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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 2022, at 26.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 15.3% and the figure for Kansas was 13.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.5Chautauqua County
Lowest4.7Johnson County
Median15.3105 counties
Kansas13.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 21.3 %Anderson County: 17.7 %Atchison County: 17.2 %Barber County: 17.6 %Barton County: 17.6 %Bourbon County: 24.2 %Brown County: 17.4 %Butler County: 9.1 %Chase County: 15.1 %Chautauqua County: 26.5 %Cherokee County: 19.9 %Cheyenne County: 19.2 %Clark County: 16.6 %Clay County: 15.1 %Cloud County: 16.2 %Coffey County: 12.3 %Comanche County: 15.9 %Cowley County: 21.8 %Crawford County: 20.3 %Decatur County: 21.5 %Dickinson County: 13 %Doniphan County: 12.2 %Douglas County: 10.4 %Edwards County: 18.5 %Elk County: 25.2 %Ellis County: 10.6 %Ellsworth County: 13.6 %Finney County: 14.7 %Ford County: 13.3 %Franklin County: 12.1 %Geary County: 15.8 %Gove County: 15.1 %Graham County: 16.4 %Grant County: 15.2 %Gray County: 9.9 %Greeley County: 11.6 %Greenwood County: 21.8 %Hamilton County: 17.4 %Harper County: 18.1 %Harvey County: 11 %Haskell County: 13.1 %Hodgeman County: 8 %Jackson County: 11.9 %Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jewell County: 19.4 %Johnson County: 4.7 %Kearny County: 12.8 %Kingman County: 16.6 %Kiowa County: 14.9 %Labette County: 20 %Lane County: 15 %Leavenworth County: 10.5 %Lincoln County: 16.2 %Linn County: 16.7 %Logan County: 12.6 %Lyon County: 17.8 %McPherson County: 9.6 %Marion County: 12.1 %Marshall County: 10.9 %Meade County: 14 %Miami County: 7.9 %Mitchell County: 15.3 %Montgomery County: 20.1 %Morris County: 15.5 %Morton County: 17.6 %Nemaha County: 9.7 %Neosho County: 20.8 %Ness County: 13.4 %Norton County: 20.8 %Osage County: 13.9 %Osborne County: 18.3 %Ottawa County: 12.6 %Pawnee County: 18.4 %Phillips County: 13.4 %Pottawatomie County: 8.2 %Pratt County: 12.7 %Rawlins County: 12.7 %Reno County: 19 %Republic County: 12.3 %Rice County: 14.4 %Riley County: 15.4 %Rooks County: 12.3 %Rush County: 16.5 %Russell County: 19.4 %Saline County: 14.6 %Scott County: 8.9 %Sedgwick County: 18.9 %Seward County: 16 %Shawnee County: 15.3 %Sheridan County: 16 %Sherman County: 15.8 %Smith County: 15.4 %Stafford County: 17.9 %Stanton County: 10.9 %Stevens County: 14.1 %Sumner County: 15.4 %Thomas County: 10 %Trego County: 12.4 %Wabaunsee County: 9.8 %Wallace County: 19 %Washington County: 10.7 %Wichita County: 12.2 %Wilson County: 17.2 %Woodson County: 19.2 %Wyandotte County: 20.6 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Chautauqua County: 26.5 %Chautauqua County26.5Elk County: 25.2 %Elk County25.2Bourbon County: 24.2 %Bourbon County24.2Cowley County: 21.8 %Cowley County21.8Greenwood County: 21.8 %Greenwood County21.8Decatur County: 21.5 %Decatur County21.5Allen County: 21.3 %Allen County21.3Neosho County: 20.8 %Neosho County20.8Norton County: 20.8 %Norton County20.8Wyandotte County: 20.6 %Wyandotte County20.6Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Montgomery County: 20.1 %Montgomery County20.1Labette County: 20 %Labette County20Cherokee County: 19.9 %Cherokee County19.9Jewell County: 19.4 %Jewell County19.4Russell County: 19.4 %Russell County19.4Cheyenne County: 19.2 %Cheyenne County19.2Woodson County: 19.2 %Woodson County19.2Reno County: 19 %Reno County19Wallace County: 19 %Wallace County19Sedgwick County: 18.9 %Sedgwick County18.9Edwards County: 18.5 %Edwards County18.5Pawnee County: 18.4 %Pawnee County18.4Osborne County: 18.3 %Osborne County18.3Harper County: 18.1 %Harper County18.1Stafford County: 17.9 %Stafford County17.9Lyon County: 17.8 %Lyon County17.8Anderson County: 17.7 %Anderson County17.7Barber County: 17.6 %Barber County17.6Barton County: 17.6 %Barton County17.6Morton County: 17.6 %Morton County17.6Brown County: 17.4 %Brown County17.4Hamilton County: 17.4 %Hamilton County17.4Atchison County: 17.2 %Atchison County17.2Wilson County: 17.2 %Wilson County17.2Linn County: 16.7 %Linn County16.7Clark County: 16.6 %Clark County16.6Kingman County: 16.6 %Kingman County16.6Rush County: 16.5 %Rush County16.5Graham County: 16.4 %Graham County16.4Chautauqua County: 26.5 %Chautauqua County26.5Elk County: 25.2 %Elk County25.2Bourbon County: 24.2 %Bourbon County24.2Cowley County: 21.8 %Cowley County21.8Greenwood County: 21.8 %Greenwood County21.8Decatur County: 21.5 %Decatur County21.5Allen County: 