Poverty Rate in Russell County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.7%
Rank #1,893/3,222 · #86 in KS
41th
Russell 14.7%
KS 11.3% +30.2%
US 12.6% +16.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's poverty rate of 14.7% 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 Russell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,890 | St. Clair County, MO | 14.7% |
| #1,891 | Lamar County, MS | 14.7% |
| #1,892 | Goshen County, WY | 14.7% |
| #1,893 | Russell County, KS | 14.7% |
| #1,894 | Franklin County, OH | 14.7% |
| #1,895 | Escambia County, FL | 14.7% |
| #1,896 | Falls County, TX | 14.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Russell County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 14.7%, ranking #1,893 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #86 of 105. This places it in the 41th 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.