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Counties in Kansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Geary County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 105 counties in 2023, at 19.6%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 16.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest19.6Geary County
Lowest13.2Johnson County
Median16.1105 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 17.1 %Anderson County: 17.1 %Atchison County: 17.8 %Barber County: 15.8 %Barton County: 16.2 %Bourbon County: 17.1 %Brown County: 16.7 %Butler County: 16.6 %Chase County: 15.9 %Chautauqua County: 17.1 %Cherokee County: 17.6 %Cheyenne County: 16.2 %Clark County: 15.2 %Clay County: 15.9 %Cloud County: 16.9 %Coffey County: 16.1 %Comanche County: 15.7 %Cowley County: 17.2 %Crawford County: 18.3 %Decatur County: 14.4 %Dickinson County: 16.1 %Doniphan County: 16.6 %Douglas County: 17.1 %Edwards County: 15.9 %Elk County: 16.3 %Ellis County: 17.2 %Ellsworth County: 15.1 %Finney County: 17 %Ford County: 16.6 %Franklin County: 16.8 %Geary County: 19.6 %Gove County: 15.5 %Graham County: 15.1 %Grant County: 14.6 %Gray County: 16.9 %Greeley County: 14.6 %Greenwood County: 16.2 %Hamilton County: 15.5 %Harper County: 17 %Harvey County: 15.6 %Haskell County: 16.8 %Hodgeman County: 14.6 %Jackson County: 16.3 %Jefferson County: 15.4 %Jewell County: 15.5 %Johnson County: 13.2 %Kearny County: 16.4 %Kingman County: 16.5 %Kiowa County: 15.6 %Labette County: 17.1 %Lane County: 15.4 %Leavenworth County: 15.7 %Lincoln County: 15.8 %Linn County: 16 %Logan County: 16.2 %Lyon County: 17.6 %McPherson County: 15.8 %Marion County: 15.8 %Marshall County: 16.5 %Meade County: 16.2 %Miami County: 15.6 %Mitchell County: 16.2 %Montgomery County: 17.5 %Morris County: 15.2 %Morton County: 16.1 %Nemaha County: 15.7 %Neosho County: 17 %Ness County: 15.2 %Norton County: 16.5 %Osage County: 16.3 %Osborne County: 15.5 %Ottawa County: 15.8 %Pawnee County: 15.3 %Phillips County: 15.8 %Pottawatomie County: 15.7 %Pratt County: 16.1 %Rawlins County: 15.8 %Reno County: 16.3 %Republic County: 15.7 %Rice County: 16.1 %Riley County: 18.8 %Rooks County: 15.4 %Rush County: 15.6 %Russell County: 16.5 %Saline County: 16.4 %Scott County: 15 %Sedgwick County: 17 %Seward County: 16.9 %Shawnee County: 15.6 %Sheridan County: 15.2 %Sherman County: 16.2 %Smith County: 14.6 %Stafford County: 15.7 %Stanton County: 16 %Stevens County: 17.2 %Sumner County: 16.4 %Thomas County: 16.4 %Trego County: 14.4 %Wabaunsee County: 15.5 %Wallace County: 15.6 %Washington County: 15.2 %Wichita County: 15.6 %Wilson County: 16.6 %Woodson County: 15.8 %Wyandotte County: 17.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Geary County: 19.6 %Geary County19.6Riley County: 18.8 %Riley County18.8Crawford County: 18.3 %Crawford County18.3Atchison County: 17.8 %Atchison County17.8Cherokee County: 17.6 %Cherokee County17.6Lyon County: 17.6 %Lyon County17.6Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Cowley County: 17.2 %Cowley County17.2Ellis County: 17.2 %Ellis County17.2Stevens County: 17.2 %Stevens County17.2Wyandotte County: 17.2 %Wyandotte County17.2Allen County: 17.1 %Allen County17.1Anderson County: 17.1 %Anderson County17.1Bourbon County: 17.1 %Bourbon County17.1Chautauqua County: 17.1 %Chautauqua County17.1Douglas County: 17.1 %Douglas County17.1Labette County: 17.1 %Labette County17.1Finney County: 17 %Finney County17Harper County: 17 %Harper County17Neosho County: 17 %Neosho County17Sedgwick County: 17 %Sedgwick County17Cloud County: 16.9 %Cloud County16.9Gray County: 16.9 %Gray County16.9Seward County: 16.9 %Seward County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Haskell County: 16.8 %Haskell County16.8Brown County: 16.7 %Brown County16.7Butler County: 16.6 %Butler County16.6Doniphan County: 16.6 %Doniphan County16.6Ford County: 16.6 %Ford County16.6Wilson County: 16.6 %Wilson County16.6Kingman County: 16.5 %Kingman County16.5Marshall County: 16.5 %Marshall County16.5Norton County: 16.5 %Norton County16.5Russell County: 16.5 %Russell County16.5Kearny County: 16.4 %Kearny County16.4Saline County: 16.4 %Saline County16.4Sumner County: 16.4 %Sumner County16.4Thomas County: 16.4 %Thomas County16.4Elk County: 16.3 %Elk County16.3Geary County: 19.6 %Geary County19.6Riley County: 18.8 %Riley County18.8Crawford County: 18.3 %Crawford County18.3Atchison County: 17.8 %Atchison County17.8Cherokee County: 17.6 %Cherokee County17.6Lyon County: 17.6 %Lyon County17.6Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Cowley