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The Strength Index: A Measure of Prosperity in Kansas
David L. Darling
CD Economist
And Sreedhar Upendram
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Introduction
The purpose of this Strength Index is to measure the prosperity of people in all 105 counties in Kansas.
Strength Index is a composite index made up of three indices measuring wealth, income and employment.
Strength Index is used to perform a cross sectional analysis of comparing counties with neighboring counties, or a larger county with a regional trade center.
Strength Index is also used to perform a longitudinal analysis of creating a progress report for individual or groups of counties over time.
Wealth Index
Wealth Index is a measure of the relative wealth of the residents of each county.
The county per capita wealth is estimated by summing the appraised values of residential property, mobile homes and motor vehicles used in Kansas and dividing it by the adjusted population.
The county Wealth Index is the ratio of the county’s per capita over the state per capita wealth. The wealth Index ranges from 0.38 to 1.89. The 105 county average is 0.67.
The top five counties in Kansas and their indices are: Johnson (1.89), Miami (1.40), Douglas (1.21), Leavenworth (1.06), and Saline (0.99). The bottom five counties and their indices are: Jewell (0.38), Chautauqua (0.41), Comanche (0.45), Elk (0.47) and Barber (0.50).
Allen
Anderson
Atchison
0.66
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Chautauqua Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
0. 62
Cloud0. 55
Coffey
ComancheCowley
Crawford
0. 65
Decatur
Dickinson
0. 72
Douglas
1.21
Edwards
0.51
Elk
0. 47
Ellis
Ellsworth
0. 61
Finney
Ford
0.60
Franklin
Geary0. 55Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray
0.77
Greeley
Greenwood
0.54
Hamilton
Harper
Hodgeman
0.53
Jackson
0. 702Jefferson
0. 96
Johnson
1.89
Kearny
Kingman
0. 72
Kiowa
0. 51
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
1.06Lincoln
0. 53
Linn
LyonMarion
Marshall
Meade
Miami
Mitchell
0. 73
MontgomeryMorton
Nemaha
Neosho
0. 57
Norton
Osage
Osborne
Ottawa
0. 74
Pawnee
0. 59
Phillips
Pottawatomie
0. 84
Pratt
0. 65
Rawlins
Reno
0.81
Riley
0. 78
Rooks
Rush
0. 52
RussellSaline
0.99
Scott
Sedgwick
0.91
Seward
Shawnee
0.98
SheridanSherman
Stafford
0. 48
Stanton
StevensSumner
Thomas
Trego Wabaunsee
0.88
Wallace
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
0.52
Woodson
Chase
Smith Jewell Republic
Wyandotte0.66
Rice
Butler
0. 93
Harvey
0. 84
Haskell
Logan
Ness
Doniphan
Morris
0. 76
McPherson
105 County Average = 0.67
Maximum Value = 1.89
Minimum = 0.37
MAP-1
Wealth Index
2003
David L. Darling
Sreedhar Upendram
April 2004
0. 67 0. 53 0. 58 0. 60 0. 50 0. 48 0. 38 0. 57 0. 45 0. 58 0. 68 0. 59 0. 56
0.69 0. 73 0.69 0.52 0. 50 0.44
0. 53 0. 92 0.68 0. 69 0. 66
0.85 0. 81 1.40
0. 77 0. 71 0. 82
0. 54 0.52 0. 58
0. 61 0.71 0. 54 0.54 0. 52 0. 45 0. 50 0. 57 0. 68 0. 64 0. 41 0.59 0. 54 0. 62
0.61 0.68 0.65
0.56 0.60 0. 65
0.63 0.59 0.82 0.54 0.56 0. 63
0. 56 0. 65 0.56 0. 63 0.96 0. 65
Data Source: Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Property Valuation, 2003 Report
K –State Research and Extension.
LegendTop 20% :Red
Bottom 20%: Blue
Personal Income Index
Personal Income Index measures the relative level of income in each county.
The Index is a simple ratio of county over State per capita incomes.
The Personal Income Index ranges from 0.60 to 1.52. The 105 county average is 0.82.
The top five counties and their indices are: Johnson (1.52), Sedgwick (1.07), Shawnee (1.06), Saline (0.99) and Marshall (0.99). The bottom five counties and their indices are: Woodson (0.60), Kearny (0.64), Linn (0.65), Marion (0.66) and Anderson (0.67).
