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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. The median across all 64 is -40. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kansas City, KS, up 60 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲60Kansas City, KSKS157,805-1,472−49%

02▲4Topeka, KSKS125,795-801−132%

03▲41Park City, KSKS9,458-660−186%

04▲41Fort Riley, KSKS8,606-624–

05▲10Junction City, KSKS22,583-601−65%

06▲1Salina, KSKS46,094-582−117%

07▲2Liberal, KSKS19,010-509−116%

08▲39Garden City, KSKS27,402-332−108%

09▲9Ulysses, KSKS5,524-312−171%

10▼9Hutchinson, KSKS39,595-297−120%

11▲20Eudora, KSKS6,506-289−122%

12▼9Great Bend, KSKS14,266-254+210%

13▼2Newton, KSKS18,353-205−142%

14▲16Colby, KSKS5,489-183−439%

15▲20Dodge City, KSKS27,653-175−104%

16▼11Parsons, KSKS9,315-175−57%

17▼15Coffeyville, KSKS8,460-164−91%

18▲33Leavenworth, KSKS37,012-156−95%

19▲15Haysville, KSKS11,353-145−205%

20▼16Independence, KSKS8,193-126−24%

21▼5Chanute, KSKS8,584-124+61%

22▲7Mulvane, KSKS7,030-115−124%

23▲4Roeland Park, KSKS6,683-108−88%

24▼3El Dorado, KSKS12,696-101−121%

25▼3Atchison, KSKS10,789-100−76%

26▼13Wellington, KSKS7,541-100−140%

27▲23Leawood, KSKS34,093-93−101%

28▼14Arkansas City, KSKS11,800-90−89%

29▲14McPherson, KSKS13,918-87−106%

30▲18Prairie, KSKS23,008-83−93%

31▼19Winfield, KSKS11,745-66−124%

32▼13Iola, KSKS5,240-48−2%

33▼8Augusta, KSKS9,073-40−107%

34▲6Mission, KSKS10,125-39−117%

35▼15Pratt, KSKS6,574-26−78%

36▼10Merriam, KSKS11,509-13−98%

37▼20Abilene, KSKS6,552-11−104%

38▼5Pittsburg, KSKS20,569-9−101%

39▼31Emporia, KSKS24,137-8−101%

40▼12Paola, KSKS5,880+2−99%

41▼4Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962+2−99%

42▼32Fort Scott, KSKS7,500+3−105%

43▼20Lansing, KSKS11,331+7−100%

44▼5Hays, KSKS21,258+27−99%

45▼21Ottawa, KSKS12,716+53−96%

46▼5Louisburg, KSKS5,299+125−80%

47▲2Manhattan, KSKS54,673+139−98%

48▼16De Soto, KSKS7,083+296−87%

49▼11Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208+318−17%

50▲12Wichita, KSKS400,987+413−99%

51▲5Derby, KSKS26,606+437−86%

52Basehor, KSKS8,249+595−6%

53▼7Bel Aire, KSKS10,287+781−64%

54▼12Goddard, KSKS6,638+946+306%

55▲5Lenexa, KSKS60,506+950−85%

56▼1Andover, KSKS17,370+1,073−60%

57▼4Maize, KSKS7,853+1,089+213%

58▲1Lawrence, KSKS96,367+1,117−92%

59▼5Spring Hill, KSKS10,777+1,168+117%

60▼2Shawnee, KSKS69,848+1,231−88%

61▼4Gardner, KSKS26,154+1,239−80%

62▼26Valley Center, KSKS7,685+1,250−1%

63▲1Overland Park, KSKS203,677+3,068−92%

64▼1Olathe, KSKS150,025+3,767−87%

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