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Highest poverty rate, Kansas cities

Kansas cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 11.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tonganoxie, KS, up 28 places to #25.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Pittsburg, KSKS20,56929.6%+7.0 pts
02Manhattan, KSKS54,67323.3%−0.8 pts
03Coffeyville, KSKS8,46021.1%+6.1 pts
04▲2Parsons, KSKS9,31520.9%+6.3 pts
05▲11Hays, KSKS21,25820.1%+5.2 pts
06▼2Independence, KSKS8,19318.4%+5.4 pts
07Emporia, KSKS24,13717.8%−0.1 pts
08▲12Junction City, KSKS22,58317.5%+3.4 pts
09▲1Lawrence, KSKS96,36717.4%−1.5 pts
10▼2Chanute, KSKS8,58417.3%+2.3 pts
11▲11Arkansas City, KSKS11,80017.2%+0.8 pts
12▲5Great Bend, KSKS14,26616.9%+1.7 pts
13El Dorado, KSKS12,69616.6%+3.1 pts
14▲5Wellington, KSKS7,54116.4%+4.8 pts
15▼6Kansas City, KSKS157,80516.0%−1.1 pts
16▼1Wichita, KSKS400,98715.9%+4.7 pts
17▼3Atchison, KSKS10,78915.8%−1.2 pts
18▲6Topeka, KSKS125,79515.7%+3.3 pts
19▼8Winfield, KSKS11,74515.4%+1.5 pts
20▲3Hutchinson, KSKS39,59514.9%+2.2 pts
21▲5Dodge City, KSKS27,65314.6%+0.7 pts
22▲6Pratt, KSKS6,57414.3%+3.9 pts
23▲10McPherson, KSKS13,91813.5%+5.6 pts
24▼12Fort Scott, KSKS7,50013.5%−2.9 pts
25▲28Tonganoxie, KSKS6,20813.2%+7.3 pts
26▼1Liberal, KSKS19,01013.1%−4.5 pts
27▲4Salina, KSKS46,09413.0%+3.4 pts
28▲21Park City, KSKS9,45812.5%+7.0 pts
29▲3Bonner Springs, KSKS7,96212.4%+2.8 pts
30▲27Maize, KSKS7,85312.4%+9.4 pts
31▲6Haysville, KSKS11,35311.9%+7.6 pts
32▲9Augusta, KSKS9,07311.9%+6.2 pts
33▲12Bel Aire, KSKS10,28711.8%+7.0 pts
34▼4Leavenworth, KSKS37,01211.7%+2.5 pts
35▼8Garden City, KSKS27,40211.0%−3.3 pts
36▼1Fort Riley, KSKS8,60610.7%–
37▲7Louisburg, KSKS5,2999.7%+6.4 pts
38Mission, KSKS10,1259.7%+3.1 pts
39▼5Newton, KSKS18,3539.7%+1.8 pts
40▼11Roeland Park, KSKS6,6839.2%+4.0 pts
41▼23Ottawa, KSKS12,7169.1%+0.2 pts
42▼37Iola, KSKS5,2408.6%−10.0 pts
43▼4Mulvane, KSKS7,0308.5%+5.1 pts
44▲3Colby, KSKS5,4898.0%−4.4 pts
45▲3Paola, KSKS5,8807.8%−1.2 pts
46▼3Spring Hill, KSKS10,7777.7%+3.0 pts
47▼26Ulysses, KSKS5,5247.6%−2.7 pts
48▼2Basehor, KSKS8,2497.0%+2.8 pts
49▼7Abilene, KSKS6,5526.8%−0.5 pts
50▲2Gardner, KSKS26,1546.3%+0.3 pts
51▲13Lansing, KSKS11,3316.3%+3.9 pts
52▲6De Soto, KSKS7,0836.1%+0.8 pts
53▼3Derby, KSKS26,6066.0%+3.9 pts
54▼14Merriam, KSKS11,5096.0%−0.2 pts
55▲5Prairie, KSKS23,0085.7%+3.2 pts
56▲3Overland Park, KSKS203,6775.6%+2.4 pts
57▼2Olathe, KSKS150,0255.6%+1.5 pts
58▼2Lenexa, KSKS60,5065.4%+2.0 pts
59▼5Shawnee, KSKS69,8485.3%+1.9 pts
60▼24Eudora, KSKS6,5064.9%−1.5 pts
61▼10Andover, KSKS17,3704.6%−1.8 pts
62▼1Valley Center, KSKS7,6853.6%+1.4 pts
63Leawood, KSKS34,0933.1%+1.7 pts
64▼2Goddard, KSKS6,6381.9%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES