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Demographics of Kansas

Kansas had 2,977,220 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +38,946 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kansas, in five figures

2,977,220
Population
July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.
2,938,274
Population in July 2020
July 1, 2020, Vintage 2025 estimate.
+1.3%
Change since July 2020
+38,946 people.
37.4 ±0.1
Median age
ACS 2020–⁠2024.
$74,275 ±$475
Median household income
ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year’s change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from other states, with the Bureau’s small residual. The 2020 row’s components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Kansas grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — nation and states, with components of change

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Kansas grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1PopulationChangeIndexUnited States
20202,938,274not reported100.0100.0
20212,938,966+692100.0100.2
20222,938,034−932100.0100.7
20232,949,749+11,715100.4101.6
20242,965,252+15,503100.9102.5
20252,977,220+11,968101.3103.1

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Population of Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1PopulationChange
20202,938,274+288
20212,938,966+692
20222,938,034−932
20232,949,749+11,715
20242,965,252+15,503
20252,977,220+11,968

Every county in Kansas, July 2025

Largest first. The change and its parts are July 2020 to July 2025, the five full years. “From elsewhere” is net moves from other counties, in this state or another.

Ranked: by population · by population growth

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Counties of Kansas by population, July 2025
CountyJuly 2025Change
Johnson County636,906+4.2%
Sedgwick County538,433+2.6%
Shawnee County178,607−0.1%
Wyandotte County170,597+1.0%
Douglas County120,920+1.8%
Leavenworth County84,590+3.2%
Riley County72,598+0.8%
Butler County69,484+3.1%
Reno County61,539−0.6%
Saline County53,377−1.6%
Crawford County39,008+0.1%
Finney County37,505−2.1%
Geary County36,338−1.2%
Miami County36,240+5.9%
Cowley County34,382−0.4%
Ford County33,993−0.6%
Harvey County33,580−1.2%
Lyon County32,266+0.5%
Montgomery County30,177−3.9%
McPherson County30,064−0.4%
Ellis County29,075+0.4%
Pottawatomie County27,186+6.9%
Franklin County26,299+1.1%
Barton County24,790−2.5%
Sumner County22,312−0.1%
Seward County21,073−3.6%
Labette County19,685−2.4%
Cherokee County19,105−1.0%
Dickinson County18,637+1.4%
Jefferson County18,296−0.2%
Atchison County16,172−0.9%
Osage County15,693−0.3%
Neosho County15,637−1.8%
Bourbon County14,319−0.1%
Jackson County13,438+1.5%
Allen County12,302−1.8%
Marion County11,634−1.3%
Nemaha County10,054−2.1%
Linn County9,950+3.7%
Marshall County9,852−1.7%
Rice County9,266−1.2%
Pratt County9,117−0.3%
Brown County9,104−4.0%
Cloud County8,833−2.0%
Coffey County8,467+1.3%
Wilson County8,299−3.3%
Anderson County8,018+2.3%
Clay County7,990−1.7%
Thomas County7,725−2.5%
Doniphan County7,594+1.6%
Kingman County7,029−5.4%
Grant County7,028−4.1%
Wabaunsee County7,018+1.8%
Russell County6,581−1.4%
Ellsworth County6,257−1.7%
Pawnee County5,991−4.2%
Greenwood County5,826−2.3%
Sherman County5,763−2.4%
Ottawa County5,744+0.3%
Gray County5,652+0.1%
Mitchell County5,590−3.2%
Washington County5,533−0.2%
Harper County5,370−1.8%
Morris County5,348−0.3%
Norton County5,288−3.0%
Stevens County4,984−4.9%
Scott County4,815−6.3%
Phillips County4,728−4.9%
Rooks County4,646−4.9%
Republic County4,640−0.8%
Barber County4,083−2.9%
Stafford County4,005−1.4%
Kearny County3,888−2.0%
Meade County3,852−5.1%
Haskell County3,599−4.2%
Smith County3,5660%
Chautauqua County3,321−1.9%
Osborne County3,285−5.8%
Woodson County3,118+0.7%
Lincoln County2,861−3.0%
Rush County2,845−3.2%
Jewell County2,830−3.3%
Trego County2,740−2.5%
Decatur County2,716−1.7%
Logan County2,661−3.0%
Edwards County2,640−8.6%
Gove County2,631−3.0%
Ness County2,617−2.1%
Cheyenne County2,604−0.3%
Chase County2,572−0.1%
Hamilton County2,500+0.4%
Morton County2,470−8.4%
Elk County2,458−0.9%
Kiowa County2,432−1.0%
Rawlins County2,431−5.3%
Sheridan County2,427−0.8%
Graham County2,371−1.5%
Wichita County2,031−5.5%
Stanton County1,986−4.5%
Clark County1,900−3.8%
Comanche County1,673−0.4%
Hodgeman County1,619−7.0%
Lane County1,508−3.8%
Wallace County1,441−4.7%
Greeley County1,182−7.4%

