Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kansas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Kansas | N/A | 11.5 | 328,475 | 23 of 52 |
| Riley County | Urban | 22.0 | 13,499 | 2,821 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 20.8 | 7,727 | 2,723 |
| Geary County | Urban | 19.3 | 6,709 | 2,595 |
| Ellis County | Rural | 17.7 | 4,873 | 2,385 |
| Barber County | Rural | 17.6 | 716 | 2,369 |
| Wyandotte County | Urban | 17.5 | 28,943 | 2,356 |
| Cheyenne County | Rural | 17.4 | 451 | 2,337 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 16.9 | 560 | 2,255 |
| Elk County | Rural | 16.7 | 410 | 2,219 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 16.4 | 453 | 2,175 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.3 | 4,911 | 2,150 |
| Wichita County | Rural | 16.3 | 342 | 2,150 |
| Labette County | Rural | 16.1 | 3,117 | 2,126 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,331 | 2,080 |
| Neosho County | Rural | 15.4 | 2,340 | 2,022 |
| Harper County | Rural | 15.3 | 812 | 1,995 |
| Russell County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,004 | 1,995 |
| Stevens County | Rural | 15.3 | 780 | 1,995 |
| Douglas County | Urban | 15.2 | 16,894 | 1,979 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 15.2 | 4,712 | 1,979 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 14.9 | 873 | 1,928 |
| Morton County | Rural | 14.8 | 381 | 1,910 |
| Barton County | Rural | 14.7 | 3,640 | 1,887 |
| Republic County | Rural | 14.6 | 665 | 1,867 |
| Ford County | Rural | 14.4 | 4,769 | 1,824 |
| Brown County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,303 | 1,779 |
| Sedgwick County | Urban | 14.0 | 72,477 | 1,728 |
| Cowley County | Rural | 13.9 | 4,455 | 1,708 |
| Phillips County | Rural | 13.8 | 661 | 1,681 |
| Logan County | Rural | 13.2 | 355 | 1,552 |
| Allen County | Rural | 13.1 | 1,578 | 1,530 |
| Cherokee County | Urban | 13.1 | 2,476 | 1,530 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 13.0 | 345 | 1,503 |
| Seward County | Rural | 13.0 | 2,762 | 1,503 |
| Clay County | Rural | 12.9 | 1,018 | 1,487 |
| Stanton County | Rural | 12.9 | 256 | 1,487 |
| Atchison County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,871 | 1,452 |
| Jewell County | Rural | 12.8 | 369 | 1,452 |
| Morris County | Rural | 12.8 | 677 | 1,452 |
| Wallace County | Rural | 12.8 | 184 | 1,452 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 12.5 | 702 | 1,373 |
| Osborne County | Rural | 12.5 | 419 | 1,373 |
| Reno County | Rural | 12.4 | 7,252 | 1,348 |
| Shawnee County | Urban | 12.4 | 21,495 | 1,348 |
| Saline County | Rural | 12.3 | 6,457 | 1,323 |
| Woodson County | Rural | 12.3 | 379 | 1,323 |
| Ottawa County | Rural | 12.1 | 685 | 1,275 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 11.9 | 341 | 1,235 |
| Bourbon County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,649 | 1,213 |
| Finney County | Rural | 11.7 | 4,351 | 1,180 |
| Ness County | Rural | 11.4 | 296 | 1,109 |
| Rush County | Rural | 11.4 | 329 | 1,109 |
| Graham County | Rural | 11.3 | 267 | 1,088 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 11.2 | 181 | 1,065 |
| Pawnee County | Rural | 11.2 | 608 | 1,065 |
| Osage County | Urban | 11.0 | 1,709 | 1,010 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 10.9 | 840 | 992 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 10.8 | 387 | 965 |
| Stafford County | Rural | 10.8 | 422 | 965 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 10.8 | 2,351 | 965 |
| Linn County | Urban | 10.7 | 1,024 | 937 |
| Chase County | Rural | 10.5 | 258 | 896 |
| Sheridan County | Rural | 10.4 | 252 | 869 |
| Cloud County | Rural | 10.2 | 863 | 830 |
| Rawlins County | Rural | 10.1 | 252 | 807 |
| Greeley County | Rural | 10.0 | 127 | 772 |
| Marion County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,104 | 772 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 10.0 | 557 | 772 |
| Doniphan County | Urban | 9.8 | 662 | 729 |
| Coffey County | Rural | 9.6 | 782 | 692 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 9.6 | 2,444 | 692 |
| Pratt County | Rural | 9.5 | 813 | 669 |
| Clark County | Rural | 9.4 | 178 | 645 |
| Kingman County | Rural | 9.4 | 670 | 645 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 9.4 | 913 | 645 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 9.1 | 1,190 | 581 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 9.1 | 2,579 | 581 |
| Butler County | Urban | 9.0 | 5,845 | 566 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 8.8 | 1,592 | 530 |
| Scott County | Rural | 8.8 | 436 | 530 |
| Leavenworth County | Urban | 8.6 | 6,671 | 484 |
| Ellsworth County | Rural | 8.5 | 453 | 458 |
| Norton County | Rural | 8.5 | 375 | 458 |
| Lane County | Rural | 8.1 | 121 | 370 |
| Washington County | Rural | 8.1 | 440 | 370 |
| Harvey County | Urban | 8.0 | 2,592 | 357 |
| Smith County | Rural | 7.8 | 275 | 319 |
| Nemaha County | Rural | 7.7 | 764 | 304 |
| Rice County | Rural | 7.4 | 644 | 259 |
| Pottawatomie County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,810 | 215 |
| Wabaunsee County | Urban | 7.1 | 480 | 215 |
| Gray County | Rural | 6.9 | 383 | 191 |
| Thomas County | Rural | 6.9 | 516 | 191 |
| Miami County | Urban | 6.7 | 2,267 | 166 |
| Meade County | Rural | 6.6 | 255 | 153 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,147 | 118 |
| Kearny County | Rural | 6.1 | 232 | 101 |
| Hodgeman County | Rural | 6.0 | 99 | 99 |
| Kiowa County | Rural | 5.7 | 125 | 83 |
| Trego County | Rural | 5.5 | 149 | 75 |
| Grant County | Rural | 5.4 | 390 | 67 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 5.3 | 32,476 | 60 |
| Rooks County | Rural | 5.3 | 247 | 60 |
| Gove County | Rural | 4.1 | 112 | 17 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 3.7 | 92 | 11 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 10:10 pm.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 10:10 pm.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.