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Counties in Kansas by foreign-born share of the population

Seward County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 105 counties in 2021, at 29%. Smith County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Kansas was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29Seward County
Lowest0.4Smith County
Median2.1105 counties
Kansas7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Seward CountySeward County: 29 %29Ford CountyFord County: 23.9 %23.9Finney CountyFinney County: 22.3 %22.3Haskell CountyHaskell County: 22 %22Grant CountyGrant County: 20.5 %20.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 17.7 %17.7Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 16.2 %16.2Stevens CountyStevens County: 12.8 %12.8Kearny CountyKearny County: 12.3 %12.3Gray CountyGray County: 11.9 %11.9Stanton CountyStanton County: 11.7 %11.7Meade CountyMeade County: 11.1 %11.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 10.3 %10.3Greeley CountyGreeley County: 10.3 %10.3Morton CountyMorton County: 9.6 %9.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 9 %9Wichita CountyWichita County: 8.8 %8.8Edwards CountyEdwards County: 8.7 %8.7Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 8.4 %8.4Scott CountyScott County: 8.2 %8.2Geary CountyGeary County: 7.9 %7.9Riley CountyRiley County: 6.9 %6.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.6 %6.6Ness CountyNess County: 6.1 %6.1Barton CountyBarton County: 5.6 %5.6Stafford CountyStafford County: 5 %5Thomas CountyThomas County: 4.9 %4.9Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 4.7 %4.7Saline CountySaline County: 4.7 %4.7Rice CountyRice County: 4.6 %4.6Lane CountyLane County: 4.5 %4.5Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 4.1 %4.1Sherman CountySherman County: 3.8 %3.8Cowley CountyCowley County: 3.6 %3.6Washington CountyWashington County: 3.3 %3.3Butler CountyButler County: 3 %3Ellis CountyEllis County: 2.9 %2.9Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 2.9 %2.9Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 2.9 %2.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Seward County29
2Ford County23.9
3Finney County22.3
4Haskell County22
5Grant County20.5
6Hamilton County17.7
7Wyandotte County16.2
8Stevens County12.8
9Kearny County12.3
10Gray County11.9
11Stanton County11.7
12Meade County11.1
13Lyon County10.3
14Greeley County10.3
15Morton County9.6
16Johnson County9
17Wichita County8.8
18Edwards County8.7
19Sedgwick County8.4
20Scott County8.2
21Geary County7.9
22Riley County6.9
23Douglas County6.6
24Ness County6.1
25Barton County5.6
26Stafford County5
27Thomas County4.9
28Cheyenne County4.7
29Saline County4.7
30Rice County4.6
31Lane County4.5
32Shawnee County4.1
33Sherman County3.8
34Cowley County3.6
35Washington County3.3
36Butler County3
37Ellis County2.9
38Hodgeman County2.9
38Rawlins County2.9
40Crawford County2.9
41Allen County2.8
42Logan County2.8
43Chase County2.8
44Leavenworth County2.8
45Morris County2.6
46Neosho County2.5
47Harvey County2.4
47Wallace County2.4
49Franklin County2.4
49Kiowa County2.4
51McPherson County2.3
52Sheridan County2.2
53Atchison County2.1
53Jackson County2.1
55Clark County2.1
56Barber County1.9
57Reno County1.9
58Cloud County1.8
59Pratt County1.7
60Harper County1.7
61Gove County1.7
62Ellsworth County1.7
63Pawnee County1.7
63Pottawatomie County1.7
65Montgomery County1.6
66Decatur County1.5
66Norton County1.5
68Bourbon County1.4
68Sumner County1.4
70Russell County1.3
71Dickinson County1.3
72Kingman County1.3
73Marion County1.3
74Phillips County1.2
75Osage County1.2
76Miami County1.2
77Coffey County1.1
78Ottawa County1.1
79Mitchell County1.1
80Osborne County1
81Rush County0.9
81Wilson County0.9
83Linn County0.9
83Republic County0.9
83Wabaunsee County0.9
86Cherokee County0.9
86Graham County0.9
88Jefferson County0.9
89Jewell County0.9
90Labette County0.8
91Greenwood County0.8
92Clay County0.7
93Doniphan County0.7
94Comanche County0.7
94Nemaha County0.7
96Anderson County0.7
96Chautauqua County0.7
98Marshall County0.6
99Trego County0.5
100Woodson County0.5
101Lincoln County0.5
102Rooks County0.5
103Brown County0.5
103Elk County0.5
105Smith County0.4

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Seward County, with 29% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smith County, with 0.4% in 2021.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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