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

Wyandotte County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 105 counties in 2014, at 34.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 8%. The median was 17.4% and the figure for Kansas was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.5Wyandotte County
Lowest8Johnson County
Median17.4105 counties
Kansas17.6History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 24.5 %Anderson County: 21.2 %Atchison County: 22 %Barber County: 17.1 %Barton County: 22 %Bourbon County: 29.2 %Brown County: 26.9 %Butler County: 14 %Chase County: 17.3 %Chautauqua County: 26 %Cherokee County: 27.4 %Cheyenne County: 18.4 %Clark County: 17.2 %Clay County: 16.1 %Cloud County: 18.8 %Coffey County: 13.3 %Comanche County: 16.4 %Cowley County: 21.1 %Crawford County: 25 %Decatur County: 18.8 %Dickinson County: 16 %Doniphan County: 20.9 %Douglas County: 15.3 %Edwards County: 14 %Elk County: 28.3 %Ellis County: 12.3 %Ellsworth County: 14.1 %Finney County: 25.7 %Ford County: 21.6 %Franklin County: 18.9 %Geary County: 20.4 %Gove County: 15.4 %Graham County: 17.6 %Grant County: 16.7 %Gray County: 11.4 %Greeley County: 15.3 %Greenwood County: 24.9 %Hamilton County: 18.2 %Harper County: 21 %Harvey County: 18.5 %Haskell County: 14.9 %Hodgeman County: 9.6 %Jackson County: 14.5 %Jefferson County: 13.4 %Jewell County: 18.8 %Johnson County: 8 %Kearny County: 18.8 %Kingman County: 16.7 %Kiowa County: 13.6 %Labette County: 27.2 %Lane County: 17.9 %Leavenworth County: 14 %Lincoln County: 18.6 %Linn County: 22.1 %Logan County: 12.6 %Lyon County: 21.1 %McPherson County: 10.8 %Marion County: 14.8 %Marshall County: 13.9 %Meade County: 15.8 %Miami County: 12.1 %Mitchell County: 16 %Montgomery County: 24.8 %Morris County: 19.5 %Morton County: 15.5 %Nemaha County: 11.9 %Neosho County: 25.7 %Ness County: 14.1 %Norton County: 16.4 %Osage County: 16.7 %Osborne County: 20.8 %Ottawa County: 13 %Pawnee County: 16.9 %Phillips County: 19.2 %Pottawatomie County: 11.7 %Pratt County: 15.7 %Rawlins County: 16.6 %Reno County: 21.1 %Republic County: 18.2 %Rice County: 19.9 %Riley County: 16.5 %Rooks County: 16.3 %Rush County: 19.2 %Russell County: 19.8 %Saline County: 18.6 %Scott County: 12.5 %Sedgwick County: 19.4 %Seward County: 21.5 %Shawnee County: 20.8 %Sheridan County: 15.9 %Sherman County: 23 %Smith County: 18.2 %Stafford County: 19.6 %Stanton County: 17.4 %Stevens County: 13.7 %Sumner County: 19 %Thomas County: 13.4 %Trego County: 12.1 %Wabaunsee County: 14.3 %Wallace County: 12.7 %Washington County: 14.7 %Wichita County: 15.3 %Wilson County: 25.8 %Woodson County: 26.2 %Wyandotte County: 34.5 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Wyandotte County: 34.5 %Wyandotte County34.5Bourbon County: 29.2 %Bourbon County29.2Elk County: 28.3 %Elk County28.3Cherokee County: 27.4 %Cherokee County27.4Labette County: 27.2 %Labette County27.2Brown County: 26.9 %Brown County26.9Woodson County: 26.2 %Woodson County26.2Chautauqua County: 26 %Chautauqua County26Wilson County: 25.8 %Wilson County25.8Finney County: 25.7 %Finney County25.7Neosho County: 25.7 %Neosho County25.7Crawford County: 25 %Crawford County25Greenwood County: 24.9 %Greenwood County24.9Montgomery County: 24.8 %Montgomery County24.8Allen County: 24.5 %Allen County24.5Sherman County: 23 %Sherman County23Linn County: 22.1 %Linn County22.1Atchison County: 22 %Atchison County22Barton County: 22 %Barton County22Ford County: 21.6 %Ford County21.6Seward County: 21.5 %Seward County21.5Anderson County: 21.2 %Anderson County21.2Cowley County: 21.1 %Cowley County21.1Lyon County: 21.1 %Lyon County21.1Reno County: 21.1 %Reno County21.1Harper County: 21 %Harper County21Doniphan County: 20.9 %Doniphan County20.9Osborne County: 20.8 %Osborne County20.8Shawnee County: 20.8 %Shawnee County20.8Geary County: 20.4 %Geary County20.4Rice County: 19.9 %Rice County19.9Russell County: 19.8 %Russell County19.8Stafford County: 19.6 %Stafford County19.6Morris County: 19.5 %Morris County19.5Sedgwick County: 19.4 %Sedgwick County19.4Phillips County: 19.2 %Phillips County19.2Rush County: 19.2 %Rush County19.2Sumner County: 19 %Sumner County19Franklin County: 18.9 %Franklin County18.9Cloud County: 18.8 %Cloud County18.8Wyandotte County: 34.5 %Wyandotte County34.5Bourbon County: 29.2 %Bourbon County29.2Elk County: 28.3 %Elk County28.3Cherokee County: 27.4 %Cherokee County27.4Labette County: 27.2 %Labette County27.2Brown County: 26.9 %Brown County26.9Woodson