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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Kansas

Kansas's child poverty rate is 13.1% across 105 counties, meaning 89K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

13.1%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

89K

Children in poverty

11.2%

All-ages poverty

$70,316

Median income

Kansas by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Kansas. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Kansas at a glance

Children in poverty

89K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

13.1%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

12.0%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

11.2%

Entire population

Concentration

1.17×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$70,316

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 105 counties in Kansas.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Chautauqua County 24.8%
  2. 2 Elk County 23.7%
  3. 3 Wallace County 22.2%
  4. 4 Bourbon County 22.0%
  5. 5 Decatur County 21.8%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Johnson County 4.9%
  2. 2 Miami County 8.2%
  3. 3 Pottawatomie County 8.4%
  4. 4 McPherson County 8.5%
  5. 5 Nemaha County 8.6%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Sedgwick County 22K
  2. 2 Wyandotte County 9K
  3. 3 Johnson County 7K
  4. 4 Shawnee County 5K
  5. 5 Douglas County 2K

Every county in Kansas

All 105 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Allen County 21.5% 20.7% 16.0% 1.34× 586 $54,761
Anderson County 15.8% 15.2% 11.6% 1.36× 311 $61,742
Atchison County 15.5% 15.0% 13.6% 1.14× 533 $65,818
Barber County 16.3% 15.8% 11.7% 1.39× 149 $59,514
Barton County 19.0% 19.3% 15.0% 1.27× 1,123 $58,568
Bourbon County 22.0% 20.6% 15.4% 1.43× 814 $54,428
Brown County 13.4% 13.6% 12.2% 1.10× 306 $58,989
Butler County 10.4% 9.7% 9.2% 1.13× 1,722 $76,742
Chase County 15.9% 16.0% 11.4% 1.39× 82 $62,302
Chautauqua County 24.8% 23.9% 14.7% 1.69× 177 $49,510
Cherokee County 19.9% 18.3% 15.2% 1.31× 849 $55,853
Cheyenne County 17.6% 17.2% 12.2% 1.44× 105 $52,424
Clark County 17.4% 16.9% 12.2% 1.43× 72 $64,998
Clay County 14.6% 14.1% 11.0% 1.33× 265 $66,389
Cloud County 14.8% 13.8% 12.1% 1.22× 304 $60,403
Coffey County 10.8% 10.4% 9.8% 1.10× 185 $67,933
Comanche County 17.1% 15.2% 12.1% 1.41× 64 $51,956
Cowley County 20.3% 19.3% 15.2% 1.34× 1,601 $57,549
Crawford County 19.1% 17.6% 17.3% 1.10× 1,616 $52,285
Decatur County 21.8% 21.6% 13.9% 1.57× 124 $54,613
Dickinson County 12.6% 12.2% 10.5% 1.20× 528 $63,417
Doniphan County 15.2% 15.0% 12.3% 1.24× 236 $63,765
Douglas County 9.7% 9.4% 13.3% 0.73× 2,011 $68,561
Edwards County 16.3% 15.1% 12.0% 1.36× 99 $59,055
Elk County 23.7% 21.4% 17.1% 1.39× 133 $48,121
Ellis County 11.5% 10.7% 15.6% 0.74× 652 $59,048
Ellsworth County 14.0% 13.5% 12.3% 1.14× 155 $65,396
Finney County 15.1% 14.1% 11.9% 1.27× 1,656 $67,640
Ford County 14.0% 12.5% 11.6% 1.21× 1,403 $68,766
Franklin County 12.9% 12.0% 11.1% 1.16× 749 $67,883
Geary County 14.6% 14.8% 11.0% 1.33× 1,626 $56,899
Gove County 13.0% 13.1% 9.4% 1.38× 90 $65,003
Graham County 15.6% 14.6% 12.7% 1.23× 75 $53,247
Grant County 15.7% 15.1% 11.2% 1.40× 337 $65,399
Gray County 11.8% 10.6% 8.7% 1.36× 194 $77,786
Greeley County 14.5% 13.6% 11.1% 1.31× 46 $70,566
Greenwood County 20.9% 18.7% 14.3% 1.46× 259 $59,179
Hamilton County 15.0% 14.6% 11.5% 1.30× 105 $72,657
