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Most residents in poverty, Kansas counties

Kansas counties 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 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43373,569+70%

02Johnson County, KSKS636,90633,590+117%

03Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726,428+1%

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,60722,661+39%

05Douglas County, KSKS120,92017,719+12%

06Riley County, KSKS72,59814,294+11%

07Crawford County, KSKS39,0088,040+32%

08Reno County, KSKS61,5397,709+9%

09Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5907,290+60%

10Geary County, KSKS36,3386,452+91%

11Saline County, KSKS53,3776,367+35%

12Butler County, KSKS69,4845,837+34%

13Ellis County, KSKS29,0755,306+49%

14Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774,925+8%

15Cowley County, KSKS34,3824,906+5%

16Ford County, KSKS33,9934,760+18%

17Lyon County, KSKS32,2664,709−10%

18Finney County, KSKS37,5054,219−27%

19Barton County, KSKS24,7903,865+6%

20Labette County, KSKS19,6853,188+10%

21McPherson County, KSKS30,0642,858+46%

22Harvey County, KSKS33,5802,777+32%

23Miami County, KSKS36,2402,761+76%

24Cherokee County, KSKS19,1052,703−17%

25Seward County, KSKS21,0732,624−31%

26Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,378−4%

27Franklin County, KSKS26,2992,263+19%

28Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,103−6%

29Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,057−7%

30Bourbon County, KSKS14,3191,964−6%

31Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1861,746−2%

32Osage County, KSKS15,6931,529+10%

33Dickinson County, KSKS18,6371,501+3%

34Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,317+13%

35Brown County, KSKS9,1041,286−7%

36Allen County, KSKS12,3021,238−42%

37Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,133+13%

38Pratt County, KSKS9,1171,122+24%

39Marion County, KSKS11,6341,076−3%

40Clay County, KSKS7,9901,075+20%

41Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,035−16%

42Russell County, KSKS6,581981+11%

43Nemaha County, KSKS10,054945−3%

44Harper County, KSKS5,370934+24%

45Coffey County, KSKS8,467892+52%

46Cloud County, KSKS8,833885−20%

47Anderson County, KSKS8,018865−16%

48Greenwood County, KSKS5,826822−14%

49Linn County, KSKS9,950820−22%

50Jackson County, KSKS13,438812−27%

51Kingman County, KSKS7,029742−19%

52Phillips County, KSKS4,728739+24%

53Stevens County, KSKS4,984736+30%

54Doniphan County, KSKS7,594724−26%

55Rice County, KSKS9,266724−37%

56Pawnee County, KSKS5,991708−17%

57Mitchell County, KSKS5,590705+7%

58Grant County, KSKS7,028673−15%

59Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257660+40%

60Morris County, KSKS5,348644+18%

61Ottawa County, KSKS5,744606+15%

62Sherman County, KSKS5,763597−32%

63Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018595+19%

64Edwards County, KSKS2,640524+46%

65Washington County, KSKS5,533513−21%

66Thomas County, KSKS7,725512−36%

67Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321503−5%

68Republic County, KSKS4,640494−7%

69Gray County, KSKS5,652486−9%

70Barber County, KSKS4,083479−10%

71Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604447+49%

72Meade County, KSKS3,852431−0%

73Stafford County, KSKS4,005417−26%

74Haskell County, KSKS3,599408−18%

75Logan County, KSKS2,661407+83%

76Morton County, KSKS2,470386+5%

77Norton County, KSKS5,288386−38%

78Woodson County, KSKS3,118384−23%

79Graham County, KSKS2,371354+4%

80Decatur County, KSKS2,716347−14%

81Wichita County, KSKS2,031346−8%

82Lincoln County, KSKS2,861332−5%

83Rush County, KSKS2,845328−5%

84Scott County, KSKS4,815325+25%

85Jewell County, KSKS2,830309−30%

86Ness County, KSKS2,617298−1%

87Osborne County, KSKS3,285291−37%

88Rooks County, KSKS4,646266−52%

89Smith County, KSKS3,566258−47%

90Elk County, KSKS2,458254−43%

91Sheridan County, KSKS2,427217−51%

92Chase County, KSKS2,572214−18%

93Clark County, KSKS1,900195−35%

94Hamilton County, KSKS2,500174−58%

95Kearny County, KSKS3,888174−67%

96Wallace County, KSKS1,441174−38%

97Rawlins County, KSKS2,431170−54%

98Comanche County, KSKS1,673160−20%

99Trego County, KSKS2,740153−62%

100Gove County, KSKS2,631142−55%

101Kiowa County, KSKS2,432142−60%

102Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619105−56%

103Lane County, KSKS1,508102−42%

104Greeley County, KSKS1,18293−48%

105Stanton County, KSKS1,98630−92%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES