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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate

Riley County had the highest poverty rate of 105 counties in 2018, at 20.7%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 12.3% and the figure for Kansas was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.7Riley County
Lowest5.5Johnson County
Median12.3105 counties
Kansas11.9History

Top 40 counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Riley CountyRiley County: 20.7 %20.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 19.5 %19.5Allen CountyAllen County: 18.9 %18.9Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 18.4 %18.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 17.7 %17.7Elk CountyElk County: 17.7 %17.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 17.2 %17.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 17 %17Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 16.5 %16.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 16.1 %16.1Woodson CountyWoodson County: 16.1 %16.1Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 16 %16Cloud CountyCloud County: 16 %16Labette CountyLabette County: 16 %16Atchison CountyAtchison County: 15.5 %15.5Cowley CountyCowley County: 15.4 %15.4Wilson CountyWilson County: 15.4 %15.4Seward CountySeward County: 15.1 %15.1Jewell CountyJewell County: 15 %15Neosho CountyNeosho County: 14.8 %14.8Norton CountyNorton County: 14.6 %14.6Barton CountyBarton County: 14.5 %14.5Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 14.5 %14.5Harper CountyHarper County: 14.3 %14.3Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 14.2 %14.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 14.1 %14.1Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 13.9 %13.9Rice CountyRice County: 13.8 %13.8Rush CountyRush County: 13.8 %13.8Russell CountyRussell County: 13.7 %13.7Sherman CountySherman County: 13.7 %13.7Decatur CountyDecatur County: 13.6 %13.6Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 13.4 %13.4Stafford CountyStafford County: 13.4 %13.4Sumner CountySumner County: 13.4 %13.4Brown CountyBrown County: 13.3 %13.3Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 13.3 %13.3Finney CountyFinney County: 13.2 %13.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 13.1 %13.1Clark CountyClark County: 13.1 %13.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Riley County20.7+0.3 pts
2Montgomery County19.5+2.7 pts
3Allen County18.9+2.2 pts
4Wyandotte County18.40 pts
5Crawford County17.7-1.2 pts
5Elk County17.7+1.9 pts
7Chautauqua County17.2+0.4 pts
8Douglas County17+1.1 pts
9Cherokee County16.5+0.7 pts
10Lyon County16.1+0.2 pts
10Woodson County16.1+0.5 pts
12Bourbon County16-2.3 pts
12Cloud County16+3.4 pts
12Labette County16+0.7 pts
15Atchison County15.5+1.2 pts
16Cowley County15.4-2.2 pts
16Wilson County15.4+0.1 pts
18Seward County15.1+0.2 pts
19Jewell County15+2.2 pts
20Neosho County14.8-0.7 pts
21Norton County14.6+2.3 pts
22Barton County14.5-1.1 pts
22Greenwood County14.5-0.8 pts
24Harper County14.3-0.2 pts
25Pawnee County14.2+1.2 pts
26Hamilton County14.1+1.1 pts
27Shawnee County13.9+2.2 pts
28Rice County13.8+1.5 pts
28Rush County13.8+1.7 pts
30Russell County13.7-0.5 pts
30Sherman County13.7+0.5 pts
32Decatur County13.6-0.9 pts
33Sedgwick County13.4-0.8 pts
33Stafford County13.4+0.2 pts
33Sumner County13.4+1.6 pts
36Brown County13.3-1.7 pts
36Doniphan County13.3-1.5 pts
38Finney County13.20 pts
39Anderson County13.1-0.2 pts
39Clark County13.1+1.1 pts
39Wallace County13.1+1.9 pts
42Linn County12.9-1.2 pts
42Osborne County12.9+0.4 pts
42Rawlins County12.9+1 pts
45Barber County12.8+0.6 pts
46Lincoln County12.7+0.9 pts
47Graham County12.5-0.3 pts
47Osage County12.5+0.8 pts
49Cheyenne County12.4-0.4 pts
49Kearny County12.4+1.9 pts
49Phillips County12.4+0.8 pts
49Washington County12.4+2.4 pts
53Reno County12.3-1.1 pts
54Smith County12.2-0.6 pts
55Kiowa County12.1+0.5 pts
56Ellis County12-3.2 pts
56Pratt County12+0.8 pts
58Ellsworth County11.9+0.4 pts
58Sheridan County11.9+0.4 pts
58Wichita County11.9+0.3 pts
61Hodgeman County11.7+0.9 pts
62Ford County11.6-1.1 pts
62Trego County11.60 pts
64Stanton County11.5+1.3 pts
65Gove County11.4+1.6 pts
65Mitchell County11.4-0.6 pts
65Morris County11.4+0.2 pts
68Edwards County11.3+0.1 pts
68Greeley County11.3+0.5 pts
70Comanche County11.20 pts
70Marshall County11.2+0.4 pts
70Rooks County11.2+0.3 pts
73Kingman County11.1-1 pts
73Morton County11.1+0.2 pts
75Republic County11-0.7 pts
75Saline County11-0.8 pts
77Dickinson County10.9+1 pts
77Grant County10.9-1.4 pts
79Clay County10.7+0.1 pts
79Coffey County10.7+0.5 pts
79Stevens County10.7+0.4 pts
82Leavenworth County10.6+3.2 pts
83Haskell County10.5+0.4 pts
83Jackson County10.5-0.5 pts
83McPherson County10.5+2 pts
83Ness County10.5-0.6 pts
87Harvey County10.4+1.3 pts
88Chase County10.3-0.9 pts
88Geary County10.3-1.7 pts
88Lane County10.3+0.1 pts
91Ottawa County10.2-1.2 pts
92Thomas County9.9-1.6 pts
93Butler County9.6-0.5 pts
93Marion County9.6-1.3 pts
95Meade County9.4-0.5 pts
96Franklin County9.3-1.2 pts
97Logan County9.1-0.6 pts
97Nemaha County9.1+0.9 pts
99Wabaunsee County8.1+0.5 pts
100Pottawatomie County8-1.8 pts
101Miami County7.9+0.6 pts
102Scott County7.8+0.2 pts
103Jefferson County7.6-0.9 pts
104Gray County7.5-0.1 pts
105Johnson County5.5+0.2 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Riley County, with 20.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Johnson County, with 5.5% in 2018.

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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