Kansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone population in Kansas was 178,942 and represented 6.15% of the total Kansas population (2,910,892).

Among Kansas counties, Sedgwick County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (47,633), followed by Wyandotte County (38,474), and Johnson County (28,942). Elk County had the lowest (3).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Kansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017
Kansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Allen 255 2.03
Anderson 44 0.56
Atchison 800 4.9
Barber 40 0.88
Barton 510 1.93
Bourbon 449 3.08
Brown 135 1.4
Butler 1355 2.03
Chase 33 1.24
Chautauqua 33 0.99
Cherokee 167 0.83
Cheyenne 6 0.22
Clark 10 0.5
Clay 85 1.06
Cloud 98 1.1
Coffey 76 0.92
Comanche 7 0.4
Cowley 1049 2.97
Crawford 891 2.29
Decatur 23 0.8
Dickinson 202 1.07
Doniphan 249 3.25
Douglas 5569 4.62
Edwards 41 1.43
Elk 3 0.12
Ellis 413 1.44
Ellsworth 322 5.12
Finney 1402 3.82
Ford 915 2.69
Franklin 332 1.29
Geary 6359 18.74
Gove 16 0.61
Graham 90 3.62
Grant 75 1
Gray 91 1.51
Greeley 7 0.57
Greenwood 33 0.54
Hamilton 59 2.26
Harper 33 0.59
Harvey 674 1.96
Haskell 25 0.62
Hodgeman 23 1.24
Jackson 109 0.82
Jefferson 127 0.67
Jewell 7 0.25
Johnson 28942 4.89
Kearny 41 1.04
Kingman 28 0.39
Kiowa 33 1.33
Labette 820 4.07
Lane 20 1.29
Leavenworth 7740 9.53
Lincoln 29 0.95
Linn 71 0.73
Logan 28 1
Lyon 868 2.61
McPherson 344 1.2
Marion 130 1.09
Marshall 47 0.49
Meade 56 1.33
Miami 474 1.42
Mitchell 14 0.23
Montgomery 1680 5.19
Morris 42 0.77
Morton 38 1.39
Nemaha 77 0.77
Neosho 215 1.34
Ness 24 0.84
Norton 176 3.24
Osage 112 0.71
Osborne 12 0.34
Ottawa 65 1.12
Pawnee 358 5.37
Phillips 28 0.52
Pottawatomie 273 1.14
Pratt 151 1.59
Rawlins 21 0.85
Reno 2059 3.28
Republic 30 0.64
Rice 152 1.59
Riley 5106 6.89
Rooks 38 0.75
Rush 13 0.43
Russell 89 1.29
Saline 1951 3.58
Scott 40 0.81
Sedgwick 47633 9.28
Seward 1068 4.8
Shawnee 15298 8.59
Sheridan 13 0.52
Sherman 75 1.26
Smith 11 0.3
Stafford 27 0.65
Stanton 18 0.88
Stevens 55 0.99
Sumner 293 1.27
Thomas 76 0.97
Trego 22 0.77
Wabaunsee 54 0.79
Wallace 11 0.73
Washington 38 0.69
Wichita 29 1.37
Wilson 53 0.61
Woodson 17 0.54
Wyandotte 38474 23.28