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Counties in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Riley County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2021, at 22.1%. Gray County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Kansas was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.1Riley County
Lowest4.7Gray County
Median11.4105 counties
Kansas11.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 16.3 %Anderson County: 13 %Atchison County: 14 %Barber County: 19.6 %Barton County: 15.5 %Bourbon County: 13.4 %Brown County: 14.6 %Butler County: 9.5 %Chase County: 6.7 %Chautauqua County: 17.9 %Cherokee County: 12.9 %Cheyenne County: 15.8 %Clark County: 10 %Clay County: 7.9 %Cloud County: 11.4 %Coffey County: 12.2 %Comanche County: 6.4 %Cowley County: 13.7 %Crawford County: 20.5 %Decatur County: 13.7 %Dickinson County: 8.7 %Doniphan County: 15.8 %Douglas County: 16.5 %Edwards County: 10.1 %Elk County: 14.3 %Ellis County: 15.6 %Ellsworth County: 10.4 %Finney County: 13.2 %Ford County: 12.3 %Franklin County: 8.8 %Geary County: 18.1 %Gove County: 6.5 %Graham County: 9.2 %Grant County: 8.7 %Gray County: 4.7 %Greeley County: 11.1 %Greenwood County: 13.5 %Hamilton County: 7.4 %Harper County: 17.6 %Harvey County: 9.8 %Haskell County: 9.9 %Hodgeman County: 10.1 %Jackson County: 9.8 %Jefferson County: 6.4 %Jewell County: 18.5 %Johnson County: 5.2 %Kearny County: 15.5 %Kingman County: 9.1 %Kiowa County: 5 %Labette County: 15.9 %Lane County: 9.8 %Leavenworth County: 8.6 %Lincoln County: 11.8 %Linn County: 11.8 %Logan County: 10.3 %Lyon County: 15 %McPherson County: 9.2 %Marion County: 9 %Marshall County: 10.2 %Meade County: 8.1 %Miami County: 6.2 %Mitchell County: 12.8 %Montgomery County: 17.6 %Morris County: 11.2 %Morton County: 12.1 %Nemaha County: 8.3 %Neosho County: 14.2 %Ness County: 9.2 %Norton County: 6.6 %Osage County: 11.4 %Osborne County: 13.5 %Ottawa County: 11.3 %Pawnee County: 12.4 %Phillips County: 14.2 %Pottawatomie County: 8.2 %Pratt County: 11.4 %Rawlins County: 12.2 %Reno County: 11.7 %Republic County: 11.6 %Rice County: 10.7 %Riley County: 22.1 %Rooks County: 4.8 %Rush County: 9.5 %Russell County: 15.2 %Saline County: 11.5 %Scott County: 9.5 %Sedgwick County: 13.2 %Seward County: 13.9 %Shawnee County: 12.3 %Sheridan County: 6.5 %Sherman County: 10.3 %Smith County: 8.4 %Stafford County: 10.3 %Stanton County: 18.6 %Stevens County: 14.1 %Sumner County: 11 %Thomas County: 7.7 %Trego County: 7.6 %Wabaunsee County: 6.2 %Wallace County: 11.5 %Washington County: 10.3 %Wichita County: 12.9 %Wilson County: 16.2 %Woodson County: 12.7 %Wyandotte County: 17.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Riley County: 22.1 %Riley County22.1Crawford County: 20.5 %Crawford County20.5Barber County: 19.6 %Barber County19.6Stanton County: 18.6 %Stanton County18.6Jewell County: 18.5 %Jewell County18.5Geary County: 18.1 %Geary County18.1Chautauqua County: 17.9 %Chautauqua County17.9Wyandotte County: 17.7 %Wyandotte County17.7Harper County: 17.6 %Harper County17.6Montgomery County: 17.6 %Montgomery County17.6Douglas County: 16.5 %Douglas County16.5Allen County: 16.3 %Allen County16.3Wilson County: 16.2 %Wilson County16.2Labette County: 15.9 %Labette County15.9Cheyenne County: 15.8 %Cheyenne County15.8Doniphan County: 15.8 %Doniphan County15.8Ellis County: 15.6 %Ellis County15.6Barton County: 15.5 %Barton County15.5Kearny County: 15.5 %Kearny County15.5Russell County: 15.2 %Russell County15.2Lyon County: 15 %Lyon County15Brown County: 14.6 %Brown County14.6Elk County: 14.3 %Elk County14.3Neosho County: 14.2 %Neosho County14.2Phillips County: 14.2 %Phillips County14.2Stevens County: 14.1 %Stevens County14.1Atchison County: 14 %Atchison County14Seward County: 13.9 %Seward County13.9Cowley County: 13.7 %Cowley County13.7Decatur County: 13.7 %Decatur County13.7Osborne County: 13.5 %Osborne County13.5Greenwood County: 13.5 %Greenwood County13.5Bourbon County: 13.4 %Bourbon County13.4Sedgwick County: 13.2 %Sedgwick County13.2Finney County: 13.2 %Finney County13.2Anderson County: 13 %Anderson County13Wichita County: 12.9 %Wichita County12.9Cherokee County: 12.9 %Cherokee County12.9Mitchell County: 12.8 %Mitchell