Poverty Rate in Jackson County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.1%
Rank #115/3,222 · #9 in KS
96th
Jackson 6.1%
KS 11.3% -46.1%
US 12.6% -51.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 6.1% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #112 | Crook County, WY | 6.0% |
| #113 | Loving County, TX | 6.1% |
| #114 | Marshall County, SD | 6.1% |
| #115 | Jackson County, KS | 6.1% |
| #116 | Bucks County, PA | 6.1% |
| #117 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 6.1% |
| #118 | Piatt County, IL | 6.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 6.1%, ranking #115 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #9 of 105. This places it in the 96th 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.