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Cities in Kansas by population

Wichita, KS had the highest population of 38 cities in 2022, at 396,171. Bel Aire, KS had the lowest, at 8,813. The median was 22,509 and the figure for Kansas was 2.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest396,171Wichita, KS
Lowest8,813Bel Aire, KS
Median22,50938 cities
Kansas2,938,034History

All cities, 2022

Wichita, KS: 396,171 personsWichita, KS396,171Overland Park, KS: 200,449 personsOverland Park, KS200,449Kansas City, KS: 153,678 personsKansas City, KS153,678Olathe, KS: 144,820 personsOlathe, KS144,820Topeka, KS: 125,481 personsTopeka, KS125,481Lawrence, KS: 95,785 personsLawrence, KS95,785Shawnee, KS: 68,837 personsShawnee, KS68,837Lenexa, KS: 58,299 personsLenexa, KS58,299Manhattan, KS: 53,816 personsManhattan, KS53,816Salina, KS: 46,122 personsSalina, KS46,122Hutchinson, KS: 39,684 personsHutchinson, KS39,684Leavenworth, KS: 37,023 personsLeavenworth, KS37,023Leawood, KS: 33,537 personsLeawood, KS33,537Garden City, KS: 27,529 personsGarden City, KS27,529Dodge City, KS: 27,457 personsDodge City, KS27,457Derby, KS: 25,919 personsDerby, KS25,919Gardner, KS: 24,096 personsGardner, KS24,096Emporia, KS: 24,035 personsEmporia, KS24,035Prairie Village, KS: 22,847 personsPrairie Village, KS22,847Junction City, KS: 22,170 personsJunction City, KS22,170Hays, KS: 21,116 personsHays, KS21,116Pittsburg, KS: 20,735 personsPittsburg, KS20,735Liberal, KS: 19,284 personsLiberal, KS19,284Newton, KS: 18,351 personsNewton, KS18,351Andover, KS: 15,632 personsAndover, KS15,632Great Bend, KS: 14,454 personsGreat Bend, KS14,454McPherson, KS: 13,911 personsMcPherson, KS13,911El Dorado, KS: 12,788 personsEl Dorado, KS12,788Ottawa, KS: 12,599 personsOttawa, KS12,599Arkansas City, KS: 11,922 personsArkansas City, KS11,922Winfield, KS: 11,698 personsWinfield, KS11,698Haysville, KS: 11,287 personsHaysville, KS11,287Lansing, KS: 11,183 personsLansing, KS11,183Merriam, KS: 10,891 personsMerriam, KS10,891Atchison, KS: 10,716 personsAtchison, KS10,716Mission, KS: 9,768 personsMission, KS9,768Spring Hill, KS: 9,247 personsSpring Hill, KS9,247Bel Aire, KS: 8,813 personsBel Aire, KS8,813Wichita, KS: 396,171 personsWichita, KS396,171Overland Park, KS: 200,449 personsOverland Park, KS200,449Kansas City, KS: 153,678 personsKansas City, KS153,678Olathe, KS: 144,820 personsOlathe, KS144,820Topeka, KS: 125,481 personsTopeka, KS125,481Lawrence, KS: 95,785 personsLawrence, KS95,785Shawnee, KS: 68,837 personsShawnee, KS68,837Lenexa, KS: 58,299 personsLenexa, KS58,299Manhattan, KS: 53,816 personsManhattan, KS53,816Salina, KS: 46,122 personsSalina, KS46,122Hutchinson, KS: 39,684 personsHutchinson, KS39,684Leavenworth, KS: 37,023 personsLeavenworth, KS37,023Leawood, KS: 33,537 personsLeawood, KS33,537Garden City, KS: 27,529 personsGarden City, KS27,529Dodge City, KS: 27,457 personsDodge City, KS27,457Derby, KS: 25,919 personsDerby, KS25,919Gardner, KS: 24,096 personsGardner, KS24,096Emporia, KS: 24,035 personsEmporia, KS24,035Prairie Village, KS: 22,847 personsPrairie Village, KS22,847Junction City, KS: 22,170 personsJunction City, KS22,170Hays, KS: 21,116 personsHays, KS21,116Pittsburg, KS: 20,735 personsPittsburg, KS20,735Liberal, KS: 19,284 personsLiberal, KS19,284Newton, KS: 18,351 personsNewton, KS18,351Andover, KS: 15,632 personsAndover, KS15,632Great Bend, KS: 14,454 personsGreat Bend, KS14,454McPherson, KS: 13,911 personsMcPherson, KS13,911El Dorado, KS: 12,788 personsEl Dorado, KS12,788Ottawa, KS: 12,599 personsOttawa, KS12,599Arkansas City, KS: 11,922 personsArkansas City, KS11,922Winfield, KS: 11,698 personsWinfield, KS11,698Haysville, KS: 11,287 personsHaysville, KS11,287Lansing, KS: 11,183 personsLansing, KS11,183Merriam, KS: 10,891 personsMerriam, KS10,891Atchison, KS: 10,716 personsAtchison, KS10,716Mission, KS: 9,768 personsMission, KS9,768Spring Hill, KS: 9,247 personsSpring Hill, KS9,247Bel Aire, KS: 8,813 personsBel Aire, KS8,813
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Wichita, KS396,171-0.2%
2Overland Park, KS200,449+0.7%
3Kansas City, KS153,678-0.8%
4Olathe, KS144,820+1.3%
5Topeka, KS125,481-0.6%
6Lawrence, KS95,785+0.4%
7Shawnee, KS68,837+2%
8Lenexa, KS58,299-0.1%
9Manhattan, KS53,816-1.1%
10Salina, KS46,122-0.7%
11Hutchinson, KS39,684-0.1%
12Leavenworth, KS37,023-0.5%
13Leawood, KS33,537-0.5%
14Garden City, KS27,529-1.2%
15Dodge City, KS27,457-0.9%
16Derby, KS25,919+0.5%
17Gardner, KS24,096+0.7%
18Emporia, KS24,0350%
19Prairie Village, KS22,847-0.2%
20Junction City, KS22,170-1.7%
21Hays, KS21,116+0.1%
22Pittsburg, KS20,735+0.5%
23Liberal, KS19,284-1.9%
24Newton, KS18,351-0.5%
25Andover, KS15,632+1.6%
26Great Bend, KS14,454-0.9%
27McPherson, KS13,911-0.5%
28El Dorado, KS12,788-0.1%
29Ottawa, KS12,599-0.3%
30Arkansas City, KS11,922-0.5%
31Winfield, KS11,698-0.7%
32Haysville, KS11,287+0.1%
33Lansing, KS11,183-0.3%
34Merriam, KS10,891-0.9%
35Atchison, KS10,716-0.9%
36Mission, KS9,768-0.9%
37Spring Hill, KS9,247+7.1%
38Bel Aire, KS8,813+4.3%

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Resident population.

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  • 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Wichita, KS, with 396,171 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Bel Aire, KS, with 8,813 in 2022.

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