Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.1%
Rank #1,784/3,222 · #82 in KS
45th
Cherokee 14.1%
KS 11.3% +25.1%
US 12.6% +12.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's poverty rate of 14.1% 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 Cherokee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,781 | Penobscot County, ME | 14.1% |
| #1,782 | Washita County, OK | 14.1% |
| #1,783 | Dewey County, OK | 14.1% |
| #1,784 | Cherokee County, KS | 14.1% |
| #1,785 | Adams County, WI | 14.1% |
| #1,786 | Mason County, MI | 14.1% |
| #1,787 | Nye County, NV | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Cherokee County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 14.1%, ranking #1,784 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #82 of 105. This places it in the 45th 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.