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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

02Finney County, KSKS37,505-965−113%

03Saline County, KSKS53,377-926−122%

04Seward County, KSKS21,073-891−124%

05Barton County, KSKS24,790-703−40%

06Labette County, KSKS19,685-499−42%

07Harvey County, KSKS33,580-444−124%

08Kingman County, KSKS7,029-441−216%

09Brown County, KSKS9,104-404+0%

10Geary County, KSKS36,338-401−84%

11Reno County, KSKS61,539-359−115%

12Scott County, KSKS4,815-336+99%

13Wilson County, KSKS8,299-325−856%

14Grant County, KSKS7,028-324−143%

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

16Ford County, KSKS33,993-294−106%

17Rooks County, KSKS4,646-273−23%

18Edwards County, KSKS2,640-267−21%

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

20Stevens County, KSKS4,984-266−164%

21Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-262−19%

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

23Phillips County, KSKS4,728-253−57%

24Morton County, KSKS2,470-231−1544%

25Allen County, KSKS12,302-224−11%

26Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-219−181%

27Osborne County, KSKS3,285-215−48%

28Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-206−24%

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

30Meade County, KSKS3,852-203−153%

31Cloud County, KSKS8,833-199−74%

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

33Marion County, KSKS11,634-189−140%

34Marshall County, KSKS9,852-186−75%

35Haskell County, KSKS3,599-181−143%

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

37Norton County, KSKS5,288-171−2950%

38Cowley County, KSKS34,382-167−73%

39Sherman County, KSKS5,763-164−1%

40Rice County, KSKS9,266-161−207%

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

42Barber County, KSKS4,083-145−74%

43Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-130−70%

44Clay County, KSKS7,990-127−62%

45Wichita County, KSKS2,031-121−47%

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

47Harper County, KSKS5,370-115−80%

48Rush County, KSKS2,845-111−62%

49Russell County, KSKS6,581-110−76%

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

51Greeley County, KSKS1,182-102−57%

52Jewell County, KSKS2,830-102−78%

53Logan County, KSKS2,661-101+189%

54Stanton County, KSKS1,986-98−234%

55Kearny County, KSKS3,888-95−119%

56Clark County, KSKS1,900-91+225%

57Gove County, KSKS2,631-87−47%

58Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-78+4%

59Osage County, KSKS15,693-73−105%

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

61Wallace County, KSKS1,441-71−1%

62Ness County, KSKS2,617-70−88%

63Sumner County, KSKS22,312-70−167%

64Trego County, KSKS2,740-68−82%

65Stafford County, KSKS4,005-67−88%

66Lane County, KSKS1,508-66−70%

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

68Decatur County, KSKS2,716-48−91%

69Graham County, KSKS2,371-44−93%

70Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-41−110%

71Pratt County, KSKS9,117-40−27%

72Morris County, KSKS5,348-38−60%

73Republic County, KSKS4,640-34−95%

74Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-28−93%

75Elk County, KSKS2,458-25−62%

76Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-20−91%

77Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-18−106%

78Comanche County, KSKS1,673-16−95%

79Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-12−85%

80Smith County, KSKS3,566-4−99%

81Gray County, KSKS5,652-1−100%

82Chase County, KSKS2,5720−100%

83Washington County, KSKS5,533+3−101%

84Woodson County, KSKS3,118+3−101%

85Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+9−98%

86Crawford County, KSKS39,008+36−99%

87Doniphan County, KSKS7,594+84−27%

88Lyon County, KSKS32,266+87−93%

89Coffey County, KSKS8,467+107−77%

90Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018+141−50%

91Ellis County, KSKS29,075+141−91%

92Anderson County, KSKS8,018+182−41%

93Jackson County, KSKS13,438+206−82%

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

95Franklin County, KSKS26,299+303−89%

96Linn County, KSKS9,950+359−73%

97Riley County, KSKS72,598+639−115%

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

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

100Miami County, KSKS36,240+2,049−58%

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

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

103Leavenworth 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES