Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

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.

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
Johnson
592.05K
Sedgwick
513.39K
Shawnee
178.10K
Wyandotte
165.25K
Douglas
120.52K
Leavenworth
81.26K
Riley
74.13K
Butler
66.92K
Reno
62.76K
Saline
54.53K
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
Rank
County
Population
1 Johnson County 592,055
2 Sedgwick County 513,392
3 Shawnee County 178,096
4 Wyandotte County 165,254
5 Douglas County 120,516
6 Leavenworth County 81,259
7 Riley County 74,129
8 Butler County 66,916
9 Reno County 62,756
10 Saline County 54,529
11 Crawford County 38,942
12 Finney County 36,685
13 Cowley County 35,311
14 Harvey County 34,436
15 Ford County 34,082
16 Geary County 33,935
17 Miami County 33,450
18 Lyon County 33,246
19 Montgomery County 32,382
20 Ellis County 28,755
21 McPherson County 28,722
22 Barton County 26,427
23 Franklin County 25,667
24 Pottawatomie County 23,938
25 Sumner County 23,103
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