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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 62.55K people in Kansas with Italian ancestry (2.13% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pittsburg city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (5.94%), followed by Leawood city (4.73%), and Prairie Village city (4.68%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Pittsburg city
Leawood city
Prairie Village city
Junction City city
Lenexa city
Leavenworth city
Overland Park city
Manhattan city
Atchison city
Gardner city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pittsburg city 5.94
2 Leawood city 4.73
3 Prairie Village city 4.68
4 Junction City city 4.01
5 Lenexa city 3.86
6 Leavenworth city 3.81
7 Overland Park city 3.59
8 Manhattan city 3.39
9 Atchison city 3.30
10 Gardner city 3.27
11 Hays city 3.14
12 Andover city 3.11
13 Derby city 2.83
14 Olathe city 2.81
15 Shawnee city 2.75
16 Lawrence city 2.71
17 Winfield city 2.45
18 Lansing city 2.31
19 El Dorado city 2.04
20 Haysville city 2.00
21 Newton city 1.90
22 Emporia city 1.72
23 Wichita city 1.65
24 Hutchinson city 1.54
25 Kansas City city 1.51
26 Salina city 1.45
27 Great Bend city 1.35
28 Arkansas City city 1.31
29 Merriam city 1.30
30 Topeka city 1.22
31 McPherson city 1.07
32 Dodge City city 0.69
33 Garden City city 0.53
34 Liberal city 0.52
35 Ottawa city 0.39