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Most population lost, Kansas cities · 2010

Kansas cities that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 63 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

01Emporia, KSKS24,137-1,844−248%

02Garden City, KSKS27,402-1,793−141%

03Kansas City, KSKS157,805-1,080−63%

04Parsons, KSKS9,315-1,014+147%

05Coffeyville, KSKS8,460-726−62%

06Prairie, KSKS23,008-625−44%

07McPherson, KSKS13,918-615−144%

08Iola, KSKS5,240-598+1120%

09Wellington, KSKS7,541-475−292%

10Mission, KSKS10,125-404−281%

11Independence, KSKS8,193-363+119%

12Chanute, KSKS8,584-292+279%

13Fort Scott, KSKS7,500-210+223%

14Leavenworth, KSKS37,012-169−95%

15Roeland Park, KSKS6,683-86−90%

16Colby, KSKS5,489-63−217%

17Merriam, KSKS11,509-5−99%

18Winfield, KSKS11,745+95−65%

19Ulysses, KSKS5,524+201−54%

20Pratt, KSKS6,574+265−326%

21Abilene, KSKS6,552+301+0%

22Arkansas City, KSKS11,800+452−157%

23Hays, KSKS21,258+497−78%

24Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962+546+53%

25Paola, KSKS5,880+591+89%

26Great Bend, KSKS14,266+650−893%

27Ottawa, KSKS12,716+728−42%

28Atchison, KSKS10,789+789−286%

29Augusta, KSKS9,073+851+56%

30Liberal, KSKS19,010+859−72%

31Bel Aire, KSKS10,287+933−56%

32Mulvane, KSKS7,030+956+103%

33El Dorado, KSKS12,696+964+102%

34Pittsburg, KSKS20,569+990−33%

35De Soto, KSKS7,083+1,159−49%

36Hutchinson, KSKS39,595+1,293−13%

37Park City, KSKS9,458+1,483+94%

38Maize, KSKS7,853+1,552+346%

39Louisburg, KSKS5,299+1,739+184%

40Eudora, KSKS6,506+1,829+41%

41Valley Center, KSKS7,685+1,939+54%

42Newton, KSKS18,353+1,942+296%

43Salina, KSKS46,094+2,028−40%

44Lansing, KSKS11,331+2,066−1%

45Dodge City, KSKS27,653+2,164−47%

46Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208+2,268+495%

47Goddard, KSKS6,638+2,307+890%

48Haysville, KSKS11,353+2,324+1584%

49Basehor, KSKS8,249+2,375+276%

50Spring Hill, KSKS10,777+2,710+404%

51Leawood, KSKS34,093+4,211−47%

52Derby, KSKS26,606+4,351+40%

53Junction City, KSKS22,583+4,467−360%

54Andover, KSKS17,370+5,093+92%

55Topeka, KSKS125,795+5,096+104%

56Manhattan, KSKS54,673+7,450+5%

57Lawrence, KSKS96,367+7,545−48%

58Lenexa, KSKS60,506+7,952+28%

59Gardner, KSKS26,154+9,727+55%

60Shawnee, KSKS69,848+14,213+42%

61Overland Park, KSKS203,677+24,292−35%

62Olathe, KSKS150,025+32,910+11%

63Wichita, KSKS400,987+38,084−5%

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