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Most population gained, Kansas cities

Kansas cities that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is -40. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Scott, KS, up 32 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲1Olathe, KSKS150,025+3,767−87%

02▼1Overland Park, KSKS203,677+3,068−92%

03▲26Valley Center, KSKS7,685+1,250−1%

04▲4Gardner, KSKS26,154+1,239−80%

05▲2Shawnee, KSKS69,848+1,231−88%

06▲5Spring Hill, KSKS10,777+1,168+117%

07▼1Lawrence, KSKS96,367+1,117−92%

08▲4Maize, KSKS7,853+1,089+213%

09▲1Andover, KSKS17,370+1,073−60%

10▼5Lenexa, KSKS60,506+950−85%

11▲12Goddard, KSKS6,638+946+306%

12▲6Bel Aire, KSKS10,287+781−64%

13Basehor, KSKS8,249+595−6%

14▼5Derby, KSKS26,606+437−86%

15▼12Wichita, KSKS400,987+413−99%

16▲11Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208+318−17%

17▲16De Soto, KSKS7,083+296−87%

18▼2Manhattan, KSKS54,673+139−98%

19▲5Louisburg, KSKS5,299+125−80%

20▲21Ottawa, KSKS12,716+53−96%

21▲5Hays, KSKS21,258+27−99%

22▲20Lansing, KSKS11,331+7−100%

23▲32Fort Scott, KSKS7,500+3−105%

24▲13Paola, KSKS5,880+2−99%

25▲3Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962+2−99%

26▲31Emporia, KSKS24,137-8−101%

27▲5Pittsburg, KSKS20,569-9−101%

28▲20Abilene, KSKS6,552-11−104%

29▲10Merriam, KSKS11,509-13−98%

30▲15Pratt, KSKS6,574-26−78%

31▼6Mission, KSKS10,125-39−117%

32▲8Augusta, KSKS9,073-40−107%

33▲13Iola, KSKS5,240-48−2%

34▲19Winfield, KSKS11,745-66−124%

35▼18Prairie, KSKS23,008-83−93%

36▼14McPherson, KSKS13,918-87−106%

37▲14Arkansas City, KSKS11,800-90−89%

38▼23Leawood, KSKS34,093-93−101%

39▲4Atchison, KSKS10,789-100−76%

40▲12Wellington, KSKS7,541-100−140%

41▲3El Dorado, KSKS12,696-101−121%

42▼4Roeland Park, KSKS6,683-108−88%

43▼7Mulvane, KSKS7,030-115−124%

44▲5Chanute, KSKS8,584-124+61%

45▲16Independence, KSKS8,193-126−24%

46▼15Haysville, KSKS11,353-145−205%

47▼33Leavenworth, KSKS37,012-156−95%

48▲15Coffeyville, KSKS8,460-164−91%

49▼19Dodge City, KSKS27,653-175−104%

50▲10Parsons, KSKS9,315-175−57%

51▼16Colby, KSKS5,489-183−439%

52▲2Newton, KSKS18,353-205−142%

53▲9Great Bend, KSKS14,266-254+210%

54▼20Eudora, KSKS6,506-289−122%

55▲9Hutchinson, KSKS39,595-297−120%

56▼9Ulysses, KSKS5,524-312−171%

57▼38Garden City, KSKS27,402-332−108%

58▼2Liberal, KSKS19,010-509−116%

59▼1Salina, KSKS46,094-582−117%

60▼10Junction City, KSKS22,583-601−65%

61▼41Fort Riley, KSKS8,606-624–

62▼41Park City, KSKS9,458-660−186%

63▼4Topeka, KSKS125,795-801−132%

64▼60Kansas City, KSKS157,805-1,472−49%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES