Poverty Rate in Decatur County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,453/3,222 · #73 in KS
55th
Decatur 12.7%
KS 11.3% +12.9%
US 12.6% +1.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Decatur County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Decatur County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,450 | Hampton city, VA | 12.7% |
| #1,451 | Shawnee County, KS | 12.7% |
| #1,452 | Monterey County, CA | 12.7% |
| #1,453 | Decatur County, KS | 12.7% |
| #1,454 | Big Horn County, WY | 12.7% |
| #1,455 | Yates County, NY | 12.7% |
| #1,456 | Tillamook County, OR | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Decatur County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,453 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #73 of 105. This places it in the 55th 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.