Ranking of Kansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Kansas was 23.75%. Among all Kansas counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Edwards County (100%), followed by Stafford County (100%), and Trego County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Barber County (0%), Chase County (0%), and Clay County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kansas counties where the Black or African American Alone racial 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.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwards County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Stafford County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Trego County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Wilson County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Mitchell County | 94.44 |
| 3 | Republic County | 91.67 |
| 4 | Kearny County | 88.54 |
| 5 | Chautauqua County | 85.37 |
| 6 | Greenwood County | 80.00 |
| 7 | Pawnee County | 72.41 |
| 8 | Cherokee County | 70.71 |
| 9 | Gove County | 63.64 |
| 10 | Phillips County | 61.46 |
| 11 | Ellis County | 61.16 |
| 12 | Ottawa County | 57.50 |
| 13 | Cloud County | 57.48 |
| 14 | Jewell County | 50.00 |
| 14 | Smith County | 50.00 |
| 15 | Lyon County | 48.20 |
| 16 | Pratt County | 44.97 |
| 17 | Rice County | 40.43 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 40.39 |
| 19 | Kiowa County | 40.00 |
| 20 | Bourbon County | 39.09 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 36.18 |
| 22 | Harvey County | 35.00 |
| 23 | Cowley County | 33.63 |
| 24 | Sumner County | 29.79 |
| 25 | Sheridan County | 28.57 |
| 26 | Sedgwick County | 28.15 |
| 27 | Reno County | 27.59 |
| 28 | Riley County | 27.13 |
| 29 | Finney County | 26.72 |
| 30 | Shawnee County | 25.74 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 25.67 |
| 32 | Wyandotte County | 25.62 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | 25.27 |
| 34 | Geary County | 24.53 |
| 35 | Marion County | 20.83 |
| 35 | Nemaha County | 20.83 |
| 36 | Leavenworth County | 20.65 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 20.00 |
| 38 | Barton County | 19.06 |
| 39 | Osage County | 18.61 |
| 40 | Ford County | 18.45 |
| 41 | Rooks County | 17.95 |
| 42 | Labette County | 16.67 |
| 43 | Atchison County | 15.03 |
| 44 | Saline County | 14.97 |
| 45 | Kingman County | 14.29 |
| 46 | Linn County | 13.92 |
| 47 | Doniphan County | 13.48 |
| 48 | Miami County | 13.40 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 13.03 |
| 50 | Coffey County | 12.50 |
| 51 | McPherson County | 12.28 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 10.61 |
| 53 | Franklin County | 9.89 |
| 54 | Butler County | 8.47 |
| 55 | Graham County | 7.84 |
| 56 | Neosho County | 6.43 |
| 57 | Seward County | 5.96 |
| 58 | Marshall County | 5.56 |
| 59 | Brown County | 3.61 |
| 60 | Ellsworth County | 3.57 |
| 61 | Allen County | 3.00 |
| 62 | Barber County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Chase County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Clay County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Comanche County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Decatur County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Dickinson County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Haskell County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Meade County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Morris County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Morton County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Ness County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Norton County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Osborne County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Pottawatomie County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Rawlins County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Russell County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Sherman County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Stevens County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Thomas County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Wabaunsee County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Wallace County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Washington County | 0.00 |
| 62 | Wichita County | 0.00 |