# Cities in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 38 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pittsburg, KS | 29.6 |
| 2 | Manhattan, KS | 23.3 |
| 3 | Hays, KS | 20.1 |
| 4 | Emporia, KS | 17.8 |
| 5 | Junction City, KS | 17.5 |
| 6 | Lawrence, KS | 17.4 |
| 7 | Arkansas City, KS | 17.2 |
| 8 | Great Bend, KS | 16.9 |
| 9 | El Dorado, KS | 16.6 |
| 10 | Kansas City, KS | 16 |
| 11 | Wichita, KS | 15.9 |
| 12 | Atchison, KS | 15.8 |
| 13 | Topeka, KS | 15.7 |
| 14 | Winfield, KS | 15.4 |
| 15 | Hutchinson, KS | 14.9 |
| 16 | Dodge City, KS | 14.6 |
| 17 | McPherson, KS | 13.5 |
| 18 | Liberal, KS | 13.1 |
| 19 | Salina, KS | 13 |
| 20 | Haysville, KS | 12 |
| 21 | Bel Aire, KS | 11.8 |
| 22 | Leavenworth, KS | 11.7 |
| 23 | Garden City, KS | 11 |
| 24 | Mission, KS | 9.7 |
| 25 | Newton, KS | 9.7 |
| 26 | Ottawa, KS | 9.1 |
| 27 | Spring Hill, KS | 7.7 |
| 28 | Gardner, KS | 6.3 |
| 29 | Lansing, KS | 6.3 |
| 30 | Derby, KS | 6 |
| 31 | Merriam, KS | 6 |
| 32 | Prairie Village, KS | 5.7 |
| 33 | Overland Park, KS | 5.6 |
| 34 | Olathe, KS | 5.6 |
| 35 | Lenexa, KS | 5.4 |
| 36 | Shawnee, KS | 5.3 |
| 37 | Andover, KS | 4.6 |
| 38 | Leawood, KS | 3.1 |