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Most residents in poverty, Kansas counties · 2010

Kansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, KSKS538,43369,077+60%

02Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59733,527+28%

03Johnson County, KSKS636,90630,184+95%

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,60726,445+62%

05Douglas County, KSKS120,92021,185+34%

06Riley County, KSKS72,59817,582+36%

07Reno County, KSKS61,5398,456+19%

08Lyon County, KSKS32,2667,485+43%

09Saline County, KSKS53,3777,028+49%

10Crawford County, KSKS39,0086,933+14%

11Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5906,164+35%

12Ford County, KSKS33,9935,812+44%

13Cowley County, KSKS34,3825,443+16%

14Montgomery County, KSKS30,1775,263+16%

15Finney County, KSKS37,5055,192−10%

16Butler County, KSKS69,4844,804+10%

17Geary County, KSKS36,3384,109+22%

18Ellis County, KSKS29,0753,995+13%

19Seward County, KSKS21,0733,831+1%

20Cherokee County, KSKS19,1053,790+17%

21Barton County, KSKS24,7903,366−8%

22Labette County, KSKS19,6853,357+16%

23Harvey County, KSKS33,5802,996+42%

24Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,799+27%

25Miami County, KSKS36,2402,632+68%

26Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,588+5%

27Bourbon County, KSKS14,3192,353+13%

28McPherson County, KSKS30,0642,232+14%

29Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,220−0%

30Dickinson County, KSKS18,6372,185+50%

31Franklin County, KSKS26,2992,179+14%

32Brown County, KSKS9,1041,954+41%

33Osage County, KSKS15,6931,867+34%

34Allen County, KSKS12,3021,692−21%

35Cloud County, KSKS8,8331,655+50%

36Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1861,539−13%

37Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,411+21%

38Rice County, KSKS9,2661,385+21%

39Jackson County, KSKS13,4381,358+22%

40Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,244+0%

41Marion County, KSKS11,6341,238+12%

42Russell County, KSKS6,5811,181+34%

43Greenwood County, KSKS5,8261,128+18%

44Sherman County, KSKS5,7631,076+23%

45Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,052+5%

46Anderson County, KSKS8,0181,001−3%

47Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941,000+2%

48Linn County, KSKS9,950990−6%

49Coffey County, KSKS8,467986+68%

50Pratt County, KSKS9,117962+6%

51Nemaha County, KSKS10,054950−3%

52Grant County, KSKS7,028921+16%

53Rooks County, KSKS4,646843+52%

54Kingman County, KSKS7,029814−12%

55Clay County, KSKS7,990770−14%

56Pawnee County, KSKS5,991747−12%

57Harper County, KSKS5,370738−2%

58Woodson County, KSKS3,118707+41%

59Stevens County, KSKS4,984691+23%

60Thomas County, KSKS7,725686−14%

61Morris County, KSKS5,348643+17%

62Barber County, KSKS4,083636+19%

63Stafford County, KSKS4,005622+10%

64Ottawa County, KSKS5,744619+17%

65Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018614+22%

66Washington County, KSKS5,533614−6%

67Osborne County, KSKS3,285598+29%

68Republic County, KSKS4,640567+7%

69Phillips County, KSKS4,728565−6%

70Norton County, KSKS5,288559−10%

71Kearny County, KSKS3,888536+1%

72Elk County, KSKS2,458530+18%

73Mitchell County, KSKS5,590526−20%

74Meade County, KSKS3,852524+21%

75Edwards County, KSKS2,640519+45%

76Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257515+10%

77Haskell County, KSKS3,599512+2%

78Decatur County, KSKS2,716478+19%

79Smith County, KSKS3,566461−5%

80Scott County, KSKS4,815423+62%

81Jewell County, KSKS2,830421−5%

82Gray County, KSKS5,652417−22%

83Rush County, KSKS2,845416+20%

84Sheridan County, KSKS2,427394−11%

85Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321372−30%

86Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604359+20%

87Lincoln County, KSKS2,861329−5%

88Logan County, KSKS2,661325+46%

89Rawlins County, KSKS2,431311−16%

90Chase County, KSKS2,572303+17%

91Clark County, KSKS1,900286−5%

92Graham County, KSKS2,371277−18%

93Trego County, KSKS2,740275−32%

94Gove County, KSKS2,631245−23%

95Lane County, KSKS1,508243+38%

96Kiowa County, KSKS2,432239−32%

97Wichita County, KSKS2,031233−38%

98Wallace County, KSKS1,441228−19%

99Ness County, KSKS2,617227−25%

100Morton County, KSKS2,470210−43%

101Hamilton County, KSKS2,500208−50%

102Comanche County, KSKS1,673168−16%

103Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619153−36%

104Stanton County, KSKS1,986134−63%

105Greeley County, KSKS1,18281−54%

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