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

Chautauqua County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 105 counties in 2020, at 25.9%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 15% and the figure for Kansas was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.9Chautauqua County
Lowest4.1Johnson County
Median15105 counties
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Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 19.7 %Anderson County: 15.9 %Atchison County: 14.9 %Barber County: 18.2 %Barton County: 15 %Bourbon County: 21 %Brown County: 16.4 %Butler County: 9.4 %Chase County: 12.8 %Chautauqua County: 25.9 %Cherokee County: 19.6 %Cheyenne County: 20 %Clark County: 14.3 %Clay County: 12.5 %Cloud County: 15.3 %Coffey County: 10.6 %Comanche County: 17.2 %Cowley County: 18.7 %Crawford County: 19.2 %Decatur County: 19.4 %Dickinson County: 12.7 %Doniphan County: 12.9 %Douglas County: 9.1 %Edwards County: 15.3 %Elk County: 25.5 %Ellis County: 11.8 %Ellsworth County: 12 %Finney County: 15.8 %Ford County: 11.7 %Franklin County: 10.9 %Geary County: 17.4 %Gove County: 17.5 %Graham County: 14.5 %Grant County: 15 %Gray County: 8.4 %Greeley County: 14 %Greenwood County: 20.5 %Hamilton County: 15.7 %Harper County: 18.2 %Harvey County: 10.2 %Haskell County: 15.6 %Hodgeman County: 8.3 %Jackson County: 12 %Jefferson County: 9.4 %Jewell County: 21.9 %Johnson County: 4.1 %Kearny County: 13.2 %Kingman County: 15 %Kiowa County: 15.5 %Labette County: 19.7 %Lane County: 15.3 %Leavenworth County: 8.9 %Lincoln County: 17.1 %Linn County: 16 %Logan County: 13.3 %Lyon County: 13.9 %McPherson County: 7.7 %Marion County: 10.3 %Marshall County: 11.4 %Meade County: 12.2 %Miami County: 8.1 %Mitchell County: 13.5 %Montgomery County: 24.8 %Morris County: 15.5 %Morton County: 17.9 %Nemaha County: 9 %Neosho County: 19.9 %Ness County: 13.6 %Norton County: 16.1 %Osage County: 12.5 %Osborne County: 15.3 %Ottawa County: 13.4 %Pawnee County: 17.3 %Phillips County: 14.4 %Pottawatomie County: 8.2 %Pratt County: 13.6 %Rawlins County: 15.8 %Reno County: 13.3 %Republic County: 12.7 %Rice County: 12.1 %Riley County: 17.9 %Rooks County: 12.5 %Rush County: 15.9 %Russell County: 18.5 %Saline County: 13.4 %Scott County: 10 %Sedgwick County: 17.3 %Seward County: 15 %Shawnee County: 13.1 %Sheridan County: 17 %Sherman County: 18 %Smith County: 15.2 %Stafford County: 17.2 %Stanton County: 14.7 %Stevens County: 13.4 %Sumner County: 14.2 %Thomas County: 9.3 %Trego County: 15.4 %Wabaunsee County: 8.6 %Wallace County: 23.3 %Washington County: 11.7 %Wichita County: 14.4 %Wilson County: 18.3 %Woodson County: 21.4 %Wyandotte County: 24.5 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Chautauqua County: 25.9 %Chautauqua County25.9Elk County: 25.5 %Elk County25.5Montgomery County: 24.8 %Montgomery County24.8Wyandotte County: 24.5 %Wyandotte County24.5Wallace County: 23.3 %Wallace County23.3Jewell County: 21.9 %Jewell County21.9Woodson County: 21.4 %Woodson County21.4Bourbon