Population in Garden City, KS

Population in Garden City, KS was 27,402 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 38 cities in 2025.

2025, persons27,402
Change on 2024-0.8%
Series high28,0372020
Series low27,4022025

Population in Garden City, KS, 2020 to 2025

27.4K27.6K27.8K28K28.2K2020202120222023202420252020: 28,037 persons2021: 27,863 persons2022: 27,529 persons2023: 27,674 persons2024: 27,619 persons2025: 27,402 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202527,402
202427,619
202327,674
202227,529
202127,863
202028,037

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2025
Garden City, KS27,402
Kansas2,977,220
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the population in Garden City, KS?

Population in Garden City, KS was 27,402 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 38 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Garden City, KS?

28,037 in 2020, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Kansas

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