Kansas Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 105 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Wabaunsee County, Kansas	0.0%
2	Ness County, Kansas	0.0%
3	Ottawa County, Kansas	0.0%
4	Morton County, Kansas	0.0%
5	Osborne County, Kansas	0.3%
6	Butler County, Kansas	0.7%
7	Gove County, Kansas	1.2%
8	Stanton County, Kansas	1.3%
9	Crawford County, Kansas	1.4%
10	Norton County, Kansas	1.5%
11	Rush County, Kansas	1.6%
12	Saline County, Kansas	1.8%
13	Pawnee County, Kansas	1.9%
14	Sherman County, Kansas	1.9%
15	Lincoln County, Kansas	1.9%
16	Reno County, Kansas	2.2%
17	Barber County, Kansas	2.2%
18	Phillips County, Kansas	2.6%
19	Rooks County, Kansas	2.7%
20	Scott County, Kansas	3.1%
21	Hamilton County, Kansas	3.1%
22	Johnson County, Kansas	3.4%
23	Sumner County, Kansas	3.5%
24	Trego County, Kansas	3.7%
25	Anderson County, Kansas	3.9%
26	Smith County, Kansas	3.9%
27	Jefferson County, Kansas	4.0%
28	Kearny County, Kansas	4.1%
29	Miami County, Kansas	4.2%
30	Kiowa County, Kansas	4.3%
31	Thomas County, Kansas	4.6%
32	Harvey County, Kansas	4.7%
33	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	4.9%
34	Hodgeman County, Kansas	4.9%
35	Nemaha County, Kansas	5.0%
36	Pratt County, Kansas	5.0%
37	Ellsworth County, Kansas	5.0%
38	Jackson County, Kansas	5.0%
39	Rice County, Kansas	5.1%
40	Gray County, Kansas	5.1%
41	Lyon County, Kansas	5.1%
42	Grant County, Kansas	5.4%
43	Washington County, Kansas	5.4%
44	Kingman County, Kansas	5.5%
45	Seward County, Kansas	5.5%
46	Douglas County, Kansas	5.6%
47	Cloud County, Kansas	5.6%
48	Barton County, Kansas	6.0%
49	Coffey County, Kansas	6.0%
50	Lane County, Kansas	6.1%
51	Dickinson County, Kansas	6.1%
52	McPherson County, Kansas	6.2%
53	Leavenworth County, Kansas	6.3%
54	Republic County, Kansas	6.4%
55	Stafford County, Kansas	6.4%
56	Haskell County, Kansas	6.5%
57	Clark County, Kansas	6.5%
58	Meade County, Kansas	6.6%
59	Allen County, Kansas	6.8%
60	Greeley County, Kansas	6.9%
61	Mitchell County, Kansas	7.0%
62	Osage County, Kansas	7.3%
63	Decatur County, Kansas	7.4%
64	Cherokee County, Kansas	7.4%
65	Linn County, Kansas	7.6%
66	Franklin County, Kansas	7.6%
67	Marion County, Kansas	7.7%
68	Jewell County, Kansas	7.8%
69	Logan County, Kansas	7.9%
70	Bourbon County, Kansas	8.0%
71	Stevens County, Kansas	8.1%
72	Brown County, Kansas	8.3%
73	Wichita County, Kansas	8.5%
74	Woodson County, Kansas	8.7%
75	Comanche County, Kansas	8.8%
76	Shawnee County, Kansas	8.8%
77	Labette County, Kansas	9.1%
78	Finney County, Kansas	9.1%
79	Russell County, Kansas	9.2%
80	Sheridan County, Kansas	9.3%
81	Atchison County, Kansas	9.4%
82	Sedgwick County, Kansas	9.6%
83	Wallace County, Kansas	9.6%
84	Marshall County, Kansas	10.1%
85	Rawlins County, Kansas	10.3%
86	Ellis County, Kansas	10.4%
87	Chase County, Kansas	10.6%
88	Doniphan County, Kansas	10.6%
89	Harper County, Kansas	11.0%
90	Neosho County, Kansas	11.2%
91	Morris County, Kansas	11.3%
92	Cowley County, Kansas	11.6%
93	Riley County, Kansas	11.8%
94	Clay County, Kansas	12.0%
95	Montgomery County, Kansas	12.0%
96	Wilson County, Kansas	12.1%
97	Greenwood County, Kansas	12.4%
98	Ford County, Kansas	12.5%
99	Edwards County, Kansas	12.7%
100	Graham County, Kansas	13.3%