Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,107/3,222 · #96 in KS
35th
Montgomery 15.9%
KS 11.3% +41.1%
US 12.6% +26.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 15.9% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,104 | Lunenburg County, VA | 15.9% |
| #2,105 | Randolph County, WV | 15.9% |
| #2,106 | Pendleton County, KY | 15.9% |
| #2,107 | Montgomery County, KS | 15.9% |
| #2,108 | Bossier Parish, LA | 15.9% |
| #2,109 | Shelby County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,110 | Garrard County, KY | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,107 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #96 of 105. This places it in the 35th 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.