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Cities in Kansas by population

Wichita, KS had the highest population of 38 cities in 2024, at 399,763. Mission, KS had the lowest, at 9,996. The median was 22,481 and the figure for Kansas was 2.97 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest399,763Wichita, KS
Lowest9,996Mission, KS
Median22,48138 cities
Kansas2,965,252History

All cities, 2024

Wichita, KS: 399,763 personsWichita, KS399,763Overland Park, KS: 202,402 personsOverland Park, KS202,402Kansas City, KS: 157,195 personsKansas City, KS157,195Olathe, KS: 148,664 personsOlathe, KS148,664Topeka, KS: 125,677 personsTopeka, KS125,677Lawrence, KS: 96,441 personsLawrence, KS96,441Shawnee, KS: 69,578 personsShawnee, KS69,578Lenexa, KS: 59,292 personsLenexa, KS59,292Manhattan, KS: 54,258 personsManhattan, KS54,258Salina, KS: 45,987 personsSalina, KS45,987Hutchinson, KS: 39,530 personsHutchinson, KS39,530Leavenworth, KS: 37,242 personsLeavenworth, KS37,242Leawood, KS: 33,938 personsLeawood, KS33,938Dodge City, KS: 27,830 personsDodge City, KS27,830Garden City, KS: 27,619 personsGarden City, KS27,619Derby, KS: 26,505 personsDerby, KS26,505Gardner, KS: 25,769 personsGardner, KS25,769Emporia, KS: 24,240 personsEmporia, KS24,240Prairie Village, KS: 22,903 personsPrairie Village, KS22,903Junction City, KS: 22,058 personsJunction City, KS22,058Hays, KS: 21,234 personsHays, KS21,234Pittsburg, KS: 20,570 personsPittsburg, KS20,570Liberal, KS: 19,069 personsLiberal, KS19,069Newton, KS: 18,310 personsNewton, KS18,310Andover, KS: 17,007 personsAndover, KS17,007Great Bend, KS: 14,342 personsGreat Bend, KS14,342McPherson, KS: 13,942 personsMcPherson, KS13,942Ottawa, KS: 12,714 personsOttawa, KS12,714El Dorado, KS: 12,693 personsEl Dorado, KS12,693Arkansas City, KS: 11,783 personsArkansas City, KS11,783Winfield, KS: 11,708 personsWinfield, KS11,708Merriam, KS: 11,511 personsMerriam, KS11,511Haysville, KS: 11,375 personsHaysville, KS11,375Lansing, KS: 11,270 personsLansing, KS11,270Atchison, KS: 10,772 personsAtchison, KS10,772Spring Hill, KS: 10,177 personsSpring Hill, KS10,177Bel Aire, KS: 10,020 personsBel Aire, KS10,020Mission, KS: 9,996 personsMission, KS9,996Wichita, KS: 399,763 personsWichita, KS399,763Overland Park, KS: 202,402 personsOverland Park, KS202,402Kansas City, KS: 157,195 personsKansas City, KS157,195Olathe, KS: 148,664 personsOlathe, KS148,664Topeka, KS: 125,677 personsTopeka, KS125,677Lawrence, KS: 96,441 personsLawrence, KS96,441Shawnee, KS: 69,578 personsShawnee, KS69,578Lenexa, KS: 59,292 personsLenexa, KS59,292Manhattan, KS: 54,258 personsManhattan, KS54,258Salina, KS: 45,987 personsSalina, KS45,987Hutchinson, KS: 39,530 personsHutchinson, KS39,530Leavenworth, KS: 37,242 personsLeavenworth, KS37,242Leawood, KS: 33,938 personsLeawood, KS33,938Dodge City, KS: 27,830 personsDodge City, KS27,830Garden City, KS: 27,619 personsGarden City, KS27,619Derby, KS: 26,505 personsDerby, KS26,505Gardner, KS: 25,769 personsGardner, KS25,769Emporia, KS: 24,240 personsEmporia, KS24,240Prairie Village, KS: 22,903 personsPrairie Village, KS22,903Junction City, KS: 22,058 personsJunction City, KS22,058Hays, KS: 21,234 personsHays, KS21,234Pittsburg, KS: 20,570 personsPittsburg, KS20,570Liberal, KS: 19,069 personsLiberal, KS19,069Newton, KS: 18,310 personsNewton, KS18,310Andover, KS: 17,007 personsAndover, KS17,007Great Bend, KS: 14,342 personsGreat Bend, KS14,342McPherson, KS: 13,942 personsMcPherson, KS13,942Ottawa, KS: 12,714 personsOttawa, KS12,714El Dorado, KS: 12,693 personsEl Dorado, KS12,693Arkansas City, KS: 11,783 personsArkansas City, KS11,783Winfield, KS: 11,708 personsWinfield, KS11,708Merriam, KS: 11,511 personsMerriam, KS11,511Haysville, KS: 11,375 personsHaysville, KS11,375Lansing, KS: 11,270 personsLansing, KS11,270Atchison, KS: 10,772 personsAtchison, KS10,772Spring Hill, KS: 10,177 personsSpring Hill, KS10,177Bel Aire, KS: 10,020 personsBel Aire, KS10,020Mission, KS: 9,996 personsMission, KS9,996
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Wichita, KS399,763+0.7%
2Overland Park, KS202,402+0.6%
3Kansas City, KS157,195+1.5%
4Olathe, KS148,664+1.1%
5Topeka, KS125,677+0.1%
6Lawrence, KS96,441+0.1%
7Shawnee, KS69,578+0.5%
8Lenexa, KS59,292+1.5%
9Manhattan, KS54,258+0.7%
10Salina, KS45,987+0.2%
11Hutchinson, KS39,530-0.1%
12Leavenworth, KS37,242+0.5%
13Leawood, KS33,938+0.1%
14Dodge City, KS27,830+0.6%
15Garden City, KS27,619-0.2%
16Derby, KS26,505+0.9%
17Gardner, KS25,769+1.7%
18Emporia, KS24,240+0.4%
19Prairie Village, KS22,903+0.1%
20Junction City, KS22,058+0.4%
21Hays, KS21,234+0.3%
22Pittsburg, KS20,570-0.2%
23Liberal, KS19,069-0.2%
24Newton, KS18,310-0%
25Andover, KS17,007+7.6%
26Great Bend, KS14,342-0.2%
27McPherson, KS13,942+0.1%
28Ottawa, KS12,714+0.1%
29El Dorado, KS12,693-1%
30Arkansas City, KS11,783-0%
31Winfield, KS11,708+0.2%
32Merriam, KS11,511+6.3%
33Haysville, KS11,375+0.7%
34Lansing, KS11,270+0.3%
35Atchison, KS10,772+0.4%
36Spring Hill, KS10,177+2.8%
37Bel Aire, KS10,020+5%
38Mission, KS9,9960%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/kansas-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Wichita, KS, with 399,763 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Mission, KS, with 9,996 in 2024.

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