Ranking of Kansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Kansas was 9.09%. Among all Kansas counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Riley County (20.93%), followed by Crawford County (19.13%), and Jewell County (17.51%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Hamilton County (3.7%), Johnson County (3.84%), and Gray County (4.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kansas counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kansas counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kansas.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Kansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Riley County
Crawford County
Jewell County
Barber County
Harper County
Cheyenne County
Doniphan County
Montgomery County
Elk County
Geary County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Riley County 20.93
2 Crawford County 19.13
3 Jewell County 17.51
4 Barber County 17.47
5 Harper County 16.26
6 Cheyenne County 15.87
7 Doniphan County 15.75
8 Montgomery County 15.72
9 Elk County 15.25
10 Geary County 15.19
11 Wilson County 14.82
12 Allen County 14.47
13 Labette County 14.29
14 Lyon County 14.28
15 Chautauqua County 14.15
16 Greeley County 13.95
17 Ellis County 13.87
18 Douglas County 13.85
19 Osborne County 13.84
20 Phillips County 13.34
21 Russell County 13.29
22 Barton County 13.08
23 Wyandotte County 12.98
24 Greenwood County 12.83
25 Woodson County 12.70
26 Cowley County 12.63
27 Wallace County 12.59
28 Cherokee County 12.40
29 Atchison County 12.32
30 Rawlins County 12.19
31 Neosho County 12.10
32 Linn County 11.95
33 Mitchell County 11.79
34 Seward County 11.73
35 Anderson County 11.72
36 Brown County 11.49
37 Reno County 11.39
38 Bourbon County 11.23
38 Coffey County 11.23
39 Morris County 11.07
40 Republic County 10.93
41 Clark County 10.81
41 Sumner County 10.81
42 Decatur County 10.77
42 Logan County 10.77
43 Stafford County 10.74
44 Sherman County 10.70
45 Morton County 10.68
46 Osage County 10.62
47 Lincoln County 10.54
48 Marshall County 10.48
49 Ellsworth County 10.29
50 Ottawa County 10.16
51 Cloud County 9.98
52 Rice County 9.93
53 Saline County 9.84
54 Pratt County 9.68
55 Stevens County 9.67
56 Washington County 9.64
57 Shawnee County 9.54
58 Hodgeman County 9.40
59 Ness County 9.39
60 Butler County 9.28
61 Pawnee County 9.21
62 Jackson County 9.13
63 Harvey County 8.81
64 Sedgwick County 8.70
65 Rush County 8.59
66 Marion County 8.56
67 Kingman County 8.52
68 Haskell County 8.49
69 Lane County 8.34
70 Nemaha County 8.33
71 Edwards County 8.14
72 Finney County 8.10
73 McPherson County 8.09
74 Franklin County 8.03
75 Grant County 7.98
76 Kearny County 7.76
77 Wichita County 7.67
78 Thomas County 7.58
79 Clay County 7.54
80 Dickinson County 7.53
81 Smith County 7.41
82 Pottawatomie County 7.02
83 Stanton County 6.85
84 Chase County 6.78
85 Jefferson County 6.46
86 Comanche County 6.43
87 Sheridan County 6.28
88 Graham County 6.26
89 Trego County 6.22
90 Norton County 6.18
91 Scott County 6.07
92 Wabaunsee County 6.03
93 Gove County 5.98
94 Leavenworth County 5.85
95 Miami County 5.78
96 Ford County 5.46