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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties · 2000

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

01Graham County, KSKS2,371-16.9%+0%

02Comanche County, KSKS1,673-15.0%+0%

03Ness County, KSKS2,617-14.4%+0%

04Decatur County, KSKS2,716-13.7%+0%

05Greeley County, KSKS1,182-13.5%+0%

06Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-12.9%+0%

07Jewell County, KSKS2,830-10.8%+0%

08Stafford County, KSKS4,005-10.7%+0%

09Smith County, KSKS3,566-10.7%+0%

10Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-10.4%+0%

11Trego County, KSKS2,740-10.2%+0%

12Republic County, KSKS4,640-10.0%+0%

13Barber County, KSKS4,083-9.7%+0%

14Lane County, KSKS1,508-9.3%+0%

15Phillips County, KSKS4,728-8.9%+0%

16Edwards County, KSKS2,640-8.9%+0%

17Osborne County, KSKS3,285-8.5%+0%

18Washington County, KSKS5,533-8.3%+0%

19Harper County, KSKS5,370-8.3%+0%

20Wichita County, KSKS2,031-8.2%+0%

21Geary County, KSKS36,338-8.2%+0%

22Woodson County, KSKS3,118-8.0%+0%

23Rush County, KSKS2,845-7.6%+0%

24Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-7.6%+0%

25Cloud County, KSKS8,833-6.8%+0%

26Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-6.6%+0%

27Riley County, KSKS72,598-6.4%+0%

28Marshall County, KSKS9,852-6.3%+0%

29Russell County, KSKS6,581-5.9%+0%

30Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.9%+0%

31Gove County, KSKS2,631-5.0%+0%

32Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-4.3%+0%

33Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-4.2%+0%

34Barton County, KSKS24,790-4.0%+0%

35Wallace County, KSKS1,441-4.0%+0%

36Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-3.8%+0%

37Clay County, KSKS7,990-3.7%+0%

38Brown County, KSKS9,104-3.6%+0%

39Labette County, KSKS19,685-3.6%+0%

40Scott County, KSKS4,815-3.2%+0%

41Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597-2.5%+0%

42Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-2.4%+0%

43Sherman County, KSKS5,763-2.4%+0%

44Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-2.2%+0%

45Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-2.1%+0%

46Elk County, KSKS2,458-2.0%+0%

47Allen County, KSKS12,302-1.7%+0%

48Cowley County, KSKS34,382-1.7%+0%

49Morris County, KSKS5,348-1.5%+0%

50Clark County, KSKS1,900-1.2%+0%

51Logan County, KSKS2,661-1.1%+0%

52Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-1.1%+0%

53Thomas County, KSKS7,725-0.9%+0%

54Atchison County, KSKS16,172-0.9%+0%

55Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-0.9%+0%

56Pratt County, KSKS9,117-0.6%+0%

57Neosho County, KSKS15,637-0.2%+0%

58Norton County, KSKS5,288+0.1%+0%

59Chase County, KSKS2,572+0.3%+0%

60Sumner County, KSKS22,312+0.4%+0%

61Wilson County, KSKS8,299+0.4%+0%

62Morton County, KSKS2,470+0.5%+0%

63Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+1.4%+0%

64Rice County, KSKS9,266+1.4%+0%

65Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+2.0%+0%

66Nemaha County, KSKS10,054+2.6%+0%

67Bourbon County, KSKS14,319+2.8%+0%

68Stanton County, KSKS1,986+3.1%+0%

69Lyon County, KSKS32,266+3.5%+0%

70Marion County, KSKS11,634+3.7%+0%

71Reno County, KSKS61,539+3.8%+0%

72Anderson County, KSKS8,018+3.9%+0%

73Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+4.3%+0%

74Kingman County, KSKS7,029+4.6%+0%

75Coffey County, KSKS8,467+5.5%+0%

76Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+5.5%+0%

77Cherokee County, KSKS19,105+5.8%+0%

78Ellis County, KSKS29,075+5.8%+0%

79Harvey County, KSKS33,580+5.9%+0%

80Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+6.7%+0%

81Crawford County, KSKS39,008+7.5%+0%

82Stevens County, KSKS4,984+8.2%+0%

83McPherson County, KSKS30,064+8.4%+0%

84Saline County, KSKS53,377+8.7%+0%

85Meade County, KSKS3,852+9.0%+0%

86Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+9.4%+0%

87Gray County, KSKS5,652+9.4%+0%

88Osage County, KSKS15,693+9.6%+0%

89Jackson County, KSKS13,438+9.8%+0%

90Grant County, KSKS7,028+10.5%+0%

91Haskell County, KSKS3,599+10.8%+0%

92Hamilton County, KSKS2,500+11.8%+0%

93Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+12.2%+0%

94Kearny County, KSKS3,888+12.5%+0%

95Franklin County, KSKS26,299+12.7%+0%

96Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+12.9%+0%

97Jefferson County, KSKS18,296+15.9%+0%

98Linn County, KSKS9,950+15.9%+0%

99Butler County, KSKS69,484+17.6%+0%

100Ford County, KSKS33,993+18.2%+0%

101Seward County, KSKS21,073+20.1%+0%

102Miami County, KSKS36,240+20.8%+0%

103Douglas County, KSKS120,920+22.2%+0%

104Finney County, KSKS37,505+22.5%+0%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,906+27.0%+0%

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