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District Information and Data
Located smack in the middle of our nation, Kansas' demographics reflect those of a stereotypical central US state. Check out data for Kansas' race, religion, income, and education level below!
Race
White
Black
Mixed
Asian
Other
Native American
With 85% of the population being white, Kansas does have much racial diversity:
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85% white
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5% black
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3.5% mixed
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3% Asian
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2% Other
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1% Native American
Kansas is dominated by white Christians, who generally favor conservative and Republican beliefs such as strong national defense, gun rights for all, a laissez-faire economy, and pro-life movements. The dominance of these groups for the past few decades explains the lack of recent Democratic success.
Religion
Catholic
Protestant
Unaffiliated
Other
Kansas also lacks religious diversity with nearly 3/4 of its population being Christian.
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57% Catholic
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17% Protestant
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20% Unaffiliated
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3% Other
Income Level per Degree of Education
Education Level
$77.5K
$77.5K
$30.5K
Graduate
Bachelors
College
High School
None
Average
$62.5K
$43K
$30.5K
$30.5K
$46K
$52.5K
$40.5K
$28.5K
$22.5K
$20K
$31K
Men
Women
High School
College
Bachelors
Graduate
Associates
9th - 11th
None
Kansas's population primarily consists of high school to college graduates that earn the American average wage (~$40,000).
On average, men earn nearly $15,000 more than women, and the average Kansas adult earns about $38,000, which is just about the national average. Unsurprisingly, an increase in education level is correlated to the amount of money earned.
With a little more than 3/4 of its population having completed at least high school, Kansas has a very diverse education level, including:
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Graduate: 12%
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Bachelors: 21%
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Associates: 8.5%
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College: 23%
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High School: 26%
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9th to 11th Grade: 5.5%
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None: 3.5%
Poverty Rate by Race
Poverty Rate by Education Level
Black N.A. Other Mixed Asian White
The poverty rate in Kansas is rather high when compared to the American average of ~10%. Only white Americans (in Kansas) have a lower rate:
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24.5% Black
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21.5% Native American
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21% Other
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20.5% Mixed
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14.5% Asian
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110%
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Major Jobs:
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Agriculture - Kansas is No. 1 in the US in terms of wheat milling and production
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Cattle Production - Kansas is No. 3 in the US in terms of beef processing
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Energy Production - Kansas is No. 10 in the US in oil, natural gas, solar, and wind power.
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Aviation - Three of America's Five biggest employers dwell in Kansas
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Mining for natural resources - Kansas produces lots of cement, clay, shale, helium, salt, sand, gravel, etc.
As with "Income by Education Level", the more educated in Kansas generally do "better off". In general, those with a greater degree of education have a smaller chance of being below the poverty rate.
Bachelors College High School None
3.5%
9%
12%
22.5%
About 1/5 of the population of most races in Kansas are below the poverty rate (with white people being the exception), and 9/10 of the population that has completed high school lives above the poverty rate.
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