Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 69.16K people in Kansas with European ancestry (2.36% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Emporia city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (7.08%), followed by Merriam city (5.31%), and Lansing city (4.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Emporia city
Merriam city
Lansing city
Prairie Village city
Lenexa city
El Dorado city
Derby city
Shawnee city
Ottawa city
Lawrence city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Emporia city 7.08
2 Merriam city 5.31
3 Lansing city 4.95
4 Prairie Village city 4.92
5 Lenexa city 4.75
6 El Dorado city 3.62
7 Derby city 3.60
8 Shawnee city 3.47
9 Ottawa city 3.46
10 Lawrence city 3.24
10 Leawood city 3.24
11 Manhattan city 2.96
12 Overland Park city 2.94
13 Andover city 2.92
14 Olathe city 2.70
15 Leavenworth city 2.43
16 Newton city 2.35
17 Gardner city 2.20
18 Topeka city 2.18
19 Wichita city 2.09
20 Hays city 2.08
21 Junction City city 1.98
22 Haysville city 1.97
23 Hutchinson city 1.86
23 Pittsburg city 1.86
24 McPherson city 1.85
25 Arkansas City city 1.45
26 Great Bend city 1.41
27 Atchison city 1.07
28 Salina city 0.94
29 Garden City city 0.90
30 Kansas City city 0.76
31 Winfield city 0.75
32 Liberal city 0.63
33 Dodge City city 0.26