Allen
Anderson
Atchison
0. 79
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Chautauqua Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
0. 86
Cloud0.75
Coffey
ComancheCowley
Crawford
0. 81
Decatur
Dickinson
0. 75
Douglas
0. 85
Edwards
0.79
Elk
0. 71
Ellis
Ellsworth
0.79
Finney
Ford
0. 75
Franklin
Geary0. 98Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray
0.77
Greeley
Greenwood
0. 71
Hamilton
Harper
Hodgeman
0. 71
Jackson
0. 89Jefferson
0. 77
Johnson
1. 52
Kearny
Kingman
0. 79
Kiowa
0. 82
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
0. 83Lincoln
0. 68
Linn
LyonMarion
Marshall
Meade
Miami
Mitchell
0.84
MontgomeryMorton
Nemaha
Neosho
0.79
Norton
Osage
Osborne
Ottawa
0. 69
Pawnee
0. 81
Phillips
Pottawatomie
0. 87
Pratt
0. 86
Rawlins
Reno
0. 87
Riley
0. 86
Rooks
Rush
0. 84
RussellSaline
0.99
Scott
Sedgwick
1. 07
Seward
Shawnee
1. 06
SheridanSherman
Stafford
0.81
Stanton
StevensSumner
Thomas
Trego Wabaunsee
0.76
Wallace
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
0.74
Woodson
Chase
Smith Jewell Republic
Wyandotte0.77
Rice
Butler
0. 88
Harvey
0. 97
Haskell
Logan
Ness
Doniphan
Morris
0. 73
McPherson
105 County Average = 0. 82
Maximum Value = 1. 52
Minimum =0.60
MAP-2
Personal Income Index (PII)
2003
David L. Darling
Sreedhar Upendram
April 2004
0. 73 0. 84 0. 86 0. 82 0. 90 0. 80 0. 74 0. 79 0. 70 0. 99 0.83 0. 82 0. 75
0. 89 0. 80 0. 87 0.90 0. 81 0.80
0. 68 0. 91 0.66 0. 81 0. 77
0.72 0. 78 0. 78
0. 86 0. 67 0. 65
0. 60 0. 79 0.87
0. 82 0.80 0. 77 0.76 0.92 0.80 0. 84 0. 77 0. 85 0. 82 0. 75 0. 79 0. 74 0. 75
0.76 0. 79 0.71
0.78 0. 64 0. 70
0.86 0.78 0.90 0.89 0. 97 0. 89
0. 76 0. 82 0.82 0. 77 0. 95 0. 85
Data Source: The Governor’s Economic and Demographic Report 2003-2004
K –State Research and Extension.
LegendTop 20% :Red
Bottom 20% : Blue
Employment Index
Employment Index measures the proportion of the population actively participating in the labor force.
The county’s employment is divided by the State-wide value of employment to arrive at the Employment Index. The Employment Index ranges from 0.68 to 1.41. The 105 county average is 1.00.
The top five counties with the indices are: Sherman (1.41), Jackson (1.38), Ellis (1.27), Pottawatomie (1.18) and Jewell (1.17). The bottom five counties with the indices are : Linn (0.68), Doniphan (0.78), Greenwood (0.78), Chautauqua (0.79) and Elk (0.80).
The Fort Riley total active duty employment of 11,616 was allocated across the adjacent counties of Clay (350), Dickinson (350), Geary (5458) and Riley (5458). Fort Leavenworth active duty military was allocated to Leavenworth (3,226) and McConnell Air Force active duty military was allocated to Sedgwick (2,940).
Allen
0.92
Anderson
Atchison
0.95
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
0.88
Brown
Chautauqua Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
1.11
Cloud
0.94
Coffey
ComancheCowley
Crawford
Decatur
Dickinson
1.05
Douglas
1.07
Edwards
0.89
Elk
Ellis
Ellsworth
Finney
Ford
Franklin
1.10
Geary1.15
Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray
Greeley
Greenwood
0.78
Hamilton
Harper
Hodgeman
0.91
Jackson
1.38
Jefferson
1.08
Johnson
1.11
Kearny
Kingman
0.94
Kiowa
0.99
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
0.89Lincoln
0.93
Linn
LyonMarion
Marshall
Meade
Miami
0.96
Mitchell
1.09
MontgomeryMorton
Nemaha
Neosho
Norton
Osage
0.90
Osborne
Ottawa
Pawnee
Phillips
Pottawatomie
1.18
Pratt
1.05
Rawlins
Reno
Riley
1.15
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Saline
1.09
Scott
Sedgwick
Seward
Shawnee
1.02
SheridanSherman
Stafford
Stanton
StevensSumner
Thomas
Trego
Wabaunsee
1.08
Wallace
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
Woodson
Chase
Smith Jewell
Republic
1.08
Wyandotte0.87
Rice
Butler
Harvey
0.95
Haskell
Logan
Ness
Doniphan
Morris
McPherson
0.84 0.93 0.68
0.80
1.030. 95
1.00
0. 96
0.98
1.08
1.00 0.987
0. 97 0. 81 0. 85
David L. Darling
Sreedhar Upendram
April 2004
105 County Average = 1.00
Maximum Value = 1.40 Minimum Value = 0. 60
MAP-3
Employment Index 2003
0.94 0.98 0.96 1.16 1.08 1.08 1.171.03 1.15 1.05 0.99 0.78
0.85 1.10 1.00 0.97 1.07
0.83
0.96 0.941.04 1.02 0. 94
1.41 1.15 1.06 1.03 1.11 1.06
0.98 1.03 1.00 1.13 1.27 0.88
1.07 0.95 1.04 1.08 1.09
1.14 0.950.84 0.89 0.98
0.93 0.96 0.90 0. 94 1.10 0.96 0.91 0.92 1.03 1.00 0.79 0.91 0.93 0.84
Data Source: Kansas Department of Human Resources, Labor Market
Information Services Annual Report for 2003
Index prepared by K –State Research and Extension.
