RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Most residents in poverty, Kansas counties · 1990

Kansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 1,013.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43344,157–

02Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59727,748–

03Douglas County, KSKS120,92016,842–

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,60716,123–

05Riley County, KSKS72,59814,233–

06Johnson County, KSKS636,90612,782–

07Reno County, KSKS61,5396,744–

08Crawford County, KSKS39,0086,677–

09Montgomery County, KSKS30,1776,087–

10Saline County, KSKS53,3775,909–

11Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5905,028–

12Lyon County, KSKS32,2664,897–

13Geary County, KSKS36,3384,885–

14Cherokee County, KSKS19,1054,326–

15Butler County, KSKS69,4844,098–

16Cowley County, KSKS34,3823,923–

17Ellis County, KSKS29,0753,870–

18Finney County, KSKS37,5053,512–

19Barton County, KSKS24,7903,477–

20Labette County, KSKS19,6853,448–

21Ford County, KSKS33,9933,269–

22Bourbon County, KSKS14,3192,944–

23Seward County, KSKS21,0732,765–

24Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,679–

25Harvey County, KSKS33,5802,625–

26Franklin County, KSKS26,2992,603–

27Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,337–

28Allen County, KSKS12,3022,269–

29Dickinson County, KSKS18,6372,138–

30Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,027–

31McPherson County, KSKS30,0641,924–

32Miami County, KSKS36,2401,903–

33Brown County, KSKS9,1041,853–

34Cloud County, KSKS8,8331,718–

35Rice County, KSKS9,2661,714–

36Osage County, KSKS15,6931,661–

37Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1861,616–

38Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,585–

39Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,580–

40Nemaha County, KSKS10,0541,531–

41Marion County, KSKS11,6341,432–

42Jackson County, KSKS13,4381,387–

43Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,368–

44Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941,290–

45Linn County, KSKS9,9501,250–

46Thomas County, KSKS7,7251,181–

47Clay County, KSKS7,9901,152–

48Greenwood County, KSKS5,8261,143–

49Sherman County, KSKS5,7631,129–

50Grant County, KSKS7,0281,100–

51Russell County, KSKS6,5811,059–

52Washington County, KSKS5,5331,053–

53Anderson County, KSKS8,0181,013–

54Kingman County, KSKS7,029962–

55Pratt County, KSKS9,117955–

56Rooks County, KSKS4,646915–

57Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321914–

58Phillips County, KSKS4,728872–

59Harper County, KSKS5,370851–

60Morris County, KSKS5,348841–

61Norton County, KSKS5,288813–

62Mitchell County, KSKS5,590809–

63Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257806–

64Pawnee County, KSKS5,991804–

65Republic County, KSKS4,640801–

66Smith County, KSKS3,566779–

67Coffey County, KSKS8,467751–

68Stafford County, KSKS4,005728–

69Osborne County, KSKS3,285679–

70Barber County, KSKS4,083638–

71Jewell County, KSKS2,830629–

72Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018606–

73Stevens County, KSKS4,984594–

74Decatur County, KSKS2,716583–

75Elk County, KSKS2,458583–

76Lincoln County, KSKS2,861576–

77Morton County, KSKS2,470564–

78Chase County, KSKS2,572551–

79Gray County, KSKS5,652545–

80Graham County, KSKS2,371541–

81Ottawa County, KSKS5,744516–

82Kiowa County, KSKS2,432510–

83Sheridan County, KSKS2,427500–

84Meade County, KSKS3,852495–

85Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604494–

86Woodson County, KSKS3,118494–

87Edwards County, KSKS2,640480–

88Scott County, KSKS4,815479–

89Rush County, KSKS2,845462–

90Trego County, KSKS2,740446–

91Ness County, KSKS2,617441–

92Rawlins County, KSKS2,431437–

93Kearny County, KSKS3,888415–

94Comanche County, KSKS1,673397–

95Wallace County, KSKS1,441364–

96Gove County, KSKS2,631360–

97Logan County, KSKS2,661358–

98Stanton County, KSKS1,986345–

99Haskell County, KSKS3,599295–

100Wichita County, KSKS2,031283–

101Lane County, KSKS1,508273–

102Hamilton County, KSKS2,500270–

103Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619215–

104Greeley County, KSKS1,182164–

105Clark County, KSKS1,900135–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS