You’re probably never going to make enough money to live in the richest counties in Kansas.
The median household income in Johnson County, the richest county in Kansas is $109,208, significantly higher than the US median of $74,580, which means based purely on math most people never make enough to live there.
And that’s okay because it’s still fun to look at the people living in the lap of luxury.
So we used Saturday Night Science and the most recent Census to rank home prices and incomes for all 105 counties in the Sunflower State. Let’s star gaze together.
What is the richest county in Kansas? The richest county in Kansas is Johnson County. In contrast, the poorest county in the state is Edwards County, according to the Census data.
$109,208 median income · $459,391 median home price
$89,218 median income · $344,041 median home price
$92,325 median income · $324,482 median home price
$89,000 median income · $371,974 median home price
$81,278 median income · $281,949 median home price
$81,610 median income · $244,142 median home price
$79,122 median income · $242,079 median home price
$76,908 median income · $258,358 median home price
$77,207 median income · $257,410 median home price
$77,348 median income · $241,966 median home price
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Kansas’s statewide median.
Kansas statewide median: $74,275
Kansas statewide median: $244,761
On the map
Where Kansas’s richest counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which Kansas county is the richest?
To determine the richest county in Kansas, we have to look at a handful of metrics that correlate with how rich people are. To do that, we made assumptions about what makes a county rich. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to the American Community Survey data and Zillow for the most recent reporting period for data on the following:
- Average Home Price
- Median Income
We then ranked each county in Kansas for each of the criteria from one to 105, with one being the richest.
Taking the average rank across the two criteria, we created a Rich Score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Richest County In Kansas.”
The result is some of the places with the most expensive real estate and highest earners in the Sunflower State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our first time ranking the richest counties to live in Kansas.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Richest Counties In Kansas
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 620,631 | $109,208 | $459,391 |
| 2 | Leavenworth County | 83,123 | $89,218 | $344,041 |
| 3 | Pottawatomie County | 26,204 | $92,325 | $324,482 |
| 3 | Miami County | 34,938 | $89,000 | $371,974 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 18,349 | $81,278 | $281,949 |
| 6 | Butler County | 68,287 | $81,610 | $244,142 |
| 7 | Gray County | 5,701 | $79,122 | $242,079 |
| 8 | Wabaunsee County | 7,009 | $76,908 | $258,358 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 26,106 | $77,207 | $257,410 |
| 10 | Nemaha County | 10,160 | $77,348 | $241,966 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 13,341 | $75,215 | $250,557 |
| 12 | McPherson County | 30,205 | $78,851 | $222,474 |
| 12 | Kearny County | 3,864 | $89,135 | $192,118 |
| 14 | Douglas County | 120,302 | $69,746 | $333,701 |
| 15 | Sheridan County | 2,426 | $73,750 | $234,560 |
| 16 | Osage County | 15,744 | $74,467 | $207,645 |
| 16 | Finney County | 38,084 | $73,009 | $234,022 |
| 18 | Harvey County | 33,756 | $74,368 | $188,877 |
| 19 | Ford County | 34,074 | $70,781 | $209,376 |
| 20 | Sedgwick County | 528,226 | $69,365 | $222,530 |
| 21 | Wichita County | 2,091 | $79,063 | $168,345 |
| 22 | Coffey County | 8,308 | $70,346 | $193,850 |
| 22 | Anderson County | 7,834 | $70,614 | $192,521 |
| 24 | Ottawa County | 5,819 | $74,018 | $175,170 |
| 25 | Shawnee County | 178,025 | $67,104 | $200,189 |
| 26 | Kiowa County | 2,422 | $75,539 | $160,797 |
| 26 | Thomas County | 7,885 | $71,325 | $175,114 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2,707 | $75,662 | $157,809 |
| 28 | Scott County | 5,027 | $68,839 | $184,068 |
| 30 | Greeley County | 1,304 | $80,565 | $149,133 |
| 30 | Doniphan County | 7,503 | $74,028 | $165,154 |
