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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate

Riley County had the highest poverty rate of 105 counties in 2019, at 20.9%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 11.7% and the figure for Kansas was 11.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.9Riley County
Lowest5.3Johnson County
Median11.7105 counties
Kansas11.3History

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Riley CountyRiley County: 20.9 %20.9Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 20.6 %20.6Elk CountyElk County: 19.4 %19.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 18.5 %18.5Allen CountyAllen County: 17.3 %17.3Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 16.4 %16.4Labette CountyLabette County: 15.8 %15.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.7 %15.7Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15.7 %15.7Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 15.6 %15.6Brown CountyBrown County: 15.4 %15.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.4 %15.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.1 %15.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 15.1 %15.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 14.9 %14.9Russell CountyRussell County: 14.4 %14.4Woodson CountyWoodson County: 14.3 %14.3Harper CountyHarper County: 14.2 %14.2Osage CountyOsage County: 14.2 %14.2Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 14.2 %14.2Seward CountySeward County: 14.2 %14.2Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 14 %14Atchison CountyAtchison County: 13.8 %13.8Ford CountyFord County: 13.8 %13.8Stafford CountyStafford County: 13.7 %13.7Barber CountyBarber County: 13.6 %13.6Cloud CountyCloud County: 13.5 %13.5Cowley CountyCowley County: 13.5 %13.5Osborne CountyOsborne County: 13.5 %13.5Barton CountyBarton County: 13.4 %13.4Reno CountyReno County: 13.4 %13.4Wilson CountyWilson County: 13.3 %13.3Decatur CountyDecatur County: 13.2 %13.2Ellis CountyEllis County: 13.1 %13.1Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.1 %13.1Finney CountyFinney County: 13 %13Jewell CountyJewell County: 13 %13Anderson CountyAnderson County: 12.7 %12.7Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 12.6 %12.6Sherman CountySherman County: 12.5 %12.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Riley County20.9+0.2 pts
2Wyandotte County20.6+2.2 pts
3Elk County19.4+1.7 pts
4Crawford County18.5+0.8 pts
5Allen County17.3-1.6 pts
6Chautauqua County16.4-0.8 pts
7Labette County15.8-0.2 pts
8Montgomery County15.7-3.8 pts
8Neosho County15.7+0.9 pts
10Bourbon County15.6-0.4 pts
11Brown County15.4+2.1 pts
11Cherokee County15.4-1.1 pts
13Douglas County15.1-1.9 pts
13Lyon County15.1-1 pts
15Greenwood County14.9+0.4 pts
16Russell County14.4+0.7 pts
17Woodson County14.3-1.8 pts
18Harper County14.2-0.1 pts
18Osage County14.2+1.7 pts
18Rawlins County14.2+1.3 pts
18Seward County14.2-0.9 pts
22Pawnee County14-0.2 pts
23Atchison County13.8-1.7 pts
23Ford County13.8+2.2 pts
25Stafford County13.7+0.3 pts
26Barber County13.6+0.8 pts
27Cloud County13.5-2.5 pts
27Cowley County13.5-1.9 pts
27Osborne County13.5+0.6 pts
30Barton County13.4-1.1 pts
30Reno County13.4+1.1 pts
32Wilson County13.3-2.1 pts
33Decatur County13.2-0.4 pts
34Ellis County13.1+1.1 pts
34Hamilton County13.1-1 pts
36Finney County13-0.2 pts
36Jewell County13-2 pts
38Anderson County12.7-0.4 pts
39Sedgwick County12.6-0.8 pts
40Sherman County12.5-1.2 pts
41Clark County12.4-0.7 pts
42Saline County12.3+1.3 pts
43Republic County12.2+1.2 pts
43Rush County12.2-1.6 pts
45Kiowa County12.10 pts
45Lincoln County12.1-0.6 pts
45Wallace County12.1-1 pts
48Linn County12-0.9 pts
49Graham County11.8-0.7 pts
49Rice County11.8-2 pts
49Sheridan County11.8-0.1 pts
52Edwards County11.7+0.4 pts
52Geary County11.7+1.4 pts
52Morton County11.7+0.6 pts
55Cheyenne County11.6-0.8 pts
55Comanche County11.6+0.4 pts
55Norton County11.6-3 pts
55Smith County11.6-0.6 pts
59Chase County11.4+1.1 pts
59Doniphan County11.4-1.9 pts
59Sumner County11.4-2 pts
62Kingman County11.3+0.2 pts
63Coffey County11.2+0.5 pts
63Pratt County11.2-0.8 pts
65Mitchell County11.1-0.3 pts
66Phillips County11-1.4 pts
66Wichita County11-0.9 pts
68Greeley County10.9-0.4 pts
68Jackson County10.9+0.4 pts
70Trego County10.8-0.8 pts
71Marion County10.7+1.1 pts
72Ness County10.6+0.1 pts
72Stanton County10.6-0.9 pts
74Grant County10.5-0.4 pts
74Morris County10.5-0.9 pts
74Rooks County10.5-0.7 pts
77Franklin County10.4+1.1 pts
77Hodgeman County10.4-1.3 pts
77Kearny County10.4-2 pts
80Lane County10.30 pts
81Clay County10-0.7 pts
81Logan County10+0.9 pts
83Ottawa County9.9-0.3 pts
84Dickinson County9.8-1.1 pts
84Shawnee County9.8-4.1 pts
86Haskell County9.7-0.8 pts
86Meade County9.7+0.3 pts
86Stevens County9.7-1 pts
89Ellsworth County9.6-2.3 pts
89Gove County9.6-1.8 pts
91Washington County9.5-2.9 pts
92Marshall County9.4-1.8 pts
93Harvey County9.3-1.1 pts
94Thomas County9.1-0.8 pts
95Nemaha County8.8-0.3 pts
96Butler County8.5-1.1 pts
97Leavenworth County8.3-2.3 pts
98Scott County7.9+0.1 pts
99Jefferson County7.8+0.2 pts
100Gray County7.6+0.1 pts
101McPherson County7.2-3.3 pts
101Pottawatomie County7.2-0.8 pts
103Wabaunsee County6.9-1.2 pts
104Miami County6.8-1.1 pts
105Johnson County5.3-0.2 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Riley County, with 20.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Johnson County, with 5.3% in 2019.

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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