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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 2022, at 22.7%. Gray County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Kansas was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.7Riley County
Lowest4.1Gray County
Median11.6105 counties
Kansas11.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 15.2 %Anderson County: 13.2 %Atchison County: 14.5 %Barber County: 20.3 %Barton County: 14.5 %Bourbon County: 12.8 %Brown County: 14.5 %Butler County: 7.9 %Chase County: 8.8 %Chautauqua County: 17.6 %Cherokee County: 13.7 %Cheyenne County: 15.2 %Clark County: 11.7 %Clay County: 11.4 %Cloud County: 12 %Coffey County: 11.2 %Comanche County: 8.7 %Cowley County: 14 %Crawford County: 20.9 %Decatur County: 12.3 %Dickinson County: 8.8 %Doniphan County: 11.4 %Douglas County: 16.3 %Edwards County: 13.6 %Elk County: 14.8 %Ellis County: 15.3 %Ellsworth County: 8.8 %Finney County: 12.8 %Ford County: 11.9 %Franklin County: 8.3 %Geary County: 18.6 %Gove County: 6.4 %Graham County: 9.9 %Grant County: 5.3 %Gray County: 4.1 %Greeley County: 8.1 %Greenwood County: 15.3 %Hamilton County: 7.9 %Harper County: 15.5 %Harvey County: 9.7 %Haskell County: 9 %Hodgeman County: 8.8 %Jackson County: 7.9 %Jefferson County: 6 %Jewell County: 18.7 %Johnson County: 5.3 %Kearny County: 15.6 %Kingman County: 7.9 %Kiowa County: 5.2 %Labette County: 15.2 %Lane County: 9 %Leavenworth County: 10.1 %Lincoln County: 12.8 %Linn County: 11.5 %Logan County: 9.9 %Lyon County: 16.2 %McPherson County: 10.6 %Marion County: 8.8 %Marshall County: 10.6 %Meade County: 7.1 %Miami County: 7 %Mitchell County: 15 %Montgomery County: 16.9 %Morris County: 11 %Morton County: 13.2 %Nemaha County: 8.7 %Neosho County: 15 %Ness County: 10.5 %Norton County: 9.4 %Osage County: 11.2 %Osborne County: 13.4 %Ottawa County: 10.4 %Pawnee County: 11.9 %Phillips County: 16.4 %Pottawatomie County: 7.3 %Pratt County: 11.6 %Rawlins County: 10.9 %Reno County: 12.3 %Republic County: 10.1 %Rice County: 9.8 %Riley County: 22.7 %Rooks County: 4.6 %Rush County: 12.8 %Russell County: 17.5 %Saline County: 12 %Scott County: 7.6 %Sedgwick County: 13.7 %Seward County: 13.6 %Shawnee County: 12.9 %Sheridan County: 7.7 %Sherman County: 10.5 %Smith County: 7.3 %Stafford County: 11.1 %Stanton County: 13.2 %Stevens County: 15.8 %Sumner County: 11.6 %Thomas County: 6.6 %Trego County: 7.3 %Wabaunsee County: 5.9 %Wallace County: 15.6 %Washington County: 9.9 %Wichita County: 14.9 %Wilson County: 16.3 %Woodson County: 13.3 %Wyandotte County: 16.