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Most population lost, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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, KSKS30,177-3,985+55%

02Reno County, KSKS61,539-2,613−209%

03Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-2,241−282%

04Barton County, KSKS24,790-2,181+85%

05Cowley County, KSKS34,382-1,762+182%

06Sumner County, KSKS22,312-1,750−1767%

07Lyon County, KSKS32,266-1,511−226%

08Labette County, KSKS19,685-1,423+66%

09Dickinson County, KSKS18,637-1,352−450%

10Saline County, KSKS53,377-1,303−130%

11Seward County, KSKS21,073-988−126%

12Allen County, KSKS12,302-845+234%

13Marion County, KSKS11,634-837−277%

14Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-813−297%

15Wilson County, KSKS8,299-785−1926%

16Jefferson County, KSKS18,296-758−130%

17Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-720+124%

18Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-673+287%

19Phillips County, KSKS4,728-661+12%

20Harvey County, KSKS33,580-660−136%

21Rice County, KSKS9,266-656−534%

22Barber County, KSKS4,083-633+12%

23Neosho County, KSKS15,637-608+1500%

24Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-577+113%

25Atchison County, KSKS16,172-576+265%

26Harper County, KSKS5,370-549−7%

27Morris County, KSKS5,348-537+471%

28Morton County, KSKS2,470-532−3425%

29Osage County, KSKS15,693-529−136%

30Meade County, KSKS3,852-520−235%

31Cloud County, KSKS8,833-501−34%

32Pratt County, KSKS9,117-499+807%

33Grant County, KSKS7,028-477−164%

34Brown County, KSKS9,104-476+18%

35Haskell County, KSKS3,599-476−213%

36Stevens County, KSKS4,984-474−214%

37Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-435−478%

38Ness County, KSKS2,617-420−27%

39Clay County, KSKS7,990-418+24%

40Elk County, KSKS2,458-399+505%

41Kingman County, KSKS7,029-388−202%

42Stafford County, KSKS4,005-365−37%

43Osborne County, KSKS3,285-358−14%

44Ottawa County, KSKS5,744-356−167%

45Gray County, KSKS5,652-353−169%

46Rush County, KSKS2,845-351+21%

47Republic County, KSKS4,640-306−53%

48Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-302+303%

49Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-290+504%

50Smith County, KSKS3,566-283−48%

51Russell County, KSKS6,581-279−40%

52Washington County, KSKS5,533-269−54%

53Anderson County, KSKS8,018-266−187%

54Rooks County, KSKS4,646-262−26%

55Coffey County, KSKS8,467-241−152%

56Jackson County, KSKS13,438-230−120%

57Clark County, KSKS1,900-224+700%

58Chase County, KSKS2,572-218−2522%

59Norton County, KSKS5,288-212−3633%

60Comanche County, KSKS1,673-202−42%

61Decatur County, KSKS2,716-197−64%

62Woodson County, KSKS3,118-194−41%

63Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-193+110%

64Trego County, KSKS2,740-193−49%

65Graham County, KSKS2,371-182−70%

66Lane County, KSKS1,508-176−20%

67Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018-176−162%

68Hamilton County, KSKS2,500-172−161%

69Crawford County, KSKS39,008-162−106%

70Stanton County, KSKS1,986-151−307%

71Jewell County, KSKS2,830-145−68%

72Edwards County, KSKS2,640-130−62%

73Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257-121+98%

74Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-110+41%

75Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-109−53%

76Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-93−76%

77Sherman County, KSKS5,763-83−50%

78Wichita County, KSKS2,031-82−64%

79Marshall County, KSKS9,852-79−89%

80Linn County, KSKS9,950-65−105%

81Franklin County, KSKS26,299+4−100%

82Kearny County, KSKS3,888+6−99%

83Logan County, KSKS2,661+6−117%

84Gove County, KSKS2,631+23−114%

85Wallace County, KSKS1,441+27−138%

86Thomas County, KSKS7,725+30−138%

87Greeley County, KSKS1,182+37−115%

88Rawlins County, KSKS2,431+42−110%

89Nemaha County, KSKS10,054+95−65%

90Scott County, KSKS4,815+215−227%

91Ford County, KSKS33,993+439−91%

92Ellis County, KSKS29,075+482−68%

93Riley County, KSKS72,598+844−120%

94Shawnee County, KSKS178,607+975−89%

95McPherson County, KSKS30,064+1,043−54%

96Miami County, KSKS36,240+1,404−71%

97Butler County, KSKS69,484+1,500−83%

98Finney County, KSKS37,505+1,694−77%

99Geary County, KSKS36,338+2,377−195%

100Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+3,744+80%

101Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590+5,654+31%

102Douglas County, KSKS120,920+7,959−56%

103Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597+11,740−386%

104Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433+25,459−48%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,906+65,684−32%

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