Poverty Rate in Scott County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #151/3,222 · #11 in KS
95th
Scott 6.5%
KS 11.3% -42.7%
US 12.6% -48.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 6.5% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #148 | Williamson County, TX | 6.4% |
| #149 | Queen Anne's County, MD | 6.4% |
| #150 | Le Sueur County, MN | 6.4% |
| #151 | Scott County, KS | 6.5% |
| #152 | Comal County, TX | 6.5% |
| #153 | Monmouth County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #154 | Thomas County, KS | 6.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 6.5%, ranking #151 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #11 of 105. This places it in the 95th 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.