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Riley County: 22.7 %Riley County22.7Crawford County: 20.9 %Crawford County20.9Barber County: 20.3 %Barber County20.3Jewell County: 18.7 %Jewell County18.7Geary County: 18.6 %Geary County18.6Chautauqua County: 17.6 %Chautauqua County17.6Russell County: 17.5 %Russell County17.5Montgomery County: 16.9 %Montgomery County16.9Wyandotte County: 16.8 %Wyandotte County16.8Phillips County: 16.4 %Phillips County16.4Douglas County: 16.3 %Douglas County16.3Wilson County: 16.3 %Wilson County16.3Lyon County: 16.2 %Lyon County16.2Stevens County: 15.8 %Stevens County15.8Kearny County: 15.6 %Kearny County15.6Wallace County: 15.6 %Wallace County15.6Harper County: 15.5 %Harper County15.5Ellis County: 15.3 %Ellis County15.3Greenwood County: 15.3 %Greenwood County15.3Cheyenne County: 15.2 %Cheyenne County15.2Allen County: 15.2 %Allen County15.2Labette County: 15.2 %Labette County15.2Mitchell County: 15 %Mitchell County15Neosho County: 15 %Neosho County15Wichita County: 14.9 %Wichita County14.9Elk County: 14.8 %Elk County14.8Brown County: 14.5 %Brown County14.5Atchison County: 14.5 %Atchison County14.5Barton County: 14.5 %Barton County14.5Cowley County: 14 %Cowley County14Cherokee County: 13.7 %Cherokee County13.7Sedgwick County: 13.7 %Sedgwick County13.7Edwards County: 13.6 %Edwards County13.6Seward County: 13.6 %Seward County13.6Osborne County: 13.4 %Osborne County13.4Woodson County: 13.3 %Woodson County13.3Stanton County: 13.2 %Stanton County13.2Morton County: 13.2 %Morton County13.2Anderson County: 13.2 %Anderson County13.2Shawnee County: 12.9 %Shawnee County12.9Riley County: 22.7 %Riley County22.7Crawford County: 20.9 %Crawford County20.9Barber County: 20.3 %Barber County20.3Jewell County: 18.7 %Jewell County18.7Geary County: 18.6 %Geary County18.6Chautauqua County: 17.6 %Chautauqua County17.6Russell County: 17.5 %Russell County17.5Montgomery County: 16.9 %Montgomery County16.9Wyandotte County: 16.8 %Wyandotte County16.8Phillips County: 16.4 %Phillips County16.4Douglas County: 16.3 %Douglas County16.3Wilson County: 16.3 %Wilson County16.3Lyon County: 16.2 %Lyon County16.2Stevens County: 15.8 %Stevens County15.8Kearny County: 15.6 %Kearny County15.6Wallace County: 15.6 %Wallace County15.6Harper County: 15.5 %Harper County15.5Ellis County: 15.3 %Ellis County15.3Greenwood County: 15.3 %Greenwood County15.3Cheyenne County: 15.2 %Cheyenne County15.2Allen County: 15.2 %Allen County15.2Labette County: 15.2 %Labette County15.2Mitchell County: 15 %Mitchell County15Neosho County: 15 %Neosho County15Wichita County: 14.9 %Wichita County14.9Elk County: 14.8 %Elk County14.8Brown County: 14.5 %Brown County14.5Atchison County: 14.5 %Atchison County14.5Barton County: 14.5 %Barton County14.5Cowley County: 14 %Cowley County14Cherokee County: 13.7 %Cherokee County13.7Sedgwick County: 13.7 %Sedgwick County13.7Edwards County: 13.6 %Edwards County13.6Seward County: 13.6 %Seward County13.6Osborne County: 13.4 %Osborne County13.4Woodson County: 13.3 %Woodson County13.3Stanton County: 13.2 %Stanton County13.2Morton County: 13.2 %Morton County13.2Anderson County: 13.2 %Anderson County13.2Shawnee County: 12.9 %Shawnee County12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Riley County22.7+0.7 pts
2Crawford County20.9+0.4 pts
3Barber County20.3+0.7 pts
4Jewell County18.7+0.2 pts
5Geary County18.6+0.5 pts
6Chautauqua County17.6-0.3 pts
