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Largest by population, Kansas counties · 2000

The most populous Kansas counties as of the 2000 population estimates. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

01Sedgwick County, KSKS452,869+12%

02Johnson County, KSKS451,086+27%

03Shawnee County, KSKS169,871+6%

04Wyandotte County, KSKS157,882−3%

05Douglas County, KSKS99,962+22%

06Leavenworth County, KSKS68,691+7%

07Reno County, KSKS64,790+4%

08Riley County, KSKS62,843−6%

09Butler County, KSKS59,482+18%

10Saline County, KSKS53,597+9%

11Finney County, KSKS40,523+23%

12Crawford County, KSKS38,242+8%

13Cowley County, KSKS36,291−2%

14Montgomery County, KSKS36,252−7%

15Lyon County, KSKS35,935+3%

16Harvey County, KSKS32,869+6%

17Ford County, KSKS32,458+18%

18McPherson County, KSKS29,554+8%

19Miami County, KSKS28,351+21%

20Barton County, KSKS28,205−4%

21Geary County, KSKS27,947−8%

22Ellis County, KSKS27,507+6%

23Sumner County, KSKS25,946+0%

24Franklin County, KSKS24,784+13%

25Labette County, KSKS22,835−4%

26Cherokee County, KSKS22,605+6%

27Seward County, KSKS22,510+20%

28Dickinson County, KSKS19,344+2%

29Jefferson County, KSKS18,426+16%

30Pottawatomie County, KSKS18,209+13%

31Neosho County, KSKS16,997−0%

32Atchison County, KSKS16,774−1%

33Osage County, KSKS16,712+10%

34Bourbon County, KSKS15,379+3%

35Allen County, KSKS14,385−2%

36Marion County, KSKS13,361+4%

37Jackson County, KSKS12,657+10%

38Marshall County, KSKS10,965−6%

39Rice County, KSKS10,761+1%

40Brown County, KSKS10,724−4%

41Nemaha County, KSKS10,717+3%

42Wilson County, KSKS10,332+0%

43Cloud County, KSKS10,268−7%

44Pratt County, KSKS9,647−1%

45Linn County, KSKS9,570+16%

46Coffey County, KSKS8,865+5%

47Clay County, KSKS8,822−4%

48Kingman County, KSKS8,673+5%

49Doniphan County, KSKS8,249+1%

50Thomas County, KSKS8,180−1%

51Anderson County, KSKS8,110+4%

52Grant County, KSKS7,909+10%

53Greenwood County, KSKS7,673−2%

54Russell County, KSKS7,370−6%

55Pawnee County, KSKS7,233−4%

56Mitchell County, KSKS6,932−4%

57Wabaunsee County, KSKS6,885+4%

58Sherman County, KSKS6,760−2%

59Harper County, KSKS6,536−8%

60Ellsworth County, KSKS6,525−1%

61Washington County, KSKS6,483−8%

62Ottawa County, KSKS6,163+9%

63Morris County, KSKS6,104−2%

64Phillips County, KSKS6,001−9%

65Norton County, KSKS5,953+0%

66Gray County, KSKS5,904+9%

67Republic County, KSKS5,835−10%

68Rooks County, KSKS5,685−6%

69Stevens County, KSKS5,463+8%

70Barber County, KSKS5,307−10%

71Scott County, KSKS5,120−3%

72Stafford County, KSKS4,789−11%

73Meade County, KSKS4,631+9%

74Smith County, KSKS4,536−11%

75Kearny County, KSKS4,531+13%

76Osborne County, KSKS4,452−9%

77Chautauqua County, KSKS4,359−1%

78Haskell County, KSKS4,307+11%

79Jewell County, KSKS3,791−11%

80Woodson County, KSKS3,788−8%

81Lincoln County, KSKS3,578−2%

82Rush County, KSKS3,551−8%

83Morton County, KSKS3,496+0%

84Decatur County, KSKS3,472−14%

85Ness County, KSKS3,454−14%

86Edwards County, KSKS3,449−9%

87Trego County, KSKS3,319−10%

88Kiowa County, KSKS3,278−10%

89Elk County, KSKS3,261−2%

90Cheyenne County, KSKS3,165−2%

91Gove County, KSKS3,068−5%

92Logan County, KSKS3,046−1%

93Chase County, KSKS3,030+0%

94Rawlins County, KSKS2,966−13%

95Graham County, KSKS2,946−17%

96Sheridan County, KSKS2,813−8%

97Hamilton County, KSKS2,670+12%

98Wichita County, KSKS2,531−8%

99Stanton County, KSKS2,406+3%

100Clark County, KSKS2,390−1%

101Lane County, KSKS2,155−9%

102Hodgeman County, KSKS2,085−4%

103Comanche County, KSKS1,967−15%

104Wallace County, KSKS1,749−4%

105Greeley County, KSKS1,534−14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS