brown | 41.9 | 53.8 (1.90) | 38.6 ($62,233) | 54.8 (17.4 min) | — | 32.7 (302.3) | 42.5 (90%) | 29.0 (12.21437474%) |
| 56 | Cheyenne | 41.9 | 31.4 (2.27) | 10.0 ($55,429) | 89.5 (13.1 min) | — | 64.7 (187.3) | — | 13.8 (15.023721666%) |
| 59 | Woodson | 41.0 | 74.8 (1.61) | 0.5 ($50,326) | 33.8 (20.5 min) | — | 19.3 (349.1) | — | 76.7 (9.4972067039%) |
| 60 | Douglas | 40.8 | 0.5 (4.44) | 70.0 ($69,746) | 30.0 (20.8 min) | — | 12.7 (399.7) | 57.5 (90.675403226%) | 73.8 (9.7203949072%) |
| 60 | Grant | 40.8 | 71.0 (1.66) | 62.4 ($66,476) | 2.4 (32.3 min) | — | 94.0 (97.8) | 8.5 (82.5%) | 6.2 (17.458490876%) |
| 62 | Reno | 40.4 | 37.6 (2.18) | 31.0 ($60,645) | 53.3 (17.5 min) | — | 35.3 (295.3) | 17.9 (87.637768817%) | 67.1 (10.060280742%) |
| 63 | Lyon | 39.8 | 21.0 (2.51) | 27.1 ($59,912) | 78.6 (14.8 min) | — | 30.0 (307.6) | 63.2 (91.424242424%) | 18.6 (13.45260223%) |
| 63 | Riley | 39.8 | 1.4 (3.88) | 33.8 ($61,098) | 64.8 (16.3 min) | — | 39.3 (289.3) | 36.8 (89.588679245%) | 62.4 (10.244252081%) |
| 65 | Decatur | 39.6 | 71.0 (1.66) | 6.2 ($53,870) | 50.5 (17.9 min) | — | 23.3 (330.4) | — | 47.1 (10.987849974%) |
| 65 | Saline | 39.6 | 11.9 (2.75) | 54.8 ($65,422) | 69.0 (15.8 min) | — | 7.3 (469.6) | 23.6 (88.179080824%) | 71.0 (9.8874065664%) |
| 67 | Seward | 38.9 | 40.5 (2.14) | 47.1 ($63,827) | 81.0 (14.7 min) | — | 34.0 (299.8) | 27.4 (88.652680653%) | 3.3 (18.224903059%) |
| 68 | Anderson | 37.1 | 23.3 (2.43) | 72.9 ($70,614) | 8.1 (28.0 min) | — | 75.3 (164.2) | 19.8 (87.908163265%) | 23.3 (12.993152918%) |
| 69 | Shawnee | 36.7 | 13.8 (2.70) | 63.3 ($67,104) | 50.5 (17.9 min) | — | 2.0 (659.7) | 25.5 (88.52504817%) | 65.2 (10.127076807%) |
| 70 | Greenwood | 36.5 | 83.8 (1.48) | 30.0 ($60,042) | 10.0 (24.1 min) | — | 18.0 (356.4) | — | 40.5 (11.131428571%) |
| 71 | Finney | 35.3 | 10.5 (2.76) | 77.6 ($73,009) | 81.0 (14.7 min) | — | 4.7 (537.8) | 31.1 (89.095551895%) | 7.1 (17.37886479%) |
| 72 | Cowley | 35.1 | 44.3 (2.09) | 18.6 ($57,878) | 28.1 (21.1 min) | — | 46.0 (267.7) | 10.4 (84.320261438%) | 63.3 (10.204158505%) |
| 73 | Harvey | 34.8 | 24.8 (2.42) | 81.4 ($74,368) | 31.0 (20.7 min) | — | 11.3 (404.5) | 14.2 (86.107398568%) | 46.2 (11.01261507%) |
| 74 | Linn | 34.1 | 6.2 (2.94) | 22.4 ($59,069) | 0.5 (34.7 min) | — | 79.3 (149.2) | 40.6 (89.95%) | 55.7 (10.462223386%) |
| 75 | Crawford | 33.0 | 21.0 (2.51) | 4.3 ($52,844) | 51.9 (17.8 min) | — | 31.3 (304.5) | 38.7 (89.929577465%) | 51.0 (10.682150752%) |
| 76 | Montgomery | 32.0 | 58.1 (1.83) | 11.0 ($55,697) | 44.3 (18.9 min) | — | 10.0 (418.4) | 29.2 (88.826259947%) | 39.5 (11.305139452%) |
| 77 | Geary | 31.5 | 8.1 (2.91) | 25.2 ($59,317) | 53.3 (17.5 min) | — | 6.0 (533.9) | 6.6 (82%) | 90.0 (8.3817768229%) |
| 78 | Sedgwick | 26.3 | 7.1 (2.93) | 69.0 ($69,365) | 41.4 (19.3 min) | — | 0.7 (992.8) | 12.3 (85.50700742%) | 27.1 (12.349512073%) |
| 79 | Wyandotte | 18.9 | 12.9 (2.71) | 46.2 ($63,631) | 19.5 (22.3 min) | — | — | 2.8 (74.142602496%) | 12.9 (15.122528405%) |
Each of these counties has only 4 verified components (unemployment is missing statewide, plus the two listed gaps), below the 5-component minimum. Their verified component values are in the dataset; they carry no composite and no rank.