Counties in Kansas by population, 2025

Johnson County had the highest population of 105 counties in 2025, at 636,906. Greeley County had the lowest, at 1,182. The median was 7,018 and the figure for Kansas was 2.98 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest636,906Johnson County
Lowest1,182Greeley County
Median7,018105 counties
Kansas2,977,220History

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Johnson CountyJohnson County: 636,906 persons636,906Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 538,433 persons538,433Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 178,607 persons178,607Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 170,597 persons170,597Douglas CountyDouglas County: 120,920 persons120,920Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 84,590 persons84,590Riley CountyRiley County: 72,598 persons72,598Butler CountyButler County: 69,484 persons69,484Reno CountyReno County: 61,539 persons61,539Saline CountySaline County: 53,377 persons53,377Crawford CountyCrawford County: 39,008 persons39,008Finney CountyFinney County: 37,505 persons37,505Geary CountyGeary County: 36,338 persons36,338Miami CountyMiami County: 36,240 persons36,240Cowley CountyCowley County: 34,382 persons34,382Ford CountyFord County: 33,993 persons33,993Harvey CountyHarvey County: 33,580 persons33,580Lyon CountyLyon County: 32,266 persons32,266Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 30,177 persons30,177McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 30,064 persons30,064Ellis CountyEllis County: 29,075 persons29,075Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 27,186 persons27,186Franklin CountyFranklin County: 26,299 persons26,299Barton CountyBarton County: 24,790 persons24,790Sumner CountySumner County: 22,312 persons22,312Seward CountySeward County: 21,073 persons21,073Labette CountyLabette County: 19,685 persons19,685Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19,105 persons19,105Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 18,637 persons18,637Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18,296 persons18,296Atchison CountyAtchison County: 16,172 persons16,172Osage CountyOsage County: 15,693 persons15,693Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15,637 persons15,637Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 14,319 persons14,319Jackson CountyJackson County: 13,438 persons13,438Allen CountyAllen County: 12,302 persons12,302Marion CountyMarion County: 11,634 persons11,634Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 10,054 persons10,054Linn CountyLinn County: 9,950 persons9,950Marshall CountyMarshall County: 9,852 persons9,852
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
persons
Change on 2024
1Johnson County636,906+1%
2Sedgwick County538,433+0.8%
3Shawnee County178,607+0.2%
4Wyandotte County170,597+0.4%
5Douglas County120,920-0%
6Leavenworth County84,590+0.3%
7Riley County72,598+0.7%
8Butler County69,484+0.5%
9Reno County61,539+0.3%
10Saline County53,377+0.1%
11Crawford County39,008+0.1%
12Finney County37,505-0.8%
13Geary County36,338+2.5%
14Miami County36,240+1.2%
15Cowley County34,382+0.4%
16Ford County33,993-0.9%
17Harvey County33,580-0.1%
18Lyon County32,266-0.3%
19Montgomery County30,177-0.8%
20McPherson County30,064-0.1%
21Ellis County29,075+0.2%
22Pottawatomie County27,186+1.2%
23Franklin County26,299+0.2%
24Barton County24,790-0.5%
25Sumner County22,312-0.3%
26Seward County21,073-0.3%
27Labette County19,685-0%
28Cherokee County19,105-0.3%
29Dickinson County18,637-0%
30Jefferson County18,296-0.1%
31Atchison County16,1720%
32Osage County15,693-0.3%
33Neosho County15,6370%
34Bourbon County14,319-0.8%
35Jackson County13,438+0.1%
36Allen County12,302-0.5%
37Marion County11,634-0.4%
38Nemaha County10,054-0.3%
39Linn County9,950+0.9%
40Marshall County9,852-0.6%
41Rice County9,266-0.1%
42Pratt County9,117+0.1%
43Brown County9,104-0.3%
44Cloud County8,833+1.2%
45Coffey County8,467+1.7%
46Wilson County8,299-0%
47Anderson County8,018+1.1%
48Clay County7,990-0.3%
49Thomas County7,725-0.3%
50Doniphan County7,5940%
51Kingman County7,029+0.1%
52Grant County7,028-0.5%
53Wabaunsee County7,018-0.9%
54Russell County6,581-1.1%
55Ellsworth County6,257-0.7%
56Pawnee County5,991-1%
57Greenwood County5,826-0.3%
58Sherman County5,763-0.5%
59Ottawa County5,744-1.1%
60Gray County5,652-0.7%
61Mitchell County5,590-2.6%
62Washington County5,533-0.5%
63Harper County5,370-0.7%
64Morris County5,348+0.8%
65Norton County5,288-0.3%
66Stevens County4,984-1.2%
67Scott County4,815-1.9%
68Phillips County4,728-0.5%
69Rooks County4,646-1.5%
70Republic County4,640+0.3%
71Barber County4,083-0%
72Stafford County4,005+2.2%
73Kearny County3,888+0.5%
74Meade County3,852-1%
75Haskell County3,599+1.2%
76Smith County3,566-0.7%
77Chautauqua County3,321-1.5%
78Osborne County3,285-1.7%
79Woodson County3,118+0.1%
80Lincoln County2,861-1.3%
81Rush County2,845+0.5%
82Jewell County2,830-1.2%
83Trego County2,740+0.1%
84Decatur County2,716+0.1%
85Logan County2,661-1%
86Edwards County2,640-3%
87Gove County2,631-1.4%
88Ness County2,617-0.5%
89Cheyenne County2,604-0.5%
90Chase County2,572-0.8%
91Hamilton County2,500-0.4%
92Morton County2,470-1.1%
93Elk County2,458+0.3%
94Kiowa County2,432+0.7%
95Rawlins County2,431+0.2%
96Sheridan County2,427-0.2%
97Graham County2,371+0.9%
98Wichita County2,031-0.4%
99Stanton County1,986-1.1%
100Clark County1,900+0.5%
101Comanche County1,6730%
102Hodgeman County1,619-2.8%
103Lane County1,508+0.5%
104Wallace County1,441-2.6%
105Greeley County1,182-0.8%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Johnson County, with 636,906 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Greeley County, with 1,182 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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