Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Kansas was 2.94M. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population (622.24K), followed by Sedgwick County (528.47K), and Shawnee County (177.75K).

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 2023
Johnson
622.24K
Sedgwick
528.47K
Shawnee
177.75K
Wyandotte
165.28K
Douglas
120.55K
Leavenworth
83.52K
Riley
71.40K
Butler
68.63K
Reno
61.50K
Saline
53.10K
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population in 2023
Rank
County
Population
1 Johnson County 622,237
2 Sedgwick County 528,469
3 Shawnee County 177,746
4 Wyandotte County 165,281
5 Douglas County 120,553
6 Leavenworth County 83,518
7 Riley County 71,402
8 Butler County 68,632
9 Reno County 61,497
10 Saline County 53,098
11 Crawford County 38,764
12 Finney County 37,466
13 Miami County 35,320
14 Geary County 35,047
15 Cowley County 34,157
16 Ford County 33,980
17 Harvey County 33,504
18 Lyon County 32,172
19 Montgomery County 30,568
20 McPherson County 30,091
21 Ellis County 28,810
22 Pottawatomie County 26,382
23 Franklin County 26,125
24 Barton County 24,899
25 Sumner County 22,334
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