Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Kansas was 2.89M. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population (559.65K), followed by Sedgwick County (504.17K), and Shawnee County (179.01K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kansas counties.

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2012
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2012
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1 Johnson County 559647
2 Sedgwick County 504171
3 Shawnee County 179013
4 Wyandotte County 159424
5 Douglas County 113360
6 Leavenworth County 77708
7 Riley County 77545
8 Butler County 65692
9 Reno County 64210
10 Saline County 55841
11 Crawford County 39333
12 Geary County 37946
13 Finney County 37106
14 Cowley County 36281
15 Harvey County 34769
16 Ford County 34661
17 Montgomery County 34483
18 Lyon County 33544
19 Miami County 32681
20 McPherson County 29226
21 Ellis County 29100
22 Barton County 27522
23 Franklin County 25836
24 Sumner County 23632
25 Seward County 23358
26 Pottawatomie County 22339
27 Cherokee County 21206
28 Labette County 21165
29 Dickinson County 19708
30 Jefferson County 18858
31 Atchison County 16779
32 Neosho County 16425
33 Osage County 16179
34 Bourbon County 14877
35 Jackson County 13402
36 Allen County 13304
37 Marion County 12378
38 Nemaha County 10070
39 Marshall County 10027
40 Rice County 9988
41 Brown County 9869
42 Pratt County 9760
43 Linn County 9481
44 Cloud County 9416
45 Wilson County 9121
46 Clay County 8499
47 Coffey County 8470
48 Thomas County 7942
49 Anderson County 7925
50 Doniphan County 7891
51 Grant County 7833
52 Kingman County 7827
53 Wabaunsee County 6993
54 Russell County 6989
55 Pawnee County 6865
56 Ellsworth County 6469
57 Greenwood County 6427
58 Mitchell County 6302
59 Sherman County 6122
60 Ottawa County 6027
61 Gray County 5963
62 Harper County 5862
63 Morris County 5849
64 Stevens County 5737
65 Washington County 5727
66 Norton County 5589
67 Phillips County 5520
68 Rooks County 5221
69 Barber County 4867
70 Scott County 4856
71 Republic County 4826
72 Meade County 4378
73 Stafford County 4350
74 Haskell County 4212
75 Kearny County 3974
76 Osborne County 3810
77 Smith County 3754
78 Chautauqua County 3562
79 Woodson County 3274
80 Rush County 3208
81 Lincoln County 3179
82 Morton County 3126
83 Ness County 3077
84 Jewell County 3055
85 Edwards County 2968
86 Trego County 2939
87 Decatur County 2886
88 Logan County 2794
89 Gove County 2762
90 Chase County 2741
91 Cheyenne County 2668
92 Elk County 2662
93 Hamilton County 2648
94 Graham County 2581
95 Kiowa County 2512
96 Rawlins County 2509
97 Sheridan County 2490
98 Wichita County 2228
99 Clark County 2166
100 Stanton County 2156
101 Hodgeman County 1927
102 Comanche County 1916
103 Lane County 1682
104 Wallace County 1523
105 Greeley County 1268