County: 26.2 %Woodson County26.2Chautauqua County: 26 %Chautauqua County26Wilson County: 25.8 %Wilson County25.8Finney County: 25.7 %Finney County25.7Neosho County: 25.7 %Neosho County25.7Crawford County: 25 %Crawford County25Greenwood County: 24.9 %Greenwood County24.9Montgomery County: 24.8 %Montgomery County24.8Allen County: 24.5 %Allen County24.5Sherman County: 23 %Sherman County23Linn County: 22.1 %Linn County22.1Atchison County: 22 %Atchison County22Barton County: 22 %Barton County22Ford County: 21.6 %Ford County21.6Seward County: 21.5 %Seward County21.5Anderson County: 21.2 %Anderson County21.2Cowley County: 21.1 %Cowley County21.1Lyon County: 21.1 %Lyon County21.1Reno County: 21.1 %Reno County21.1Harper County: 21 %Harper County21Doniphan County: 20.9 %Doniphan County20.9Osborne County: 20.8 %Osborne County20.8Shawnee County: 20.8 %Shawnee County20.8Geary County: 20.4 %Geary County20.4Rice County: 19.9 %Rice County19.9Russell County: 19.8 %Russell County19.8Stafford County: 19.6 %Stafford County19.6Morris County: 19.5 %Morris County19.5Sedgwick County: 19.4 %Sedgwick County19.4Phillips County: 19.2 %Phillips County19.2Rush County: 19.2 %Rush County19.2Sumner County: 19 %Sumner County19Franklin County: 18.9 %Franklin County18.9Cloud County: 18.8 %Cloud County18.8
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Wyandotte County34.5-3.8 pts
2Bourbon County29.2-0.9 pts
3Elk County28.3-4.1 pts
4Cherokee County27.4-0.3 pts
5Labette County27.2+0.6 pts
6Brown County26.9+4.2 pts
7Woodson County26.2-4 pts
8Chautauqua County26+0.2 pts
9Wilson County25.8-2.6 pts
10Finney County25.7+3 pts
10Neosho County25.7-4.1 pts
12Crawford County25+0.6 pts
13Greenwood County24.9+1.9 pts
14Montgomery County24.8-0.2 pts
15Allen County24.5-1.9 pts
16Sherman County23-1.1 pts
17Linn County22.1+0.6 pts
18Atchison County22-0.2 pts
18Barton County22+1.7 pts
20Ford County21.6+3 pts
21Seward County21.5-3.8 pts
22Anderson County21.2+0.2 pts
23Cowley County21.1-2.6 pts
23Lyon County21.1-2 pts
23Reno County21.1+0.9 pts
26Harper County21-0.4 pts
27Doniphan County20.9+2 pts
28Osborne County20.8-2.3 pts
28Shawnee County20.8-1.4 pts
30Geary County20.4-3.8 pts
31Rice County19.9+1.5 pts
32Russell County19.8-4.1 pts
33Stafford County19.6-0.6 pts
34Morris County19.5-0.1 pts
35Sedgwick County19.4-2.7 pts
36Phillips County19.2+0.9 pts
36Rush County19.2+0.2 pts
38Sumner County19+0.8 pts
39Franklin County18.9-0.6 pts
40Cloud County18.8+1.6 pts
40Decatur County18.8-2 pts
40Jewell County18.8-1.4 pts
40Kearny County18.8-0.4 pts
44Lincoln County18.6-1.3 pts
44Saline County18.6-1.2 pts
46Harvey County18.5+3.4 pts
47Cheyenne County18.4+0.1 pts
48Hamilton County18.2-2.3 pts
48Republic County18.2-2.3 pts
48Smith County18.2+0.5 pts
51Lane County17.9+3.5 pts
52Graham County17.6-1 pts
53Stanton County17.4-1.9 pts
54Chase County17.3-0.7 pts
55Clark County17.2+1.6 pts
56Barber County17.1-1.2 pts
57Pawnee County16.9-1.7 pts
58Grant County16.7-0.5 pts
58Kingman County16.7-0.9 pts
58Osage County16.7+0.1 pts
61Rawlins County16.60 pts
62Riley County16.5-0.9 pts
63Comanche County16.4+0.5 pts
63Norton County16.4-0.5 pts
65Rooks County16.3-2.3 pts
66Clay County16.1-1.3 pts
67Dickinson County16-0.2 pts
67Mitchell County16+1.2 pts
69Sheridan County15.9-0.6 pts
70Meade County15.8+1.5 pts
71Pratt County15.7-0.6 pts
72Morton County15.5-2.7 pts
73Gove County15.4+0.4 pts
74Douglas County15.3+0.1 pts
74Greeley County15.3+1.9 pts
74Wichita County15.3-2.3 pts
77Haskell County14.9-2.3 pts
78Marion County14.8-1.4 pts
79Washington County14.7-0.3 pts
80Jackson County14.5-0.6 pts
81Wabaunsee County14.3+1.1 pts
82Ellsworth County14.1+0.3 pts
82Ness County14.1-0.6 pts
84Butler County14-0.2 pts
84Edwards County14-3.5 pts
84Leavenworth County14+0.3 pts
87Marshall County13.9-0.8 pts
88Stevens County13.7-1.9 pts
89Kiowa County13.6-1 pts
90Jefferson County13.4-0.9 pts
90Thomas County13.4+0.3 pts
92Coffey County13.3-0.2 pts
93Ottawa County13+0.1 pts
94Wallace County12.7-4 pts
95Logan County12.6-1.1 pts
96Scott County12.5-0.3 pts
97Ellis County12.3-1.4 pts
98Miami County12.1-0.5 pts
98Trego County12.1-1 pts
100Nemaha County11.9+0.9 pts
101Pottawatomie County11.7-0.5 pts
102Gray County11.4-2.2 pts
103McPherson County10.8-0.9 pts
104Hodgeman County9.6-4.2 pts
105Johnson County8+1 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Wyandotte County, with 34.5% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnson County, with 8% in 2014.

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