Poverty Rate in McPherson County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #678/3,222 · #38 in KS
79th
McPherson 9.5%
KS 11.3% -16.2%
US 12.6% -24.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McPherson County's poverty rate of 9.5% 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 McPherson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #675 | Fulton County, OH | 9.4% |
| #676 | Charles City County, VA | 9.4% |
| #677 | McLean County, KY | 9.5% |
| #678 | McPherson County, KS | 9.5% |
| #679 | Mitchell County, IA | 9.5% |
| #680 | Power County, ID | 9.5% |
| #681 | Orange County, CA | 9.5% |
About Poverty Rate
McPherson County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 9.5%, ranking #678 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #38 of 105. This places it in the 79th 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.