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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 2019, at 31%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 16.1% and the figure for Kansas was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31Wyandotte County
Lowest5.5Johnson County
Median16.1105 counties
Kansas14.3History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 24 %Anderson County: 13.4 %Atchison County: 16.6 %Barber County: 20 %Barton County: 17 %Bourbon County: 22.2 %Brown County: 20.5 %Butler County: 10.1 %Chase County: 15.6 %Chautauqua County: 24.7 %Cherokee County: 20.9 %Cheyenne County: 18.3 %Clark County: 18.3 %Clay County: 15.1 %Cloud County: 17.8 %Coffey County: 12.1 %Comanche County: 15.1 %Cowley County: 18.3 %Crawford County: 20.2 %Decatur County: 22.8 %Dickinson County: 13.7 %Doniphan County: 14.4 %Douglas County: 12.4 %Edwards County: 17.4 %Elk County: 29.9 %Ellis County: 11.3 %Ellsworth County: 12.1 %Finney County: 17 %Ford County: 19.5 %Franklin County: 13.4 %Geary County: 18.6 %Gove County: 15.9 %Graham County: 15.8 %Grant County: 15.8 %Gray County: 9.6 %Greeley County: 16.3 %Greenwood County: 21.5 %Hamilton County: 18.9 %Harper County: 19.6 %Harvey County: 11.3 %Haskell County: 14.5 %Hodgeman County: 11.7 %Jackson County: 15.5 %Jefferson County: 10.5 %Jewell County: 20.5 %Johnson County: 5.5 %Kearny County: 12.9 %Kingman County: 17.3 %Kiowa County: 17.4 %Labette County: 21.5 %Lane County: 16.8 %Leavenworth County: 8.9 %Lincoln County: 16.6 %Linn County: 17.2 %Logan County: 14.8 %Lyon County: 16 %McPherson County: 8.9 %Marion County: 12.5 %Marshall County: 12.1 %Meade County: 13.6 %Miami County: 8.7 %Mitchell County: 16.9 %Montgomery County: 20.7 %Morris County: 14.4 %Morton County: 17 %Nemaha County: 10.7 %Neosho County: 22.9 %Ness County: 12.5 %Norton County: 15.1 %Osage County: 18.1 %Osborne County: 21.8 %Ottawa County: 13.2 %Pawnee County: 18.1 %Phillips County: 15.9 %Pottawatomie County: 8.8 %Pratt County: 15 %Rawlins County: 20 %Reno County: 16.9 %Republic County: 17.9 %Rice County: 15.8 %Riley County: 13.3 %Rooks County: 14 %Rush County: 17.2 %Russell County: 20.1 %Saline County: 16.9 %Scott County: 11.3 %Sedgwick County: 16.5 %Seward County: 18.4 %Shawnee County: 13.3 %Sheridan County: 16.1 %Sherman County: 18.7 %Smith County: 15.6 %Stafford County: 19.3 %Stanton County: 12.8 %Stevens County: 13.7 %Sumner County: 14.8 %Thomas County: 9.7 %Trego County: 14.6 %Wabaunsee County: 9.2 %Wallace County: 17.8 %Washington County: 12.7 %Wichita County: 16.2 %Wilson County: 17.4 %Woodson County: 22.4 %Wyandotte County: 31 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Wyandotte County: 31 %Wyandotte County31Elk County: 29.9 %Elk County29.9Chautauqua County: 24.7 %Chautauqua County24.7Allen County: 24 %Allen County24Neosho County: 22.9 %Neosho County22.9Decatur County: 22.8 %Decatur County22.8Woodson County: 22.4 %Woodson County22.4Bourbon County: 22.2 %Bourbon County22.2Osborne County: 