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Cities in Kansas by population

Wichita, KS had the highest population of 38 cities in 2020, at 398,072. Spring Hill, KS had the lowest, at 8,192. The median was 22,957 and the figure for Kansas was 2.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest398,072Wichita, KS
Lowest8,192Spring Hill, KS
Median22,95738 cities
Kansas2,938,274History

All cities, 2020

Wichita, KS: 398,072 personsWichita, KS398,072Overland Park, KS: 197,835 personsOverland Park, KS197,835Kansas City, KS: 156,306 personsKansas City, KS156,306Olathe, KS: 141,549 personsOlathe, KS141,549Topeka, KS: 126,427 personsTopeka, KS126,427Lawrence, KS: 94,936 personsLawrence, KS94,936Shawnee, KS: 67,453 personsShawnee, KS67,453Lenexa, KS: 57,528 personsLenexa, KS57,528Manhattan, KS: 54,154 personsManhattan, KS54,154Salina, KS: 46,842 personsSalina, KS46,842Hutchinson, KS: 39,994 personsHutchinson, KS39,994Leavenworth, KS: 37,324 personsLeavenworth, KS37,324Leawood, KS: 33,874 personsLeawood, KS33,874Garden City, KS: 28,037 personsGarden City, KS28,037Dodge City, KS: 27,735 personsDodge City, KS27,735Derby, KS: 25,716 personsDerby, KS25,716Emporia, KS: 24,101 personsEmporia, KS24,101Gardner, KS: 23,429 personsGardner, KS23,429Prairie Village, KS: 22,962 personsPrairie Village, KS22,962Junction City, KS: 22,952 personsJunction City, KS22,952Hays, KS: 21,159 personsHays, KS21,159Pittsburg, KS: 20,641 personsPittsburg, KS20,641Liberal, KS: 19,747 personsLiberal, KS19,747Newton, KS: 18,576 personsNewton, KS18,576Andover, KS: 14,975 personsAndover, KS14,975Great Bend, KS: 14,690 personsGreat Bend, KS14,690McPherson, KS: 14,069 personsMcPherson, KS14,069El Dorado, KS: 12,766 personsEl Dorado, KS12,766Ottawa, KS: 12,632 personsOttawa, KS12,632Arkansas City, KS: 11,968 personsArkansas City, KS11,968Winfield, KS: 11,767 personsWinfield, KS11,767Haysville, KS: 11,274 personsHaysville, KS11,274Lansing, KS: 11,239 personsLansing, KS11,239Merriam, KS: 11,091 personsMerriam, KS11,091Atchison, KS: 10,869 personsAtchison, KS10,869Mission, KS: 9,945 personsMission, KS9,945Bel Aire, KS: 8,308 personsBel Aire, KS8,308Spring Hill, KS: 8,192 personsSpring Hill, KS8,192Wichita, KS: 398,072 personsWichita, KS398,072Overland Park, KS: 197,835 personsOverland Park, KS197,835Kansas City, KS: 156,306 personsKansas City, KS156,306Olathe, KS: 141,549 personsOlathe, KS141,549Topeka, KS: 126,427 personsTopeka, KS126,427Lawrence, KS: 94,936 personsLawrence, KS94,936Shawnee, KS: 67,453 personsShawnee, KS67,453Lenexa, KS: 57,528 personsLenexa, KS57,528Manhattan, KS: 54,154 personsManhattan, KS54,154Salina, KS: 46,842 personsSalina, KS46,842Hutchinson, KS: 39,994 personsHutchinson, KS39,994Leavenworth, KS: 37,324 personsLeavenworth, KS37,324Leawood, KS: 33,874 personsLeawood, KS33,874Garden City, KS: 28,037 personsGarden City, KS28,037Dodge City, KS: 27,735 personsDodge City, KS27,735Derby, KS: 25,716 personsDerby, KS25,716Emporia, KS: 24,101 personsEmporia, KS24,101Gardner, KS: 23,429 personsGardner, KS23,429Prairie Village, KS: 22,962 personsPrairie Village, KS22,962Junction City, KS: 22,952 personsJunction City, KS22,952Hays, KS: 21,159 personsHays, KS21,159Pittsburg, KS: 20,641 personsPittsburg, KS20,641Liberal, KS: 19,747 personsLiberal, KS19,747Newton, KS: 18,576 personsNewton, KS18,576Andover, KS: 14,975 personsAndover, KS14,975Great Bend, KS: 14,690 personsGreat Bend, KS14,690McPherson, KS: 14,069 personsMcPherson, KS14,069El Dorado, KS: 12,766 personsEl Dorado, KS12,766Ottawa, KS: 12,632 personsOttawa, KS12,632Arkansas City, KS: 11,968 personsArkansas City, KS11,968Winfield, KS: 11,767 personsWinfield, KS11,767Haysville, KS: 11,274 personsHaysville, KS11,274Lansing, KS: 11,239 personsLansing, KS11,239Merriam, KS: 11,091 personsMerriam, KS11,091Atchison, KS: 10,869 personsAtchison, KS10,869Mission, KS: 9,945 personsMission, KS9,945Bel Aire, KS: 8,308 personsBel Aire, KS8,308Spring Hill, KS: 8,192 personsSpring Hill, KS8,192
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.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Wichita, KS398,072
2Overland Park, KS197,835
3Kansas City, KS156,306
4Olathe, KS141,549
5Topeka, KS126,427
6Lawrence, KS94,936
7Shawnee, KS67,453
8Lenexa, KS57,528
9Manhattan, KS54,154
10Salina, KS46,842
11Hutchinson, KS39,994
12Leavenworth, KS37,324
13Leawood, KS33,874
14Garden City, KS28,037
15Dodge City, KS27,735
16Derby, KS25,716
17Emporia, KS24,101
18Gardner, KS23,429
19Prairie Village, KS22,962
20Junction City, KS22,952
21Hays, KS21,159
22Pittsburg, KS20,641
23Liberal, KS19,747
24Newton, KS18,576
25Andover, KS14,975
26Great Bend, KS14,690
27McPherson, KS14,069
28El Dorado, KS12,766
29Ottawa, KS12,632
30Arkansas City, KS11,968
31Winfield, KS11,767
32Haysville, KS11,274
33Lansing, KS11,239
34Merriam, KS11,091
35Atchison, KS10,869
36Mission, KS9,945
37Bel Aire, KS8,308
38Spring Hill, KS8,192

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 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.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Kansas by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Kansas by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Kansas by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Kansas by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Wichita, KS, with 398,072 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Hill, KS, with 8,192 in 2020.

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