Poverty Rate in Smith County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #247/3,222 · #19 in KS
92th
Smith 7.3%
KS 11.3% -35.6%
US 12.6% -42.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Smith County's poverty rate of 7.3% 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 Smith County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #244 | Kearney County, NE | 7.2% |
| #245 | Arthur County, NE | 7.2% |
| #246 | Roanoke County, VA | 7.3% |
| #247 | Smith County, KS | 7.3% |
| #248 | Mercer County, OH | 7.3% |
| #249 | Florence County, WI | 7.3% |
| #250 | Jackson County, GA | 7.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Smith County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 7.3%, ranking #247 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #19 of 105. This places it in the 92th 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.