County: 17.2 %Cowley County17.2Ellis County: 17.2 %Ellis County17.2Stevens County: 17.2 %Stevens County17.2Wyandotte County: 17.2 %Wyandotte County17.2Allen County: 17.1 %Allen County17.1Anderson County: 17.1 %Anderson County17.1Bourbon County: 17.1 %Bourbon County17.1Chautauqua County: 17.1 %Chautauqua County17.1Douglas County: 17.1 %Douglas County17.1Labette County: 17.1 %Labette County17.1Finney County: 17 %Finney County17Harper County: 17 %Harper County17Neosho County: 17 %Neosho County17Sedgwick County: 17 %Sedgwick County17Cloud County: 16.9 %Cloud County16.9Gray County: 16.9 %Gray County16.9Seward County: 16.9 %Seward County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Haskell County: 16.8 %Haskell County16.8Brown County: 16.7 %Brown County16.7Butler County: 16.6 %Butler County16.6Doniphan County: 16.6 %Doniphan County16.6Ford County: 16.6 %Ford County16.6Wilson County: 16.6 %Wilson County16.6Kingman County: 16.5 %Kingman County16.5Marshall County: 16.5 %Marshall County16.5Norton County: 16.5 %Norton County16.5Russell County: 16.5 %Russell County16.5Kearny County: 16.4 %Kearny County16.4Saline County: 16.4 %Saline County16.4Sumner County: 16.4 %Sumner County16.4Thomas County: 16.4 %Thomas County16.4Elk County: 16.3 %Elk County16.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Geary County19.6-0.2 pts
2Riley County18.8-2.3 pts
3Crawford County18.30 pts
4Atchison County17.8+0.8 pts
5Cherokee County17.6+0.5 pts
5Lyon County17.6-0.6 pts
7Montgomery County17.5+0.1 pts
8Cowley County17.2-0.3 pts
8Ellis County17.2+0.6 pts
8Stevens County17.2+0.6 pts
8Wyandotte County17.2-0.6 pts
12Allen County17.1-0.8 pts
12Anderson County17.10 pts
12Bourbon County17.1-1.1 pts
12Chautauqua County17.1+0.4 pts
12Douglas County17.1-1.8 pts
12Labette County17.1+0.4 pts
18Finney County17-1 pts
18Harper County17-0.9 pts
18Neosho County17+0.1 pts
18Sedgwick County17+0.7 pts
22Cloud County16.9+0.1 pts
22Gray County16.90 pts
22Seward County16.9-0.6 pts
25Franklin County16.8+1.3 pts
25Haskell County16.8-0.3 pts
27Brown County16.7+0.9 pts
28Butler County16.6+0.7 pts
28Doniphan County16.6-0.5 pts
28Ford County16.6-1 pts
28Wilson County16.6+0.7 pts
32Kingman County16.5+0.4 pts
32Marshall County16.5+0.1 pts
32Norton County16.5+0.8 pts
32Russell County16.5+1.4 pts
36Kearny County16.4-0.9 pts
36Saline County16.4+1.3 pts
36Sumner County16.4-0.3 pts
36Thomas County16.4+0.1 pts
40Elk County16.3-0.4 pts
40Jackson County16.3+0.2 pts
40Osage County16.3+0.4 pts
40Reno County16.3-0.2 pts
44Barton County16.2+0.5 pts
44Cheyenne County16.2+0.5 pts
44Greenwood County16.2+0.3 pts
44Logan County16.2-0.1 pts
44Meade County16.2-0.4 pts
44Mitchell County16.20 pts
44Sherman County16.2-0.4 pts
51Coffey County16.1-1.4 pts
51Dickinson County16.1+0.6 pts
51Morton County16.1+0.6 pts
51Pratt County16.10 pts
51Rice County16.1-0.2 pts
56Linn County160 pts
56Stanton County16-0.8 pts
58Chase County15.9+0.1 pts
58Clay County15.9-0.3 pts
58Edwards County15.9+0.2 pts
61Barber County15.8+0.3 pts
61Lincoln County15.8+0.9 pts
61Marion County15.8+0.8 pts
61McPherson County15.8+0.2 pts
61Ottawa County15.8-0.5 pts
61Phillips County15.8-0.2 pts
61Rawlins County15.8+0.9 pts
61Woodson County15.8-0.7 pts
69Comanche County15.7+1.2 pts
69Leavenworth County15.7+0.2 pts
69Nemaha County15.70 pts
69Pottawatomie County15.7+1 pts
69Republic County15.7+1 pts
69Stafford County15.7+0.1 pts
75Harvey County15.60 pts
75Kiowa County15.6+1 pts
75Miami County15.6+0.8 pts
75Rush County15.6+0.2 pts
75Shawnee County15.6+0.1 pts
75Wallace County15.6+0.8 pts
75Wichita County15.6+0.9 pts
82Gove County15.50 pts
82Hamilton County15.5-0.3 pts
82Jewell County15.5+1.2 pts
82Osborne County15.5+0.5 pts
82Wabaunsee County15.5+0.3 pts
87Jefferson County15.4+0.7 pts
87Lane County15.4-0.1 pts
87Rooks County15.4+0.4 pts
90Pawnee County15.3+0.4 pts
91Clark County15.2-0.2 pts
91Morris County15.20 pts
91Ness County15.2-0.3 pts
91Sheridan County15.2+1.6 pts
91Washington County15.2+0.1 pts
96Ellsworth County15.1-0.2 pts
96Graham County15.1+1.1 pts
98Scott County15-1.9 pts
99Grant County14.6-1.6 pts
99Greeley County14.6+0.5 pts
99Hodgeman County14.6+0.8 pts
99Smith County14.6+0.1 pts
103Decatur County14.4-0.5 pts
103Trego County14.4+0.1 pts
105Johnson County13.2-0.3 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Geary County, with 19.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Johnson County, with 13.2% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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