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Fastest growing, Kansas counties

Kansas counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+7.3%−5.7 pts

02Miami County, KSKS36,240+6.0%−14.8 pts

03Johnson County, KSKS636,906+4.4%−22.6 pts

04Linn County, KSKS9,950+3.7%−12.2 pts

05Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+3.3%−3.4 pts

06Butler County, KSKS69,484+3.1%−14.5 pts

07Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+2.8%−9.4 pts

08Anderson County, KSKS8,018+2.3%−1.6 pts

09Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+2.1%−2.2 pts

10Douglas County, KSKS120,920+1.8%−20.4 pts

11Jackson County, KSKS13,438+1.6%−8.3 pts

12Coffey County, KSKS8,467+1.3%−4.2 pts

13Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+1.3%−0.8 pts

14Franklin County, KSKS26,299+1.2%−11.5 pts

15Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+1.1%−0.3 pts

16Riley County, KSKS72,598+0.9%+7.3 pts

17Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+0.8%+3.3 pts

18Ellis County, KSKS29,075+0.5%−5.3 pts

19Lyon County, KSKS32,266+0.3%−3.2 pts

20Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+0.2%−9.2 pts

21Woodson County, KSKS3,118+0.1%+8.1 pts

22Crawford County, KSKS39,008+0.1%−7.4 pts

23Washington County, KSKS5,533+0.1%+8.4 pts

24Chase County, KSKS2,5720.0%−0.3 pts

25Gray County, KSKS5,652-0.0%−9.4 pts

26Smith County, KSKS3,566-0.1%+10.6 pts

27Shawnee County, KSKS178,607-0.2%−5.7 pts

28Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-0.3%−3.0 pts

29Sumner County, KSKS22,312-0.3%−0.7 pts

30Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-0.4%−16.2 pts

31Pratt County, KSKS9,117-0.4%+0.1 pts

32Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-0.5%+1.9 pts

33Osage County, KSKS15,693-0.5%−10.1 pts

34Cowley County, KSKS34,382-0.5%+1.2 pts

35McPherson County, KSKS30,064-0.5%−8.9 pts

36Reno County, KSKS61,539-0.6%−4.4 pts

37Morris County, KSKS5,348-0.7%+0.8 pts

38Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-0.7%−12.5 pts

39Republic County, KSKS4,640-0.7%+9.3 pts

40Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-0.8%+6.7 pts

41Ford County, KSKS33,993-0.9%−19.0 pts

42Comanche County, KSKS1,673-0.9%+14.0 pts

43Elk County, KSKS2,458-1.0%+1.0 pts

44Atchison County, KSKS16,172-1.1%−0.1 pts

45Geary County, KSKS36,338-1.1%+7.1 pts

46Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-1.1%+9.3 pts

47Harvey County, KSKS33,580-1.3%−7.2 pts

48Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-1.3%−7.1 pts

49Clay County, KSKS7,990-1.6%+2.1 pts

50Marion County, KSKS11,634-1.6%−5.3 pts

51Russell County, KSKS6,581-1.6%+4.3 pts

52Stafford County, KSKS4,005-1.6%+9.1 pts

53Neosho County, KSKS15,637-1.7%−1.5 pts

54Saline County, KSKS53,377-1.7%−10.4 pts

55Rice County, KSKS9,266-1.7%−3.1 pts

56Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-1.7%−0.6 pts

57Decatur County, KSKS2,716-1.7%+11.9 pts

58Allen County, KSKS12,302-1.8%−0.1 pts

59Graham County, KSKS2,371-1.8%+15.0 pts

60Marshall County, KSKS9,852-1.9%+4.5 pts

61Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-1.9%−0.9 pts

62Harper County, KSKS5,370-2.1%+6.2 pts

63Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-2.1%−4.7 pts

64Cloud County, KSKS8,833-2.2%+4.6 pts

65Kearny County, KSKS3,888-2.4%−14.9 pts

66Trego County, KSKS2,740-2.4%+7.7 pts

67Labette County, KSKS19,685-2.5%+1.1 pts

68Finney County, KSKS37,505-2.5%−25.0 pts

69Thomas County, KSKS7,725-2.6%−1.6 pts

70Ness County, KSKS2,617-2.6%+11.8 pts

71Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-2.7%−0.6 pts

72Barton County, KSKS24,790-2.8%+1.2 pts

73Sherman County, KSKS5,763-2.8%−0.4 pts

74Norton County, KSKS5,288-3.1%−3.2 pts

75Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-3.2%−0.9 pts

76Gove County, KSKS2,631-3.2%+1.8 pts

77Barber County, KSKS4,083-3.4%+6.2 pts

78Jewell County, KSKS2,830-3.5%+7.3 pts

79Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-3.6%+0.2 pts

80Logan County, KSKS2,661-3.7%−2.5 pts

81Rush County, KSKS2,845-3.8%+3.8 pts

82Wilson County, KSKS8,299-3.8%−4.2 pts

83Seward County, KSKS21,073-4.1%−24.2 pts

84Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-4.2%+2.4 pts

85Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-4.2%+0.1 pts

86Lane County, KSKS1,508-4.2%+5.1 pts

87Brown County, KSKS9,104-4.2%−0.6 pts

88Grant County, KSKS7,028-4.4%−14.9 pts

89Clark County, KSKS1,900-4.6%−3.4 pts

90Wallace County, KSKS1,441-4.7%−0.7 pts

91Stanton County, KSKS1,986-4.7%−7.8 pts

92Haskell County, KSKS3,599-4.8%−15.6 pts

93Meade County, KSKS3,852-5.0%−14.0 pts

94Stevens County, KSKS4,984-5.1%−13.3 pts

95Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-5.1%+7.8 pts

96Phillips County, KSKS4,728-5.1%+3.9 pts

97Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.5%+0.3 pts

98Wichita County, KSKS2,031-5.6%+2.6 pts

99Kingman County, KSKS7,029-5.9%−10.5 pts

100Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-6.0%−1.8 pts

101Osborne County, KSKS3,285-6.1%+2.4 pts

102Scott County, KSKS4,815-6.5%−3.3 pts

103Greeley County, KSKS1,182-7.9%+5.6 pts

104Morton County, KSKS2,470-8.6%−9.0 pts

105Edwards County, KSKS2,640-9.2%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES