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

Labette County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 105 counties in 2016, at 26.8%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for Kansas was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.8Labette County
Lowest5.4Johnson County
Median16.3105 counties
Kansas14.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 22.1 %Anderson County: 16.3 %Atchison County: 18.4 %Barber County: 16.5 %Barton County: 18.8 %Bourbon County: 24.5 %Brown County: 19.9 %Butler County: 10.3 %Chase County: 14.6 %Chautauqua County: 25.2 %Cherokee County: 23.2 %Cheyenne County: 16.6 %Clark County: 16.6 %Clay County: 15.2 %Cloud County: 17.1 %Coffey County: 12.3 %Comanche County: 17 %Cowley County: 17.5 %Crawford County: 23.3 %Decatur County: 21.6 %Dickinson County: 14.7 %Doniphan County: 16.9 %Douglas County: 11.5 %Edwards County: 14.3 %Elk County: 26.6 %Ellis County: 11.8 %Ellsworth County: 12.2 %Finney County: 19 %Ford County: 16.1 %Franklin County: 15.5 %Geary County: 16.4 %Gove County: 15.8 %Graham County: 16.2 %Grant County: 17.4 %Gray County: 9.9 %Greeley County: 17.9 %Greenwood County: 22 %Hamilton County: 18.5 %Harper County: 20.1 %Harvey County: 12.5 %Haskell County: 14.2 %Hodgeman County: 7 %Jackson County: 12.1 %Jefferson County: 11.7 %Jewell County: 20.4 %Johnson County: 5.4 %Kearny County: 17.2 %Kingman County: 17.5 %Kiowa County: 15.9 %Labette County: 26.8 %Lane County: 16.3 %Leavenworth County: 10.4 %Lincoln County: 16 %Linn County: 21.3 %Logan County: 13.1 %Lyon County: 15.9 %McPherson County: 9.8 %Marion County: 13.4 %Marshall County: 13.7 %Meade County: 13.9 %Miami County: 9.4 %Mitchell County: 15.8 %Montgomery County: 22.2 %Morris County: 15.9 %Morton County: 17.6 %Nemaha County: 10.9 %Neosho County: 21.9 %Ness County: 13.9 %Norton County: 16.8 %Osage County: 15.1 %Osborne County: 20.8 %Ottawa County: 14.4 %Pawnee County: 18.6 %Phillips County: 16.6 %Pottawatomie County: 9.1 %Pratt County: 15.1 %Rawlins County: 16.1 %Reno County: 18 %Republic County: 16.7 %Rice County: 16.6 %Riley County: 12.3 %Rooks County: 13.5 %Rush County: 17.6 %Russell County: 19.6 %Saline County: 15.3 %Scott County: 10.8 %Sedgwick County: 17.8 %Seward County: 17.7 %Shawnee County: 14.1 %Sheridan County: 18 %Sherman County: 18.9 %Smith County: 17.2 %Stafford County: 19.8 %Stanton County: 15.6 %Stevens County: 13.4 %Sumner County: 17.2 %Thomas County: 10.8 %Trego County: 14.5 %Wabaunsee County: 11.1 %Wallace County: 11.9 %Washington County: 13.9 %Wichita County: 17.6 %Wilson County: 23.1 %Woodson County: 23.5 %Wyandotte County: 24.4 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Labette County: 26.8 %Labette County26.8Elk County: 26.6 %Elk County26.6Chautauqua County: 25.2 %Chautauqua County25.2Bourbon County: 24.5 %Bourbon County24.5Wyandotte County: 24.4 %Wyandotte County24.4Woodson County: 23.5 %Woodson County23.5Crawford County: 23.3 %Crawford County23.3Cherokee County: 23.2 %Cherokee