County: 21 %Bourbon County21Greenwood County: 20.5 %Greenwood County20.5Cheyenne County: 20 %Cheyenne County20Neosho County: 19.9 %Neosho County19.9Allen County: 19.7 %Allen County19.7Labette County: 19.7 %Labette County19.7Cherokee County: 19.6 %Cherokee County19.6Decatur County: 19.4 %Decatur County19.4Crawford County: 19.2 %Crawford County19.2Cowley County: 18.7 %Cowley County18.7Russell County: 18.5 %Russell County18.5Wilson County: 18.3 %Wilson County18.3Barber County: 18.2 %Barber County18.2Harper County: 18.2 %Harper County18.2Sherman County: 18 %Sherman County18Morton County: 17.9 %Morton County17.9Riley County: 17.9 %Riley County17.9Gove County: 17.5 %Gove County17.5Geary County: 17.4 %Geary County17.4Pawnee County: 17.3 %Pawnee County17.3Sedgwick County: 17.3 %Sedgwick County17.3Comanche County: 17.2 %Comanche County17.2Stafford County: 17.2 %Stafford County17.2Lincoln County: 17.1 %Lincoln County17.1Sheridan County: 17 %Sheridan County17Brown County: 16.4 %Brown County16.4Norton County: 16.1 %Norton County16.1Linn County: 16 %Linn County16Anderson County: 15.9 %Anderson County15.9Rush County: 15.9 %Rush County15.9Finney County: 15.8 %Finney County15.8Rawlins County: 15.8 %Rawlins County15.8Hamilton County: 15.7 %Hamilton County15.7Chautauqua County: 25.9 %Chautauqua County25.9Elk County: 25.5 %Elk County25.5Montgomery County: 24.8 %Montgomery County24.8Wyandotte County: 24.5 %Wyandotte County24.5Wallace County: 23.3 %Wallace County23.3Jewell County: 21.9 %Jewell County21.9Woodson County: 21.4 %Woodson County21.4Bourbon County: 21 %Bourbon County21Greenwood County: 20.5 %Greenwood County20.5Cheyenne County: 20 %Cheyenne County20Neosho County: 19.9 %Neosho County19.9Allen County: 19.7 %Allen County19.7Labette County: 19.7 %Labette County19.7Cherokee County: 19.6 %Cherokee County19.6Decatur County: 19.4 %Decatur County19.4Crawford County: 19.2 %Crawford County19.2Cowley County: 18.7 %Cowley County18.7Russell County: 18.5 %Russell County18.5Wilson County: 18.3 %Wilson County18.3Barber County: 18.2 %Barber County18.2Harper County: 18.2 %Harper County18.2Sherman County: 18 %Sherman County18Morton County: 17.9 %Morton County17.9Riley County: 17.9 %Riley County17.9Gove County: 17.5 %Gove County17.5Geary County: 17.4 %Geary County17.4Pawnee County: 17.3 %Pawnee County17.3Sedgwick County: 17.3 %Sedgwick County17.3Comanche County: 17.2 %Comanche County17.2Stafford County: 17.2 %Stafford County17.2Lincoln County: 17.1 %Lincoln County17.1Sheridan County: 17 %Sheridan County17Brown County: 16.4 %Brown County16.4Norton County: 16.1 %Norton County16.1Linn County: 16 %Linn County16Anderson County: 15.9 %Anderson County15.9Rush County: 15.9 %Rush County15.9Finney County: 15.8 %Finney County15.8Rawlins County: 15.8 %Rawlins County15.8Hamilton County: 15.7 %Hamilton County15.7
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Chautauqua County25.9+1.2 pts
2Elk County25.5-4.4 pts
3Montgomery County24.8+4.1 pts
4Wyandotte County24.5-6.5 pts
5Wallace County23.3+5.5 pts
