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Cities in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population

Liberal, KS had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 38 cities in 2023, at 29.1%. Ottawa, KS had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for Kansas was 7.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.1Liberal, KS
Lowest1Ottawa, KS
Median5.938 cities
Kansas7.2History

All cities, 2023

Liberal, KS: 29.1 %Liberal, KS29.1Garden City, KS: 26.4 %Garden City, KS26.4Dodge City, KS: 24.9 %Dodge City, KS24.9Kansas City, KS: 18.6 %Kansas City, KS18.6Emporia, KS: 13.4 %Emporia, KS13.4Overland Park, KS: 11.5 %Overland Park, KS11.5Olathe, KS: 10.7 %Olathe, KS10.7Wichita, KS: 10 %Wichita, KS10Arkansas City, KS: 8.5 %Arkansas City, KS8.5Bel Aire, KS: 8.5 %Bel Aire, KS8.5Lenexa, KS: 8.3 %Lenexa, KS8.3Andover, KS: 8 %Andover, KS8Shawnee, KS: 8 %Shawnee, KS8Junction City, KS: 7.9 %Junction City, KS7.9Manhattan, KS: 7.6 %Manhattan, KS7.6Lawrence, KS: 7.4 %Lawrence, KS7.4Merriam, KS: 7.3 %Merriam, KS7.3Pittsburg, KS: 6.4 %Pittsburg, KS6.4Great Bend, KS: 6.2 %Great Bend, KS6.2Gardner, KS: 5.7 %Gardner, KS5.7Leawood, KS: 5.7 %Leawood, KS5.7Topeka, KS: 5.3 %Topeka, KS5.3Mission, KS: 5.2 %Mission, KS5.2McPherson, KS: 5 %McPherson, KS5Winfield, KS: 4.8 %Winfield, KS4.8Salina, KS: 4.6 %Salina, KS4.6Leavenworth, KS: 4 %Leavenworth, KS4Newton, KS: 3.6 %Newton, KS3.6Prairie Village, KS: 3.4 %Prairie Village, KS3.4Hays, KS: 3.3 %Hays, KS3.3Atchison, KS: 3.2 %Atchison, KS3.2Lansing, KS: 3.1 %Lansing, KS3.1Derby, KS: 2.8 %Derby, KS2.8Hutchinson, KS: 2.7 %Hutchinson, KS2.7Haysville, KS: 2.3 %Haysville, KS2.3Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1El Dorado, KS: 1.7 %El Dorado, KS1.7Ottawa, KS: 1 %Ottawa, KS1Liberal, KS: 29.1 %Liberal, KS29.1Garden City, KS: 26.4 %Garden City, KS26.4Dodge City, KS: 24.9 %Dodge City, KS24.9Kansas City, KS: 18.6 %Kansas City, KS18.6Emporia, KS: 13.4 %Emporia, KS13.4Overland Park, KS: 11.5 %Overland Park, KS11.5Olathe, KS: 10.7 %Olathe, KS10.7Wichita, KS: 10 %Wichita, KS10Arkansas City, KS: 8.5 %Arkansas City, KS8.5Bel Aire, KS: 8.5 %Bel Aire, KS8.5Lenexa, KS: 8.3 %Lenexa, KS8.3Andover, KS: 8 %Andover, KS8Shawnee, KS: 8 %Shawnee, KS8Junction City, KS: 7.9 %Junction City, KS7.9Manhattan, KS: 7.6 %Manhattan, KS7.6Lawrence, KS: 7.4 %Lawrence, KS7.4Merriam, KS: 7.3 %Merriam, KS7.3Pittsburg, KS: 6.4 %Pittsburg, KS6.4Great Bend, KS: 6.2 %Great Bend, KS6.2Gardner, KS: 5.7 %Gardner, KS5.7Leawood, KS: 5.7 %Leawood, KS5.7Topeka, KS: 5.3 %Topeka, KS5.3Mission, KS: 5.2 %Mission, KS5.2McPherson, KS: 5 %McPherson, KS5Winfield, KS: 4.8 %Winfield, KS4.8Salina, KS: 4.6 %Salina, KS4.6Leavenworth, KS: 4 %Leavenworth, KS4Newton, KS: 3.6 %Newton, KS3.6Prairie Village, KS: 3.4 %Prairie Village, KS3.4Hays, KS: 3.3 %Hays, KS3.3Atchison, KS: 3.2 %Atchison, KS3.2Lansing, KS: 3.1 %Lansing, KS3.1Derby, KS: 2.8 %Derby, KS2.8Hutchinson, KS: 2.7 %Hutchinson, KS2.7Haysville, KS: 2.3 %Haysville, KS2.3Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1El Dorado, KS: 1.7 %El Dorado, KS1.7Ottawa, KS: 1 %Ottawa, KS1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Liberal, KS29.1-0.1 pts
2Garden City, KS26.4+1.2 pts
3Dodge City, KS24.9-1.1 pts
4Kansas City, KS18.6+0.9 pts
5Emporia, KS13.40 pts
6Overland Park, KS11.5+0.1 pts
7Olathe, KS10.7+0.2 pts
8Wichita, KS10+0.1 pts
9Arkansas City, KS8.5+2.1 pts
10Bel Aire, KS8.5+0.1 pts
11Lenexa, KS8.3+0.9 pts
12Andover, KS80 pts
13Shawnee, KS8+0.6 pts
14Junction City, KS7.9+0.2 pts
15Manhattan, KS7.6-0.2 pts
16Lawrence, KS7.4-0.3 pts
17Merriam, KS7.3+0.1 pts
18Pittsburg, KS6.4+1.5 pts
19Great Bend, KS6.2-0.1 pts
20Gardner, KS5.7+0.9 pts
21Leawood, KS5.7-0.2 pts
22Topeka, KS5.3-0.2 pts
23Mission, KS5.2-1.5 pts
24McPherson, KS5-0.4 pts
25Winfield, KS4.8+0.4 pts
26Salina, KS4.6-0.8 pts
27Leavenworth, KS4+1.1 pts
28Newton, KS3.6-0.3 pts
29Prairie Village, KS3.4+0.6 pts
30Hays, KS3.3+0.4 pts
31Atchison, KS3.2+1 pts
32Lansing, KS3.1-0.5 pts
33Derby, KS2.8-0.3 pts
34Hutchinson, KS2.7+0.2 pts
35Haysville, KS2.3+0.4 pts
36Spring Hill, KS2.1+0.4 pts
37El Dorado, KS1.7-0.5 pts
38Ottawa, KS1-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/kansas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/kansas-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Liberal, KS, with 29.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Ottawa, KS, with 1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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