21.8 %Osborne County21.8Greenwood County: 21.5 %Greenwood County21.5Labette County: 21.5 %Labette County21.5Cherokee County: 20.9 %Cherokee County20.9Montgomery County: 20.7 %Montgomery County20.7Brown County: 20.5 %Brown County20.5Jewell County: 20.5 %Jewell County20.5Crawford County: 20.2 %Crawford County20.2Russell County: 20.1 %Russell County20.1Barber County: 20 %Barber County20Rawlins County: 20 %Rawlins County20Harper County: 19.6 %Harper County19.6Ford County: 19.5 %Ford County19.5Stafford County: 19.3 %Stafford County19.3Hamilton County: 18.9 %Hamilton County18.9Sherman County: 18.7 %Sherman County18.7Geary County: 18.6 %Geary County18.6Seward County: 18.4 %Seward County18.4Cheyenne County: 18.3 %Cheyenne County18.3Clark County: 18.3 %Clark County18.3Cowley County: 18.3 %Cowley County18.3Osage County: 18.1 %Osage County18.1Pawnee County: 18.1 %Pawnee County18.1Republic County: 17.9 %Republic County17.9Cloud County: 17.8 %Cloud County17.8Wallace County: 17.8 %Wallace County17.8Edwards County: 17.4 %Edwards County17.4Kiowa County: 17.4 %Kiowa County17.4Wilson County: 17.4 %Wilson County17.4Kingman County: 17.3 %Kingman County17.3Linn County: 17.2 %Linn County17.2Rush County: 17.2 %Rush County17.2Wyandotte County: 31 %Wyandotte County31Elk County: 29.9 %Elk County29.9Chautauqua County: 24.7 %Chautauqua County24.7Allen County: 24 %Allen County24Neosho County: 22.9 %Neosho County22.9Decatur County: 22.8 %Decatur County22.8Woodson County: 22.4 %Woodson County22.4Bourbon County: 22.2 %Bourbon County22.2Osborne County: 21.8 %Osborne County21.8Greenwood County: 21.5 %Greenwood County21.5Labette County: 21.5 %Labette County21.5Cherokee County: 20.9 %Cherokee County20.9Montgomery County: 20.7 %Montgomery County20.7Brown County: 20.5 %Brown County20.5Jewell County: 20.5 %Jewell County20.5Crawford County: 20.2 %Crawford County20.2Russell County: 20.1 %Russell County20.1Barber County: 20 %Barber County20Rawlins County: 20 %Rawlins County20Harper County: 19.6 %Harper County19.6Ford County: 19.5 %Ford County19.5Stafford County: 19.3 %Stafford County19.3Hamilton County: 18.9 %Hamilton County18.9Sherman County: 18.7 %Sherman County18.7Geary County: 18.6 %Geary County18.6Seward County: 18.4 %Seward County18.4Cheyenne County: 18.3 %Cheyenne County18.3Clark County: 18.3 %Clark County18.3Cowley County: 18.3 %Cowley County18.3Osage County: 18.1 %Osage County18.1Pawnee County: 18.1 %Pawnee County18.1Republic County: 17.9 %Republic County17.9Cloud County: 17.8 %Cloud County17.8Wallace County: 17.8 %Wallace County17.8Edwards County: 17.4 %Edwards County17.4Kiowa County: 17.4 %Kiowa County17.4Wilson County: 17.4 %Wilson County17.4Kingman County: 17.3 %Kingman County17.3Linn County: 17.2 %Linn County17.2Rush County: 17.2 %Rush 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Wyandotte County31+4.5 pts
2Elk County29.9+2.1 pts
3Chautauqua County24.7-2.1 pts
4Allen County24-2.8 pts
5Neosho County22.9+0.2 pts
6Decatur County22.8+1.8 pts
7Woodson County22.4-1.6 pts
