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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties · 2010

Kansas counties with the steepest population decline from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-22.1%−11.7 pts

02Jewell County, KSKS2,830-18.8%−8.0 pts

03Lane County, KSKS1,508-18.8%−9.5 pts

04Greeley County, KSKS1,182-18.7%−5.2 pts

05Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-15.8%−14.7 pts

06Wallace County, KSKS1,441-15.1%−11.1 pts

07Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-15.1%−2.2 pts

08Smith County, KSKS3,566-15.1%−4.4 pts

09Decatur County, KSKS2,716-14.7%−1.1 pts

10Republic County, KSKS4,640-14.7%−4.7 pts

11Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-13.9%−11.5 pts

12Osborne County, KSKS3,285-13.3%−4.8 pts

13Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-12.8%−10.6 pts

14Woodson County, KSKS3,118-12.6%−4.7 pts

15Kearny County, KSKS3,888-12.2%−24.7 pts

16Gove County, KSKS2,631-12.2%−7.1 pts

17Edwards County, KSKS2,640-11.9%−3.0 pts

18Graham County, KSKS2,371-11.8%+5.0 pts

19Wichita County, KSKS2,031-11.7%−3.5 pts

20Elk County, KSKS2,458-11.6%−9.6 pts

21Sherman County, KSKS5,763-11.1%−8.7 pts

22Washington County, KSKS5,533-10.6%−2.2 pts

23Ness County, KSKS2,617-10.0%+4.3 pts

24Trego County, KSKS2,740-9.6%+0.6 pts

25Logan County, KSKS2,661-9.5%−8.4 pts

26Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-9.4%−7.4 pts

27Kingman County, KSKS7,029-9.4%−14.0 pts

28Finney County, KSKS37,505-9.2%−31.8 pts

29Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-9.1%−1.6 pts

30Wilson County, KSKS8,299-8.9%−9.4 pts

31Rooks County, KSKS4,646-8.9%−3.0 pts

32Barber County, KSKS4,083-8.4%+1.2 pts

33Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-8.1%−3.9 pts

34Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-8.1%−4.3 pts

35Chase County, KSKS2,572-7.9%−8.2 pts

36Marshall County, KSKS9,852-7.7%−1.4 pts

37Harper County, KSKS5,370-7.7%+0.6 pts

38Morton County, KSKS2,470-7.5%−8.0 pts

39Stafford County, KSKS4,005-7.4%+3.4 pts

40Clark County, KSKS1,900-7.3%−6.2 pts

41Cloud County, KSKS8,833-7.2%−0.3 pts

42Stanton County, KSKS1,986-7.1%−10.2 pts

43Allen County, KSKS12,302-7.0%−5.3 pts

44Sumner County, KSKS22,312-7.0%−7.4 pts

45Brown County, KSKS9,104-6.9%−3.3 pts

46Rush County, KSKS2,845-6.9%+0.7 pts

47Rice County, KSKS9,266-6.3%−7.7 pts

48Lyon County, KSKS32,266-6.2%−9.7 pts

49Phillips County, KSKS4,728-6.0%+3.0 pts

50Russell County, KSKS6,581-5.4%+0.5 pts

51Labette County, KSKS19,685-5.4%−1.8 pts

52Marion County, KSKS11,634-5.2%−8.9 pts

53Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-5.0%−7.6 pts

54Norton County, KSKS5,288-4.7%−4.8 pts

55Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-4.4%−10.2 pts

56Comanche County, KSKS1,673-3.9%+11.1 pts

57Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-3.7%−5.1 pts

58Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-3.6%+0.7 pts

59Scott County, KSKS4,815-3.6%−0.4 pts

60Thomas County, KSKS7,725-3.4%−2.5 pts

61Clay County, KSKS7,990-3.3%+0.4 pts

62Coffey County, KSKS8,467-3.0%−8.5 pts

63Morris County, KSKS5,348-3.0%−1.4 pts

64Neosho County, KSKS15,637-2.9%−2.6 pts

65Osage County, KSKS15,693-2.5%−12.1 pts

66Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-2.2%+4.5 pts

67Barton County, KSKS24,790-1.9%+2.1 pts

68Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-1.3%−4.1 pts

69McPherson County, KSKS30,064-1.3%−9.6 pts

70Meade County, KSKS3,852-1.2%−10.3 pts

71Haskell County, KSKS3,599-1.2%−12.0 pts

72Ottawa County, KSKS5,744-1.2%−10.6 pts

73Grant County, KSKS7,028-1.0%−11.5 pts

74Reno County, KSKS61,539-0.4%−4.3 pts

75Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-0.4%+0.5 pts

76Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597-0.2%+2.3 pts

77Anderson County, KSKS8,018-0.1%−4.0 pts

78Cowley County, KSKS34,382+0.1%+1.7 pts

79Pratt County, KSKS9,117+0.1%+0.7 pts

80Hamilton County, KSKS2,500+0.7%−11.1 pts

81Atchison County, KSKS16,172+0.9%+1.8 pts

82Linn County, KSKS9,950+0.9%−15.0 pts

83Gray County, KSKS5,652+1.7%−7.7 pts

84Seward County, KSKS21,073+2.0%−18.1 pts

85Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+2.1%+0.1 pts

86Crawford County, KSKS39,008+2.3%−5.2 pts

87Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+2.4%−1.8 pts

88Ellis County, KSKS29,075+3.4%−2.3 pts

89Saline County, KSKS53,377+3.7%−5.0 pts

90Jefferson County, KSKS18,296+3.8%−12.1 pts

91Ford County, KSKS33,993+4.3%−13.9 pts

92Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+4.7%−0.8 pts

93Stevens County, KSKS4,984+4.8%−3.4 pts

94Franklin County, KSKS26,299+4.9%−7.8 pts

95Harvey County, KSKS33,580+5.5%−0.4 pts

96Jackson County, KSKS13,438+6.4%−3.5 pts

97Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+10.0%−2.1 pts

98Butler County, KSKS69,484+10.8%−6.8 pts

99Douglas County, KSKS120,920+10.9%−11.3 pts

100Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+11.0%+4.3 pts

101Riley County, KSKS72,598+13.2%+19.6 pts

102Miami County, KSKS36,240+15.6%−5.2 pts

103Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+18.6%+5.7 pts

104Johnson County, KSKS636,906+20.6%−6.4 pts

105Geary County, KSKS36,338+23.0%+31.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS