Poverty Rate in Barton County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.4%
Rank #2,021/3,222 · #93 in KS
37th
Barton 15.4%
KS 11.3% +36.5%
US 12.6% +22.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Barton County's poverty rate of 15.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Barton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,018 | Carroll County, GA | 15.4% |
| #2,019 | Marion County, IL | 15.4% |
| #2,020 | Carter County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,021 | Barton County, KS | 15.4% |
| #2,022 | Wheeler County, TX | 15.4% |
| #2,023 | Nicholas County, WV | 15.4% |
| #2,024 | Montgomery County, KY | 15.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Barton County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,021 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #93 of 105. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.