Every one of Kansas’s 65 places of 5,000 or more

Largest first, by the American Community Survey’s 2020–2024 count and its margin of error. A place that is also a county is listed with the counties.

Places of Kansas by population, ACS 2020–2024
PlaceACS 2020–⁠2024
Wichita city397,945 ±97
Overland Park city200,306 ±98
Kansas City city155,135 ±39
Olathe city145,057 ±105
Topeka city125,786 ±71
Lawrence city96,051 ±50
Shawnee city68,542 ±67
Lenexa city58,384 ±58
Manhattan city54,239 ±52
Salina city46,307 ±26
Hutchinson city39,709 ±51
Leavenworth city37,195 ±52
Leawood city33,809 ±48
Garden City city27,819 ±52
Dodge City city27,613 ±37
Derby city26,062 ±38
Gardner city24,526 ±30
Emporia city24,131 ±30
Prairie Village city22,874 ±55
Junction City city22,331 ±27
Hays city21,143 ±24
Pittsburg city20,637 ±26
Liberal city19,316 ±422
Newton city18,397 ±22
Andover city15,965 ±404
Great Bend city14,479 ±31
McPherson city13,995 ±35
El Dorado city12,769 ±49
Ottawa city12,678 ±37
Arkansas City city11,884 ±25
Winfield city11,711 ±45
Lansing city11,246 ±25
Haysville city11,117 ±322
Merriam city11,085 ±31
Atchison city10,785 ±19
Mission city9,915 ±23
Parsons city9,425 ±19
Augusta city9,216 ±32
Spring Hill city9,120 ±29
Bel Aire city9,043 ±22
Coffeyville city8,662 ±52
Fort Riley CDP8,606 ±566
Chanute city8,598 ±20
Valley Center city8,590 ±776
Independence city8,422 ±27
Bonner Springs city7,839 ±146
Park City city7,673 ±548
Wellington city7,615 ±77
Fort Scott city7,555 ±17
Basehor city7,491 ±22
Maize city6,824 ±544
Roeland Park city6,763 ±27
Pratt city6,577 ±17
Abilene city6,449 ±21
De Soto city6,414 ±20
Mulvane city6,171 ±712
Eudora city6,119 ±454
Goddard city6,030 ±590
Tonganoxie city5,891 ±28
Paola city5,770 ±24
Ulysses city5,476 ±409
Colby city5,387 ±340
Iola city5,348 ±29
Louisburg city5,094 ±18
Concordia city5,015 ±25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±0.1: for men 36.4 ±0.1 and for women 38.5 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kansas by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgePeopleShare
Under 5176,779 ±8556.0% ±<0.1
5 to 17523,450 ±3,66617.8% ±0.1
18 to 24300,290 ±3,12610.2% ±0.1
25 to 44759,423 ±3,65125.8% ±0.1
45 to 64687,421 ±3,64123.3% ±0.1
65 and over499,834 ±4,43717.0% ±0.2

