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Cities in Kansas by population

Wichita, KS had the highest population of 38 cities in 2023, at 397,087. Bel Aire, KS had the lowest, at 9,540. The median was 22,417 and the figure for Kansas was 2.95 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest397,087Wichita, KS
Lowest9,540Bel Aire, KS
Median22,41738 cities
Kansas2,949,749History

All cities, 2023

Wichita, KS: 397,087 personsWichita, KS397,087Overland Park, KS: 201,131 personsOverland Park, KS201,131Kansas City, KS: 154,817 personsKansas City, KS154,817Olathe, KS: 147,083 personsOlathe, KS147,083Topeka, KS: 125,509 personsTopeka, KS125,509Lawrence, KS: 96,350 personsLawrence, KS96,350Shawnee, KS: 69,258 personsShawnee, KS69,258Lenexa, KS: 58,394 personsLenexa, KS58,394Manhattan, KS: 53,901 personsManhattan, KS53,901Salina, KS: 45,895 personsSalina, KS45,895Hutchinson, KS: 39,573 personsHutchinson, KS39,573Leavenworth, KS: 37,051 personsLeavenworth, KS37,051Leawood, KS: 33,894 personsLeawood, KS33,894Garden City, KS: 27,674 personsGarden City, KS27,674Dodge City, KS: 27,657 personsDodge City, KS27,657Derby, KS: 26,267 personsDerby, KS26,267Gardner, KS: 25,330 personsGardner, KS25,330Emporia, KS: 24,146 personsEmporia, KS24,146Prairie Village, KS: 22,871 personsPrairie Village, KS22,871Junction City, KS: 21,963 personsJunction City, KS21,963Hays, KS: 21,171 personsHays, KS21,171Pittsburg, KS: 20,610 personsPittsburg, KS20,610Liberal, KS: 19,100 personsLiberal, KS19,100Newton, KS: 18,319 personsNewton, KS18,319Andover, KS: 15,812 personsAndover, KS15,812Great Bend, KS: 14,374 personsGreat Bend, KS14,374McPherson, KS: 13,933 personsMcPherson, KS13,933El Dorado, KS: 12,827 personsEl Dorado, KS12,827Ottawa, KS: 12,703 personsOttawa, KS12,703Arkansas City, KS: 11,784 personsArkansas City, KS11,784Winfield, KS: 11,687 personsWinfield, KS11,687Haysville, KS: 11,298 personsHaysville, KS11,298Lansing, KS: 11,232 personsLansing, KS11,232Merriam, KS: 10,829 personsMerriam, KS10,829Atchison, KS: 10,725 personsAtchison, KS10,725Mission, KS: 9,993 personsMission, KS9,993Spring Hill, KS: 9,904 personsSpring Hill, KS9,904Bel Aire, KS: 9,540 personsBel Aire, KS9,540Wichita, KS: 397,087 personsWichita, KS397,087Overland Park, KS: 201,131 personsOverland Park, KS201,131Kansas City, KS: 154,817 personsKansas City, KS154,817Olathe, KS: 147,083 personsOlathe, KS147,083Topeka, KS: 125,509 personsTopeka, KS125,509Lawrence, KS: 96,350 personsLawrence, KS96,350Shawnee, KS: 69,258 personsShawnee, KS69,258Lenexa, KS: 58,394 personsLenexa, KS58,394Manhattan, KS: 53,901 personsManhattan, KS53,901Salina, KS: 45,895 personsSalina, KS45,895Hutchinson, KS: 39,573 personsHutchinson, KS39,573Leavenworth, KS: 37,051 personsLeavenworth, KS37,051Leawood, KS: 33,894 personsLeawood, KS33,894Garden City, KS: 27,674 personsGarden City, KS27,674Dodge City, KS: 27,657 personsDodge City, KS27,657Derby, KS: 26,267 personsDerby, KS26,267Gardner, KS: 25,330 personsGardner, KS25,330Emporia, KS: 24,146 personsEmporia, KS24,146Prairie Village, KS: 22,871 personsPrairie Village, KS22,871Junction City, KS: 21,963 personsJunction City, KS21,963Hays, KS: 21,171 personsHays, KS21,171Pittsburg, KS: 20,610 personsPittsburg, KS20,610Liberal, KS: 19,100 personsLiberal, KS19,100Newton, KS: 18,319 personsNewton, KS18,319Andover, KS: 15,812 personsAndover, KS15,812Great Bend, KS: 14,374 personsGreat Bend, KS14,374McPherson, KS: 13,933 personsMcPherson, KS13,933El Dorado, KS: 12,827 personsEl Dorado, KS12,827Ottawa, KS: 12,703 personsOttawa, KS12,703Arkansas City, KS: 11,784 personsArkansas City, KS11,784Winfield, KS: 11,687 personsWinfield, KS11,687Haysville, KS: 11,298 personsHaysville, KS11,298Lansing, KS: 11,232 personsLansing, KS11,232Merriam, KS: 10,829 personsMerriam, KS10,829Atchison, KS: 10,725 personsAtchison, KS10,725Mission, KS: 9,993 personsMission, KS9,993Spring Hill, KS: 9,904 personsSpring Hill, KS9,904Bel Aire, KS: 9,540 personsBel Aire, KS9,540
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Wichita, KS397,087+0.2%
2Overland Park, KS201,131+0.3%
3Kansas City, KS154,817+0.7%
4Olathe, KS147,083+1.6%
5Topeka, KS125,5090%
6Lawrence, KS96,350+0.6%
7Shawnee, KS69,258+0.6%
8Lenexa, KS58,394+0.2%
9Manhattan, KS53,901+0.2%
10Salina, KS45,895-0.5%
11Hutchinson, KS39,573-0.3%
12Leavenworth, KS37,051+0.1%
13Leawood, KS33,894+1.1%
14Garden City, KS27,674+0.5%
15Dodge City, KS27,657+0.7%
16Derby, KS26,267+1.3%
17Gardner, KS25,330+5.1%
18Emporia, KS24,146+0.5%
19Prairie Village, KS22,871+0.1%
20Junction City, KS21,963-0.9%
21Hays, KS21,171+0.3%
22Pittsburg, KS20,610-0.6%
23Liberal, KS19,100-1%
24Newton, KS18,319-0.2%
25Andover, KS15,812+1.2%
26Great Bend, KS14,374-0.6%
27McPherson, KS13,933+0.2%
28El Dorado, KS12,827+0.3%
29Ottawa, KS12,703+0.8%
30Arkansas City, KS11,784-1.2%
31Winfield, KS11,687-0.1%
32Haysville, KS11,298+0.1%
33Lansing, KS11,232+0.4%
34Merriam, KS10,829-0.6%
35Atchison, KS10,725+0.1%
36Mission, KS9,993+2.3%
37Spring Hill, KS9,904+7.1%
38Bel Aire, KS9,540+8.2%

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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.
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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Wichita, KS, with 397,087 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Bel Aire, KS, with 9,540 in 2023.

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