Harper County 19.5% 18.6% 14.1% 1.38× 271 $54,423
Harvey County 10.6% 10.3% 8.2% 1.29× 813 $67,078
Haskell County 16.0% 16.0% 10.8% 1.48× 153 $68,202
Hodgeman County 12.3% 11.9% 10.4% 1.18× 47 $66,919
Jackson County 12.1% 11.4% 10.5% 1.15× 400 $73,051
Jefferson County 9.4% 9.0% 8.3% 1.13× 359 $81,301
Jewell County 17.3% 16.2% 12.1% 1.43× 103 $56,505
Johnson County 4.9% 4.3% 5.3% 0.92× 6,957 $103,085
Kearny County 14.6% 13.9% 10.2% 1.43× 163 $71,237
Kingman County 15.2% 14.5% 11.9% 1.28× 247 $54,731
Kiowa County 13.3% 13.1% 12.1% 1.10× 75 $56,222
Labette County 20.7% 19.5% 15.5% 1.34× 962 $49,874
Lane County 14.1% 12.7% 10.2% 1.38× 51 $64,875
Leavenworth County 9.0% 8.8% 8.3% 1.08× 1,751 $83,086
Lincoln County 15.5% 14.2% 11.8% 1.31× 97 $53,667
Linn County 16.6% 16.1% 11.0% 1.51× 353 $62,431
Logan County 14.6% 14.6% 10.2% 1.43× 97 $60,216
Lyon County 14.9% 14.0% 13.7% 1.09× 1,057 $55,659
Marion County 12.3% 12.0% 10.9% 1.13× 298 $62,268
Marshall County 11.2% 10.6% 9.2% 1.22× 262 $64,514
McPherson County 8.5% 7.5% 8.3% 1.02× 549 $78,908
Meade County 13.3% 12.9% 9.6% 1.39× 136 $71,572
Miami County 8.2% 7.9% 7.0% 1.17× 656 $85,620
Mitchell County 13.6% 13.8% 10.5% 1.30× 187 $60,486
Montgomery County 19.8% 18.4% 17.3% 1.14× 1,397 $53,379
Morris County 17.9% 18.2% 11.7% 1.53× 193 $65,283
Morton County 19.2% 18.2% 12.0% 1.60× 119 $58,093
Nemaha County 8.6% 8.5% 8.4% 1.02× 228 $74,744
Neosho County 19.5% 17.6% 14.9% 1.31× 708 $53,085
Ness County 13.1% 13.5% 10.2% 1.28× 76 $64,935
Norton County 17.5% 17.7% 13.9% 1.26× 176 $57,738
Osage County 13.4% 13.0% 10.8% 1.24× 478 $69,666
Osborne County 15.3% 14.8% 12.1% 1.26× 121 $54,638
Ottawa County 11.3% 10.6% 10.2% 1.11× 152 $66,956
Pawnee County 15.0% 15.4% 12.8% 1.17× 147 $64,704
Phillips County 13.8% 13.5% 10.1% 1.37× 144 $59,453
Pottawatomie County 8.4% 8.0% 7.9% 1.06× 627 $84,434
Pratt County 12.9% 12.0% 9.5% 1.36× 275 $61,078
Rawlins County 12.6% 12.4% 10.9% 1.16× 70 $63,255
Reno County 14.5% 13.3% 11.8% 1.23× 1,905 $62,470
Republic County 16.1% 16.3% 11.9% 1.35× 167 $54,981
Rice County 15.0% 13.8% 10.6% 1.42× 325 $62,922
Riley County 12.9% 12.5% 18.0% 0.72× 1,461 $63,076
Rooks County 14.1% 13.9% 11.2% 1.26× 146 $59,998
Rush County 16.4% 15.7% 12.4% 1.32× 92 $55,709
Russell County 18.0% 16.7% 13.1% 1.37× 261 $55,415
Saline County 13.9% 13.0% 11.5% 1.21× 1,620 $63,587
Scott County 8.9% 9.0% 7.9% 1.13× 112 $73,436
Sedgwick County 17.5% 14.8% 13.6% 1.29× 22,309 $67,435
Seward County 18.3% 16.2% 14.4% 1.27× 1,198 $66,540
Shawnee County 13.4% 12.3% 12.6% 1.06× 5,317 $63,612
Sheridan County 11.5% 10.9% 11.0% 1.05× 69 $65,350
Sherman County 18.2% 17.4% 13.7% 1.33× 253 $57,628
Smith County 15.5% 15.2% 11.9% 1.30× 110 $55,568
Stafford County 16.5% 15.2% 14.0% 1.18× 154 $54,808
Stanton County 14.1% 11.8% 10.7% 1.32× 71 $74,063
Stevens County 14.7% 13.5% 10.5% 1.40× 212 $68,600
Sumner County 13.5% 12.3% 11.2% 1.21× 711 $63,049
Thomas County 8.7% 7.8% 9.4% 0.93× 164 $69,774
Trego County 12.4% 12.9% 10.7% 1.16× 64 $56,168
Wabaunsee County 10.2% 9.6% 9.0% 1.13× 164 $69,893
Wallace County 22.2% 24.2% 13.4% 1.66× 93 $61,157
Washington County 12.1% 11.6% 11.3% 1.07× 163 $58,302
Wichita County 12.4% 12.2% 10.5% 1.18× 72 $61,825
Wilson County 18.3% 16.9% 14.3% 1.28× 359 $54,164
Woodson County 19.3% 18.0% 13.9% 1.39× 118 $40,327
Wyandotte County 21.6% 21.5% 17.1% 1.26× 9,486 $61,088

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