Census ACS 2023 · 105 counties
Largest Counties in Kansas
Kansas has 105 counties with Census data available. The largest is Johnson County with a population of 614,764. County-level data is important because counties are the primary unit of local government in most states, responsible for courts, elections, public health, and infrastructure. Population distribution across counties reveals where growth is concentrated and where rural decline may be occurring.
Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates
| # | County | Population | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyandotte County | 167,277 | $60,582 |
| 2 | Woodson County | 3,118 | $48,152 |
| 3 | Wilson County | 8,559 | $57,056 |
| 4 | Wichita County | 2,115 | $71,282 |
| 5 | Washington County | 5,519 | $62,452 |
| 6 | Wallace County | 1,459 | $60,263 |
| 7 | Wabaunsee County | 6,961 | $70,536 |
| 8 | Trego County | 2,778 | $73,375 |
| 9 | Thomas County | 7,913 | $73,575 |
| 10 | Sumner County | 22,386 | $60,348 |
| 11 | Stevens County | 5,212 | $61,909 |
| 12 | Stanton County | 2,018 | $70,361 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 4,004 | $63,786 |
| 14 | Smith County | 3,579 | $57,024 |
| 15 | Sherman County | 5,919 | $64,444 |
| 16 | Sheridan County | 2,442 | $70,000 |
| 17 | Shawnee County | 178,315 | $66,043 |
| 18 | Seward County | 21,640 | $62,269 |
| 19 | Sedgwick County | 524,810 | $67,675 |
| 20 | Scott County | 5,071 | $67,788 |
| 21 | Saline County | 53,801 | $63,316 |
| 22 | Russell County | 6,717 | $53,902 |
| 23 | Rush County | 2,957 | $60,288 |
| 24 | Rooks County | 4,869 | $61,596 |
| 25 | Riley County | 71,710 | $59,560 |
| 26 | Rice County | 9,389 | $63,947 |
| 27 | Republic County | 4,662 | $53,611 |
| 28 | Reno County | 61,693 | $60,498 |
| 29 | Rawlins County | 2,533 | $65,000 |
| 30 | Pratt County | 9,120 | $64,348 |
| 31 | Pottawatomie County | 25,808 | $87,694 |
| 32 | Phillips County | 4,874 | $61,235 |
| 33 | Pawnee County | 6,220 | $63,625 |
| 34 | Ottawa County | 5,782 | $76,755 |
| 35 | Osborne County | 3,473 | $59,408 |
| 36 | Osage County | 15,780 | $70,216 |
| 37 | Norton County | 5,392 | $50,305 |
| 38 | Ness County | 2,659 | $66,107 |
| 39 | Neosho County | 15,715 | $55,704 |
| 40 | Nemaha County | 10,213 | $77,375 |
| 41 | Morton County | 2,647 | $65,625 |
| 42 | Morris County | 5,388 | $56,716 |
| 43 | Montgomery County | 31,143 | $53,242 |
| 44 | Mitchell County | 5,767 | $58,233 |
| 45 | Miami County | 34,625 | $88,000 |
| 46 | Meade County | 3,949 | $74,868 |
| 47 | McPherson County | 30,130 | $77,701 |
| 48 | Marshall County | 10,001 | $70,828 |
| 49 | Marion County | 11,795 | $63,438 |
| 50 | Lyon County | 32,145 | $59,078 |
| 51 | Logan County | 2,720 | $71,389 |
| 52 | Linn County | 9,723 | $59,200 |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 2,924 | $53,546 |
| 54 | Leavenworth County | 82,493 | $86,906 |
| 55 | Lane County | 1,497 | $53,042 |
| 56 | Labette County | 19,949 | $55,439 |
| 57 | Kiowa County | 2,422 | $73,214 |
| 58 | Kingman County | 7,284 | $59,819 |
| 59 | Kearny County | 3,910 | $74,135 |
| 60 | Johnson County | 614,764 | $107,261 |
| 61 | Jewell County | 2,909 | $52,344 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 18,391 | $77,393 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 13,277 | $72,703 |
| 64 | Hodgeman County | 1,676 | $63,125 |
| 65 | Haskell County | 3,695 | $69,138 |
| 66 | Harvey County | 33,823 | $73,269 |
| 67 | Harper County | 5,446 | $55,417 |
| 68 | Hamilton County | 2,485 | $61,929 |
| 69 | Greenwood County | 5,956 | $58,276 |
| 70 | Greeley County | 1,296 | $78,819 |
| 71 | Gray County | 5,696 | $77,885 |
| 72 | Grant County | 7,284 | $72,484 |
| 73 | Graham County | 2,406 | $52,909 |
| 74 | Gove County | 2,796 | $63,203 |
| 75 | Geary County | 35,895 | $57,344 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 25,994 | $72,142 |
| 77 | Ford County | 34,133 | $70,495 |
| 78 | Finney County | 38,001 | $72,437 |
| 79 | Ellsworth County | 6,366 | $66,792 |
| 80 | Ellis County | 28,870 | $59,889 |
| 81 | Elk County | 2,464 | $56,087 |
| 82 | Edwards County | 2,817 | $53,792 |
| 83 | Douglas County | 119,547 | $68,756 |
| 84 | Doniphan County | 7,492 | $72,833 |
| 85 | Dickinson County | 18,423 | $67,982 |
| 86 | Decatur County | 2,746 | $52,030 |
| 87 | Crawford County | 38,963 | $50,311 |
| 88 | Cowley County | 34,487 | $58,263 |
| 89 | Comanche County | 1,685 | $49,417 |
| 90 | Coffey County | 8,304 | $67,377 |
| 91 | Cloud County | 8,973 | $57,333 |
| 92 | Clay County | 8,071 | $63,136 |
| 93 | Clark County | 1,987 | $65,515 |
| 94 | Cheyenne County | 2,628 | $55,765 |
| 95 | Cherokee County | 19,236 | $58,274 |
| 96 | Chautauqua County | 3,370 | $54,592 |
| 97 | Chase County | 2,579 | $54,518 |
| 98 | Butler County | 67,916 | $80,375 |
| 99 | Brown County | 9,415 | $58,886 |
| 100 | Bourbon County | 14,384 | $67,555 |
| 101 | Barton County | 25,275 | $56,733 |
| 102 | Barber County | 4,153 | $57,615 |
| 103 | Atchison County | 16,211 | $62,164 |
| 104 | Anderson County | 7,819 | $64,925 |
| 105 | Allen County | 12,491 | $57,618 |
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Johnson County is the #1 ranked county in Kansas by population, with a value of 614,764 according to Census ACS 2023 data.
Kansas has 105 counties tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.
All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.
Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers all counties in Kansas.