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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate

Riley County had the highest poverty rate of 105 counties in 2017, at 20.4%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for Kansas was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.4Riley County
Lowest5.3Johnson County
Median11.8105 counties
Kansas11.9History

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Riley CountyRiley County: 20.4 %20.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 18.9 %18.9Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 18.4 %18.4Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 18.3 %18.3Cowley CountyCowley County: 17.6 %17.6Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 16.8 %16.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.8 %16.8Allen CountyAllen County: 16.7 %16.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.9 %15.9Lyon CountyLyon County: 15.9 %15.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.8 %15.8Elk CountyElk County: 15.8 %15.8Barton CountyBarton County: 15.6 %15.6Woodson CountyWoodson County: 15.6 %15.6Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15.5 %15.5Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 15.3 %15.3Labette CountyLabette County: 15.3 %15.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 15.3 %15.3Ellis CountyEllis County: 15.2 %15.2Brown CountyBrown County: 15 %15Seward CountySeward County: 14.9 %14.9Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 14.8 %14.8Decatur CountyDecatur County: 14.5 %14.5Harper CountyHarper County: 14.5 %14.5Atchison CountyAtchison County: 14.3 %14.3Russell CountyRussell County: 14.2 %14.2Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 14.2 %14.2Linn CountyLinn County: 14.1 %14.1Reno CountyReno County: 13.4 %13.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 13.3 %13.3Finney CountyFinney County: 13.2 %13.2Sherman CountySherman County: 13.2 %13.2Stafford CountyStafford County: 13.2 %13.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13 %13Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 13 %13Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 12.8 %12.8Graham CountyGraham County: 12.8 %12.8Jewell CountyJewell County: 12.8 %12.8Smith CountySmith County: 12.8 %12.8Ford CountyFord County: 12.7 %12.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Riley County20.4+2.2 pts
2Crawford County18.9-3.4 pts
3Wyandotte County18.4-1 pts
4Bourbon County18.3+0.9 pts
5Cowley County17.6+3.6 pts
6Chautauqua County16.8-0.7 pts
6Montgomery County16.8-2.1 pts
8Allen County16.7+1.2 pts
9Douglas County15.9+0.1 pts
9Lyon County15.9-0.4 pts
11Cherokee County15.80 pts
11Elk County15.8-2.1 pts
13Barton County15.6+1.7 pts
13Woodson County15.6-2.8 pts
15Neosho County15.5-0.9 pts
16Greenwood County15.3+0.5 pts
16Labette County15.3-5.5 pts
16Wilson County15.3-1.1 pts
19Ellis County15.2+2.8 pts
20Brown County15+1.7 pts
21Seward County14.9+1.3 pts
22Doniphan County14.8+1.1 pts
23Decatur County14.5-0.3 pts
23Harper County14.5-0.1 pts
25Atchison County14.3-1.5 pts
26Russell County14.2-0.3 pts
26Sedgwick County14.2-0.7 pts
28Linn County14.1-2.5 pts
29Reno County13.4-1.3 pts
30Anderson County13.3+0.4 pts
31Finney County13.2-1.1 pts
31Sherman County13.2-1.2 pts
31Stafford County13.2-0.1 pts
34Hamilton County13-0.5 pts
34Pawnee County13-1.7 pts
36Cheyenne County12.8+1.6 pts
36Graham County12.8+0.5 pts
36Jewell County12.8+0.1 pts
36Smith County12.8-1.4 pts
40Ford County12.7-0.7 pts
41Cloud County12.6-0.6 pts
42Osborne County12.5-1.7 pts
43Grant County12.3+0.3 pts
43Norton County12.3-1.4 pts
43Rice County12.3-0.5 pts
46Barber County12.2+0.2 pts
47Kingman County12.1+1.4 pts
47Rush County12.1+0.1 pts
49Clark County12+0.5 pts
49Geary County12+0.4 pts
49Mitchell County12+0.1 pts
52Rawlins County11.9-0.5 pts
53Lincoln County11.8-0.6 pts
53Saline County11.8-0.2 pts
53Sumner County11.8-1.7 pts
56Osage County11.7+0.8 pts
56Republic County11.7+0.3 pts
56Shawnee County11.7+0.8 pts
59Kiowa County11.6-1.4 pts
59Phillips County11.6-1 pts
59Trego County11.6+0.6 pts
59Wichita County11.6-0.1 pts
63Ellsworth County11.5+1.3 pts
63Sheridan County11.50 pts
63Thomas County11.5+1 pts
66Ottawa County11.4+0.7 pts
67Chase County11.2-0.2 pts
67Comanche County11.2-0.5 pts
67Edwards County11.20 pts
67Morris County11.2-0.6 pts
67Pratt County11.2-0.2 pts
67Wallace County11.2-0.9 pts
73Ness County11.1-0.2 pts
74Jackson County11+2.1 pts
75Marion County10.9-0.3 pts
75Morton County10.9-1.5 pts
75Rooks County10.9-1 pts
78Greeley County10.8-0.9 pts
78Hodgeman County10.8+0.9 pts
78Marshall County10.8+0.5 pts
81Clay County10.6+0.3 pts
82Franklin County10.5-1.4 pts
82Kearny County10.5-1.1 pts
84Stevens County10.3+0.3 pts
85Coffey County10.2-0.2 pts
85Lane County10.2+0.1 pts
85Stanton County10.2-0.7 pts
88Butler County10.1+1.2 pts
88Haskell County10.10 pts
90Washington County10-0.8 pts
91Dickinson County9.9-1.2 pts
91Meade County9.9-1 pts
93Gove County9.8-0.6 pts
93Pottawatomie County9.8+1.6 pts
95Logan County9.7-0.2 pts
96Harvey County9.1-1.4 pts
97Jefferson County8.5-1 pts
97McPherson County8.5-1.2 pts
99Nemaha County8.2-1.1 pts
100Gray County7.6-0.6 pts
100Scott County7.6+0.1 pts
100Wabaunsee County7.6-0.5 pts
103Leavenworth County7.4-1.4 pts
104Miami County7.3-0.9 pts
105Johnson County5.3-0.3 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Riley County, with 20.4% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Johnson County, with 5.3% in 2017.

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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