Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.53K people in Kansas with Northern European ancestry (0.15% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas counties, Thomas County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (1.47%), followed by Wabaunsee County (0.95%), and Trego County (0.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Thomas County
Wabaunsee County
Trego County
Norton County
Jackson County
Phillips County
Ellis County
Leavenworth County
Crawford County
Douglas County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Thomas County 1.47
2 Wabaunsee County 0.95
3 Trego County 0.85
4 Norton County 0.64
5 Jackson County 0.54
6 Phillips County 0.40
7 Ellis County 0.31
8 Leavenworth County 0.30
9 Crawford County 0.29
10 Douglas County 0.27
11 Johnson County 0.24
11 Lincoln County 0.24
12 Harvey County 0.23
13 Saline County 0.22
14 Clay County 0.20
15 Riley County 0.19
16 Jewell County 0.17
17 Pratt County 0.16
17 Sedgwick County 0.16
18 Franklin County 0.15
18 McPherson County 0.15
19 Butler County 0.14
19 Sumner County 0.14
20 Cowley County 0.13
20 Lane County 0.13
20 Shawnee County 0.13
21 Rice County 0.12
21 Rooks County 0.12
22 Smith County 0.11
23 Cherokee County 0.10
23 Lyon County 0.10
24 Mitchell County 0.09
25 Barton County 0.08
25 Chase County 0.08
25 Doniphan County 0.08
25 Labette County 0.08
26 Atchison County 0.07
26 Reno County 0.07
27 Coffey County 0.06
28 Montgomery County 0.05
28 Pottawatomie County 0.05
29 Dickinson County 0.04
29 Marion County 0.04
29 Ottawa County 0.04
29 Seward County 0.04
30 Marshall County 0.03
30 Osborne County 0.03
30 Wyandotte County 0.03
31 Geary County 0.02
31 Greenwood County 0.02
31 Miami County 0.02
31 Washington County 0.02
32 Bourbon County 0.01
32 Cloud County 0.01
32 Jefferson County 0.01
32 Osage County 0.01