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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate

Crawford County had the highest poverty rate of 105 counties in 2016, at 22.3%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 12% and the figure for Kansas was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.3Crawford County
Lowest5.6Johnson County
Median12105 counties
Kansas12.2History

Top 40 counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Crawford CountyCrawford County: 22.3 %22.3Labette CountyLabette County: 20.8 %20.8Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 19.4 %19.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 18.9 %18.9Woodson CountyWoodson County: 18.4 %18.4Riley CountyRiley County: 18.2 %18.2Elk CountyElk County: 17.9 %17.9Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 17.5 %17.5Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 17.4 %17.4Linn CountyLinn County: 16.6 %16.6Neosho CountyNeosho County: 16.4 %16.4Wilson CountyWilson County: 16.4 %16.4Lyon CountyLyon County: 16.3 %16.3Atchison CountyAtchison County: 15.8 %15.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.8 %15.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.8 %15.8Allen CountyAllen County: 15.5 %15.5Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 14.9 %14.9Decatur CountyDecatur County: 14.8 %14.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 14.8 %14.8Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 14.7 %14.7Reno CountyReno County: 14.7 %14.7Harper CountyHarper County: 14.6 %14.6Russell CountyRussell County: 14.5 %14.5Sherman CountySherman County: 14.4 %14.4Finney CountyFinney County: 14.3 %14.3Osborne CountyOsborne County: 14.2 %14.2Smith CountySmith County: 14.2 %14.2Cowley CountyCowley County: 14 %14Barton CountyBarton County: 13.9 %13.9Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 13.7 %13.7Norton CountyNorton County: 13.7 %13.7Seward CountySeward County: 13.6 %13.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.5 %13.5Sumner CountySumner County: 13.5 %13.5Ford CountyFord County: 13.4 %13.4Brown CountyBrown County: 13.3 %13.3Stafford CountyStafford County: 13.3 %13.3Cloud CountyCloud County: 13.2 %13.2Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 13 %13
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Crawford County22.3+3.2 pts
2Labette County20.8+2.6 pts
3Wyandotte County19.4-2.5 pts
4Montgomery County18.9-1 pts
5Woodson County18.4-1.1 pts
6Riley County18.2-5.2 pts
7Elk County17.9+0.3 pts
8Chautauqua County17.5+0.7 pts
9Bourbon County17.4-0.8 pts
10Linn County16.6+2.6 pts
11Neosho County16.4-2.5 pts
11Wilson County16.4+0.8 pts
13Lyon County16.3-1.2 pts
14Atchison County15.8-0.8 pts
14Cherokee County15.8-2.2 pts
14Douglas County15.8-3.6 pts
17Allen County15.5-3.4 pts
18Sedgwick County14.9-0.3 pts
19Decatur County14.8+2.5 pts
19Greenwood County14.8-1 pts
21Pawnee County14.7+0.2 pts
21Reno County14.7+1.6 pts
23Harper County14.6+0.9 pts
24Russell County14.5+1.3 pts
25Sherman County14.4-2.1 pts
26Finney County14.3-0.3 pts
27Osborne County14.2+1.1 pts
27Smith County14.2+2 pts
29Cowley County14-1.3 pts
30Barton County13.9-0.5 pts
31Doniphan County13.7+0.5 pts
31Norton County13.7+1 pts
33Seward County13.6-1.4 pts
34Hamilton County13.5+0.4 pts
34Sumner County13.5+1.8 pts
36Ford County13.4+0.2 pts
37Brown County13.3-1.6 pts
37Stafford County13.3+0.5 pts
39Cloud County13.2+0.4 pts
40Kiowa County13+0.4 pts
41Anderson County12.9-1.1 pts
42Rice County12.8-1 pts
43Jewell County12.7-0.8 pts
44Phillips County12.6+1.5 pts
45Ellis County12.4+0.4 pts
45Lincoln County12.4-0.1 pts
45Morton County12.4+2.1 pts
45Rawlins County12.4+0.7 pts
49Graham County12.3+0.1 pts
50Wallace County12.1-0.3 pts
51Barber County12+0.9 pts
51Grant County12+1.8 pts
51Rush County12+0.5 pts
51Saline County12-2.3 pts
55Franklin County11.9+0.2 pts
55Mitchell County11.9+1.4 pts
55Rooks County11.9+0.2 pts
58Morris County11.8+1 pts
59Comanche County11.7+0.3 pts
59Greeley County11.7+0.3 pts
59Wichita County11.7+0.8 pts
62Geary County11.6-0.3 pts
62Kearny County11.6+0.1 pts
64Clark County11.5-0.5 pts
64Sheridan County11.5+0.6 pts
66Chase County11.4-1.3 pts
66Pratt County11.4+0.6 pts
66Republic County11.4+0.2 pts
69Ness County11.3+1.9 pts
70Cheyenne County11.2-1.1 pts
70Edwards County11.2+0.6 pts
70Marion County11.2+0.3 pts
73Dickinson County11.1-1.1 pts
74Trego County11+0.6 pts
75Meade County10.9+1.4 pts
75Osage County10.9-1.8 pts
75Shawnee County10.9-3.3 pts
75Stanton County10.90 pts
79Washington County10.8+0.1 pts
80Kingman County10.7-0.8 pts
80Ottawa County10.7+0.7 pts
82Harvey County10.5+1.1 pts
82Thomas County10.5-0.4 pts
84Coffey County10.4+0.5 pts
84Gove County10.4+0.5 pts
86Clay County10.3-0.8 pts
86Marshall County10.3-0.4 pts
88Ellsworth County10.2-0.4 pts
89Haskell County10.1-1.1 pts
89Lane County10.1+0.5 pts
91Stevens County10-1.3 pts
92Hodgeman County9.9+0.3 pts
92Logan County9.9+0.5 pts
94McPherson County9.7+2.1 pts
95Jefferson County9.5+0.4 pts
96Nemaha County9.3+0.5 pts
97Butler County8.9-1.7 pts
97Jackson County8.9-2.4 pts
99Leavenworth County8.8-1.9 pts
100Gray County8.2-0.1 pts
100Miami County8.2-0.6 pts
100Pottawatomie County8.2+0.1 pts
103Wabaunsee County8.1-0.2 pts
104Scott County7.5-0.2 pts
105Johnson County5.6+0.1 pts

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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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Crawford County, with 22.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Johnson County, with 5.6% in 2016.

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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