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.

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2017
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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