Poverty Rate in Sheridan County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.9%
Rank #562/3,222 · #32 in KS
83th
Sheridan 8.9%
KS 11.3% -20.9%
US 12.6% -29.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sheridan County's poverty rate of 8.9% 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 Sheridan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #559 | Park County, WY | 8.9% |
| #560 | Mercer County, IL | 8.9% |
| #561 | Brewster County, TX | 8.9% |
| #562 | Sheridan County, KS | 8.9% |
| #563 | Howard County, IA | 8.9% |
| #564 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 8.9% |
| #565 | Union County, PA | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Sheridan County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 8.9%, ranking #562 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #32 of 105. This places it in the 83th 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.