7Russell County17.5+2.3 pts
8Montgomery County16.9-0.7 pts
9Wyandotte County16.8-0.8 pts
10Phillips County16.4+2.3 pts
11Douglas County16.3-0.2 pts
11Wilson County16.3+0.1 pts
13Lyon County16.2+1.3 pts
14Stevens County15.8+1.7 pts
15Kearny County15.6+0.1 pts
16Wallace County15.6+4 pts
17Harper County15.5-2.1 pts
18Ellis County15.3-0.3 pts
19Greenwood County15.3+1.8 pts
20Cheyenne County15.2-0.6 pts
21Allen County15.2-1.1 pts
22Labette County15.2-0.7 pts
23Mitchell County15+2.2 pts
24Neosho County15+0.7 pts
25Wichita County14.9+2 pts
26Elk County14.8+0.5 pts
27Brown County14.5-0.1 pts
28Atchison County14.5+0.5 pts
29Barton County14.5-1.1 pts
30Cowley County14+0.3 pts
31Cherokee County13.7+0.8 pts
32Sedgwick County13.7+0.5 pts
33Edwards County13.6+3.5 pts
34Seward County13.6-0.3 pts
35Osborne County13.4-0.1 pts
36Woodson County13.3+0.5 pts
37Stanton County13.2-5.4 pts
38Morton County13.2+1.1 pts
39Anderson County13.2+0.2 pts
40Shawnee County12.9+0.6 pts
41Rush County12.8+3.3 pts
42Finney County12.8-0.3 pts
42Lincoln County12.8+1 pts
44Bourbon County12.8-0.6 pts
45Reno County12.3+0.7 pts
46Decatur County12.3-1.4 pts
47Cloud County12+0.5 pts
47Saline County12+0.4 pts
49Pawnee County11.9-0.5 pts
50Ford County11.9-0.4 pts
51Clark County11.7+1.7 pts
52Pratt County11.6+0.2 pts
53Sumner County11.6+0.6 pts
54Linn County11.5-0.3 pts
55Doniphan County11.4-4.3 pts
56Clay County11.4+3.5 pts
57Coffey County11.2-1 pts
58Osage County11.2-0.2 pts
59Stafford County11.1+0.7 pts
60Morris County11-0.2 pts
61Rawlins County10.9-1.3 pts
62McPherson County10.6+1.5 pts
63Marshall County10.6+0.4 pts
64Ness County10.5+1.3 pts
65Sherman County10.5+0.2 pts
66Ottawa County10.4-0.9 pts
67Republic County10.1-1.5 pts
68Leavenworth County10.1+1.5 pts
69Graham County9.9+0.7 pts
69Washington County9.9-0.4 pts
71Logan County9.9-0.4 pts
72Rice County9.8-1 pts
73Harvey County9.7-0.1 pts
74Norton County9.4+2.8 pts
75Haskell County9-0.9 pts
76Lane County9-0.8 pts
77Dickinson County8.8+0.1 pts
78Hodgeman County8.8-1.3 pts
79Marion County8.8-0.2 pts
80Chase County8.8+2 pts
81Ellsworth County8.8-1.6 pts
82Comanche County8.7+2.4 pts
82Nemaha County8.7+0.4 pts
84Franklin County8.3-0.5 pts
85Greeley County8.1-3 pts
86Jackson County7.9-1.9 pts
87Butler County7.9-1.6 pts
88Hamilton County7.9+0.5 pts
89Kingman County7.9-1.2 pts
90Sheridan County7.7+1.2 pts
91Scott County7.6-1.8 pts
92Smith County7.3-1.1 pts
93Trego County7.3-0.3 pts
94Pottawatomie County7.3-1 pts
95Meade County7.1-1.1 pts
96Miami County7+0.8 pts
97Thomas County6.6-1.1 pts
98Gove County6.4-0.1 pts
99Jefferson County6-0.4 pts
100Wabaunsee County5.9-0.3 pts
101Grant County5.3-3.3 pts
102Johnson County5.3+0.1 pts
103Kiowa County5.2+0.2 pts
104Rooks County4.6-0.2 pts
105Gray County4.1-0.6 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Riley County, with 22.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gray County, with 4.1% in 2022.

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