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Counties in Kansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Chautauqua County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 105 counties in 2024, at 24.8%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 14.1% and the figure for Kansas was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.8Chautauqua County
Lowest5.8Johnson County
Median14.1105 counties
Kansas12.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 19.8 %Anderson County: 16.6 %Atchison County: 15.2 %Barber County: 14.6 %Barton County: 17.8 %Bourbon County: 22.5 %Brown County: 15.2 %Butler County: 8.8 %Chase County: 14 %Chautauqua County: 24.8 %Cherokee County: 19.5 %Cheyenne County: 17.9 %Clark County: 17.2 %Clay County: 11.9 %Cloud County: 16.6 %Coffey County: 12.1 %Comanche County: 16.9 %Cowley County: 17.4 %Crawford County: 18 %Decatur County: 17.3 %Dickinson County: 11.8 %Doniphan County: 12.1 %Douglas County: 10.2 %Edwards County: 17.9 %Elk County: 21.6 %Ellis County: 9.8 %Ellsworth County: 12.9 %Finney County: 15.6 %Ford County: 17.1 %Franklin County: 10.4 %Geary County: 16.6 %Gove County: 15.9 %Graham County: 13.4 %Grant County: 17.6 %Gray County: 9.5 %Greeley County: 12.2 %Greenwood County: 19.8 %Hamilton County: 16.9 %Harper County: 18.3 %Harvey County: 9.8 %Haskell County: 14.4 %Hodgeman County: 9.4 %Jackson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County: 8.4 %Jewell County: 20.5 %Johnson County: 5.8 %Kearny County: 13.8 %Kingman County: 14.2 %Kiowa County: 12.8 %Labette County: 20.9 %Lane County: 14.1 %Leavenworth County: 9.3 %Lincoln County: 14.1 %Linn County: 15 %Logan County: 13.8 %Lyon County: 13.3 %McPherson County: 8.4 %Marion County: 11.1 %Marshall County: 11.7 %Meade County: 13.9 %Miami County: 7.2 %Mitchell County: 13.8 %Montgomery County: 21 %Morris County: 15.2 %Morton County: 17.7 %Nemaha County: 8.3 %Neosho County: 19.1 %Ness County: 14.2 %Norton County: 14.7 %Osage County: 13.1 %Osborne County: 13.9 %Ottawa County: 10.3 %Pawnee County: 12.6 %Phillips County: 15.3 %Pottawatomie County: 7.2 %Pratt County: 14.7 %Rawlins County: 14.9 %Reno County: 13.3 %Republic County: 14.4 %Rice County: 14 %Riley County: 12.2 %Rooks County: 11.7 %Rush County: 19 %Russell County: 18.2 %Saline County: 11.8 %Scott County: 8.2 %Sedgwick County: 15.5 %Seward County: 16.7 %Shawnee County: 16.4 %Sheridan County: 12 %Sherman County: 15.9 %Smith County: 12.1 %Stafford County: 16.2 %Stanton County: 13.9 %Stevens County: 12.9 %Sumner County: 13.7 %Thomas County: 8.4 %Trego County: 12 %Wabaunsee County: 9.6 %Wallace County: 18.6 %Washington County: 12.7 %Wichita County: 10.2 %Wilson County: 15.5 %Woodson County: 20.9 %Wyandotte County: 20.