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Most population lost, Kansas cities

Kansas cities that lost 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Kansas City, KSKS157,805-1,472−49%

02Topeka, KSKS125,795-801−132%

03Park City, KSKS9,458-660−186%

04Fort Riley, KSKS8,606-624–

05Junction City, KSKS22,583-601−65%

06Salina, KSKS46,094-582−117%

07Liberal, KSKS19,010-509−116%

08Garden City, KSKS27,402-332−108%

09Ulysses, KSKS5,524-312−171%

10Hutchinson, KSKS39,595-297−120%

11Eudora, KSKS6,506-289−122%

12Great Bend, KSKS14,266-254+210%

13Newton, KSKS18,353-205−142%

14Colby, KSKS5,489-183−439%

15Dodge City, KSKS27,653-175−104%

16Parsons, KSKS9,315-175−57%

17Coffeyville, KSKS8,460-164−91%

18Leavenworth, KSKS37,012-156−95%

19Haysville, KSKS11,353-145−205%

20Independence, KSKS8,193-126−24%

21Chanute, KSKS8,584-124+61%

22Mulvane, KSKS7,030-115−124%

23Roeland Park, KSKS6,683-108−88%

24El Dorado, KSKS12,696-101−121%

25Atchison, KSKS10,789-100−76%

26Wellington, KSKS7,541-100−140%

27Leawood, KSKS34,093-93−101%

28Arkansas City, KSKS11,800-90−89%

29McPherson, KSKS13,918-87−106%

30Prairie, KSKS23,008-83−93%

31Winfield, KSKS11,745-66−124%

32Iola, KSKS5,240-48−2%

33Augusta, KSKS9,073-40−107%

34Mission, KSKS10,125-39−117%

35Pratt, KSKS6,574-26−78%

36Merriam, KSKS11,509-13−98%

37Abilene, KSKS6,552-11−104%

38Pittsburg, KSKS20,569-9−101%

39Emporia, KSKS24,137-8−101%

40Paola, KSKS5,880+2−99%

41Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962+2−99%

42Fort Scott, KSKS7,500+3−105%

43Lansing, KSKS11,331+7−100%

44Hays, KSKS21,258+27−99%

45Ottawa, KSKS12,716+53−96%

46Louisburg, KSKS5,299+125−80%

47Manhattan, KSKS54,673+139−98%

48De Soto, KSKS7,083+296−87%

49Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208+318−17%

50Wichita, KSKS400,987+413−99%

51Derby, KSKS26,606+437−86%

52Basehor, KSKS8,249+595−6%

53Bel Aire, KSKS10,287+781−64%

54Goddard, KSKS6,638+946+306%

55Lenexa, KSKS60,506+950−85%

56Andover, KSKS17,370+1,073−60%

57Maize, KSKS7,853+1,089+213%

58Lawrence, KSKS96,367+1,117−92%

59Spring Hill, KSKS10,777+1,168+117%

60Shawnee, KSKS69,848+1,231−88%

61Gardner, KSKS26,154+1,239−80%

62Valley Center, KSKS7,685+1,250−1%

63Overland Park, KSKS203,677+3,068−92%

64Olathe, KSKS150,025+3,767−87%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES