Kansas Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Kansas was 11.48%.

By Race: The Black Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Kansas (23.75%), followed by Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone (20.62%), and Some Other Race Alone (20.16%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was White Alone (9.74%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (18.42%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (9.09%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Kansas.

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Kansas Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Black Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
Kansas Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Kansas Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Black Alone 23.75
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 20.62
Some Other Race Alone 20.16
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 19.46
Two or More Races 17.33
Asian Alone 13.58
White Alone 9.74
Kansas Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18.42
Non-Hispanic White Alone 9.09