8Bourbon County22.2-0.3 pts
9Osborne County21.8+3.2 pts
10Greenwood County21.5+0.2 pts
10Labette County21.5-1.2 pts
12Cherokee County20.9-1.6 pts
13Montgomery County20.7-8.2 pts
14Brown County20.5+0.8 pts
14Jewell County20.5-2.4 pts
16Crawford County20.2-1.2 pts
17Russell County20.1-0.5 pts
18Barber County20+0.1 pts
18Rawlins County20+0.8 pts
20Harper County19.6-0.6 pts
21Ford County19.5+3.7 pts
22Stafford County19.3-1.2 pts
23Hamilton County18.9-0.7 pts
24Sherman County18.7-1.4 pts
25Geary County18.6+2.6 pts
26Seward County18.4-0.1 pts
27Cheyenne County18.3-1.7 pts
27Clark County18.3-1.2 pts
27Cowley County18.3-3.3 pts
30Osage County18.1+1.5 pts
30Pawnee County18.10 pts
32Republic County17.9+2.9 pts
33Cloud County17.8-0.6 pts
33Wallace County17.8+2.4 pts
35Edwards County17.4+0.9 pts
35Kiowa County17.4+1.4 pts
35Wilson County17.4-4.8 pts
38Kingman County17.3-1 pts
39Linn County17.2-0.3 pts
39Rush County17.2-2.4 pts
41Barton County17-1.9 pts
41Finney County17-0.5 pts
41Morton County17+0.3 pts
44Mitchell County16.9-0.6 pts
44Reno County16.9+1.5 pts
44Saline County16.9+1.1 pts
47Lane County16.8+1.9 pts
48Atchison County16.6-1.7 pts
48Lincoln County16.6-2 pts
50Sedgwick County16.5-0.6 pts
51Greeley County16.3-2.3 pts
52Wichita County16.2-3.1 pts
53Sheridan County16.1-5.8 pts
54Lyon County16+0.8 pts
55Gove County15.9-1.6 pts
55Phillips County15.9-2.6 pts
57Graham County15.8-1.4 pts
57Grant County15.8-1.2 pts
57Rice County15.8-3.4 pts
60Chase County15.6+2.8 pts
60Smith County15.6-2.4 pts
62Jackson County15.5+0.9 pts
63Clay County15.1-1.7 pts
63Comanche County15.1+0.5 pts
63Norton County15.1-3.7 pts
66Pratt County15-1.7 pts
67Logan County14.8-0.4 pts
67Sumner County14.8-1.9 pts
69Trego County14.6-1.7 pts
70Haskell County14.5-0.2 pts
71Doniphan County14.4-3.4 pts
71Morris County14.4-3 pts
73Rooks County14-1.4 pts
74Dickinson County13.7-1.7 pts
74Stevens County13.7-1.6 pts
76Meade County13.6+0.3 pts
77Anderson County13.4-3.3 pts
77Franklin County13.4-0.2 pts
79Riley County13.3+0.6 pts
79Shawnee County13.3-4.2 pts
81Ottawa County13.2-0.2 pts
82Kearny County12.9-4.7 pts
83Stanton County12.8-3.8 pts
84Washington County12.7-4.4 pts
85Marion County12.5+0.3 pts
85Ness County12.5-1.3 pts
87Douglas County12.40 pts
88Coffey County12.1-2.7 pts
88Ellsworth County12.1-2.1 pts
88Marshall County12.1-2.7 pts
91Hodgeman County11.7-1.7 pts
92Ellis County11.3-0.9 pts
92Harvey County11.3-2.4 pts
92Scott County11.3-1.5 pts
95Nemaha County10.7-0.2 pts
96Jefferson County10.50 pts
97Butler County10.1-1.7 pts
98Thomas County9.7-2.3 pts
99Gray County9.6+0.3 pts
100Wabaunsee County9.2-1.6 pts
101Leavenworth County8.9-3.2 pts
101McPherson County8.9-1.8 pts
103Pottawatomie County8.8-0.6 pts
104Miami County8.7-1 pts
105Johnson County5.5-0.5 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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 31% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 5.5% in 2019.

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