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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is -1.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Scott County, KS, up 93 places to #4.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲57Edwards County, KSKS2,640-9.2%−0.3 pts

02▼1Morton County, KSKS2,470-8.6%−9.0 pts

03▲91Greeley County, KSKS1,182-7.9%+5.6 pts

04▲93Scott County, KSKS4,815-6.5%−3.3 pts

05▲13Osborne County, KSKS3,285-6.1%+2.4 pts

06▲8Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-6.0%−1.8 pts

07▲43Kingman County, KSKS7,029-5.9%−10.5 pts

08▲58Wichita County, KSKS2,031-5.6%+2.6 pts

09▲40Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.5%+0.3 pts

10▼5Phillips County, KSKS4,728-5.1%+3.9 pts

11▲79Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-5.1%+7.8 pts

12▲11Stevens County, KSKS4,984-5.1%−13.3 pts

13▼7Meade County, KSKS3,852-5.0%−14.0 pts

14▼6Haskell County, KSKS3,599-4.8%−15.6 pts

15▲17Stanton County, KSKS1,986-4.7%−7.8 pts

16▲76Wallace County, KSKS1,441-4.7%−0.7 pts

17▼4Clark County, KSKS1,900-4.6%−3.4 pts

18▲23Grant County, KSKS7,028-4.4%−14.9 pts

19▲34Brown County, KSKS9,104-4.2%−0.6 pts

20▼4Lane County, KSKS1,508-4.2%+5.1 pts

21▼9Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-4.2%+0.1 pts

22▼15Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-4.2%+2.4 pts

23▲34Seward County, KSKS21,073-4.1%−24.2 pts

24▼2Wilson County, KSKS8,299-3.8%−4.2 pts

25▼15Rush County, KSKS2,845-3.8%+3.8 pts

26▲57Logan County, KSKS2,661-3.7%−2.5 pts

27▼6Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-3.6%+0.2 pts

28▲26Jewell County, KSKS2,830-3.5%+7.3 pts

29▼25Barber County, KSKS4,083-3.4%+6.2 pts

30▲56Gove County, KSKS2,631-3.2%+1.8 pts

31▼16Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-3.2%−0.9 pts

32▲32Norton County, KSKS5,288-3.1%−3.2 pts

33▲44Sherman County, KSKS5,763-2.8%−0.4 pts

34▼8Barton County, KSKS24,790-2.8%+1.2 pts

35▼18Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-2.7%−0.6 pts

36▼33Ness County, KSKS2,617-2.6%+11.8 pts

37▲47Thomas County, KSKS7,725-2.6%−1.6 pts

38▲60Finney County, KSKS37,505-2.5%−25.0 pts

39▼4Labette County, KSKS19,685-2.5%+1.1 pts

40▼3Trego County, KSKS2,740-2.4%+7.7 pts

41▲41Kearny County, KSKS3,888-2.4%−14.9 pts

42▲5Cloud County, KSKS8,833-2.2%+4.6 pts

43▲44Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-2.1%−4.7 pts

44▼25Harper County, KSKS5,370-2.1%+6.2 pts

45▲30Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-1.9%−0.9 pts

46▲32Marshall County, KSKS9,852-1.9%+4.5 pts

47▼17Graham County, KSKS2,371-1.8%+15.0 pts

48▼9Allen County, KSKS12,302-1.8%−0.1 pts

49▼16Decatur County, KSKS2,716-1.7%+11.9 pts

50▼25Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-1.7%−0.6 pts

51▼15Rice County, KSKS9,266-1.7%−3.1 pts

52▲21Saline County, KSKS53,377-1.7%−10.4 pts

53▲12Neosho County, KSKS15,637-1.7%−1.5 pts

54▼30Stafford County, KSKS4,005-1.6%+9.1 pts

55▲7Russell County, KSKS6,581-1.6%+4.3 pts

56▼22Marion County, KSKS11,634-1.6%−5.3 pts

57▼6Clay County, KSKS7,990-1.6%+2.1 pts

58▼47Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-1.3%−7.1 pts

59▲15Harvey County, KSKS33,580-1.3%−7.2 pts

60▲7Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-1.1%+9.3 pts

61▲39Geary County, KSKS36,338-1.1%+7.1 pts

62▲6Atchison County, KSKS16,172-1.1%−0.1 pts

63▼61Elk County, KSKS2,458-1.0%+1.0 pts

64▼55Comanche County, KSKS1,673-0.9%+14.0 pts

65▲24Ford County, KSKS33,993-0.9%−19.0 pts

66▼7Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-0.8%+6.7 pts

67▼27Republic County, KSKS4,640-0.7%+9.3 pts

68▼30Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-0.7%−12.5 pts

69▼49Morris County, KSKS5,348-0.7%+0.8 pts

70▼10Reno County, KSKS61,539-0.6%−4.4 pts

71▲24McPherson County, KSKS30,064-0.5%−8.9 pts

72▼20Cowley County, KSKS34,382-0.5%+1.2 pts

73▼3Osage County, KSKS15,693-0.5%−10.1 pts

74▼13Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-0.5%+1.9 pts

75▼27Pratt County, KSKS9,117-0.4%+0.1 pts

76▼13Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-0.4%−16.2 pts

77▼48Sumner County, KSKS22,312-0.3%−0.7 pts

78▼32Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-0.3%−3.0 pts

79▲6Shawnee County, KSKS178,607-0.2%−5.7 pts

80▼52Smith County, KSKS3,566-0.1%+10.6 pts

81▼39Gray County, KSKS5,652-0.0%−9.4 pts

82▼55Chase County, KSKS2,5720.0%−0.3 pts

83▼28Washington County, KSKS5,533+0.1%+8.4 pts

84▼4Crawford County, KSKS39,008+0.1%−7.4 pts

85▼42Woodson County, KSKS3,118+0.1%+8.1 pts

86▼42Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+0.2%−9.2 pts

87▼31Lyon County, KSKS32,266+0.3%−3.2 pts

88▲3Ellis County, KSKS29,075+0.5%−5.3 pts

89▲14Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+0.8%+3.3 pts

90▼2Riley County, KSKS72,598+0.9%+7.3 pts

91▼46Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+1.1%−0.3 pts

92▼11Franklin County, KSKS26,299+1.2%−11.5 pts

93▼62Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+1.3%−0.8 pts

94▼23Coffey County, KSKS8,467+1.3%−4.2 pts

95▼19Jackson County, KSKS13,438+1.6%−8.3 pts

96▲5Douglas County, KSKS120,920+1.8%−20.4 pts

97▼25Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+2.1%−2.2 pts

98▼29Anderson County, KSKS8,018+2.3%−1.6 pts

99Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+2.8%−9.4 pts

100▼7Butler County, KSKS69,484+3.1%−14.5 pts

101▲1Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+3.3%−3.4 pts

102▼23Linn County, KSKS9,950+3.7%−12.2 pts

103▲1Johnson County, KSKS636,906+4.4%−22.6 pts

104▼8Miami County, KSKS36,240+6.0%−14.8 pts

105Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+7.3%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES