Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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 cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Haysville city (100%), followed by El Dorado city (85.29%), and Winfield city (64.12%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Andover city (0%), Lansing city (0%), and Leawood city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kansas cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Kansas cities and places with a population of 10K+.

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

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Haysville city
El Dorado city
Winfield city
Hays city
Emporia city
Newton city
Pittsburg city
Shawnee city
Manhattan city
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Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Haysville city 100.00
2 El Dorado city 85.29
3 Winfield city 64.12
4 Hays city 62.50
5 Emporia city 48.73
6 Newton city 44.68
7 Pittsburg city 41.49
8 Shawnee city 32.83
9 Manhattan city 31.80
10 Wichita city 28.77
11 Leavenworth city 28.55
12 Garden City city 27.39
13 Topeka city 26.70
14 Kansas City city 25.56
15 Junction City city 25.55
16 Lawrence city 24.67
17 Arkansas City city 21.73
18 Dodge City city 18.65
19 Hutchinson city 18.30
20 Salina city 14.91
21 Atchison city 14.29
22 Olathe city 13.54
23 Derby city 13.51
24 Lenexa city 13.13
25 Merriam city 11.45
26 Ottawa city 11.39
27 Great Bend city 8.26
28 Overland Park city 6.69
29 Prairie Village city 6.61
30 Liberal city 5.96
31 McPherson city 5.26
32 Gardner city 0.30
33 Andover city 0.00
33 Lansing city 0.00
33 Leawood city 0.00