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Fastest shrinking, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Morton County, KSKS2,470-16.5%−16.9 pts

02Elk County, KSKS2,458-13.8%−11.9 pts

03Ness County, KSKS2,617-13.5%+0.8 pts

04Barber County, KSKS4,083-13.0%−3.4 pts

05Phillips County, KSKS4,728-11.7%−2.8 pts

06Meade County, KSKS3,852-11.4%−20.4 pts

07Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-11.2%−4.6 pts

08Haskell County, KSKS3,599-11.2%−22.0 pts

09Comanche County, KSKS1,673-10.7%+4.3 pts

10Rush County, KSKS2,845-10.6%−3.0 pts

11Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-10.4%−16.1 pts

12Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-10.3%−6.1 pts

13Clark County, KSKS1,900-10.1%−9.0 pts

14Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-10.1%−5.8 pts

15Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-10.1%−7.8 pts

16Lane County, KSKS1,508-10.1%−0.8 pts

17Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-9.3%−7.3 pts

18Osborne County, KSKS3,285-9.3%−0.8 pts

19Harper County, KSKS5,370-9.1%−0.8 pts

20Morris County, KSKS5,348-9.1%−7.5 pts

21Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-9.1%−5.3 pts

22Wilson County, KSKS8,299-8.3%−8.8 pts

23Stevens County, KSKS4,984-8.3%−16.5 pts

24Stafford County, KSKS4,005-8.2%+2.5 pts

25Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-7.9%−6.8 pts

26Barton County, KSKS24,790-7.9%−3.9 pts

27Chase County, KSKS2,572-7.8%−8.1 pts

28Smith County, KSKS3,566-7.3%+3.3 pts

29Sumner County, KSKS22,312-7.3%−7.7 pts

30Graham County, KSKS2,371-7.0%+9.8 pts

31Dickinson County, KSKS18,637-6.8%−8.9 pts

32Stanton County, KSKS1,986-6.8%−9.9 pts

33Decatur County, KSKS2,716-6.7%+7.0 pts

34Marion County, KSKS11,634-6.6%−10.3 pts

35Labette County, KSKS19,685-6.6%−3.0 pts

36Rice County, KSKS9,266-6.5%−7.9 pts

37Trego County, KSKS2,740-6.4%+3.7 pts

38Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-6.4%−18.2 pts

39Allen County, KSKS12,302-6.3%−4.6 pts

40Republic County, KSKS4,640-6.1%+3.8 pts

41Grant County, KSKS7,028-6.1%−16.6 pts

42Gray County, KSKS5,652-5.9%−15.3 pts

43Woodson County, KSKS3,118-5.9%+2.1 pts

44Ottawa County, KSKS5,744-5.8%−15.2 pts

45Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-5.5%−6.9 pts

46Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-5.4%−8.1 pts

47Cloud County, KSKS8,833-5.3%+1.6 pts

48Pratt County, KSKS9,117-5.2%−4.6 pts

49Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.1%+0.8 pts

50Kingman County, KSKS7,029-4.9%−9.5 pts

51Clay County, KSKS7,990-4.9%−1.2 pts

52Cowley County, KSKS34,382-4.9%−3.2 pts

53Brown County, KSKS9,104-4.8%−1.1 pts

54Jewell County, KSKS2,830-4.7%+6.1 pts

55Washington County, KSKS5,533-4.6%+3.7 pts

56Lyon County, KSKS32,266-4.5%−7.9 pts

57Seward County, KSKS21,073-4.3%−24.4 pts

58Edwards County, KSKS2,640-4.3%+4.6 pts

59Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-4.3%+3.3 pts

60Reno County, KSKS61,539-4.1%−7.9 pts

61Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-4.0%−1.6 pts

62Russell County, KSKS6,581-4.0%+1.9 pts

63Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-4.0%−19.8 pts

64Norton County, KSKS5,288-3.7%−3.8 pts

65Neosho County, KSKS15,637-3.7%−3.5 pts

66Wichita County, KSKS2,031-3.7%+4.6 pts

67Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-3.6%+6.8 pts

68Atchison County, KSKS16,172-3.4%−2.5 pts

69Anderson County, KSKS8,018-3.3%−7.2 pts

70Osage County, KSKS15,693-3.2%−12.8 pts

71Coffey County, KSKS8,467-2.8%−8.3 pts

72Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018-2.5%−6.8 pts

73Saline County, KSKS53,377-2.3%−11.1 pts

74Harvey County, KSKS33,580-1.9%−7.8 pts

75Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-1.9%−0.9 pts

76Jackson County, KSKS13,438-1.7%−11.5 pts

77Sherman County, KSKS5,763-1.4%+1.0 pts

78Marshall County, KSKS9,852-0.8%+5.5 pts

79Linn County, KSKS9,950-0.7%−16.6 pts

80Crawford County, KSKS39,008-0.4%−7.9 pts

81Franklin County, KSKS26,299+0.0%−12.7 pts

82Kearny County, KSKS3,888+0.2%−12.4 pts

83Logan County, KSKS2,661+0.2%+1.4 pts

84Thomas County, KSKS7,725+0.4%+1.3 pts

85Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+0.5%−5.0 pts

86Gove County, KSKS2,631+0.9%+5.9 pts

87Nemaha County, KSKS10,054+0.9%−1.7 pts

88Riley County, KSKS72,598+1.2%+7.6 pts

89Ford County, KSKS33,993+1.3%−16.9 pts

90Rawlins County, KSKS2,431+1.7%+14.5 pts

91Ellis County, KSKS29,075+1.7%−4.1 pts

92Wallace County, KSKS1,441+1.8%+5.8 pts

93Butler County, KSKS69,484+2.3%−15.3 pts

94Greeley County, KSKS1,182+3.0%+16.5 pts

95McPherson County, KSKS30,064+3.6%−4.8 pts

96Miami County, KSKS36,240+4.3%−16.5 pts

97Scott County, KSKS4,815+4.4%+7.6 pts

98Finney County, KSKS37,505+4.6%−17.9 pts

99Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+5.1%−7.1 pts

100Geary County, KSKS36,338+6.9%+15.1 pts

101Douglas County, KSKS120,920+7.2%−15.0 pts

102Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+7.4%+0.7 pts

103Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+7.5%+10.0 pts

104Johnson County, KSKS636,906+12.1%−15.0 pts

105Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+17.3%+4.4 pts

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