Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Kenyan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.41K people in Kansas with Kenyan ancestry (0.08% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas counties, Cherokee County had the highest percentage of its population with Kenyan ancestry (0.52%), followed by Ottawa County (0.29%), and Johnson County (0.26%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
Cherokee County
Ottawa County
Johnson County
Rice County
Saline County
Ellis County
Marion County
Shawnee County
Wyandotte County
Sedgwick County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Kenyan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cherokee County 0.52
2 Ottawa County 0.29
3 Johnson County 0.26
4 Rice County 0.23
5 Saline County 0.22
6 Ellis County 0.16
7 Marion County 0.08
8 Shawnee County 0.07
8 Wyandotte County 0.07
9 Sedgwick County 0.05
10 Crawford County 0.04
10 Leavenworth County 0.04
11 Osage County 0.03