Opportunity Index

17rank

Kansas

Economy Score out of 100
Kansas
65.4
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Kansas National
Unemployment rate 2.8% 3.1%
Median household income $53,223 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 11.7% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.4 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 5.5 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.4% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 89.8% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Kansas
55.5
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Kansas National
Preschool enrollment 43.3% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 84.1% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 44.0% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Kansas
50.8
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Kansas National
Group Membership (% of adults involved in groups) % %
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 10.4% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 38,849 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 31.0% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 321.9 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 77.7 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Kansas
48.7
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Kansas National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.4% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.9% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 43.3 45.8
Population
Kansas 2,937,946
National 332,048,977