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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Morton County, KSKS2,470-16.5%−3679%

02Elk County, KSKS2,458-13.8%+598%

03Ness County, KSKS2,617-13.5%−6%

04Barber County, KSKS4,083-13.0%+35%

05Phillips County, KSKS4,728-11.7%+31%

06Meade County, KSKS3,852-11.4%−226%

07Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-11.2%+70%

08Haskell County, KSKS3,599-11.2%−203%

09Comanche County, KSKS1,673-10.7%−29%

10Rush County, KSKS2,845-10.6%+40%

11Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-10.4%−280%

12Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-10.3%+142%

13Clark County, KSKS1,900-10.1%+773%

14Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-10.1%+138%

15Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-10.1%+354%

16Lane County, KSKS1,508-10.1%+9%

17Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-9.3%+354%

18Osborne County, KSKS3,285-9.3%+9%

19Harper County, KSKS5,370-9.1%+10%

20Morris County, KSKS5,348-9.1%+498%

21Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-9.1%+141%

22Wilson County, KSKS8,299-8.3%−2096%

23Stevens County, KSKS4,984-8.3%−201%

24Stafford County, KSKS4,005-8.2%−23%

25Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-7.9%+626%

26Barton County, KSKS24,790-7.9%+97%

27Chase County, KSKS2,572-7.8%−2723%

28Smith County, KSKS3,566-7.3%−31%

29Sumner County, KSKS22,312-7.3%−1885%

30Graham County, KSKS2,371-7.0%−58%

31Dickinson County, KSKS18,637-6.8%−436%

32Stanton County, KSKS1,986-6.8%−316%

33Decatur County, KSKS2,716-6.7%−51%

34Marion County, KSKS11,634-6.6%−280%

35Labette County, KSKS19,685-6.6%+82%

36Rice County, KSKS9,266-6.5%−557%

37Trego County, KSKS2,740-6.4%−37%

38Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-6.4%−154%

39Allen County, KSKS12,302-6.3%+266%

40Republic County, KSKS4,640-6.1%−38%

41Grant County, KSKS7,028-6.1%−158%

42Gray County, KSKS5,652-5.9%−162%

43Woodson County, KSKS3,118-5.9%−26%

44Ottawa County, KSKS5,744-5.8%−162%

45Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-5.5%−487%

46Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-5.4%−294%

47Cloud County, KSKS8,833-5.3%−23%

48Pratt County, KSKS9,117-5.2%+812%

49Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.1%−14%

50Kingman County, KSKS7,029-4.9%−207%

51Clay County, KSKS7,990-4.9%+33%

52Cowley County, KSKS34,382-4.9%+187%

53Brown County, KSKS9,104-4.8%+31%

54Jewell County, KSKS2,830-4.7%−56%

55Washington County, KSKS5,533-4.6%−44%

56Lyon County, KSKS32,266-4.5%−229%

57Seward County, KSKS21,073-4.3%−121%

58Edwards County, KSKS2,640-4.3%−52%

59Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-4.3%−44%

60Reno County, KSKS61,539-4.1%−205%

61Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-4.0%+68%

62Russell County, KSKS6,581-4.0%−33%

63Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-4.0%−125%

64Norton County, KSKS5,288-3.7%−3805%

65Neosho County, KSKS15,637-3.7%+1551%

66Wichita County, KSKS2,031-3.7%−55%

67Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-3.6%−65%

68Atchison County, KSKS16,172-3.4%+265%

69Anderson County, KSKS8,018-3.3%−183%

70Osage County, KSKS15,693-3.2%−134%

71Coffey County, KSKS8,467-2.8%−151%

72Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018-2.5%−158%

73Saline County, KSKS53,377-2.3%−127%

74Harvey County, KSKS33,580-1.9%−132%

75Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-1.9%+101%

76Jackson County, KSKS13,438-1.7%−117%

77Sherman County, KSKS5,763-1.4%−42%

78Marshall County, KSKS9,852-0.8%−88%

79Linn County, KSKS9,950-0.7%−104%

80Crawford County, KSKS39,008-0.4%−106%

81Franklin County, KSKS26,299+0.0%−100%

82Kearny County, KSKS3,888+0.2%−99%

83Logan County, KSKS2,661+0.2%−119%

84Thomas County, KSKS7,725+0.4%−140%

85Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+0.5%−90%

86Gove County, KSKS2,631+0.9%−117%

87Nemaha County, KSKS10,054+0.9%−64%

88Riley County, KSKS72,598+1.2%−119%

89Ford County, KSKS33,993+1.3%−93%

90Rawlins County, KSKS2,431+1.7%−113%

91Ellis County, KSKS29,075+1.7%−71%

92Wallace County, KSKS1,441+1.8%−146%

93Butler County, KSKS69,484+2.3%−87%

94Greeley County, KSKS1,182+3.0%−122%

95McPherson County, KSKS30,064+3.6%−57%

96Miami County, KSKS36,240+4.3%−79%

97Scott County, KSKS4,815+4.4%−236%

98Finney County, KSKS37,505+4.6%−80%

99Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+5.1%−58%

100Geary County, KSKS36,338+6.9%−184%

101Douglas County, KSKS120,920+7.2%−68%

102Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+7.4%+11%

103Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+7.5%−394%

104Johnson County, KSKS636,906+12.1%−55%

105Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+17.3%+34%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES