RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Highest poverty rate, Kansas counties · 2010

Kansas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Lowest poverty rate, US counties →

KansasAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Lowest poverty rate Most residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Riley County, KSKS72,59824.7%+20%

02Lyon County, KSKS32,26622.2%+53%

03Woodson County, KSKS3,11821.4%+62%

04Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59721.3%+29%

05Brown County, KSKS9,10419.6%+52%

06Douglas County, KSKS120,92019.1%+21%

07Elk County, KSKS2,45818.4%+34%

08Sherman County, KSKS5,76317.9%+39%

09Crawford County, KSKS39,00817.7%+11%

10Cherokee County, KSKS19,10517.5%+22%

11Cloud County, KSKS8,83317.4%+61%

12Ford County, KSKS33,99317.2%+39%

13Edwards County, KSKS2,64017.1%+65%

14Neosho County, KSKS15,63717.0%+31%

15Russell County, KSKS6,58116.9%+41%

16Greenwood County, KSKS5,82616.9%+35%

17Seward County, KSKS21,07316.7%−1%

18Rooks County, KSKS4,64616.3%+67%

19Decatur County, KSKS2,71616.2%+39%

20Labette County, KSKS19,68515.5%+23%

21Bourbon County, KSKS14,31915.5%+14%

22Osborne County, KSKS3,28515.5%+49%

23Sheridan County, KSKS2,42715.4%−2%

24Wallace County, KSKS1,44115.3%−5%

25Wilson County, KSKS8,29915.0%+33%

26Cowley County, KSKS34,38215.0%+16%

27Shawnee County, KSKS178,60714.9%+55%

28Montgomery County, KSKS30,17714.8%+18%

29Finney County, KSKS37,50514.1%−1%

30Ellis County, KSKS29,07514.0%+9%

31Stafford County, KSKS4,00514.0%+19%

32Lane County, KSKS1,50813.9%+70%

33Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313.9%+45%

34Rice County, KSKS9,26613.7%+29%

35Jewell County, KSKS2,83013.7%+17%

36Kearny County, KSKS3,88813.5%+15%

37Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60413.2%+39%

38Atchison County, KSKS16,17213.1%−1%

39Reno County, KSKS61,53913.1%+20%

40Barber County, KSKS4,08313.1%+30%

41Clark County, KSKS1,90012.9%+2%

42Allen County, KSKS12,30212.7%−15%

43Saline County, KSKS53,37712.6%+44%

44Doniphan County, KSKS7,59412.6%+6%

45Rush County, KSKS2,84512.6%+29%

46Anderson County, KSKS8,01812.4%−3%

47Rawlins County, KSKS2,43112.3%−2%

48Harper County, KSKS5,37012.2%+6%

49Barton County, KSKS24,79012.2%−6%

50Stevens County, KSKS4,98412.1%+17%

51Haskell County, KSKS3,59912.0%+4%

52Smith County, KSKS3,56612.0%+12%

53Geary County, KSKS36,33812.0%−1%

54Logan County, KSKS2,66111.8%+61%

55Grant County, KSKS7,02811.8%+17%

56Coffey County, KSKS8,46711.5%+74%

57Meade County, KSKS3,85211.5%+23%

58Osage County, KSKS15,69311.5%+37%

59Republic County, KSKS4,64011.4%+25%

60Dickinson County, KSKS18,63711.1%+47%

61Morris County, KSKS5,34810.9%+21%

62Chase County, KSKS2,57210.9%+27%

63Sumner County, KSKS22,31210.7%+12%

64Pawnee County, KSKS5,99110.7%−9%

65Graham County, KSKS2,37110.7%−7%

66Washington County, KSKS5,53310.6%+5%

67Wichita County, KSKS2,03110.4%−29%

68Marshall County, KSKS9,85210.4%+13%

69Kingman County, KSKS7,02910.4%−2%

70Linn County, KSKS9,95010.3%−7%

71Ottawa County, KSKS5,74410.2%+19%

72Lincoln County, KSKS2,86110.2%+5%

73Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32110.1%−17%

74Jackson County, KSKS13,43810.1%+15%

75Phillips County, KSKS4,72810.0%+0%

76Pratt County, KSKS9,11710.0%+6%

77Norton County, KSKS5,2889.9%−6%

78Marion County, KSKS11,6349.8%+18%

79Kiowa County, KSKS2,4329.4%−13%

80Nemaha County, KSKS10,0549.3%+2%

81Trego County, KSKS2,7409.1%−25%

82Gove County, KSKS2,6319.1%−12%

83Clay County, KSKS7,9909.0%−11%

84Comanche County, KSKS1,6738.9%−13%

85Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0188.7%+19%

86Thomas County, KSKS7,7258.7%−11%

87Harvey County, KSKS33,5808.6%+35%

88Scott County, KSKS4,8158.6%+68%

89Franklin County, KSKS26,2998.4%+9%

90Mitchell County, KSKS5,5908.3%−13%

91Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5908.1%+22%

92Miami County, KSKS36,2408.0%+45%

93Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6198.0%−31%

94Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2577.9%+10%

95Hamilton County, KSKS2,5007.7%−51%

96McPherson County, KSKS30,0647.6%+15%

97Ness County, KSKS2,6177.3%−16%

98Butler County, KSKS69,4847.3%−0%

99Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1867.1%−27%

100Gray County, KSKS5,6526.9%−24%

101Jefferson County, KSKS18,2966.5%−3%

102Morton County, KSKS2,4706.5%−38%

103Greeley County, KSKS1,1826.5%−44%

104Stanton County, KSKS1,9866.0%−60%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.5%+61%

SHOWING 1–105 OF 105

Download CSV (full list, 105 rows)

UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS