Poverty Rate in Cowley County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.3%
Rank #1,810/3,222 · #84 in KS
44th
Cowley 14.3%
KS 11.3% +26.3%
US 12.6% +13.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cowley County's poverty rate of 14.3% 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 Cowley County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,807 | Stevens County, KS | 14.2% |
| #1,808 | Greensville County, VA | 14.3% |
| #1,809 | Cass County, IA | 14.3% |
| #1,810 | Cowley County, KS | 14.3% |
| #1,811 | Greene County, IL | 14.3% |
| #1,812 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 14.3% |
| #1,813 | Cheyenne County, NE | 14.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Cowley County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 14.3%, ranking #1,810 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #84 of 105. This places it in the 44th 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.