# Counties in Kansas by poverty rate, 2024

All 105 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/kansas-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/kansas-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Riley County | 18.1 |
| 2 | Crawford County | 17.1 |
| 3 | Cherokee County | 16.3 |
| 4 | Bourbon County | 15.7 |
| 5 | Chautauqua County | 15.2 |
| 6 | Labette County | 15.1 |
| 7 | Wyandotte County | 15 |
| 8 | Elk County | 14.8 |
| 8 | Ford County | 14.8 |
| 10 | Allen County | 14.6 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 14.6 |
| 12 | Greenwood County | 14.5 |
| 13 | Douglas County | 14.3 |
| 14 | Atchison County | 13.9 |
| 14 | Barton County | 13.9 |
| 16 | Graham County | 13.7 |
| 17 | Harper County | 13.6 |
| 17 | Pawnee County | 13.6 |
| 19 | Lyon County | 13.5 |
| 20 | Neosho County | 13.3 |
| 21 | Cloud County | 13.2 |
| 21 | Cowley County | 13.2 |
| 21 | Pratt County | 13.2 |
| 24 | Brown County | 13.1 |
| 24 | Ellsworth County | 13.1 |
| 24 | Seward County | 13.1 |
| 27 | Hamilton County | 12.9 |
| 27 | Woodson County | 12.9 |
| 29 | Wilson County | 12.8 |
| 30 | Russell County | 12.7 |
| 31 | Norton County | 12.6 |
| 32 | Clark County | 12.5 |
| 32 | Ellis County | 12.5 |
| 32 | Sedgwick County | 12.5 |
| 35 | Geary County | 12.4 |
| 35 | Grant County | 12.4 |
| 35 | Sherman County | 12.4 |
| 38 | Jewell County | 12.3 |
| 39 | Morton County | 12.2 |
| 39 | Wallace County | 12.2 |
| 41 | Anderson County | 12.1 |
| 42 | Kiowa County | 12 |
| 42 | Rush County | 12 |
| 42 | Shawnee County | 12 |
| 45 | Decatur County | 11.9 |
| 45 | Reno County | 11.9 |
| 47 | Comanche County | 11.8 |
| 47 | Edwards County | 11.8 |
| 49 | Finney County | 11.7 |
| 49 | Marshall County | 11.7 |
| 49 | Phillips County | 11.7 |
| 52 | Cheyenne County | 11.6 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 11.6 |
| 52 | Stafford County | 11.6 |
| 55 | Ness County | 11.3 |
| 55 | Osborne County | 11.3 |
| 55 | Rooks County | 11.3 |
| 58 | Stanton County | 11.1 |
| 58 | Washington County | 11.1 |
| 60 | Rice County | 11 |
| 61 | Wichita County | 10.9 |
| 62 | Rawlins County | 10.8 |
| 63 | Linn County | 10.7 |
| 63 | Osage County | 10.7 |
| 63 | Republic County | 10.7 |
| 63 | Sumner County | 10.7 |
| 67 | Doniphan County | 10.6 |
| 67 | Kearny County | 10.6 |
| 67 | Kingman County | 10.6 |
| 67 | Meade County | 10.6 |
| 71 | Morris County | 10.5 |
| 71 | Smith County | 10.5 |
| 73 | Trego County | 10.4 |
| 74 | Coffey County | 10.3 |
| 74 | Gove County | 10.3 |
| 76 | Chase County | 10.2 |
| 76 | Clay County | 10.2 |
| 76 | Saline County | 10.2 |
| 79 | Haskell County | 10.1 |
| 79 | Lane County | 10.1 |
| 79 | Logan County | 10.1 |
| 82 | Barber County | 10 |
| 83 | Greeley County | 9.9 |
| 84 | Thomas County | 9.7 |
| 85 | Hodgeman County | 9.6 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 9.6 |
| 87 | Sheridan County | 9.5 |
| 88 | Marion County | 9.3 |
| 89 | Leavenworth County | 9.2 |
| 90 | Franklin County | 8.9 |
| 90 | Ottawa County | 8.9 |
| 90 | Stevens County | 8.9 |
| 93 | Nemaha County | 8.6 |
| 94 | Dickinson County | 8.5 |
| 94 | Harvey County | 8.5 |
| 96 | Jackson County | 8.4 |
| 96 | Wabaunsee County | 8.4 |
| 98 | Butler County | 8.3 |
| 98 | McPherson County | 8.3 |
| 100 | Gray County | 7.9 |
| 101 | Miami County | 7.2 |
| 102 | Jefferson County | 7.1 |
| 102 | Scott County | 7.1 |
| 104 | Pottawatomie County | 6.8 |
| 105 | Johnson County | 6 |