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Most densely populated, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Johnson County, KSKS636,9061,288+35%

02Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5971,116+7%

03Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433525+16%

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,607329+5%

05Douglas County, KSKS120,920261+19%

06Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590177+19%

07Riley County, KSKS72,598118+15%

08Geary County, KSKS36,33896+31%

09Saline County, KSKS53,37775+1%

10Crawford County, KSKS39,00866+2%

11Harvey County, KSKS33,58063+4%

12Miami County, KSKS36,24059+21%

13Reno County, KSKS61,53949−4%

14Montgomery County, KSKS30,17749−13%

15Butler County, KSKS69,48447+13%

16Franklin County, KSKS26,29945+5%

17Lyon County, KSKS32,26638−10%

18Atchison County, KSKS16,17238−3%

19Jefferson County, KSKS18,29634−0%

20Seward County, KSKS21,07334−2%

21McPherson County, KSKS30,06434+2%

22Cherokee County, KSKS19,10533−14%

23Ellis County, KSKS29,07532+5%

24Labette County, KSKS19,68531−12%

25Ford County, KSKS33,99331+6%

26Cowley County, KSKS34,38231−5%

27Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18630+39%

28Finney County, KSKS37,50530−5%

29Barton County, KSKS24,79028−10%

30Neosho County, KSKS15,63728−6%

31Allen County, KSKS12,30225−13%

32Bourbon County, KSKS14,31923−7%

33Osage County, KSKS15,69322−6%

34Dickinson County, KSKS18,63722−5%

35Jackson County, KSKS13,43820+5%

36Doniphan County, KSKS7,59419−9%

37Sumner County, KSKS22,31219−14%

38Brown County, KSKS9,10417−11%

39Linn County, KSKS9,95016+0%

40Wilson County, KSKS8,29915−17%

41Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414−4%

42Anderson County, KSKS8,01814−3%

43Coffey County, KSKS8,46713−6%

44Rice County, KSKS9,26613−12%

45Grant County, KSKS7,02813−7%

46Cloud County, KSKS8,83313−12%

47Clay County, KSKS7,99013−8%

48Marion County, KSKS11,63413−12%

49Pratt County, KSKS9,11712−5%

50Marshall County, KSKS9,85211−8%

51Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2579−2%

52Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189−0%

53Kingman County, KSKS7,0299−14%

54Pawnee County, KSKS5,9918−14%

55Mitchell County, KSKS5,5908−16%

56Ottawa County, KSKS5,7448−7%

57Morris County, KSKS5,3488−12%

58Russell County, KSKS6,5818−9%

59Thomas County, KSKS7,7257−3%

60Stevens County, KSKS4,9847−4%

61Scott County, KSKS4,8157+1%

62Harper County, KSKS5,3707−16%

63Haskell County, KSKS3,5997−12%

64Republic County, KSKS4,6407−20%

65Gray County, KSKS5,6527−4%

66Woodson County, KSKS3,1186−18%

67Norton County, KSKS5,2886−8%

68Washington County, KSKS5,5336−15%

69Phillips County, KSKS4,7286−17%

70Sherman County, KSKS5,7636−12%

71Rooks County, KSKS4,6466−13%

72Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3215−22%

73Greenwood County, KSKS5,8265−22%

74Stafford County, KSKS4,0055−15%

75Edwards County, KSKS2,6405−16%

76Kearny County, KSKS3,8885−12%

77Meade County, KSKS3,8524−12%

78Rush County, KSKS2,8454−17%

79Lincoln County, KSKS2,8614−18%

80Smith County, KSKS3,5664−21%

81Osborne County, KSKS3,2854−21%

82Elk County, KSKS2,4584−24%

83Barber County, KSKS4,0834−20%

84Morton County, KSKS2,4704−23%

85Kiowa County, KSKS2,4323−25%

86Chase County, KSKS2,5723−15%

87Jewell County, KSKS2,8303−23%

88Trego County, KSKS2,7403−15%

89Decatur County, KSKS2,7163−20%

90Stanton County, KSKS1,9863−13%

91Wichita County, KSKS2,0313−15%

92Sheridan County, KSKS2,4273−13%

93Graham County, KSKS2,3713−18%

94Logan County, KSKS2,6613−9%

95Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6043−17%

96Gove County, KSKS2,6313−11%

97Hamilton County, KSKS2,5003−6%

98Ness County, KSKS2,6173−22%

99Rawlins County, KSKS2,4312−14%

100Lane County, KSKS1,5082−27%

101Comanche County, KSKS1,6732−14%

102Clark County, KSKS1,9002−17%

103Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6192−17%

104Wallace County, KSKS1,4412−14%

105Greeley County, KSKS1,1822−16%

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