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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties · 2010

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

01Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-22.1%+112%

02Jewell County, KSKS2,830-18.8%+74%

03Lane County, KSKS1,508-18.8%+103%

04Greeley County, KSKS1,182-18.7%+38%

05Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-15.8%+1353%

06Wallace County, KSKS1,441-15.1%+282%

07Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-15.1%+17%

08Smith County, KSKS3,566-15.1%+41%

09Decatur County, KSKS2,716-14.7%+8%

10Republic County, KSKS4,640-14.7%+47%

11Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-13.9%+477%

12Osborne County, KSKS3,285-13.3%+56%

13Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-12.8%+478%

14Woodson County, KSKS3,118-12.6%+59%

15Kearny County, KSKS3,888-12.2%−198%

16Gove County, KSKS2,631-12.2%+141%

17Edwards County, KSKS2,640-11.9%+34%

18Graham County, KSKS2,371-11.8%−30%

19Wichita County, KSKS2,031-11.7%+43%

20Elk County, KSKS2,458-11.6%+486%

21Sherman County, KSKS5,763-11.1%+363%

22Washington County, KSKS5,533-10.6%+26%

23Ness County, KSKS2,617-10.0%−30%

24Trego County, KSKS2,740-9.6%−6%

25Logan County, KSKS2,661-9.5%+738%

26Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-9.4%+359%

27Kingman County, KSKS7,029-9.4%−305%

28Finney County, KSKS37,505-9.2%−141%

29Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-9.1%+21%

30Wilson County, KSKS8,299-8.9%−2238%

31Rooks County, KSKS4,646-8.9%+51%

32Barber County, KSKS4,083-8.4%−13%

33Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-8.1%+92%

34Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-8.1%+114%

35Chase County, KSKS2,572-7.9%−2759%

36Marshall County, KSKS9,852-7.7%+22%

37Harper County, KSKS5,370-7.7%−7%

38Morton County, KSKS2,470-7.5%−1736%

39Stafford County, KSKS4,005-7.4%−32%

40Clark County, KSKS1,900-7.3%+532%

41Cloud County, KSKS8,833-7.2%+5%

42Stanton County, KSKS1,986-7.1%−327%

43Allen County, KSKS12,302-7.0%+308%

44Sumner County, KSKS22,312-7.0%−1821%

45Brown County, KSKS9,104-6.9%+90%

46Rush County, KSKS2,845-6.9%−9%

47Rice County, KSKS9,266-6.3%−543%

48Lyon County, KSKS32,266-6.2%−280%

49Phillips County, KSKS4,728-6.0%−33%

50Russell County, KSKS6,581-5.4%−9%

51Labette County, KSKS19,685-5.4%+49%

52Marion County, KSKS11,634-5.2%−243%

53Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-5.0%−294%

54Norton County, KSKS5,288-4.7%−4795%

55Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-4.4%−177%

56Comanche County, KSKS1,673-3.9%−74%

57Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-3.7%−361%

58Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-3.6%−16%

59Scott County, KSKS4,815-3.6%+12%

60Thomas County, KSKS7,725-3.4%+262%

61Clay County, KSKS7,990-3.3%−11%

62Coffey County, KSKS8,467-3.0%−154%

63Morris County, KSKS5,348-3.0%+96%

64Neosho County, KSKS15,637-2.9%+1179%

65Osage County, KSKS15,693-2.5%−126%

66Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-2.2%−67%

67Barton County, KSKS24,790-1.9%−53%

68Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-1.3%−149%

69McPherson County, KSKS30,064-1.3%−115%

70Meade County, KSKS3,852-1.2%−113%

71Haskell County, KSKS3,599-1.2%−111%

72Ottawa County, KSKS5,744-1.2%−112%

73Grant County, KSKS7,028-1.0%−110%

74Reno County, KSKS61,539-0.4%−111%

75Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-0.4%−54%

76Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597-0.2%−91%

77Anderson County, KSKS8,018-0.1%−103%

78Cowley County, KSKS34,382+0.1%−103%

79Pratt County, KSKS9,117+0.1%−116%

80Hamilton County, KSKS2,500+0.7%−94%

81Atchison County, KSKS16,172+0.9%−196%

82Linn County, KSKS9,950+0.9%−94%

83Gray County, KSKS5,652+1.7%−82%

84Seward County, KSKS21,073+2.0%−90%

85Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+2.1%+4%

86Crawford County, KSKS39,008+2.3%−69%

87Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+2.4%−43%

88Ellis County, KSKS29,075+3.4%−41%

89Saline County, KSKS53,377+3.7%−57%

90Jefferson County, KSKS18,296+3.8%−76%

91Ford County, KSKS33,993+4.3%−76%

92Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+4.7%−14%

93Stevens County, KSKS4,984+4.8%−42%

94Franklin County, KSKS26,299+4.9%−62%

95Harvey County, KSKS33,580+5.5%−7%

96Jackson County, KSKS13,438+6.4%−35%

97Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+10.0%−18%

98Butler County, KSKS69,484+10.8%−39%

99Douglas County, KSKS120,920+10.9%−51%

100Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+11.0%+63%

101Riley County, KSKS72,598+13.2%−306%

102Miami County, KSKS36,240+15.6%−25%

103Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+18.6%+44%

104Johnson County, KSKS636,906+20.6%−24%

105Geary County, KSKS36,338+23.0%−379%

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