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Highest poverty rate, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 10.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wichita County, KS, up 81 places to #8.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲2Crawford County, KSKS39,00820.6%+4.7 pts

02▼1Riley County, KSKS72,59819.9%−0.7 pts

03▲69Edwards County, KSKS2,64018.9%+8.5 pts

04▲23Ellis County, KSKS29,07518.3%+5.4 pts

05▲17Geary County, KSKS36,33818.0%+5.9 pts

06▲14Harper County, KSKS5,37017.3%+5.7 pts

07▲36Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60417.0%+7.6 pts

08▲81Wichita County, KSKS2,03116.5%+1.7 pts

09▲3Labette County, KSKS19,68516.0%+3.4 pts

10▼3Montgomery County, KSKS30,17715.9%+3.4 pts

11▼5Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59715.8%−0.8 pts

12▲17Wilson County, KSKS8,29915.5%+4.2 pts

13▲17Barton County, KSKS24,79015.4%+2.5 pts

14▲25Phillips County, KSKS4,72815.4%+5.4 pts

15▲38Logan County, KSKS2,66115.0%+7.7 pts

16▼11Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32114.9%+2.7 pts

17▲17Graham County, KSKS2,37114.8%+3.3 pts

18Morton County, KSKS2,47014.8%+4.3 pts

19▼9Douglas County, KSKS120,92014.7%−1.1 pts

20▲18Russell County, KSKS6,58114.7%+2.7 pts

21▼7Lyon County, KSKS32,26614.6%+0.1 pts

22▲9Cowley County, KSKS34,38214.3%+1.3 pts

23▼14Stevens County, KSKS4,98414.2%+3.9 pts

24▲12Cherokee County, KSKS19,10514.1%−0.2 pts

25▲26Ford County, KSKS33,99314.0%+1.6 pts

26▲9Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313.9%+4.4 pts

27▲21Greenwood County, KSKS5,82613.9%+1.4 pts

28▼5Brown County, KSKS9,10413.8%+0.9 pts

29▼3Bourbon County, KSKS14,31913.6%+0.1 pts

30▲64Clay County, KSKS7,99013.4%+3.2 pts

31▼10Neosho County, KSKS15,63713.1%+0.2 pts

32Atchison County, KSKS16,17213.0%−0.3 pts

33▼18Decatur County, KSKS2,71612.7%+1.1 pts

34▲25Shawnee County, KSKS178,60712.7%+3.1 pts

35▲11Reno County, KSKS61,53912.5%+1.6 pts

36▲1Woodson County, KSKS3,11812.4%−0.9 pts

37▲26Pratt County, KSKS9,11712.3%+2.9 pts

38▲7Wallace County, KSKS1,44112.3%−3.8 pts

39▼11Seward County, KSKS21,07312.2%−4.7 pts

40▼7Mitchell County, KSKS5,59012.2%+2.7 pts

41▲34Morris County, KSKS5,34812.1%+3.1 pts

42▲18Saline County, KSKS53,37711.9%+3.1 pts

43▼41Barber County, KSKS4,08311.8%+1.7 pts

44▲30Pawnee County, KSKS5,99111.5%−0.2 pts

45▲7Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.3%+1.6 pts

46▲40Marshall County, KSKS9,85211.3%+2.2 pts

47▲10Ness County, KSKS2,61711.2%+2.5 pts

48▲7Haskell County, KSKS3,59911.2%−0.4 pts

49▲31Rush County, KSKS2,84511.1%+1.4 pts

50▼8Finney County, KSKS37,50511.1%−3.1 pts

51▼26Anderson County, KSKS8,01811.0%−1.7 pts

52▲27Meade County, KSKS3,85211.0%+1.7 pts

53▼3Coffey County, KSKS8,46710.7%+4.1 pts

54▼5Sumner County, KSKS22,31210.6%+1.1 pts

55▲29Republic County, KSKS4,64010.6%+1.5 pts

56▼43Jewell County, KSKS2,83010.6%−1.1 pts

57▼3Stafford County, KSKS4,00510.5%−1.3 pts

58▲7Ottawa County, KSKS5,74410.4%+1.8 pts

59▲24Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25710.4%+3.2 pts

60▼49Elk County, KSKS2,45810.4%−3.4 pts

61▲38Kingman County, KSKS7,02910.3%−0.3 pts

62▲31Sherman County, KSKS5,76310.2%−2.7 pts

63▼5Cloud County, KSKS8,83310.0%−0.8 pts

64▼47Allen County, KSKS12,3029.9%−5.0 pts

65▼3Clark County, KSKS1,9009.9%−2.8 pts

66▼25Osage County, KSKS15,6939.7%+1.4 pts

67▼51Doniphan County, KSKS7,5949.6%−2.2 pts

68▲13McPherson County, KSKS30,0649.5%+2.8 pts

69▼25Grant County, KSKS7,0289.3%−0.8 pts

70▲17Nemaha County, KSKS10,0549.3%+0.2 pts

71▲2Washington County, KSKS5,5339.3%−0.8 pts

72▲5Comanche County, KSKS1,6739.2%−1.0 pts

73▲3Marion County, KSKS11,6349.2%+0.9 pts

74▲29Sheridan County, KSKS2,4278.9%−6.8 pts

75▲16Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5908.8%+2.1 pts

76▼15Franklin County, KSKS26,2998.7%+1.0 pts

77▼6Butler County, KSKS69,4848.5%+1.2 pts

78▲27Gray County, KSKS5,6528.5%−0.6 pts

79▲23Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0188.5%+1.2 pts

80▼56Osborne County, KSKS3,2858.4%−1.9 pts

81▼62Linn County, KSKS9,9508.4%−2.6 pts

82▲14Chase County, KSKS2,5728.4%−0.2 pts

83▼14Harvey County, KSKS33,5808.2%+1.8 pts

84▼16Dickinson County, KSKS18,6378.1%+0.6 pts

85▲10Miami County, KSKS36,2407.9%+2.4 pts

86▼46Rice County, KSKS9,2667.7%−2.9 pts

87▼17Smith County, KSKS3,5667.3%−3.4 pts

88▼10Norton County, KSKS5,2887.2%−3.3 pts

89▼23Greeley County, KSKS1,1827.1%−4.5 pts

90▼5Hamilton County, KSKS2,5007.0%−8.6 pts

91▼44Lane County, KSKS1,5087.0%−1.2 pts

92▼25Rawlins County, KSKS2,4316.8%−5.8 pts

93▼5Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1866.7%−3.1 pts

94▼2Thomas County, KSKS7,7256.5%−3.2 pts

95▼5Scott County, KSKS4,8156.5%+1.4 pts

96▼40Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6196.3%−5.2 pts

97▼33Jackson County, KSKS13,4386.1%−2.7 pts

98▲2Kiowa County, KSKS2,4325.9%−4.9 pts

99▼2Jefferson County, KSKS18,2965.6%−1.1 pts

100▲1Rooks County, KSKS4,6465.5%−4.2 pts

101▼3Trego County, KSKS2,7405.5%−6.7 pts

102▲2Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.4%+2.0 pts

103▼21Gove County, KSKS2,6315.1%−5.3 pts

104▼96Kearny County, KSKS3,8884.5%−7.2 pts

105▼101Stanton County, KSKS1,9861.5%−13.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES