Kansas Poverty Rate
In Kansas, an estimated 333,518 of 2,854,624 people live in poverty.
FAQs
- What is the poverty rate in Kansas?
The poverty rate in Kansas is 11.7%.
- How many people in Kansas live in poverty?
In Kansas, an estimated 333,518 of 2,854,624 people live in poverty.
- How does the poverty rate in Kansas compare to the US?
The poverty rate in Kansas is 8.59% lower than the US average. In Kansas, an estimated 11.7% of 2,854,624 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.8% of 324,173,084 people live in poverty.
Population
Kansas
2021
11.7% of 2.9 million people
- Age
Under 18 years
Kansas
2021
13.4% of 690 thousand people
Under 5 years
Kansas
2021
16.2% of 174 thousand people
5 to 17 years
Kansas
2021
12.4% of 516 thousand people
Related children of householder under 18 years
Kansas
2021
12.9% of 686 thousand people
18 to 64 years
Kansas
2021
11.7% of 1.7 million people
18 to 34 years
Kansas
2021
16.4% of 627 thousand people
35 to 64 years
Kansas
2021
9% of 1.1 million people
60 years and over
Kansas
2021
9.1% of 666 thousand people
65 years and over
Kansas
2021
9.1% of 473 thousand people
- Gender
Male
Kansas
2021
10.6% of 1.4 million people
Female
Kansas
2021
12.8% of 1.4 million people
- Race
White
Kansas
2021
10% of 2.2 million people
Black or African American
Kansas
2021
23.1% of 143 thousand people
American Indian and Alaska Native
Kansas
2021
17.4% of 21 thousand people
Asian
Kansas
2021
8.6% of 83 thousand people
Some other race
Kansas
2021
20.5% of 128 thousand people
Two or more races
Kansas
2021
15.2% of 305 thousand people
Hispanic
Kansas
2021
17.7% of 367 thousand people
White, not Hispanic
Kansas
2021
9.7% of 2.1 million people
- Education level
Population 25 years and over
Kansas
2021
9.5% of 1.9 million people
Less than high school graduate
Kansas
2021
21.9% of 150 thousand people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Kansas
2021
14.7% of 476 thousand people
Some college, associate's degree
Kansas
2021
8.5% of 597 thousand people
Bachelor's degree or higher
Kansas
2021
4% of 684 thousand people
- Employment status
Civilian labor force 16 years and over
Kansas
2021
7.1% of 1.5 million people
Employed
Kansas
2021
6.2% of 1.4 million people
Male
Kansas
2021
5% of 755 thousand people
Female
Kansas
2021
7.5% of 673 thousand people
Unemployed
Kansas
2021
28.9% of 63 thousand people
Male
Kansas
2021
27.3% of 36 thousand people
Female
Kansas
2021
31.1% of 27 thousand people
- Work experience
Population 16 years and over
Kansas
2021
11.1% of 2.2 million people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Kansas
2021
2.4% of 1.1 million people
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months
Kansas
2021
16.8% of 513 thousand people
Did not work
Kansas
2021
20.2% of 684 thousand people
- Single people
SINGLE PEOPLE
Kansas
2021
24.9% of 571 thousand people
Male
Kansas
2021
22.6% of 284 thousand people
Female
Kansas
2021
27.3% of 287 thousand people
18 to 24 years
Kansas
2021
47.6% of 93 thousand people
25 to 34 years
Kansas
2021
18% of 104 thousand people
35 to 44 years
Kansas
2021
21.8% of 66 thousand people
45 to 54 years
Kansas
2021
23.8% of 62 thousand people
55 to 64 years
Kansas
2021
22% of 86 thousand people
65 to 74 years
Kansas
2021
17.5% of 83 thousand people
75 years and over
Kansas
2021
18.4% of 72 thousand people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Kansas
2021
3.6% of 251 thousand people
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Kansas
2021
41.6% of 129 thousand people
Did not work
Kansas
2021
41.7% of 190 thousand people
Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined
Kansas
2021
11.6%