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Most residents in poverty, Kansas counties · 2000

Kansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43343,207−2%

02Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726,109−6%

03Shawnee County, KSKS178,60716,287+1%

04Douglas County, KSKS120,92015,848−6%

05Johnson County, KSKS636,90615,501+21%

06Riley County, KSKS72,59812,923−9%

07Reno County, KSKS61,5397,077+5%

08Crawford County, KSKS39,0086,101−9%

09Finney County, KSKS37,5055,766+64%

10Lyon County, KSKS32,2665,223+7%

11Saline County, KSKS53,3774,714−20%

12Cowley County, KSKS34,3824,693+20%

13Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5904,568−9%

14Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774,554−25%

15Butler County, KSKS69,4844,350+6%

16Ford County, KSKS33,9934,024+23%

17Seward County, KSKS21,0733,803+38%

18Barton County, KSKS24,7903,641+5%

19Ellis County, KSKS29,0753,550−8%

20Geary County, KSKS36,3383,377−31%

21Cherokee County, KSKS19,1053,240−25%

22Labette County, KSKS19,6852,889−16%

23Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,476+22%

24Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,227−17%

25Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,205−6%

26Allen County, KSKS12,3022,139−6%

27Harvey County, KSKS33,5802,108−20%

28Bourbon County, KSKS14,3192,084−29%

29McPherson County, KSKS30,0641,964+2%

30Franklin County, KSKS26,2991,905−27%

31Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1861,775+10%

32Miami County, KSKS36,2401,571−17%

33Dickinson County, KSKS18,6371,458−32%

34Osage County, KSKS15,6931,396−16%

35Brown County, KSKS9,1041,385−25%

36Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,238−10%

37Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,169−26%

38Rice County, KSKS9,2661,149−33%

39Jackson County, KSKS13,4381,115−20%

40Marion County, KSKS11,6341,108−23%

41Cloud County, KSKS8,8331,105−36%

42Linn County, KSKS9,9501,057−15%

43Anderson County, KSKS8,0181,035+2%

44Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,006−37%

45Doniphan County, KSKS7,594981−24%

46Nemaha County, KSKS10,054976−36%

47Greenwood County, KSKS5,826960−16%

48Kingman County, KSKS7,029921−4%

49Pratt County, KSKS9,117907−5%

50Clay County, KSKS7,990895−22%

51Russell County, KSKS6,581883−17%

52Sherman County, KSKS5,763872−23%

53Pawnee County, KSKS5,991851+6%

54Thomas County, KSKS7,725797−33%

55Grant County, KSKS7,028795−28%

56Harper County, KSKS5,370755−11%

57Mitchell County, KSKS5,590660−18%

58Washington County, KSKS5,533653−38%

59Norton County, KSKS5,288622−23%

60Phillips County, KSKS4,728598−31%

61Coffey County, KSKS8,467586−22%

62Stevens County, KSKS4,984564−5%

63Stafford County, KSKS4,005563−23%

64Rooks County, KSKS4,646555−39%

65Morris County, KSKS5,348548−35%

66Gray County, KSKS5,652536−2%

67Barber County, KSKS4,083535−16%

68Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321532−42%

69Kearny County, KSKS3,888530+28%

70Republic County, KSKS4,640530−34%

71Ottawa County, KSKS5,744528+2%

72Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018502−17%

73Haskell County, KSKS3,599500+69%

74Woodson County, KSKS3,118500+1%

75Smith County, KSKS3,566484−38%

76Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257470−42%

77Osborne County, KSKS3,285462−32%

78Elk County, KSKS2,458449−23%

79Jewell County, KSKS2,830442−30%

80Sheridan County, KSKS2,427442−12%

81Meade County, KSKS3,852433−13%

82Hamilton County, KSKS2,500418+55%

83Trego County, KSKS2,740407−9%

84Decatur County, KSKS2,716403−31%

85Wichita County, KSKS2,031375+33%

86Rawlins County, KSKS2,431372−15%

87Morton County, KSKS2,470367−35%

88Edwards County, KSKS2,640358−25%

89Stanton County, KSKS1,986358+4%

90Kiowa County, KSKS2,432353−31%

91Lincoln County, KSKS2,861348−40%

92Rush County, KSKS2,845346−25%

93Graham County, KSKS2,371339−37%

94Gove County, KSKS2,631317−12%

95Clark County, KSKS1,900302+124%

96Ness County, KSKS2,617302−32%

97Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604299−39%

98Wallace County, KSKS1,441282−23%

99Scott County, KSKS4,815261−46%

100Chase County, KSKS2,572260−53%

101Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619240+12%

102Logan County, KSKS2,661223−38%

103Comanche County, KSKS1,673200−50%

104Greeley County, KSKS1,182178+9%

105Lane County, KSKS1,508176−36%

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