Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Kansas was 2.91M. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population (592.05K), followed by Sedgwick County (513.39K), and Shawnee County (178.10K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kansas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Kansas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 592055 |
| 2 | Sedgwick County | 513392 |
| 3 | Shawnee County | 178096 |
| 4 | Wyandotte County | 165254 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 120516 |
| 6 | Leavenworth County | 81259 |
| 7 | Riley County | 74129 |
| 8 | Butler County | 66916 |
| 9 | Reno County | 62756 |
| 10 | Saline County | 54529 |
| 11 | Crawford County | 38942 |
| 12 | Finney County | 36685 |
| 13 | Cowley County | 35311 |
| 14 | Harvey County | 34436 |
| 15 | Ford County | 34082 |
| 16 | Geary County | 33935 |
| 17 | Miami County | 33450 |
| 18 | Lyon County | 33246 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 32382 |
| 20 | Ellis County | 28755 |
| 21 | McPherson County | 28722 |
| 22 | Barton County | 26427 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 25667 |
| 24 | Pottawatomie County | 23938 |
| 25 | Sumner County | 23103 |
| 26 | Seward County | 22239 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 20151 |
| 28 | Labette County | 20146 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 18935 |
| 30 | Dickinson County | 18829 |
| 31 | Atchison County | 16319 |
| 32 | Neosho County | 16098 |
| 33 | Osage County | 15842 |
| 34 | Bourbon County | 14604 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 13347 |
| 36 | Allen County | 12545 |
| 37 | Marion County | 11950 |
| 38 | Nemaha County | 10063 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 9697 |
| 40 | Linn County | 9694 |
| 41 | Brown County | 9619 |
| 42 | Rice County | 9559 |
| 43 | Pratt County | 9493 |
| 44 | Cloud County | 8922 |
| 45 | Wilson County | 8707 |
| 46 | Coffey County | 8231 |
| 47 | Clay County | 8003 |
| 48 | Anderson County | 7850 |
| 49 | Thomas County | 7824 |
| 50 | Doniphan County | 7655 |
| 51 | Grant County | 7476 |
| 52 | Kingman County | 7278 |
| 53 | Russell County | 6928 |
| 54 | Wabaunsee County | 6827 |
| 55 | Pawnee County | 6673 |
| 56 | Ellsworth County | 6295 |
| 57 | Mitchell County | 6132 |
| 58 | Greenwood County | 6068 |
| 59 | Gray County | 6020 |
| 60 | Sherman County | 5935 |
| 61 | Ottawa County | 5813 |
| 62 | Harper County | 5581 |
| 63 | Stevens County | 5542 |
| 64 | Washington County | 5475 |
| 65 | Morris County | 5471 |
| 66 | Norton County | 5432 |
| 67 | Phillips County | 5379 |
| 68 | Rooks County | 5055 |
| 69 | Scott County | 4931 |
| 70 | Republic County | 4655 |
| 71 | Barber County | 4569 |
| 72 | Meade County | 4226 |
| 73 | Stafford County | 4187 |
| 74 | Haskell County | 4019 |
| 75 | Kearny County | 3939 |
| 76 | Smith County | 3616 |
| 77 | Osborne County | 3539 |
| 78 | Chautauqua County | 3320 |
| 79 | Woodson County | 3127 |
| 80 | Rush County | 3049 |
| 81 | Lincoln County | 3044 |
| 82 | Edwards County | 2871 |
| 83 | Decatur County | 2866 |
| 84 | Ness County | 2864 |
| 85 | Jewell County | 2858 |
| 86 | Trego County | 2842 |
| 87 | Logan County | 2812 |
| 88 | Morton County | 2743 |
| 89 | Cheyenne County | 2682 |
| 90 | Chase County | 2652 |
| 91 | Gove County | 2623 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | 2609 |
| 93 | Sheridan County | 2526 |
| 94 | Elk County | 2511 |
| 95 | Kiowa County | 2488 |
| 96 | Graham County | 2485 |
| 97 | Rawlins County | 2471 |
| 98 | Wichita County | 2121 |
| 99 | Stanton County | 2056 |
| 100 | Clark County | 1996 |
| 101 | Hodgeman County | 1858 |
| 102 | Comanche County | 1763 |
| 103 | Lane County | 1549 |
| 104 | Wallace County | 1513 |
| 105 | Greeley County | 1227 |