21.3 %Allen County21.3Neosho County: 20.8 %Neosho County20.8Norton County: 20.8 %Norton County20.8Wyandotte County: 20.6 %Wyandotte County20.6Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Montgomery County: 20.1 %Montgomery County20.1Labette County: 20 %Labette County20Cherokee County: 19.9 %Cherokee County19.9Jewell County: 19.4 %Jewell County19.4Russell County: 19.4 %Russell County19.4Cheyenne County: 19.2 %Cheyenne County19.2Woodson County: 19.2 %Woodson County19.2Reno County: 19 %Reno County19Wallace County: 19 %Wallace County19Sedgwick County: 18.9 %Sedgwick County18.9Edwards County: 18.5 %Edwards County18.5Pawnee County: 18.4 %Pawnee County18.4Osborne County: 18.3 %Osborne County18.3Harper County: 18.1 %Harper County18.1Stafford County: 17.9 %Stafford County17.9Lyon County: 17.8 %Lyon County17.8Anderson County: 17.7 %Anderson County17.7Barber County: 17.6 %Barber County17.6Barton County: 17.6 %Barton County17.6Morton County: 17.6 %Morton County17.6Brown County: 17.4 %Brown County17.4Hamilton County: 17.4 %Hamilton County17.4Atchison County: 17.2 %Atchison County17.2Wilson County: 17.2 %Wilson County17.2Linn County: 16.7 %Linn County16.7Clark County: 16.6 %Clark County16.6Kingman County: 16.6 %Kingman County16.6Rush County: 16.5 %Rush County16.5Graham County: 16.4 %Graham County16.4
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chautauqua County26.5+2.9 pts
2Elk County25.2-0.5 pts
3Bourbon County24.2+1.9 pts
4Cowley County21.8+4 pts
4Greenwood County21.8-1.8 pts
6Decatur County21.5+1.9 pts
7Allen County21.3-1.2 pts
8Neosho County20.80 pts
8Norton County20.8+4.4 pts
10Wyandotte County20.6-1.7 pts
11Crawford County20.3-2.5 pts
12Montgomery County20.1-1.8 pts
13Labette County20-0.7 pts
14Cherokee County19.90 pts
15Jewell County19.4-1.3 pts
15Russell County19.4-0.4 pts
17Cheyenne County19.2-1.6 pts
17Woodson County19.2+0.4 pts
19Reno County19+3.5 pts
19Wallace County19-0.1 pts
21Sedgwick County18.9+2.3 pts
22Edwards County18.5+2.4 pts
23Pawnee County18.4+1.7 pts
24Osborne County18.3+1.4 pts
25Harper County18.1-4.7 pts
26Stafford County17.9-0.7 pts
27Lyon County17.8+4 pts
28Anderson County17.7+1.6 pts
29Barber County17.6+1.6 pts
29Barton County17.6-4 pts
29Morton County17.6+1.6 pts
32Brown County17.4-1.8 pts
32Hamilton County17.4+0.7 pts
34Atchison County17.2+0.1 pts
34Wilson County17.2-4.5 pts
36Linn County16.7+0.4 pts
37Clark County16.6-1.9 pts
37Kingman County16.6+0.2 pts
39Rush County16.5-3.8 pts
40Graham County16.4-0.2 pts
41Cloud County16.2-0.4 pts
41Lincoln County16.2+0.3 pts
43Seward County16-0.1 pts
43Sheridan County16+2.9 pts
45Comanche County15.9+1.7 pts
46Geary County15.8-1.1 pts
46Sherman County15.8-2.1 pts
48Morris County15.5+1.2 pts
49Riley County15.4+3 pts
49Smith County15.4+0.6 pts
49Sumner County15.40 pts
52Mitchell County15.3+2.1 pts
52Shawnee County15.3-1.1 pts
54Grant County15.2-0.1 pts
55Chase County15.1+0.5 pts
55Clay County15.1+2.2 pts
55Gove County15.1+0.7 pts
58Lane County15+0.6 pts
59Kiowa County14.9+1 pts
60Finney County14.7+1.2 pts
61Saline County14.6-0.5 pts
62Rice County14.4-2.8 pts
63Stevens County14.1-0.1 pts
64Meade County14+0.9 pts
65Osage County13.9+0.9 pts
66Ellsworth County13.6+2.7 pts
67Ness County13.4+0.7 pts
67Phillips County13.4-0.2 pts
69Ford County13.3-0.8 pts
70Haskell County13.1-0.5 pts
71Dickinson County130 pts
72Kearny County12.8-1.3 pts
73Pratt County12.7-1 pts
73Rawlins County12.7-2 pts
75Logan County12.6-0.8 pts
75Ottawa County12.6-0.9 pts
77Trego County12.4+1.8 pts
78Coffey County12.3-0.4 pts
78Republic County12.3-0.8 pts
78Rooks County12.3-1.4 pts
81Doniphan County12.2-2.7 pts
81Wichita County12.2-0.5 pts
83Franklin County12.1-0.2 pts
83Marion County12.1+0.7 pts
85Jackson County11.9-0.9 pts
86Greeley County11.6+0.1 pts
87Harvey County11-0.9 pts
88Marshall County10.9-1 pts
88Stanton County10.9-2.1 pts
90Washington County10.7-0.4 pts
91Ellis County10.6-0.5 pts
92Leavenworth County10.5+1.8 pts
93Douglas County10.4-0.2 pts
94Thomas County10-0.9 pts
95Gray County9.9+0.6 pts
96Wabaunsee County9.8+1.4 pts
97Nemaha County9.70 pts
98McPherson County9.6+0.4 pts
99Jefferson County9.2-0.4 pts
100Butler County9.1-1.9 pts
101Scott County8.9-0.6 pts
102Pottawatomie County8.2-0.7 pts
103Hodgeman County8-2.8 pts
104Miami County7.9-0.8 pts
105Johnson County4.7-0.6 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Chautauqua County, with 26.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnson County, with 4.7% in 2022.

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