County12.8Woodson County: 12.7 %Woodson County12.7Riley County: 22.1 %Riley County22.1Crawford County: 20.5 %Crawford County20.5Barber County: 19.6 %Barber County19.6Stanton County: 18.6 %Stanton County18.6Jewell County: 18.5 %Jewell County18.5Geary County: 18.1 %Geary County18.1Chautauqua County: 17.9 %Chautauqua County17.9Wyandotte County: 17.7 %Wyandotte County17.7Harper County: 17.6 %Harper County17.6Montgomery County: 17.6 %Montgomery County17.6Douglas County: 16.5 %Douglas County16.5Allen County: 16.3 %Allen County16.3Wilson County: 16.2 %Wilson County16.2Labette County: 15.9 %Labette County15.9Cheyenne County: 15.8 %Cheyenne County15.8Doniphan County: 15.8 %Doniphan County15.8Ellis County: 15.6 %Ellis County15.6Barton County: 15.5 %Barton County15.5Kearny County: 15.5 %Kearny County15.5Russell County: 15.2 %Russell County15.2Lyon County: 15 %Lyon County15Brown County: 14.6 %Brown County14.6Elk County: 14.3 %Elk County14.3Neosho County: 14.2 %Neosho County14.2Phillips County: 14.2 %Phillips County14.2Stevens County: 14.1 %Stevens County14.1Atchison County: 14 %Atchison County14Seward County: 13.9 %Seward County13.9Cowley County: 13.7 %Cowley County13.7Decatur County: 13.7 %Decatur County13.7Osborne County: 13.5 %Osborne County13.5Greenwood County: 13.5 %Greenwood County13.5Bourbon County: 13.4 %Bourbon County13.4Sedgwick County: 13.2 %Sedgwick County13.2Finney County: 13.2 %Finney County13.2Anderson County: 13 %Anderson County13Wichita County: 12.9 %Wichita County12.9Cherokee County: 12.9 %Cherokee County12.9Mitchell County: 12.8 %Mitchell County12.8Woodson County: 12.7 %Woodson County12.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Riley County22.1
2Crawford County20.5
3Barber County19.6
4Stanton County18.6
5Jewell County18.5
6Geary County18.1
7Chautauqua County17.9
8Wyandotte County17.7
9Harper County17.6
10Montgomery County17.6
11Douglas County16.5
12Allen County16.3
13Wilson County16.2
14Labette County15.9
15Cheyenne County15.8
16Doniphan County15.8
17Ellis County15.6
18Barton County15.5
19Kearny County15.5
20Russell County15.2
21Lyon County15
22Brown County14.6
23Elk County14.3
24Neosho County14.2
25Phillips County14.2
26Stevens County14.1
27Atchison County14
28Seward County13.9
29Cowley County13.7
30Decatur County13.7
31Osborne County13.5
32Greenwood County13.5
33Bourbon County13.4
34Sedgwick County13.2
35Finney County13.2
36Anderson County13
37Wichita County12.9
38Cherokee County12.9
39Mitchell County12.8
40Woodson County12.7
41Pawnee County12.4
42Shawnee County12.3
43Ford County12.3
44Coffey County12.2
45Rawlins County12.2
46Morton County12.1
47Lincoln County11.8
48Linn County11.8
49Reno County11.7
50Republic County11.6
51Saline County11.5
52Wallace County11.5
53Pratt County11.4
54Cloud County11.4
55Osage County11.4
56Ottawa County11.3
57Morris County11.2
58Greeley County11.1
59Sumner County11
60Rice County10.7
61Ellsworth County10.4
62Stafford County10.3
63Sherman County10.3
63Washington County10.3
65Logan County10.3
66Marshall County10.2
67Hodgeman County10.1
68Edwards County10.1
69Clark County10
70Haskell County9.9
71Jackson County9.8
71Lane County9.8
73Harvey County9.8
74Rush County9.5
75Butler County9.5
76Scott County9.5
77Ness County9.2
78Graham County9.2
79McPherson County9.2
80Kingman County9.1
81Marion County9
82Franklin County8.8
83Dickinson County8.7
84Grant County8.7
85Leavenworth County8.6
86Smith County8.4
87Nemaha County8.3
88Pottawatomie County8.2
89Meade County8.1
90Clay County7.9
91Thomas County7.7
92Trego County7.6
93Hamilton County7.4
94Chase County6.7
95Norton County6.6
96Sheridan County6.5
97Gove County6.5
98Jefferson County6.4
99Comanche County6.4
100Wabaunsee County6.2
101Miami County6.2
102Johnson County5.2
103Kiowa County5
104Rooks County4.8
105Gray County4.7

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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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, Counties in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Kansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Riley County, with 22.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Gray County, with 4.7% in 2021.

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