Poverty and living standards in Kajiado, Kenya: official figures
37.3% of people in Kajiado lived below the overall poverty line in 2022, about 443,000 people; joint 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 39.8%, 20.16 million people). The line is the cost of basic food and non-food needs per adult per month.
How many people in Kajiado cannot afford enough food?
33.2% of Kajiado's residents were food poor in 2022, unable to afford the minimum daily food energy requirement, and 4.5% were in hardcore poverty, unable to afford it even if they spent everything on food (Kenya: 31.7% and 7.1%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Kajiado live in poverty?
Child poverty is lower: 35.9% of children under 18 in Kajiado lived in poor households in 2022 (Kenya: 42.4%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow unequal is Kajiado?
Inequality in spending, measured by the Gini index, was 37.4 in Kajiado in 2022, against 39.8 in 2015/16 (Kenya: 38.4; 0 means everyone spends the same).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo families in Kajiado go hungry?
23.5% of households in Kajiado said they had lacked food or money to buy food in the week before the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, 18th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 28.8%), and 11.8% received a cash transfer or social assistance (Kenya: 16.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo people in Kajiado have clean water and toilets?
73.8% of people in Kajiado had at least basic drinking water (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2022, 10th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 67.9%); 43.3% had at least a basic toilet not shared with other households (Kenya: 40.9%), and 17.3% had no toilet at all.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyWhat do households in Kajiado cook with?
54.8% of people in Kajiado lived in homes that mainly cook with clean fuels such as gas or electricity in 2022, 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 23.8%); most others cook with wood or charcoal.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kajiado compares with other counties
People below the overall poverty line (2022)
Kajiado ranks 33 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People below the overall poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Kakamega | 38.2% |
| 31 | Laikipia | 38.0% |
| 32 | Trans Nzoia | 37.3% |
| 33 | Kajiado | 37.3% |
| 34 | Tharaka-Nithi | 36.1% |
| 35 | Lamu | 35.6% |
| 36 | Nyandarua | 34.5% |
People with at least basic drinking water (2022)
Kajiado ranks 10 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kirinyaga | 76.2% |
| 8 | Vihiga | 75.2% |
| 9 | Kakamega | 74.4% |
| 10 | Kajiado | 73.8% |
| 11 | Meru | 73.7% |
| 12 | Bomet | 73.5% |
| 13 | Embu | 73.0% |
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Sources
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: The Kenya Poverty Report 2022 (2022 Kenya Continuous Household Survey): Tables 3.2 and 4.6, Annex Tables A1, B1, C1 and E.2, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3298f81209a…)
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