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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 2023, at 22%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Kansas was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22Riley County
Lowest3.7Hamilton County
Median11.3105 counties
Kansas11.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 13.1 %Anderson County: 10.9 %Atchison County: 12.8 %Barber County: 17.6 %Barton County: 14.7 %Bourbon County: 11.8 %Brown County: 14.2 %Butler County: 9 %Chase County: 10.5 %Chautauqua County: 16.9 %Cherokee County: 13.1 %Cheyenne County: 17.4 %Clark County: 9.5 %Clay County: 12.9 %Cloud County: 10.2 %Coffey County: 9.6 %Comanche County: 11.2 %Cowley County: 13.9 %Crawford County: 20.8 %Decatur County: 13 %Dickinson County: 8.8 %Doniphan County: 9.8 %Douglas County: 15.2 %Edwards County: 16.4 %Elk County: 16.7 %Ellis County: 17.7 %Ellsworth County: 8.5 %Finney County: 11.7 %Ford County: 14.4 %Franklin County: 9.7 %Geary County: 19.3 %Gove County: 4.1 %Graham County: 11.3 %Grant County: 5.4 %Gray County: 7 %Greeley County: 10 %Greenwood County: 14.9 %Hamilton County: 3.7 %Harper County: 15.3 %Harvey County: 8 %Haskell County: 10.8 %Hodgeman County: 6 %Jackson County: 9.1 %Jefferson County: 6.3 %Jewell County: 12.8 %Johnson County: 5.3 %Kearny County: 6.1 %Kingman County: 9.4 %Kiowa County: 5.7 %Labette County: 16.1 %Lane County: 8.1 %Leavenworth County: 8.6 %Lincoln County: 11.9 %Linn County: 10.7 %Logan County: 13.2 %Lyon County: 15.2 %McPherson County: 9.1 %Marion County: 10 %Marshall County: 9.4 %Meade County: 6.6 %Miami County: 6.7 %Mitchell County: 12.5 %Montgomery County: 16.3 %Morris County: 12.8 %Morton County: 14.8 %Nemaha County: 7.7 %Neosho County: 15.4 %Ness County: 11.4 %Norton County: 8.5 %Osage County: 11 %Osborne County: 12.5 %Ottawa County: 12.1 %Pawnee County: 11.2 %Phillips County: 13.8 %Pottawatomie County: 7.1 %Pratt County: 9.6 %Rawlins County: 10.1 %Reno County: 12.4 %Republic County: 14.6 %Rice County: 7.4 %Riley County: 22 %Rooks County: 5.3 %Rush County: 11.4 %Russell County: 15.4 %Saline County: 12.3 %Scott County: 8.8 %Sedgwick County: 14 %Seward County: 13 %Shawnee County: 12.4 %Sheridan County: 10.4 %Sherman County: 10 %Smith County: 7.8 %Stafford County: 10.8 %Stanton County: 12.9 %Stevens County: 15.3 %Sumner County: 10.8 %Thomas County: 6.9 %Trego County: 5.5 %Wabaunsee County: 7.1 %Wallace County: 12.8 %Washington County: 8.1 %Wichita County: 16.3 %Wilson County: 15.8 %Woodson County: 12.3 %Wyandotte County: 17.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Riley County: 22 %Riley County22Crawford County: 20.8 %Crawford County20.8Geary County: 19.3 %Geary County19.3Ellis County: 17.7 %Ellis County17.7Barber County: 17.6 %Barber County17.6Wyandotte County: 17.5 %Wyandotte County17.5Cheyenne County: 17.4 %Cheyenne County17.4Chautauqua County: 16.9 %Chautauqua County16.9Elk County: 16.7 %Elk County16.7Edwards County: 16.4 %Edwards County16.4Wichita County: 16.3 %Wichita County16.3Montgomery County: 16.3 %Montgomery County16.3Labette County: 16.1 %Labette County16.1Wilson County: 15.8 %Wilson County15.8Neosho County: 15.4 %Neosho County15.4Russell County: 15.4 %Russell County15.4Harper County: 15.3 %Harper County15.3Stevens County: 15.3 %Stevens County15.3Douglas County: 15.2 %Douglas County15.2Lyon County: 15.2 %Lyon County15.2Greenwood County: 14.9 %Greenwood County14.9Morton County: 14.8 %Morton County14.8Barton County: 14.7 %Barton County14.7Republic County: 14.6 %Republic County14.6Ford County: 14.4 %Ford County14.4Brown County: 14.2 %Brown County14.2Sedgwick County: 14 %Sedgwick County14Cowley County: 13.9 %Cowley County13.9Phillips County: 13.8 %Phillips County13.8Logan County: 13.2 %Logan County13.2Allen County: 13.1 %Allen County13.1Cherokee County: 13.1 %Cherokee County13.1Seward County: 13 %Seward County13Decatur County: 13 %Decatur County13Clay County: 12.9 %Clay County12.9Stanton County: 12.9 %Stanton County12.9Jewell County: 12.8 %Jewell County12.8Wallace County: 12.8 %Wallace County12.8Atchison County: 12.8 %Atchison County12.8Morris County: 12.8 %Morris County12.8Riley County: 22 %Riley County22Crawford County: 20.8 %Crawford County20.8Geary County: 19.3 %Geary County19.3Ellis County: 17.7 %Ellis County17.7Barber County: 17.6 %Barber County17.6Wyandotte County: 17.5 %Wyandotte County17.5Cheyenne County: 17.4 %Cheyenne County17.4Chautauqua County: 16.9 %Chautauqua