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,275 ±$475, and income per person $40,978 ±$367, in 2024 dollars. The median is $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kansas by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household incomeHouseholdsShare
Under $25,000162,708 ±3,06413.9% ±0.3
$25,000 to $49,999222,034 ±3,87618.9% ±0.3
$50,000 to $74,999207,787 ±3,15917.7% ±0.3
$75,000 to $99,999158,657 ±3,15713.5% ±0.3
$100,000 to $149,999207,609 ±3,23217.7% ±0.3
$150,000 to $199,999103,007 ±2,5178.8% ±0.2
$200,000 or more112,258 ±2,3029.6% ±0.2

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kansas by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgeBelow povertyRate
All ages322,842 ±6,29811.3% ±0.2
Under 1890,352 ±2,60413.1% ±0.4
18 to 59172,719 ±3,72511.5% ±0.2
60 and over59,771 ±2,1229.0% ±0.3

Housing, 2020–2024

Housing in Kansas, ACS 2020–2024
MeasureKansasUnited States
Housing units1,293,635 ±880143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied90.8% ±0.389.9% ±0.1
Vacant9.2% ±0.310.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied67.2% ±0.465.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied32.8% ±0.334.8% ±0.1
Median home value$217,200 ±$1,343$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent$1,060 ±$7$1,413 ±$2
Median year built1976 ±11980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kansas by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
OriginPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino400,018 ±11013.6% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic2,143,334 ±2,10772.7% ±0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic151,797 ±2,1605.2% ±0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic85,432 ±1,3362.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic11,797 ±6470.4% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic2,506 ±4660.1% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic11,992 ±1,3840.4% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic140,321 ±3,1474.8% ±0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kansas by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
BornPeopleShare
Born in the state1,743,352 ±7,52259.2% ±0.3
Born in another state954,764 ±7,01632.4% ±0.2
Born a citizen outside the states32,264 ±1,4071.1% ±<0.1
Born abroad216,817 ±4,2647.4% ±0.1
Naturalized citizens93,204 ±2,2623.2% ±0.1
Not citizens123,613 ±4,2784.2% ±0.1

Where Kansas ranks

Compared

Beside the state nearest it by population, and its largest counties each beside the next one down.

Kansas elsewhere on the Factbook

  • Reported crimeCrime and justice

    Offenses reported to police by type, the trend, and the reporting coverage.

  • Most dangerous cities in KansasCrime and justice

    What each agency serving 25,000 or more reported, ranked. Agency populations overlap, so these do not add up to the state.

  • Prison populationCrime and justice

    People held under the state’s correctional authority, and the imprisonment rate. A different publisher counting a different thing.

  • Arrests by race, sex and ageCrime and justice

    Arrests as the FBI’s participating agencies reported them, with what the figures can and cannot support at the top.

  • Hate crimeCrime and justice

    Incidents reported to the FBI by bias motivation, as counts — the collection publishes no participation share, so there is no rate to compare states on.

  • Federal obligationsFederal spending

    What federal agencies obligated against a place of performance in the state, per resident and by agency.

  • Registered nonprofitsNonprofits

    How many organizations the IRS lists in the state, what they report as revenue, and which kinds of work they do.

  • Payments to doctorsHealth

    What drug and device companies reported paying doctors with a practice address in the state, and the largest recipients.

  • Farm program paymentsFarm subsidies

    What the Farm Service Agency paid through the state’s county offices, by program and by recipient. The offices that administered the payments, not a count of farms: a recipient addressed elsewhere is counted where they were paid.

  • Paycheck Protection Program loansPPP loans

    The PPP loans SBA guaranteed to businesses operating in the state, by county, with how many carry a forgiveness amount and how many were charged off. Loans, not businesses: a business with two draws is two loans.

  • Public schoolsSchools

    Pupils, schools and teachers, the largest districts, what districts spend per pupil and where the money comes from, and the colleges that take federal student aid.

  • Federal civilian workforceFederal salaries

    Federal civilian employees stationed in the state by agency and occupation, with the pay OPM publishes and the share it withholds.

  • The Kansas Factbook entryAcross the Factbook

    Every measure the Factbook publishes for this state in one place, each with where it ranks among the others and the record it came from.

The immigration hub has no page for this state: EOIR runs no immigration court here, and CBP publishes by sector and field office, which are its own areas of responsibility rather than a geography. Immigration and the border.

Sources

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