County23.2Wilson County: 23.1 %Wilson County23.1Montgomery County: 22.2 %Montgomery County22.2Allen County: 22.1 %Allen County22.1Greenwood County: 22 %Greenwood County22Neosho County: 21.9 %Neosho County21.9Decatur County: 21.6 %Decatur County21.6Linn County: 21.3 %Linn County21.3Osborne County: 20.8 %Osborne County20.8Jewell County: 20.4 %Jewell County20.4Harper County: 20.1 %Harper County20.1Brown County: 19.9 %Brown County19.9Stafford County: 19.8 %Stafford County19.8Russell County: 19.6 %Russell County19.6Finney County: 19 %Finney County19Sherman County: 18.9 %Sherman County18.9Barton County: 18.8 %Barton County18.8Pawnee County: 18.6 %Pawnee County18.6Hamilton County: 18.5 %Hamilton County18.5Atchison County: 18.4 %Atchison County18.4Reno County: 18 %Reno County18Sheridan County: 18 %Sheridan County18Greeley County: 17.9 %Greeley County17.9Sedgwick County: 17.8 %Sedgwick County17.8Seward County: 17.7 %Seward County17.7Morton County: 17.6 %Morton County17.6Rush County: 17.6 %Rush County17.6Wichita County: 17.6 %Wichita County17.6Cowley County: 17.5 %Cowley County17.5Kingman County: 17.5 %Kingman County17.5Grant County: 17.4 %Grant County17.4Kearny County: 17.2 %Kearny County17.2Smith County: 17.2 %Smith County17.2Labette County: 26.8 %Labette County26.8Elk County: 26.6 %Elk County26.6Chautauqua County: 25.2 %Chautauqua County25.2Bourbon County: 24.5 %Bourbon County24.5Wyandotte County: 24.4 %Wyandotte County24.4Woodson County: 23.5 %Woodson County23.5Crawford County: 23.3 %Crawford County23.3Cherokee County: 23.2 %Cherokee County23.2Wilson County: 23.1 %Wilson County23.1Montgomery County: 22.2 %Montgomery County22.2Allen County: 22.1 %Allen County22.1Greenwood County: 22 %Greenwood County22Neosho County: 21.9 %Neosho County21.9Decatur County: 21.6 %Decatur County21.6Linn County: 21.3 %Linn County21.3Osborne County: 20.8 %Osborne County20.8Jewell County: 20.4 %Jewell County20.4Harper County: 20.1 %Harper County20.1Brown County: 19.9 %Brown County19.9Stafford County: 19.8 %Stafford County19.8Russell County: 19.6 %Russell County19.6Finney County: 19 %Finney County19Sherman County: 18.9 %Sherman County18.9Barton County: 18.8 %Barton County18.8Pawnee County: 18.6 %Pawnee County18.6Hamilton County: 18.5 %Hamilton County18.5Atchison County: 18.4 %Atchison County18.4Reno County: 18 %Reno County18Sheridan County: 18 %Sheridan County18Greeley County: 17.9 %Greeley County17.9Sedgwick County: 17.8 %Sedgwick County17.8Seward County: 17.7 %Seward County17.7Morton County: 17.6 %Morton County17.6Rush County: 17.6 %Rush County17.6Wichita County: 17.6 %Wichita County17.6Cowley County: 17.5 %Cowley County17.5Kingman County: 17.5 %Kingman County17.5Grant County: 17.4 %Grant County17.4Kearny County: 17.2 %Kearny County17.2Smith County: 17.2 %Smith County17.2
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Labette County26.8-0.5 pts
2Elk County26.6-4.1 pts
3Chautauqua County25.2-0.4 pts
4Bourbon County24.5-2 pts
5Wyandotte County24.4-7.7 pts
