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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate

Riley County had the highest poverty rate of 105 counties in 2015, at 23.4%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 12% and the figure for Kansas was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.4Riley County
Lowest5.5Johnson County
Median12105 counties
Kansas12.9History

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Riley CountyRiley County: 23.4 %23.4Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 21.9 %21.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 19.9 %19.9Woodson CountyWoodson County: 19.5 %19.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 19.4 %19.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 19.1 %19.1Allen CountyAllen County: 18.9 %18.9Neosho CountyNeosho County: 18.9 %18.9Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 18.2 %18.2Labette CountyLabette County: 18.2 %18.2Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18 %18Elk CountyElk County: 17.6 %17.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 17.5 %17.5Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 16.8 %16.8Atchison CountyAtchison County: 16.6 %16.6Sherman CountySherman County: 16.5 %16.5Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 15.8 %15.8Wilson CountyWilson County: 15.6 %15.6Cowley CountyCowley County: 15.3 %15.3Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 15.2 %15.2Seward CountySeward County: 15 %15Brown CountyBrown County: 14.9 %14.9Finney CountyFinney County: 14.6 %14.6Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 14.5 %14.5Barton CountyBarton County: 14.4 %14.4Saline CountySaline County: 14.3 %14.3Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 14.2 %14.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 14 %14Linn CountyLinn County: 14 %14Rice CountyRice County: 13.8 %13.8Harper CountyHarper County: 13.7 %13.7Jewell CountyJewell County: 13.5 %13.5Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 13.2 %13.2Ford CountyFord County: 13.2 %13.2Russell CountyRussell County: 13.2 %13.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.1 %13.1Osborne CountyOsborne County: 13.1 %13.1Reno CountyReno County: 13.1 %13.1Cloud CountyCloud County: 12.8 %12.8Stafford CountyStafford County: 12.8 %12.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Riley County23.4
2Wyandotte County21.9
3Montgomery County19.9
4Woodson County19.5
5Douglas County19.4
6Crawford County19.1
7Allen County18.9
7Neosho County18.9
9Bourbon County18.2
9Labette County18.2
11Cherokee County18
12Elk County17.6
13Lyon County17.5
14Chautauqua County16.8
15Atchison County16.6
16Sherman County16.5
17Greenwood County15.8
18Wilson County15.6
19Cowley County15.3
20Sedgwick County15.2
21Seward County15
22Brown County14.9
23Finney County14.6
24Pawnee County14.5
25Barton County14.4
26Saline County14.3
27Shawnee County14.2
28Anderson County14
28Linn County14
30Rice County13.8
31Harper County13.7
32Jewell County13.5
33Doniphan County13.2
33Ford County13.2
33Russell County13.2
36Hamilton County13.1
36Osborne County13.1
36Reno County13.1
39Cloud County12.8
39Stafford County12.8
41Chase County12.7
41Norton County12.7
41Osage County12.7
44Kiowa County12.6
45Lincoln County12.5
46Wallace County12.4
47Cheyenne County12.3
47Decatur County12.3
49Dickinson County12.2
49Graham County12.2
49Smith County12.2
52Clark County12
52Ellis County12
54Geary County11.9
55Franklin County11.7
55Rawlins County11.7
55Rooks County11.7
55Sumner County11.7
59Kearny County11.5
59Kingman County11.5
59Rush County11.5
62Comanche County11.4
62Greeley County11.4
64Jackson County11.3
64Stevens County11.3
66Haskell County11.2
66Republic County11.2
68Barber County11.1
68Clay County11.1
68Phillips County11.1
71Marion County10.9
71Sheridan County10.9
71Stanton County10.9
71Thomas County10.9
71Wichita County10.9
76Morris County10.8
76Pratt County10.8
78Leavenworth County10.7
78Marshall County10.7
78Washington County10.7
81Butler County10.6
81Edwards County10.6
81Ellsworth County10.6
84Mitchell County10.5
85Trego County10.4
86Morton County10.3
87Grant County10.2
88Ottawa County10
89Coffey County9.9
89Gove County9.9
91Hodgeman County9.6
91Lane County9.6
93Meade County9.5
94Harvey County9.4
94Logan County9.4
94Ness County9.4
97Jefferson County9.1
98Miami County8.8
98Nemaha County8.8
100Gray County8.3
100Wabaunsee County8.3
102Pottawatomie County8.1
103Scott County7.7
104McPherson County7.6
105Johnson County5.5

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Riley County, with 23.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Johnson County, with 5.5% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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