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Chautauqua County: 24.8 %Chautauqua County24.8Bourbon County: 22.5 %Bourbon County22.5Elk County: 21.6 %Elk County21.6Montgomery County: 21 %Montgomery County21Labette County: 20.9 %Labette County20.9Woodson County: 20.9 %Woodson County20.9Jewell County: 20.5 %Jewell County20.5Wyandotte County: 20.2 %Wyandotte County20.2Allen County: 19.8 %Allen County19.8Greenwood County: 19.8 %Greenwood County19.8Cherokee County: 19.5 %Cherokee County19.5Neosho County: 19.1 %Neosho County19.1Rush County: 19 %Rush County19Wallace County: 18.6 %Wallace County18.6Harper County: 18.3 %Harper County18.3Russell County: 18.2 %Russell County18.2Crawford County: 18 %Crawford County18Cheyenne County: 17.9 %Cheyenne County17.9Edwards County: 17.9 %Edwards County17.9Barton County: 17.8 %Barton County17.8Morton County: 17.7 %Morton County17.7Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Cowley County: 17.4 %Cowley County17.4Decatur County: 17.3 %Decatur County17.3Clark County: 17.2 %Clark County17.2Ford County: 17.1 %Ford County17.1Comanche County: 16.9 %Comanche County16.9Hamilton County: 16.9 %Hamilton County16.9Seward County: 16.7 %Seward County16.7Anderson County: 16.6 %Anderson County16.6Cloud County: 16.6 %Cloud County16.6Geary County: 16.6 %Geary County16.6Shawnee County: 16.4 %Shawnee County16.4Stafford County: 16.2 %Stafford County16.2Gove County: 15.9 %Gove County15.9Sherman County: 15.9 %Sherman County15.9Finney County: 15.6 %Finney County15.6Sedgwick County: 15.5 %Sedgwick County15.5Wilson County: 15.5 %Wilson County15.5Phillips County: 15.3 %Phillips County15.3Chautauqua County: 24.8 %Chautauqua County24.8Bourbon County: 22.5 %Bourbon County22.5Elk County: 21.6 %Elk County21.6Montgomery County: 21 %Montgomery County21Labette County: 20.9 %Labette County20.9Woodson County: 20.9 %Woodson County20.9Jewell County: 20.5 %Jewell County20.5Wyandotte County: 20.2 %Wyandotte County20.2Allen County: 19.8 %Allen County19.8Greenwood County: 19.8 %Greenwood County19.8Cherokee County: 19.5 %Cherokee County19.5Neosho County: 19.1 %Neosho County19.1Rush County: 19 %Rush County19Wallace County: 18.6 %Wallace County18.6Harper County: 18.3 %Harper County18.3Russell County: 18.2 %Russell County18.2Crawford County: 18 %Crawford County18Cheyenne County: 17.9 %Cheyenne County17.9Edwards County: 17.9 %Edwards County17.9Barton County: 17.8 %Barton County17.8Morton County: 17.7 %Morton County17.7Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Cowley County: 17.4 %Cowley County17.4Decatur County: 17.3 %Decatur County17.3Clark County: 17.2 %Clark County17.2Ford County: 17.1 %Ford County17.1Comanche County: 16.9 %Comanche County16.9Hamilton County: 16.9 %Hamilton County16.9Seward County: 16.7 %Seward County16.7Anderson County: 16.6 %Anderson County16.6Cloud County: 16.6 %Cloud County16.6Geary County: 16.6 %Geary County16.6Shawnee County: 16.4 %Shawnee County16.4Stafford County: 16.2 %Stafford County16.2Gove County: 15.9 %Gove County15.9Sherman County: 15.9 %Sherman County15.9Finney County: 15.6 %Finney County15.6Sedgwick County: 15.5 %Sedgwick County15.5Wilson County: 15.5 %Wilson County15.5Phillips County: 15.3 %Phillips County15.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Chautauqua County24.80 pts
2Bourbon County22.5+0.5 pts
3Elk County21.6-2.1 pts
4Montgomery County21+1.2 pts
5Labette County20.9+0.2 pts
5Woodson County20.9+1.6 pts
