Total Population in Kansas

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
2,947,197
Rank #35 of 52
33th %ile

How Kansas Compares

Kansas
2,947,197
National
330M
99.1% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#32 Iowa 3,210,507
#33 Nevada 3,184,612
#34 Arkansas 3,049,391
#35 Kansas 2,947,197
#36 Mississippi 2,946,779
#37 New Mexico 2,120,246
#38 Nebraska 1,978,707
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Highest Population Counties in Kansas

# County Population
1 Johnson County 620,631
2 Sedgwick County 528,226
3 Shawnee County 178,025
4 Wyandotte County 167,654
5 Douglas County 120,302
6 Leavenworth County 83,123
7 Riley County 71,946
8 Butler County 68,287
9 Reno County 61,553
10 Saline County 53,668

Lowest Population Counties in Kansas

# County Population
105 Greeley County 1,304
104 Wallace County 1,417
103 Lane County 1,461
102 Hodgeman County 1,652
101 Comanche County 1,729
100 Clark County 1,974
99 Stanton County 2,038
98 Wichita County 2,091
97 Graham County 2,389
96 Kiowa County 2,422

Total Population in Kansas

Kansas has a total population of 2,947,197, ranking #35 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.1% below the national value of 330M.

Across Kansas's 105 counties, total population ranges from 1,304 to 620,631. The county with the highest value is Johnson County at 620,631.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.