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Most residents in poverty, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, KSKS538,43369,942+62%

02Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59731,278+20%

03Johnson County, KSKS636,90629,732+92%

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,60719,851+22%

05Douglas County, KSKS120,92019,643+24%

06Riley County, KSKS72,59816,363+27%

07Crawford County, KSKS39,0087,840+29%

08Reno County, KSKS61,5397,700+9%

09Butler County, KSKS69,4846,387+47%

10Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5906,367+39%

11Saline County, KSKS53,3775,974+27%

12Montgomery County, KSKS30,1775,745+26%

13Geary County, KSKS36,3385,623+67%

14Lyon County, KSKS32,2665,195−1%

15Finney County, KSKS37,5054,921−15%

16Cowley County, KSKS34,3824,756+1%

17Ellis County, KSKS29,0754,108+16%

18Ford County, KSKS33,9934,031+0%

19Barton County, KSKS24,7903,517−3%

20Harvey County, KSKS33,5803,381+60%

21Labette County, KSKS19,6853,298+14%

22Seward County, KSKS21,0733,082−19%

23Franklin County, KSKS26,2992,835+49%

24Sumner County, KSKS22,3122,733+10%

25McPherson County, KSKS30,0642,604+33%

26Cherokee County, KSKS19,1052,563−21%

27Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,435+10%

28Miami County, KSKS36,2402,368+51%

29Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,245+1%

30Bourbon County, KSKS14,3192,048−2%

31Osage County, KSKS15,6932,027+45%

32Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1862,019+14%

33Allen County, KSKS12,3021,928−10%

34Dickinson County, KSKS18,6371,835+26%

35Linn County, KSKS9,9501,472+39%

36Brown County, KSKS9,1041,416+2%

37Jackson County, KSKS13,4381,388+24%

38Rice County, KSKS9,2661,236+8%

39Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,227−1%

40Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,199+3%

41Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941,191+21%

42Anderson County, KSKS8,0181,128+9%

43Marion County, KSKS11,6341,051−5%

44Coffey County, KSKS8,4671,016+73%

45Cloud County, KSKS8,8331,009−9%

46Pratt County, KSKS9,117963+6%

47Grant County, KSKS7,028934+17%

48Stevens County, KSKS4,984898+59%

49Russell County, KSKS6,581881−0%

50Barber County, KSKS4,083868+62%

51Harper County, KSKS5,370840+11%

52Nemaha County, KSKS10,054840−14%

53Marshall County, KSKS9,852833−17%

54Mitchell County, KSKS5,590788+19%

55Greenwood County, KSKS5,826739−23%

56Kearny County, KSKS3,888706+33%

57Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321664+25%

58Phillips County, KSKS4,728654+9%

59Thomas County, KSKS7,725598−25%

60Clay County, KSKS7,990597−33%

61Ottawa County, KSKS5,744594+13%

62Pawnee County, KSKS5,991574−33%

63Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257547+16%

64Osborne County, KSKS3,285514+11%

65Washington County, KSKS5,533514−21%

66Kingman County, KSKS7,029486−47%

67Morris County, KSKS5,348480−12%

68Norton County, KSKS5,288476−23%

69Jewell County, KSKS2,830474+7%

70Stafford County, KSKS4,005463−18%

71Decatur County, KSKS2,716439+9%

72Sherman County, KSKS5,763436−50%

73Haskell County, KSKS3,599428−14%

74Stanton County, KSKS1,986419+17%

75Morton County, KSKS2,470415+13%

76Woodson County, KSKS3,118412−18%

77Elk County, KSKS2,458406−10%

78Scott County, KSKS4,815404+55%

79Republic County, KSKS4,640397−25%

80Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018389−23%

81Meade County, KSKS3,852353−18%

82Smith County, KSKS3,566352−27%

83Lincoln County, KSKS2,861345−1%

84Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604333+11%

85Graham County, KSKS2,371325−4%

86Logan County, KSKS2,661318+43%

87Ness County, KSKS2,617303+0%

88Rooks County, KSKS4,646280−50%

89Edwards County, KSKS2,640275−23%

90Rawlins County, KSKS2,431263−29%

91Gray County, KSKS5,652261−51%

92Rush County, KSKS2,845256−26%

93Gove County, KSKS2,631234−26%

94Clark County, KSKS1,900210−30%

95Hamilton County, KSKS2,500209−50%

96Lane County, KSKS1,508195+11%

97Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619194−19%

98Wallace County, KSKS1,441189−33%

99Trego County, KSKS2,740187−54%

100Chase County, KSKS2,572178−32%

101Wichita County, KSKS2,031170−55%

102Kiowa County, KSKS2,432155−56%

103Comanche County, KSKS1,673148−26%

104Greeley County, KSKS1,182132−26%

105Sheridan County, KSKS2,427129−71%

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