Counties in Kansas by population

Johnson County had the highest population of 105 counties in 2023, at 625,261. Greeley County had the lowest, at 1,189. The median was 7,081 and the figure for Kansas was 2.95 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest625,261Johnson County
Lowest1,189Greeley County
Median7,081105 counties
Kansas2,949,749History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Johnson CountyJohnson County: 625,261 persons625,261Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 529,452 persons529,452Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 177,798 persons177,798Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 167,290 persons167,290Douglas CountyDouglas County: 120,727 persons120,727Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 83,564 persons83,564Riley CountyRiley County: 71,530 persons71,530Butler CountyButler County: 68,571 persons68,571Reno CountyReno County: 61,370 persons61,370Saline CountySaline County: 53,216 persons53,216Crawford CountyCrawford County: 38,938 persons38,938Finney CountyFinney County: 37,863 persons37,863Miami CountyMiami County: 35,391 persons35,391Geary CountyGeary County: 35,228 persons35,228Cowley CountyCowley County: 34,204 persons34,204Ford CountyFord County: 34,156 persons34,156Harvey CountyHarvey County: 33,630 persons33,630Lyon CountyLyon County: 32,205 persons32,205Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 30,721 persons30,721McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 30,152 persons30,152Ellis CountyEllis County: 28,944 persons28,944Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 26,493 persons26,493Franklin CountyFranklin County: 26,201 persons26,201Barton CountyBarton County: 24,935 persons24,935Sumner CountySumner County: 22,404 persons22,404Seward CountySeward County: 21,155 persons21,155Labette CountyLabette County: 19,816 persons19,816Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19,088 persons19,088Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 18,453 persons18,453Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18,297 persons18,297Atchison CountyAtchison County: 16,099 persons16,099Osage CountyOsage County: 15,814 persons15,814Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15,487 persons15,487Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 14,434 persons14,434Jackson CountyJackson County: 13,365 persons13,365Allen CountyAllen County: 12,454 persons12,454Marion CountyMarion County: 11,776 persons11,776Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 10,100 persons10,100Marshall CountyMarshall County: 9,930 persons9,930Linn CountyLinn County: 9,900 persons9,900
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Johnson County625,261+0.9%
2Sedgwick County529,452+0.8%
3Shawnee County177,798+0.2%
4Wyandotte County167,290+0.7%
5Douglas County120,727+0.7%
6Leavenworth County83,564+0.9%
7Riley County71,530-0.1%
8Butler County68,571+0.5%
9Reno County61,370-0.2%
10Saline County53,216-0.5%
11Crawford County38,938-0.7%
12Finney County37,863+0.6%
13Miami County35,391+1.8%
14Geary County35,228-0.9%
15Cowley County34,204-0.7%
16Ford County34,156+0.8%
17Harvey County33,630-0.2%
18Lyon County32,205+0.6%
19Montgomery County30,721-0.6%
20McPherson County30,152+0.1%
21Ellis County28,944+0.3%
22Pottawatomie County26,493+0.6%
23Franklin County26,201+0.8%
24Barton County24,935-0.5%
25Sumner County22,4040%
26Seward County21,155-0.9%
27Labette County19,816+0.3%
28Cherokee County19,088+0.2%
29Dickinson County18,453+0.5%
30Jefferson County18,297-0.3%
31Atchison County16,099+0.1%
32Osage County15,814+0.7%
33Neosho County15,487-0.7%
34Bourbon County14,434-0.2%
35Jackson County13,365+0.5%
36Allen County12,454-0.1%
37Marion County11,776-0.2%
38Nemaha County10,100-0.6%
39Marshall County9,930-0.7%
40Linn County9,900+1.2%
41Rice County9,288-0.9%
42Brown County9,282-1%
43Pratt County9,096+0.2%
44Cloud County8,834-1%
45Wilson County8,387-2.1%
46Coffey County8,282+0.3%
47Clay County8,003-0.5%
48Anderson County7,840+0.7%
49Thomas County7,809-0.8%
50Doniphan County7,529+0.6%
51Grant County7,120-1.5%
52Kingman County7,107-1.2%
53Wabaunsee County7,081+1.1%
54Russell County6,694-0.6%
55Ellsworth County6,386-0.1%
56Pawnee County6,104-1%
57Greenwood County5,895-0.1%
58Ottawa County5,807-0.4%
59Sherman County5,790-1.2%
60Gray County5,755+0.9%
61Mitchell County5,754-0.3%
62Washington County5,564+1%
63Harper County5,393+0.3%
64Morris County5,311-1.1%
65Norton County5,309-0.2%
66Stevens County5,069-1.5%
67Scott County4,971-1%
68Rooks County4,776-0.4%
69Phillips County4,771-0.7%
70Republic County4,615-0.5%
71Barber County4,092-0.8%
72Stafford County3,953-0.9%
73Meade County3,916+0.4%
74Kearny County3,817-1.2%
75Haskell County3,622+1.6%
76Smith County3,559+0.1%
77Osborne County3,420-1.9%
78Chautauqua County3,374-0.6%
79Woodson County3,134+0.5%
80Lincoln County2,913+0.1%
81Jewell County2,880-0.8%
82Rush County2,837-3.5%
83Trego County2,743-0.5%
84Decatur County2,740+1.6%
85Gove County2,737-0.1%
86Edwards County2,727-0.8%
87Logan County2,668-1.4%
88Ness County2,629-1.3%
89Cheyenne County2,621+0.3%
90Morton County2,598+0.2%
91Chase County2,596+0.8%
92Elk County2,486+1.3%
93Hamilton County2,473+0.6%
94Rawlins County2,468-2.2%
95Sheridan County2,426-0.1%
96Kiowa County2,399-0.2%
97Graham County2,370-1%
98Wichita County2,095+1.5%
99Stanton County1,977+0.3%
100Clark County1,870-4.1%
101Hodgeman County1,680-1.9%
102Comanche County1,668-1.4%
103Lane County1,536-0.8%
104Wallace County1,502+0.7%
105Greeley County1,189-3.4%

Other periods

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 625,261 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Greeley County, with 1,189 in 2023.

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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