6Jewell County21.9+1.4 pts
7Woodson County21.4-1 pts
8Bourbon County21-1.2 pts
9Greenwood County20.5-1 pts
10Cheyenne County20+1.7 pts
11Neosho County19.9-3 pts
12Allen County19.7-4.3 pts
12Labette County19.7-1.8 pts
14Cherokee County19.6-1.3 pts
15Decatur County19.4-3.4 pts
16Crawford County19.2-1 pts
17Cowley County18.7+0.4 pts
18Russell County18.5-1.6 pts
19Wilson County18.3+0.9 pts
20Barber County18.2-1.8 pts
20Harper County18.2-1.4 pts
22Sherman County18-0.7 pts
23Morton County17.9+0.9 pts
23Riley County17.9+4.6 pts
25Gove County17.5+1.6 pts
26Geary County17.4-1.2 pts
27Pawnee County17.3-0.8 pts
27Sedgwick County17.3+0.8 pts
29Comanche County17.2+2.1 pts
29Stafford County17.2-2.1 pts
31Lincoln County17.1+0.5 pts
32Sheridan County17+0.9 pts
33Brown County16.4-4.1 pts
34Norton County16.1+1 pts
35Linn County16-1.2 pts
36Anderson County15.9+2.5 pts
36Rush County15.9-1.3 pts
38Finney County15.8-1.2 pts
38Rawlins County15.8-4.2 pts
40Hamilton County15.7-3.2 pts
41Haskell County15.6+1.1 pts
42Kiowa County15.5-1.9 pts
42Morris County15.5+1.1 pts
44Trego County15.4+0.8 pts
45Cloud County15.3-2.5 pts
45Edwards County15.3-2.1 pts
45Lane County15.3-1.5 pts
45Osborne County15.3-6.5 pts
49Smith County15.2-0.4 pts
50Barton County15-2 pts
50Grant County15-0.8 pts
50Kingman County15-2.3 pts
50Seward County15-3.4 pts
54Atchison County14.9-1.7 pts
55Stanton County14.7+1.9 pts
56Graham County14.5-1.3 pts
57Phillips County14.4-1.5 pts
57Wichita County14.4-1.8 pts
59Clark County14.3-4 pts
60Sumner County14.2-0.6 pts
61Greeley County14-2.3 pts
62Lyon County13.9-2.1 pts
63Ness County13.6+1.1 pts
63Pratt County13.6-1.4 pts
65Mitchell County13.5-3.4 pts
66Ottawa County13.4+0.2 pts
66Saline County13.4-3.5 pts
66Stevens County13.4-0.3 pts
69Logan County13.3-1.5 pts
69Reno County13.3-3.6 pts
71Kearny County13.2+0.3 pts
72Shawnee County13.1-0.2 pts
73Doniphan County12.9-1.5 pts
74Chase County12.8-2.8 pts
75Dickinson County12.7-1 pts
75Republic County12.7-5.2 pts
77Clay County12.5-2.6 pts
77Osage County12.5-5.6 pts
77Rooks County12.5-1.5 pts
80Meade County12.2-1.4 pts
81Rice County12.1-3.7 pts
82Ellsworth County12-0.1 pts
82Jackson County12-3.5 pts
84Ellis County11.8+0.5 pts
85Ford County11.7-7.8 pts
85Washington County11.7-1 pts
87Marshall County11.4-0.7 pts
88Franklin County10.9-2.5 pts
89Coffey County10.6-1.5 pts
90Marion County10.3-2.2 pts
91Harvey County10.2-1.1 pts
92Scott County10-1.3 pts
93Butler County9.4-0.7 pts
93Jefferson County9.4-1.1 pts
95Thomas County9.3-0.4 pts
96Douglas County9.1-3.3 pts
97Nemaha County9-1.7 pts
98Leavenworth County8.90 pts
99Wabaunsee County8.6-0.6 pts
100Gray County8.4-1.2 pts
101Hodgeman County8.3-3.4 pts
102Pottawatomie County8.2-0.6 pts
103Miami County8.1-0.6 pts
104McPherson County7.7-1.2 pts
105Johnson County4.1-1.4 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Chautauqua County, with 25.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnson County, with 4.1% in 2020.

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