| 32 | Trego County | 2,777 | $81,528 | $143,348 |
| 33 | Ellis County | 28,920 | $63,084 | $241,381 |
| 34 | Dickinson County | 18,445 | $68,417 | $170,171 |
| 36 | Haskell County | 3,641 | $66,162 | $175,817 |
| 36 | Stanton County | 2,038 | $71,700 | $154,679 |
| 36 | Riley County | 71,946 | $61,098 | $268,302 |
| 38 | Wyandotte County | 167,654 | $63,631 | $204,979 |
| 39 | Saline County | 53,668 | $65,422 | $175,858 |
| 40 | Clay County | 8,048 | $66,176 | $167,257 |
| 41 | Marshall County | 9,993 | $68,419 | $156,076 |
| 42 | Hamilton County | 2,471 | $70,250 | $148,172 |
| 43 | Washington County | 5,533 | $65,482 | $162,841 |
| 44 | Grant County | 7,229 | $66,476 | $152,693 |
| 45 | Gove County | 2,799 | $66,029 | $155,146 |
| 46 | Stevens County | 5,162 | $64,178 | $166,426 |
| 47 | Meade County | 3,903 | $71,852 | $121,290 |
| 47 | Geary County | 35,815 | $59,317 | $216,269 |
| 49 | Atchison County | 16,208 | $61,112 | $181,317 |
| 50 | Rawlins County | 2,516 | $67,742 | $136,297 |
| 51 | Lyon County | 32,186 | $59,912 | $186,020 |
| 52 | Ellsworth County | 6,360 | $65,560 | $137,041 |
| 53 | Marion County | 11,754 | $64,695 | $138,582 |
| 54 | Morris County | 5,340 | $58,686 | $188,209 |
| 55 | Sumner County | 22,353 | $63,951 | $144,021 |
| 56 | Seward County | 21,486 | $63,827 | $145,403 |
| 56 | Kingman County | 7,186 | $59,842 | $171,002 |
| 58 | Mitchell County | 5,779 | $64,246 | $135,931 |
| 58 | Pratt County | 9,127 | $66,022 | $123,329 |
| 60 | Wallace County | 1,417 | $63,207 | $146,653 |
| 60 | Brown County | 9,343 | $62,233 | $154,025 |
| 62 | Linn County | 9,767 | $59,069 | $169,750 |
| 63 | Sherman County | 5,858 | $61,750 | $150,841 |
| 63 | Hodgeman County | 1,652 | $59,955 | $160,390 |
| 65 | Ness County | 2,653 | $68,616 | $105,898 |
| 66 | Reno County | 61,553 | $60,645 | $151,597 |
| 66 | Cheyenne County | 2,628 | $55,429 | $179,571 |
| 68 | Morton County | 2,611 | $66,447 | $105,640 |
| 68 | Rice County | 9,350 | $63,925 | $116,694 |
| 70 | Chase County | 2,561 | $56,484 | $165,881 |
| 71 | Rooks County | 4,813 | $62,500 | $122,904 |
| 72 | Russell County | 6,679 | $62,392 | $115,682 |
| 73 | Stafford County | 3,978 | $64,226 | $102,314 |
| 73 | Phillips County | 4,813 | $62,123 | $116,450 |
| 75 | Bourbon County | 14,394 | $59,238 | $131,363 |
| 75 | Pawnee County | 6,144 | $63,517 | $107,044 |
| 77 | Elk County | 2,453 | $64,609 | $96,811 |
| 78 | Allen County | 12,483 | $60,689 | $112,160 |
| 80 | Lincoln County | 2,923 | $57,500 | $128,553 |
| 80 | Cowley County | 34,411 | $57,878 | $124,850 |
| 80 | Cherokee County | 19,151 | $57,668 | $125,219 |
| 82 | Barton County | 25,097 | $58,851 | $120,136 |
| 82 | Osborne County | 3,452 | $63,011 | $97,413 |
| 84 | Clark County | 1,974 | $63,043 | $85,923 |
| 84 | Cloud County | 8,898 | $58,770 | $115,389 |
| 87 | Smith County | 3,552 | $59,135 | $110,245 |
| 87 | Greenwood County | 5,919 | $60,042 | $104,223 |
| 87 | Wilson County | 8,505 | $60,677 | $102,252 |
| 89 | Crawford County | 39,008 | $52,844 | $135,489 |
| 90 | Barber County | 4,069 | $61,926 | $88,344 |
| 91 | Norton County | 5,359 | $54,050 | $120,830 |
| 91 | Republic County | 4,646 | $56,833 | $113,992 |
| 93 | Rush County | 2,947 | $59,970 | $92,824 |
| 94 | Neosho County | 15,656 | $56,618 | $108,188 |
| 95 | Jewell County | 2,916 | $52,634 | $117,434 |
| 96 | Graham County | 2,389 | $50,650 | $116,545 |
| 97 | Lane County | 1,461 | $54,526 | $109,476 |
| 98 | Decatur County | 2,726 | $53,870 | $108,892 |
| 99 | Woodson County | 3,109 | $50,326 | $114,988 |
| 100 | Montgomery County | 30,940 | $55,697 | $97,438 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + Zillow via Saturday Night Science. All 105 Kansas counties.
Summary
Summary: The Richest Counties In Kansas For 2026
Living in Kansas can vary from one part of the state to the next, with pretty extreme variance in home prices and incomes across counties.
The richest counties in Kansas are Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Pottawatomie County, Miami County, Jefferson County, Butler County, Gray County, Wabaunsee County, Franklin County, and Nemaha County.
Now you know the parts of the state where Goodwill will have the best goodies, and that’s what you came here to learn at the end of the day.
You are welcome.
