Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Kansas was 2.94M. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population (614.96K), followed by Sedgwick County (524.47K), and Shawnee County (178.42K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2021
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1 Johnson County 614962
2 Sedgwick County 524470
3 Shawnee County 178424
4 Wyandotte County 167279
5 Douglas County 119503
6 Leavenworth County 82395
7 Riley County 71870
8 Butler County 67984
9 Reno County 61523
10 Saline County 53829
11 Crawford County 39034
12 Finney County 38091
13 Geary County 36131
14 Miami County 34641
15 Cowley County 34631
16 Ford County 34190
17 Harvey County 33799
18 Lyon County 32034
19 Montgomery County 31180
20 McPherson County 30167
21 Ellis County 28856
22 Franklin County 26024
23 Pottawatomie County 25884
24 Barton County 25267
25 Sumner County 22327
26 Seward County 21764
27 Labette County 19908
28 Cherokee County 19182
29 Dickinson County 18463
30 Jefferson County 18435
31 Atchison County 16235
32 Neosho County 15791
33 Osage County 15754
34 Bourbon County 14327
35 Jackson County 13264
36 Allen County 12506
37 Marion County 11744
38 Nemaha County 10228
39 Marshall County 10023
40 Linn County 9745
41 Brown County 9456
42 Rice County 9388
43 Pratt County 9168
44 Cloud County 8965
45 Wilson County 8525
46 Coffey County 8343
47 Clay County 8099
48 Thomas County 7950
49 Anderson County 7811
50 Doniphan County 7455
51 Grant County 7335
52 Kingman County 7288
53 Wabaunsee County 6970
54 Russell County 6694
55 Ellsworth County 6328
56 Pawnee County 6240
57 Sherman County 5939
58 Greenwood County 5921
59 Ottawa County 5835
60 Mitchell County 5750
61 Gray County 5661
62 Washington County 5521
63 Morris County 5388
64 Norton County 5370
65 Harper County 5352
66 Stevens County 5305
67 Scott County 5115
68 Rooks County 4859
69 Phillips County 4818
70 Republic County 4699
71 Barber County 4105
72 Stafford County 4012
73 Meade County 3998
74 Kearny County 3895
75 Haskell County 3653
76 Smith County 3566
77 Osborne County 3487
78 Chautauqua County 3384
79 Woodson County 3086
80 Jewell County 2947
81 Rush County 2935
82 Lincoln County 2907
83 Edwards County 2802
84 Trego County 2791
85 Decatur County 2756
86 Gove County 2750
87 Logan County 2713
88 Morton County 2674
89 Ness County 2658
90 Cheyenne County 2635
91 Chase County 2608
92 Rawlins County 2561
93 Hamilton County 2478
94 Sheridan County 2451
95 Elk County 2431
96 Kiowa County 2407
97 Graham County 2403
98 Wichita County 2079
99 Stanton County 2046
100 Clark County 1957
101 Hodgeman County 1724
102 Comanche County 1667
103 Lane County 1564
104 Wallace County 1513
105 Greeley County 1283