LegendTop 20% : Red
Bottom 20%: Blue
Strength Index
The three components of Strength Index are given equal weight, and the Strength Index is the sum of the Wealth Index, Personal Income Index and Employment Index.
The Strength Index ranges from 1.94 to 4.53. The 105 county average is 2.48.
The top five counties with the indices are: Johnson (4.53), Ellis (3.17), Miami (3.15), Douglas (3.13) and Saline (3.07).The bottom five counties with the indices are: Chautauqua (1.94), Elk (1.98), Woodson (1.98), Greenwood (2.02), and Kearney (2.06).
Allen
Anderson
Atchison
2.41
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Chautauqua Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
2.59
Cloud
2.25
Coffey
ComancheCowley
Crawford
2.40
Decatur
Dickinson
2.52
Douglas
3.13
Edwards
2.19
Elk
1.98
Ellis
Ellsworth
2.35
Finney
Ford
2.30
Franklin
Geary2.69Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray
2.67
Greeley
Greenwood
2.02
Hamilton
Harper
Hodgeman
2.15
Jackson
3.00Jefferson
2.82
Johnson
4.53
Kearny
Kingman
2.45
Kiowa
2.36
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
2.78Lincoln
2.15
Linn
LyonMarion
Marshall
Meade
Miami
Mitchell
2.66
MontgomeryMorton
Nemaha
Neosho
2.38
Norton
Osage
Osborne
Ottawa
2.43
Pawnee
2.48
Phillips
Pottawatomie
2.89
Pratt
2.56
Rawlins
Reno
2.67
Riley
2.79
Rooks
Rush
2.36
RussellSaline
3.07
Scott
Sedgwick
2.94
Seward
Shawnee
3.04
SheridanSherman
Stafford
2.26
Stanton
StevensSumner
Thomas
Trego Wabaunsee
2.73
Wallace
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
2.29
Woodson
Chase
Smith Jewell Republic
Wyandotte2.31
Rice
Butler
2. 75
Harvey
2. 76
Haskell
Logan
Ness
Doniphan
Morris
2.53
McPherson
105 County Average = 2.48
Maximum Value = 4.53
Minimum = 1.94
MAP-4
Strength Index
2003
David L. Darling
Sreedhar Upendram
April 2004
2.35 2.34 2.43 2.53 2.89 2.36 2.29 2.44 2.18 2.71 2.56 2.40 2.07
2.99 2.67 2.61 2.44 2.42 2.30
2.06 2.93 2.34 2.47 2.50
2.46 2.70 3.15
2.48 2.31 2.08
1.98 2.24 2.33
2.36 2.47 2.22 2.24 2.53 2.23 2.25 2.26 2.55 2.46 1.94 2.30 2.22 2.21
2.21 2.36 2.34
2.31 2.06 2.20
2.57 2.34 2.76 2.57 2. 61 2.50
2.30 2.49 2.37 2.52 3.17 2.37
Index prepared by K–State Research and Extension, April 2004Legend
Top 20%: RedBottom 20%: Blue
Data Sources
The data on the 2002 population is from the US Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2002. The numbers were adjusted downward to account for institutionalized people.
Data used in creating Wealth Index was obtained from 2003 property assessments provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Property Valuation.
Data used in creating Employment Index comes from Kansas Department of Human Resources, Labor Market Information Services
The Public Affairs Office at the three military installations provide military employment data for FY 2003.
Data Sources
The data to create Personal Income Index comes from the Governor’s Economic and Demographic Report published in January 2004.
The full report, “2002-2003 Strength Index, A Measure of the Prosperity of Kansans” by Upendram and Darling can be found on the following web site:
–www.agecon.ksu.edu/ddarling
Longitudinal Analysis
Jackson County in NE Region is ranked 7th (3.00) up from 38th (2.66) in 1997 to 2003. Relative improvement is not only in rank but also in overall strength compared to the State.
Ellis County in NW Region is ranked 2nd but its strength Index decreased from 1997 to 2003.
Atchison County in NE Region is ranked 55th (2.42) up from 80th (2.36) in 1997 to 2003. Relative improvement is not only in rank but also in overall strength compared to the State.
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