7Jewell County20.5+3.2 pts
8Wyandotte County20.2-1.4 pts
9Allen County19.8-1.7 pts
9Greenwood County19.8-1.1 pts
11Cherokee County19.5-0.4 pts
12Neosho County19.1-0.4 pts
13Rush County19+2.6 pts
14Wallace County18.6-3.6 pts
15Harper County18.3-1.2 pts
16Russell County18.2+0.2 pts
17Crawford County18-1.1 pts
18Cheyenne County17.9+0.3 pts
18Edwards County17.9+1.6 pts
20Barton County17.8-1.2 pts
21Morton County17.7-1.5 pts
22Grant County17.6+1.9 pts
23Cowley County17.4-2.9 pts
24Decatur County17.3-4.5 pts
25Clark County17.2-0.2 pts
26Ford County17.1+3.1 pts
27Comanche County16.9-0.2 pts
27Hamilton County16.9+1.9 pts
29Seward County16.7-1.6 pts
30Anderson County16.6+0.8 pts
30Cloud County16.6+1.8 pts
30Geary County16.6+2 pts
33Shawnee County16.4+3 pts
34Stafford County16.2-0.3 pts
35Gove County15.9+2.9 pts
35Sherman County15.9-2.3 pts
37Finney County15.6+0.5 pts
38Sedgwick County15.5-2 pts
38Wilson County15.5-2.8 pts
40Phillips County15.3+1.5 pts
41Atchison County15.2-0.3 pts
41Brown County15.2+1.8 pts
41Morris County15.2-2.7 pts
44Linn County15-1.6 pts
45Rawlins County14.9+2.3 pts
46Norton County14.7-2.8 pts
46Pratt County14.7+1.8 pts
48Barber County14.6-1.7 pts
49Haskell County14.4-1.6 pts
49Republic County14.4-1.7 pts
51Kingman County14.2-1 pts
51Ness County14.2+1.1 pts
53Lane County14.10 pts
53Lincoln County14.1-1.4 pts
55Chase County14-1.9 pts
55Rice County14-1 pts
57Meade County13.9+0.6 pts
57Osborne County13.9-1.4 pts
57Stanton County13.9-0.2 pts
60Kearny County13.8-0.8 pts
60Logan County13.8-0.8 pts
60Mitchell County13.8+0.2 pts
63Sumner County13.7+0.2 pts
64Graham County13.4-2.2 pts
65Lyon County13.3-1.6 pts
65Reno County13.3-1.2 pts
67Osage County13.1-0.3 pts
68Ellsworth County12.9-1.1 pts
68Stevens County12.9-1.8 pts
70Kiowa County12.8-0.5 pts
71Washington County12.7+0.6 pts
72Pawnee County12.6-2.4 pts
73Greeley County12.2-2.3 pts
73Riley County12.2-0.7 pts
75Coffey County12.1+1.3 pts
75Doniphan County12.1-3.1 pts
75Smith County12.1-3.4 pts
78Sheridan County12+0.5 pts
78Trego County12-0.4 pts
80Clay County11.9-2.7 pts
81Dickinson County11.8-0.8 pts
81Saline County11.8-2.1 pts
83Marshall County11.7+0.5 pts
83Rooks County11.7-2.4 pts
85Jackson County11.1-1 pts
85Marion County11.1-1.2 pts
87Franklin County10.4-2.5 pts
88Ottawa County10.3-1 pts
89Douglas County10.2+0.5 pts
89Wichita County10.2-2.2 pts
91Ellis County9.8-1.7 pts
91Harvey County9.8-0.8 pts
93Wabaunsee County9.6-0.6 pts
94Gray County9.5-2.3 pts
95Hodgeman County9.4-2.9 pts
96Leavenworth County9.3+0.3 pts
97Butler County8.8-1.6 pts
98Jefferson County8.4-1 pts
98McPherson County8.4-0.1 pts
98Thomas County8.4-0.3 pts
101Nemaha County8.3-0.3 pts
102Scott County8.2-0.7 pts
103Miami County7.2-1 pts
103Pottawatomie County7.2-1.2 pts
105Johnson County5.8+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Kansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Kansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Chautauqua County, with 24.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnson County, with 5.8% in 2024.

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