Highest-earning counties in Kansas

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July 24, 2025
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Highest-earning counties in Kansas

Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.

The 2023 real median household income in the U.S. was $80,610, an increase of 4.0% from 2022, the first statistically significant annual increase in real median household income since 2019.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Kansas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2023 5-year estimate median household income.

Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in Kansas.

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#50. Marion County

- Median household income: $63,438
- Households earning over $100k: 25.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.9%

#49. Pawnee County

- Median household income: $63,625
- Households earning over $100k: 30.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.0%

#48. Stafford County

- Median household income: $63,786
- Households earning over $100k: 27.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.9%

#47. Rice County

- Median household income: $63,947
- Households earning over $100k: 24.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.2%

#46. Pratt County

- Median household income: $64,348
- Households earning over $100k: 26.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.9%

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#45. Sherman County

- Median household income: $64,444
- Households earning over $100k: 28.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.7%

#44. Anderson County

- Median household income: $64,925
- Households earning over $100k: 23.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.5%

#43. Rawlins County

- Median household income: $65,000
- Households earning over $100k: 19.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 18.0%

#42. Clark County

- Median household income: $65,515
- Households earning over $100k: 27.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.8%

#41. Morton County

- Median household income: $65,625
- Households earning over $100k: 26.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.2%

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#40. Shawnee County

- Median household income: $66,043
- Households earning over $100k: 31.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.0%

#39. Ness County

- Median household income: $66,107
- Households earning over $100k: 35.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.7%

#38. Ellsworth County

- Median household income: $66,792
- Households earning over $100k: 32.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.6%

#37. Coffey County

- Median household income: $67,377
- Households earning over $100k: 35.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.6%

#36. Bourbon County

- Median household income: $67,555
- Households earning over $100k: 28.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.8%

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#35. Sedgwick County

- Median household income: $67,675
- Households earning over $100k: 31.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.2%

#34. Scott County

- Median household income: $67,788
- Households earning over $100k: 31.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.4%

#33. Dickinson County

- Median household income: $67,982
- Households earning over $100k: 28.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.0%

#32. Douglas County

- Median household income: $68,756
- Households earning over $100k: 34.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.6%

#31. Haskell County

- Median household income: $69,138
- Households earning over $100k: 34.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.2%

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#30. Sheridan County

- Median household income: $70,000
- Households earning over $100k: 37.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 18.6%

#29. Osage County

- Median household income: $70,216
- Households earning over $100k: 28.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.8%

#28. Stanton County

- Median household income: $70,361
- Households earning over $100k: 24.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.6%

#27. Ford County

- Median household income: $70,495
- Households earning over $100k: 32.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.1%

#26. Wabaunsee County

- Median household income: $70,536
- Households earning over $100k: 30.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 9.4%

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#25. Marshall County

- Median household income: $70,828
- Households earning over $100k: 29.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.7%

#24. Wichita County

- Median household income: $71,282
- Households earning over $100k: 27.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 18.9%

#23. Logan County

- Median household income: $71,389
- Households earning over $100k: 30.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.8%

#22. Franklin County

- Median household income: $72,142
- Households earning over $100k: 34.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.1%

#21. Finney County

- Median household income: $72,437
- Households earning over $100k: 34.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.6%

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#20. Grant County

- Median household income: $72,484
- Households earning over $100k: 44.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 9.8%

#19. Jackson County

- Median household income: $72,703
- Households earning over $100k: 33.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.4%

#18. Doniphan County

- Median household income: $72,833
- Households earning over $100k: 34.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.8%

#17. Kiowa County

- Median household income: $73,214
- Households earning over $100k: 27.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.5%

#16. Harvey County

- Median household income: $73,269
- Households earning over $100k: 29.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.3%

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#15. Trego County

- Median household income: $73,375
- Households earning over $100k: 28.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.0%

#14. Thomas County

- Median household income: $73,575
- Households earning over $100k: 32.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.3%

#13. Kearny County

- Median household income: $74,135
- Households earning over $100k: 39.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 7.2%

#12. Meade County

- Median household income: $74,868
- Households earning over $100k: 35.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.8%

#11. Ottawa County

- Median household income: $76,755
- Households earning over $100k: 33.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.6%

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#10. Nemaha County

- Median household income: $77,375
- Households earning over $100k: 37.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.6%

#9. Jefferson County

- Median household income: $77,393
- Households earning over $100k: 38.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.2%

#8. McPherson County

- Median household income: $77,701
- Households earning over $100k: 33.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.7%

#7. Gray County

- Median household income: $77,885
- Households earning over $100k: 37.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 7.0%

#6. Greeley County

- Median household income: $78,819
- Households earning over $100k: 29.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 8.7%

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#5. Butler County

- Median household income: $80,375
- Households earning over $100k: 37.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.4%

#4. Leavenworth County

- Median household income: $86,906
- Households earning over $100k: 42.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.3%

#3. Pottawatomie County

- Median household income: $87,694
- Households earning over $100k: 42.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.2%

#2. Miami County

- Median household income: $88,000
- Households earning over $100k: 44.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.0%

#1. Johnson County

- Median household income: $107,261
- Households earning over $100k: 53.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 7.2%

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