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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. The median across all 105 is 736. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edwards County, KS, up 25 places to #64.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

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

02▲1Johnson County, KSKS636,90633,590+117%

03▼1Wyandotte 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%

09▲1Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5907,290+60%

10▲3Geary County, KSKS36,3386,452+91%

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

12▼3Butler County, KSKS69,4845,837+34%

13▲4Ellis County, KSKS29,0755,306+49%

14▼2Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774,925+8%

15▲1Cowley County, KSKS34,3824,906+5%

16▲2Ford County, KSKS33,9934,760+18%

17▼3Lyon County, KSKS32,2664,709−10%

18▼3Finney County, KSKS37,5054,219−27%

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

20▲1Labette County, KSKS19,6853,188+10%

21▲4McPherson County, KSKS30,0642,858+46%

22▼2Harvey County, KSKS33,5802,777+32%

23▲5Miami County, KSKS36,2402,761+76%

24▲2Cherokee County, KSKS19,1052,703−17%

25▼3Seward County, KSKS21,0732,624−31%

26▼2Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,378−4%

27▼4Franklin County, KSKS26,2992,263+19%

28▲1Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,103−6%

29▼2Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,057−7%

30Bourbon County, KSKS14,3191,964−6%

31▲1Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1861,746−2%

32▼1Osage County, KSKS15,6931,529+10%

33▲1Dickinson County, KSKS18,6371,501+3%

34▲6Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,317+13%

35▲1Brown County, KSKS9,1041,286−7%

36▼3Allen County, KSKS12,3021,238−42%

37▲16Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,133+13%

38▲8Pratt County, KSKS9,1171,122+24%

39▲4Marion County, KSKS11,6341,076−3%

40▲20Clay County, KSKS7,9901,075+20%

41▼2Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,035−16%

42▲7Russell County, KSKS6,581981+11%

43▲9Nemaha County, KSKS10,054945−3%

44▲7Harper County, KSKS5,370934+24%

45▼1Coffey County, KSKS8,467892+52%

46▼1Cloud County, KSKS8,833885−20%

47▼5Anderson County, KSKS8,018865−16%

48▲7Greenwood County, KSKS5,826822−14%

49▼14Linn County, KSKS9,950820−22%

50▼13Jackson County, KSKS13,438812−27%

51▲15Kingman County, KSKS7,029742−19%

52▲6Phillips County, KSKS4,728739+24%

53▼5Stevens County, KSKS4,984736+30%

54▼13Doniphan County, KSKS7,594724−26%

55▼17Rice County, KSKS9,266724−37%

56▲6Pawnee County, KSKS5,991708−17%

57▼3Mitchell County, KSKS5,590705+7%

58▼11Grant County, KSKS7,028673−15%

59▲4Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257660+40%

60▲7Morris County, KSKS5,348644+18%

61Ottawa County, KSKS5,744606+15%

62▲10Sherman County, KSKS5,763597−32%

63▲17Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018595+19%

64▲25Edwards County, KSKS2,640524+46%

65Washington County, KSKS5,533513−21%

66▼7Thomas County, KSKS7,725512−36%

67▼10Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321503−5%

68▲11Republic County, KSKS4,640494−7%

69▲22Gray County, KSKS5,652486−9%

70▼20Barber County, KSKS4,083479−10%

71▲13Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604447+49%

72▲9Meade County, KSKS3,8524310%

73▼3Stafford County, KSKS4,005417−26%

74▼1Haskell County, KSKS3,599408−18%

75▲11Logan County, KSKS2,661407+83%

76▼1Morton County, KSKS2,470386+5%

77▼9Norton County, KSKS5,288386−38%

78▼2Woodson County, KSKS3,118384−23%

79▲6Graham County, KSKS2,371354+4%

80▼9Decatur County, KSKS2,716347−14%

81▲20Wichita County, KSKS2,031346−8%

82▲1Lincoln County, KSKS2,861332−5%

83▲9Rush County, KSKS2,845328−5%

84▼6Scott County, KSKS4,815325+25%

85▼16Jewell County, KSKS2,830309−30%

86▲1Ness County, KSKS2,617298−1%

87▼23Osborne County, KSKS3,285291−37%

88Rooks County, KSKS4,646266−52%

89▼7Smith County, KSKS3,566258−47%

90▼13Elk County, KSKS2,458254−43%

91▲14Sheridan County, KSKS2,427217−51%

92▲8Chase County, KSKS2,572214−18%

93▲1Clark County, KSKS1,900195−35%

94▲1Hamilton County, KSKS2,500174−58%

95▼39Kearny County, KSKS3,888174−67%

96▲2Wallace County, KSKS1,441174−38%

97▼7Rawlins County, KSKS2,431170−54%

98▲5Comanche County, KSKS1,673160−20%

99Trego County, KSKS2,740153−62%

100▼7Gove County, KSKS2,631142−55%

101▲1Kiowa County, KSKS2,432142−60%

102▼5Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619105−56%

103▼7Lane County, KSKS1,508102−42%

104Greeley County, KSKS1,18293−48%

105▼31Stanton County, KSKS1,98630−92%

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