6Woodson County23.5-6.1 pts
7Crawford County23.3-1.2 pts
8Cherokee County23.2-4.6 pts
9Wilson County23.1-0.9 pts
10Montgomery County22.2-5.4 pts
11Allen County22.1-3.9 pts
12Greenwood County22-2.6 pts
13Neosho County21.9-6.2 pts
14Decatur County21.6+2 pts
15Linn County21.3+0.1 pts
16Osborne County20.8+0.7 pts
17Jewell County20.4-1.2 pts
18Harper County20.1+0.5 pts
19Brown County19.9-3.1 pts
20Stafford County19.8-1 pts
21Russell County19.6-1.1 pts
22Finney County19-1.5 pts
23Sherman County18.9-5.5 pts
24Barton County18.8-1.3 pts
25Pawnee County18.6+1.2 pts
26Hamilton County18.5-1.3 pts
27Atchison County18.4-3.1 pts
28Reno County18+0.1 pts
28Sheridan County18+0.7 pts
30Greeley County17.9-0.5 pts
31Sedgwick County17.8-2.9 pts
32Seward County17.7-0.5 pts
33Morton County17.6+2.3 pts
33Rush County17.6+0.5 pts
33Wichita County17.6+1.1 pts
36Cowley County17.5-3.9 pts
36Kingman County17.5+0.6 pts
38Grant County17.4+1.6 pts
39Kearny County17.2+0.6 pts
39Smith County17.2+0.7 pts
39Sumner County17.2-0.4 pts
42Cloud County17.1-1 pts
43Comanche County17+1.9 pts
44Doniphan County16.9-2.4 pts
45Norton County16.8+1.6 pts
46Republic County16.7-0.6 pts
47Cheyenne County16.6-2.6 pts
47Clark County16.6+1 pts
47Phillips County16.6-0.4 pts
47Rice County16.6-1.5 pts
51Barber County16.5-0.8 pts
52Geary County16.4-3.7 pts
53Anderson County16.3-3.6 pts
53Lane County16.3+1.5 pts
55Graham County16.2-0.7 pts
56Ford County16.1-2.8 pts
56Rawlins County16.1-3 pts
58Lincoln County16-3.5 pts
59Kiowa County15.9-0.9 pts
59Lyon County15.9-3 pts
59Morris County15.9-1 pts
62Gove County15.8+0.9 pts
62Mitchell County15.8+1 pts
64Stanton County15.6-1 pts
65Franklin County15.5-1.8 pts
66Saline County15.3-6.4 pts
67Clay County15.2-1.7 pts
68Osage County15.1-2 pts
68Pratt County15.1-0.5 pts
70Dickinson County14.7-1.4 pts
71Chase County14.6-1.9 pts
72Trego County14.5-0.1 pts
73Ottawa County14.4+0.6 pts
74Edwards County14.3+0.3 pts
75Haskell County14.2-1.8 pts
76Shawnee County14.1-5.8 pts
77Meade County13.9+1.6 pts
77Ness County13.9+0.3 pts
77Washington County13.9+0.7 pts
80Marshall County13.7-0.4 pts
81Rooks County13.5-2 pts
82Marion County13.4-1 pts
82Stevens County13.4-2.1 pts
84Logan County13.10 pts
85Harvey County12.5-1 pts
86Coffey County12.3-0.1 pts
86Riley County12.3-3.2 pts
88Ellsworth County12.2-0.9 pts
89Jackson County12.1-2.1 pts
90Wallace County11.9-4 pts
91Ellis County11.8-0.4 pts
92Jefferson County11.7-2.2 pts
93Douglas County11.5-1.7 pts
94Wabaunsee County11.1-1.4 pts
95Nemaha County10.9+0.9 pts
96Scott County10.8-1.2 pts
96Thomas County10.8-1.2 pts
98Leavenworth County10.4-2.7 pts
99Butler County10.3-2.5 pts
100Gray County9.9-1.1 pts
101McPherson County9.8-0.2 pts
102Miami County9.4-2 pts
103Pottawatomie County9.1-1.5 pts
104Hodgeman County7-5.2 pts
105Johnson County5.4-1.1 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Labette County, with 26.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 5.4% in 2016.

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