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Most residents in poverty, Kansas cities

Kansas cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 1,490. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leawood, KS, up 16 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Wichita, KSKS400,98763,328+64%

02Kansas City, KSKS157,80524,750−1%

03▲1Topeka, KSKS125,79519,753+30%

04▼1Lawrence, KSKS96,36716,688+10%

05Manhattan, KSKS54,67312,658+17%

06Overland Park, KSKS203,67711,295+136%

07Olathe, KSKS150,0258,107+115%

08Pittsburg, KSKS20,5696,099+41%

09▲1Salina, KSKS46,0946,006+37%

10▼1Hutchinson, KSKS39,5955,915+14%

11▲1Leavenworth, KSKS37,0124,335+34%

12▼1Emporia, KSKS24,1374,286−10%

13▲4Hays, KSKS21,2584,247+43%

14▼1Dodge City, KSKS27,6534,044+15%

15▲1Junction City, KSKS22,5833,899+47%

16▼1Shawnee, KSKS69,8483,602+126%

17▲1Lenexa, KSKS60,5063,153+132%

18▼4Garden City, KSKS27,4023,052−25%

19Liberal, KSKS19,0102,538−27%

20▲2Great Bend, KSKS14,2662,449+5%

21El Dorado, KSKS12,6962,115+30%

22▲8Arkansas City, KSKS11,8002,041+4%

23▲2Parsons, KSKS9,3151,974+17%

24▲8McPherson, KSKS13,9181,895+73%

25▼5Coffeyville, KSKS8,4601,829+10%

26▼3Winfield, KSKS11,7451,798+6%

27▼3Newton, KSKS18,3531,779+32%

28▼1Atchison, KSKS10,7891,707−2%

29▲2Derby, KSKS26,6061,564+312%

30▼2Independence, KSKS8,1931,553+21%

31▲2Gardner, KSKS26,1541,551+174%

32▼3Chanute, KSKS8,5841,490+5%

33▲3Haysville, KSKS11,3531,328+258%

34▲8Prairie, KSKS23,0081,303+135%

35Wellington, KSKS7,5411,247+25%

36▼10Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,154+8%

37▲10Augusta, KSKS9,0731,097+127%

38▲11Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871,067+281%

39▲16Leawood, KSKS34,0931,040+181%

40▼6Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,018−25%

41▲2Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962972+49%

42▼2Mission, KSKS10,125965+50%

43▲9Park City, KSKS9,458962+199%

44▲1Pratt, KSKS6,574938+38%

45▼6Fort Riley, KSKS8,606922–

46▲15Maize, KSKS7,853846+1411%

47▲12Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208780+379%

48▼7Andover, KSKS17,370732+72%

49▲14Lansing, KSKS11,331708+222%

50Spring Hill, KSKS10,777702+453%

51▼13Merriam, KSKS11,509662−2%

52▼8Roeland Park, KSKS6,683624+77%

53▼2Mulvane, KSKS7,030524+196%

54Basehor, KSKS8,249521+466%

55▲3Louisburg, KSKS5,299496+470%

56▼19Iola, KSKS5,240459−61%

57Paola, KSKS5,8804520%

58▼5Abilene, KSKS6,552437−8%

59▼3Colby, KSKS5,489431−36%

60▼14Ulysses, KSKS5,524414−32%

61▼1De Soto, KSKS7,083389+63%

62Valley Center, KSKS7,685313+179%

63▼15Eudora, KSKS6,506300+9%

64Goddard, KSKS6,638113+53%

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