County16.9Elk County: 16.7 %Elk County16.7Edwards County: 16.4 %Edwards County16.4Wichita County: 16.3 %Wichita County16.3Montgomery County: 16.3 %Montgomery County16.3Labette County: 16.1 %Labette County16.1Wilson County: 15.8 %Wilson County15.8Neosho County: 15.4 %Neosho County15.4Russell County: 15.4 %Russell County15.4Harper County: 15.3 %Harper County15.3Stevens County: 15.3 %Stevens County15.3Douglas County: 15.2 %Douglas County15.2Lyon County: 15.2 %Lyon County15.2Greenwood County: 14.9 %Greenwood County14.9Morton County: 14.8 %Morton County14.8Barton County: 14.7 %Barton County14.7Republic County: 14.6 %Republic County14.6Ford County: 14.4 %Ford County14.4Brown County: 14.2 %Brown County14.2Sedgwick County: 14 %Sedgwick County14Cowley County: 13.9 %Cowley County13.9Phillips County: 13.8 %Phillips County13.8Logan County: 13.2 %Logan County13.2Allen County: 13.1 %Allen County13.1Cherokee County: 13.1 %Cherokee County13.1Seward County: 13 %Seward County13Decatur County: 13 %Decatur County13Clay County: 12.9 %Clay County12.9Stanton County: 12.9 %Stanton County12.9Jewell County: 12.8 %Jewell County12.8Wallace County: 12.8 %Wallace County12.8Atchison County: 12.8 %Atchison County12.8Morris County: 12.8 %Morris County12.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Riley County22-0.7 pts
2Crawford County20.8-0.1 pts
3Geary County19.3+0.6 pts
4Ellis County17.7+2.4 pts
5Barber County17.6-2.7 pts
6Wyandotte County17.5+0.7 pts
7Cheyenne County17.4+2.2 pts
8Chautauqua County16.9-0.7 pts
9Elk County16.7+1.9 pts
10Edwards County16.4+2.8 pts
11Wichita County16.3+1.4 pts
12Montgomery County16.3-0.6 pts
13Labette County16.1+0.9 pts
14Wilson County15.8-0.5 pts
15Neosho County15.4+0.4 pts
16Russell County15.4-2.2 pts
17Harper County15.3-0.3 pts
17Stevens County15.3-0.5 pts
19Douglas County15.2-1.1 pts
20Lyon County15.2-1.1 pts
21Greenwood County14.9-0.4 pts
22Morton County14.8+1.6 pts
23Barton County14.7+0.3 pts
24Republic County14.6+4.5 pts
25Ford County14.4+2.5 pts
26Brown County14.2-0.3 pts
27Sedgwick County14+0.4 pts
28Cowley County13.9-0.1 pts
29Phillips County13.8-2.6 pts
30Logan County13.2+3.3 pts
31Allen County13.1-2.1 pts
32Cherokee County13.1-0.6 pts
33Seward County13-0.6 pts
34Decatur County13+0.7 pts
35Clay County12.9+1.6 pts
36Stanton County12.9-0.3 pts
37Jewell County12.8-5.9 pts
37Wallace County12.8-2.7 pts
39Atchison County12.8-1.7 pts
40Morris County12.8+1.8 pts
41Mitchell County12.5-2.5 pts
42Osborne County12.5-1 pts
43Reno County12.4+0.1 pts
44Shawnee County12.4-0.5 pts
45Saline County12.3+0.4 pts
46Woodson County12.3-0.9 pts
47Ottawa County12.1+1.7 pts
48Lincoln County11.9-1 pts
49Bourbon County11.8-1 pts
50Finney County11.7-1.1 pts
51Rush County11.4-1.4 pts
52Ness County11.4+0.9 pts
53Graham County11.3+1.3 pts
54Pawnee County11.2-0.7 pts
55Comanche County11.2+2.5 pts
56Osage County11-0.2 pts
57Anderson County10.9-2.3 pts
58Stafford County10.8-0.2 pts
59Haskell County10.8+1.8 pts
60Sumner County10.8-0.8 pts
61Linn County10.7-0.8 pts
62Chase County10.5+1.7 pts
63Sheridan County10.4+2.7 pts
64Cloud County10.2-1.8 pts
65Rawlins County10.1-0.8 pts
66Marion County10+1.3 pts
66Sherman County10-0.5 pts
68Greeley County10+1.9 pts
69Doniphan County9.8-1.6 pts
70Franklin County9.7+1.3 pts
71Coffey County9.6-1.7 pts
72Pratt County9.6-2.1 pts
73Clark County9.5-2.3 pts
74Kingman County9.4+1.5 pts
75Marshall County9.4-1.2 pts
76Jackson County9.1+1.2 pts
76McPherson County9.1-1.5 pts
78Butler County9+1.1 pts
79Scott County8.8+1.2 pts
80Dickinson County8.8-0 pts
81Leavenworth County8.6-1.4 pts
82Norton County8.5-0.9 pts
83Ellsworth County8.5-0.3 pts
84Lane County8.1-0.9 pts
84Washington County8.1-1.8 pts
86Harvey County8-1.7 pts
87Smith County7.8+0.5 pts
88Nemaha County7.7-1 pts
89Rice County7.4-2.4 pts
90Pottawatomie County7.1-0.1 pts
91Wabaunsee County7.1+1.1 pts
92Gray County7+2.8 pts
93Thomas County6.9+0.3 pts
94Miami County6.7-0.3 pts
95Meade County6.6-0.4 pts
96Jefferson County6.3+0.3 pts
97Kearny County6.1-9.6 pts
98Hodgeman County6-2.7 pts
99Kiowa County5.7+0.5 pts
100Trego County5.5-1.8 pts
101Grant County5.4+0.1 pts
102Johnson County5.3+0.1 pts
103Rooks County5.3+0.7 pts
104Gove County4.1-2.3 pts
105Hamilton County3.7-4.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Riley County, with 22% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 3.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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