Poverty Rate in Washington County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.3%
Rank #640/3,222 · #35 in KS
80th
Washington 9.3%
KS 11.3% -17.8%
US 12.6% -26.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 9.3% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #637 | Rutherford County, TN | 9.3% |
| #638 | Cabarrus County, NC | 9.3% |
| #639 | Goodhue County, MN | 9.3% |
| #640 | Washington County, KS | 9.3% |
| #641 | Morgan County, IN | 9.3% |
| #642 | Lafayette County, MO | 9.3% |
| #643 | Bosque County, TX | 9.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 9.3%, ranking #640 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #35 of 105. This places it in the 80th 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.