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Most population lost, Kansas counties

Kansas counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is -101. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Finney County, KS, up 96 places to #2.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-1,309−49%

02▲96Finney County, KSKS37,505-965−113%

03▲7Saline County, KSKS53,377-926−122%

04▲7Seward County, KSKS21,073-891−124%

05▼1Barton County, KSKS24,790-703−40%

06▲2Labette County, KSKS19,685-499−42%

07▲13Harvey County, KSKS33,580-444−124%

08▲33Kingman County, KSKS7,029-441−216%

09▲25Brown County, KSKS9,104-4040%

10▲89Geary County, KSKS36,338-401−84%

11▼9Reno County, KSKS61,539-359−115%

12▲78Scott County, KSKS4,815-336+99%

13▲2Wilson County, KSKS8,299-325−856%

14▲19Grant County, KSKS7,028-324−143%

15▲79Shawnee County, KSKS178,607-302−103%

16▲75Ford County, KSKS33,993-294−106%

17▲37Rooks County, KSKS4,646-273−23%

18▲54Edwards County, KSKS2,640-267−21%

19▲4Neosho County, KSKS15,637-267+603%

20▲16Stevens County, KSKS4,984-266−164%

21▼4Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-262−19%

22▼19Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-257−121%

23▼4Phillips County, KSKS4,728-253−57%

24▲4Morton County, KSKS2,470-231−1544%

25▼13Allen County, KSKS12,302-224−11%

26▲63Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-219−181%

27▲16Osborne County, KSKS3,285-215−48%

28▼4Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-206−24%

29▲57Thomas County, KSKS7,725-205+163%

30Meade County, KSKS3,852-203−153%

31Cloud County, KSKS8,833-199−74%

32▼14Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-190+9%

33▼20Marion County, KSKS11,634-189−140%

34▲45Marshall County, KSKS9,852-186−75%

35Haskell County, KSKS3,599-181−143%

36▼11Atchison County, KSKS16,172-176+11%

37▲22Norton County, KSKS5,288-171−2950%

38▼33Cowley County, KSKS34,382-167−73%

39▲38Sherman County, KSKS5,763-164−1%

40▼19Rice County, KSKS9,266-161−207%

41▲54McPherson County, KSKS30,064-159−107%

42▼20Barber County, KSKS4,083-145−74%

43▲45Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-130−70%

44▼5Clay County, KSKS7,990-127−62%

45▲33Wichita County, KSKS2,031-121−47%

46▲27Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-119+95%

47▼21Harper County, KSKS5,370-115−80%

48▼2Rush County, KSKS2,845-111−62%

49▲2Russell County, KSKS6,581-110−76%

50▲13Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-104+13%

51▲36Greeley County, KSKS1,182-102−57%

52▲19Jewell County, KSKS2,830-102−78%

53▲30Logan County, KSKS2,661-101+189%

54▲16Stanton County, KSKS1,986-98−234%

55▲27Kearny County, KSKS3,888-95−119%

56▲1Clark County, KSKS1,900-91+225%

57▲27Gove County, KSKS2,631-87−47%

58▼10Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-78+4%

59▼30Osage County, KSKS15,693-73−105%

60▼44Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-72−103%

61▲24Wallace County, KSKS1,441-71−1%

62▼24Ness County, KSKS2,617-70−88%

63▼57Sumner County, KSKS22,312-70−167%

64Trego County, KSKS2,740-68−82%

65▼23Stafford County, KSKS4,005-67−88%

66Lane County, KSKS1,508-66−70%

67▼18Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-58+21%

68▼7Decatur County, KSKS2,716-48−91%

69▼4Graham County, KSKS2,371-44−93%

70▼56Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-41−110%

71▼39Pratt County, KSKS9,117-40−27%

72▼45Morris County, KSKS5,348-38−60%

73▼26Republic County, KSKS4,640-34−95%

74▲2Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-28−93%

75▼35Elk County, KSKS2,458-25−62%

76▼1Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-20−91%

77▼9Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-18−106%

78▼18Comanche County, KSKS1,673-16−95%

79▼5Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-12−85%

80▼30Smith County, KSKS3,566-4−99%

81▼36Gray County, KSKS5,652-1−100%

82▼24Chase County, KSKS2,5720−100%

83▼31Washington County, KSKS5,533+3−101%

84▼22Woodson County, KSKS3,118+3−101%

85▼41Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+9−98%

86▼17Crawford County, KSKS39,008+36−99%

87▼50Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+84−27%

88▼81Lyon County, KSKS32,266+87−93%

89▼34Coffey County, KSKS8,467+107−77%

90▼23Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+141−50%

91▲1Ellis County, KSKS29,075+141−91%

92▼39Anderson County, KSKS8,018+182−41%

93▼37Jackson County, KSKS13,438+206−82%

94▼85Dickinson County, KSKS18,637+235−39%

95▼14Franklin County, KSKS26,299+303−89%

96▼16Linn County, KSKS9,950+359−73%

97▼4Riley County, KSKS72,598+639−115%

98▲5Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+1,352−133%

99▲1Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+1,838−12%

100▼4Miami County, KSKS36,240+2,049−58%

101▼4Butler County, KSKS69,484+2,104−76%

102Douglas County, KSKS120,920+2,135−88%

103▼2Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+2,709−37%

104Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+14,609−70%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,906+27,043−72%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES