Poverty Rate in Wichita County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,222/3,222 · #98 in KS
31th
Wichita 16.5%
KS 11.3% +46.5%
US 12.6% +31.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wichita County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 Wichita County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,219 | Alfalfa County, OK | 16.5% |
| #2,220 | New York County, NY | 16.5% |
| #2,221 | McNairy County, TN | 16.5% |
| #2,222 | Wichita County, KS | 16.5% |
| #2,223 | Pulaski County, GA | 16.5% |
| #2,224 | Garden County, NE | 16.5% |
| #2,225 | Pendleton County, WV | 16.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Wichita County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,222 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #98 of 105. This places it in the 31th 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.