Poverty Rate in Smith County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Smith County Compares
National Distribution
Where Smith County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Smith County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Poverty Rate in Smith County, Kansas
Smith County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 7.3%, which ranks #247 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 42.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kansas, Smith County ranks #19 of 105 out of 105 counties. This places it in the 92th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.