Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kansas by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Kansas | N/A | 7.7 | 57,001 | 26 of 52 |
| Geary County | Urban | 15.6 | 1,481 | 2,710 |
| Elk County | Rural | 14.3 | 100 | 2,574 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,331 | 2,563 |
| Cheyenne County | Rural | 13.6 | 87 | 2,494 |
| Wyandotte County | Urban | 13.5 | 5,250 | 2,482 |
| Graham County | Rural | 13.3 | 97 | 2,455 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 13.0 | 113 | 2,410 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 12.7 | 97 | 2,361 |
| Ford County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,027 | 2,318 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 12.4 | 204 | 2,298 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 12.1 | 289 | 2,262 |
| Clay County | Rural | 12.0 | 297 | 2,237 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 12.0 | 936 | 2,237 |
| Riley County | Urban | 11.8 | 1,640 | 2,209 |
| Cowley County | Rural | 11.6 | 962 | 2,163 |
| Barber County | Rural | 11.3 | 133 | 2,101 |
| Morris County | Rural | 11.3 | 170 | 2,101 |
| Phillips County | Rural | 11.3 | 137 | 2,101 |
| Neosho County | Rural | 11.2 | 449 | 2,077 |
| Scott County | Rural | 11.1 | 165 | 2,047 |
| Harper County | Rural | 11.0 | 153 | 2,031 |
| Barton County | Rural | 10.9 | 705 | 2,012 |
| Seward County | Rural | 10.8 | 518 | 1,985 |
| Doniphan County | Urban | 10.6 | 199 | 1,933 |
| Ellis County | Rural | 10.4 | 725 | 1,894 |
| Rawlins County | Rural | 10.3 | 75 | 1,873 |
| Logan County | Rural | 9.7 | 71 | 1,757 |
| Sedgwick County | Urban | 9.6 | 12,424 | 1,726 |
| Wallace County | Rural | 9.6 | 37 | 1,726 |
| Ottawa County | Rural | 9.5 | 163 | 1,694 |
| Sheridan County | Rural | 9.3 | 54 | 1,646 |
| Russell County | Rural | 9.2 | 155 | 1,613 |
| Finney County | Rural | 9.1 | 841 | 1,580 |
| Labette County | Rural | 9.1 | 434 | 1,580 |
| Reno County | Rural | 9.1 | 1,373 | 1,580 |
| Norton County | Rural | 9.0 | 98 | 1,551 |
| Allen County | Rural | 8.9 | 295 | 1,520 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 8.8 | 40 | 1,489 |
| Saline County | Rural | 8.8 | 1,165 | 1,489 |
| Shawnee County | Urban | 8.8 | 4,010 | 1,489 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 8.7 | 673 | 1,453 |
| Woodson County | Rural | 8.7 | 66 | 1,453 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 8.6 | 199 | 1,424 |
| Wichita County | Rural | 8.5 | 48 | 1,400 |
| Atchison County | Rural | 8.4 | 318 | 1,362 |
| Rush County | Rural | 8.4 | 62 | 1,362 |
| Brown County | Rural | 8.3 | 189 | 1,320 |
| Osborne County | Rural | 8.1 | 74 | 1,265 |
| Stevens County | Rural | 8.1 | 103 | 1,265 |
| Jewell County | Rural | 7.8 | 65 | 1,175 |
| Bourbon County | Rural | 7.7 | 289 | 1,144 |
| Meade County | Rural | 7.7 | 75 | 1,144 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 7.6 | 540 | 1,110 |
| Linn County | Urban | 7.6 | 217 | 1,110 |
| Stanton County | Rural | 7.6 | 38 | 1,110 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 7.6 | 424 | 1,110 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 7.5 | 54 | 1,082 |
| Ness County | Rural | 7.5 | 61 | 1,082 |
| Cherokee County | Urban | 7.4 | 378 | 1,055 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 7.4 | 57 | 1,055 |
| Osage County | Urban | 7.3 | 310 | 1,022 |
| Pratt County | Rural | 7.1 | 148 | 964 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 7.0 | 118 | 929 |
| Greeley County | Rural | 6.9 | 25 | 890 |
| Morton County | Rural | 6.9 | 41 | 890 |
| Butler County | Urban | 6.5 | 1,191 | 777 |
| Clark County | Rural | 6.5 | 33 | 777 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 6.5 | 62 | 777 |
| Republic County | Rural | 6.4 | 72 | 755 |
| Stafford County | Rural | 6.4 | 69 | 755 |
| Leavenworth County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,286 | 721 |
| Marion County | Rural | 6.2 | 186 | 691 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 6.2 | 505 | 691 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 6.1 | 327 | 666 |
| Lane County | Rural | 6.1 | 25 | 666 |
| Coffey County | Rural | 6.0 | 142 | 637 |
| Cloud County | Rural | 5.6 | 124 | 533 |
| Douglas County | Urban | 5.6 | 1,458 | 533 |
| Chase County | Rural | 5.5 | 40 | 501 |
| Kingman County | Rural | 5.5 | 108 | 501 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 5.5 | 83 | 501 |
| Grant County | Rural | 5.4 | 90 | 476 |
| Washington County | Rural | 5.4 | 74 | 476 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 5.3 | 145 | 458 |
| Gray County | Rural | 5.1 | 81 | 412 |
| Rice County | Rural | 5.1 | 121 | 412 |
| Ellsworth County | Rural | 5.0 | 78 | 384 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 5.0 | 173 | 384 |
| Nemaha County | Rural | 5.0 | 135 | 384 |
| Hodgeman County | Rural | 4.9 | 19 | 358 |
| Pottawatomie County | Urban | 4.9 | 323 | 358 |
| Miami County | Urban | 4.8 | 457 | 332 |
| Harvey County | Urban | 4.7 | 427 | 309 |
| Wabaunsee County | Urban | 4.7 | 84 | 309 |
| Thomas County | Rural | 4.6 | 90 | 292 |
| Kiowa County | Rural | 4.3 | 26 | 241 |
| Kearny County | Rural | 4.1 | 41 | 191 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 4.0 | 205 | 174 |
| Smith County | Rural | 3.9 | 37 | 160 |
| Trego County | Rural | 3.7 | 33 | 133 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 3.4 | 5,494 | 98 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 3.1 | 17 | 66 |
| Rooks County | Rural | 2.7 | 36 | 41 |
| Pawnee County | Rural | 1.9 | 23 | 20 |
| Gove County | Rural | 1.2 | 9 | 9 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:03 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:03 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.