Poverty Rate in Kearny County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.5%
Rank #22/3,222 · #2 in KS
99th
Kearny 4.5%
KS 11.3% -60.1%
US 12.6% -64.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kearny County's poverty rate of 4.5% 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 Kearny County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #19 | Dukes County, MA | 4.4% |
| #20 | Sierra County, CA | 4.4% |
| #21 | Poquoson city, VA | 4.5% |
| #22 | Kearny County, KS | 4.5% |
| #23 | Boone County, IN | 4.5% |
| #24 | Sutton County, TX | 4.5% |
| #25 | Powhatan County, VA | 4.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Kearny County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 4.5%, ranking #22 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 64.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #2 of 105. This places it in the 99th 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.