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What are the fastest-growing counties in Kansas?

Pottawatomie County (+6.9%), Miami County (+5.9%) and Johnson County (+4.2%) grew fastest in Kansas between 2020 and 2025.

Kansas as a whole grew 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,977,220 residents.

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All 105 Kansas counties ranked

Kansas counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Pottawatomie County27,186+6.9%3.84.9
2Miami County36,240+5.9%10.63.4
3Johnson County636,906+4.2%2.35.1
4Linn County9,950+3.7%11.47.1
5Leavenworth County84,590+3.2%−0.73.4
6Butler County69,484+3.1%2.03.1
7Sedgwick County538,433+2.6%2.25.1
8Anderson County8,018+2.3%10.62.4
9Douglas County120,920+1.8%−6.03.1
10Wabaunsee County7,018+1.8%−8.32.4
11Doniphan County7,594+1.6%1.40.4
12Jackson County13,438+1.5%0.81.8
13Dickinson County18,637+1.4%4.91.6
14Coffey County8,467+1.3%15.23.1
15Franklin County26,299+1.1%1.14.6
16Wyandotte County170,597+1.0%−5.73.8
17Riley County72,598+0.8%−1.93.3
18Woodson County3,118+0.7%7.14.5
19Lyon County32,266+0.5%−6.91.8
20Hamilton County2,500+0.4%−24.40.0
21Ellis County29,075+0.4%−3.33.8
22Ottawa County5,744+0.3%−6.41.2
23Gray County5,652+0.1%−11.01.8
24Crawford County39,008+0.1%−2.21.6
25Smith County3,566+0.0%−4.80.0
26Shawnee County178,607−0.1%1.32.6
27Chase County2,572−0.1%−2.30.0
28Sumner County22,312−0.1%−1.01.1
29Bourbon County14,319−0.1%−7.90.7
30Jefferson County18,296−0.2%2.14.4
31Washington County5,533−0.2%−8.50.0
32Pratt County9,117−0.3%1.90.0
33Morris County5,348−0.3%8.81.1
34Osage County15,693−0.3%−0.13.2
35Cheyenne County2,604−0.3%−1.20.4
36Comanche County1,673−0.4%3.60.0
37Cowley County34,382−0.4%3.51.0
38McPherson County30,064−0.4%2.23.8
39Reno County61,539−0.6%4.40.6
40Ford County33,993−0.6%−20.91.9
41Sheridan County2,427−0.8%−5.4–
42Republic County4,640−0.8%7.30.6
43Elk County2,458−0.9%10.2–
44Atchison County16,172−0.9%0.11.2
45Kiowa County2,432−1.0%2.92.5
46Cherokee County19,105−1.0%3.51.0
47Geary County36,338−1.2%1.33.3
48Harvey County33,580−1.2%0.43.4
49Rice County9,266−1.2%−0.91.6
50Marion County11,634−1.3%−2.13.4
51Stafford County4,005−1.4%20.22.7
52Russell County6,581−1.4%−5.84.6
53Graham County2,371−1.5%17.30.0
54Saline County53,377−1.6%0.22.0
55Decatur County2,716−1.7%6.60.0
56Clay County7,990−1.7%−0.82.6
57Marshall County9,852−1.7%−2.10.5
58Ellsworth County6,257−1.7%−4.50.2
59Neosho County15,637−1.8%−1.50.5
60Allen County12,302−1.8%−2.42.0
61Harper County5,370−1.8%−0.91.3
62Chautauqua County3,321−1.9%−10.50.3
63Cloud County8,833−2.0%15.50.2
64Kearny County3,888−2.0%−5.10.3
65Nemaha County10,054−2.1%−5.20.2
66Finney County37,505−2.1%−16.92.9
67Ness County2,617−2.1%−8.80.0
68Greenwood County5,826−2.3%2.10.2
69Labette County19,685−2.4%1.60.2
70Sherman County5,763−2.4%−0.71.2
71Trego County2,740−2.5%9.10.7
72Thomas County7,725−2.5%−9.70.1
73Barton County24,790−2.5%−5.50.4
74Barber County4,083−2.9%1.50.0
75Logan County2,661−3.0%−7.90.0
76Gove County2,631−3.0%−16.00.4
77Norton County5,288−3.0%0.90.0
78Lincoln County2,861−3.0%−4.50.0
79Mitchell County5,590−3.2%−22.91.6
80Rush County2,845−3.2%10.50.7
81Wilson County8,299−3.3%10.01.9
82Jewell County2,830−3.3%−7.80.0
83Seward County21,073−3.6%−13.10.9
84Lane County1,508−3.8%9.90.0
85Clark County1,900−3.8%6.31.6
86Montgomery County30,177−3.9%−3.20.9
87Brown County9,104−4.0%2.00.0
88Grant County7,028−4.1%−14.80.1
89Pawnee County5,991−4.2%−5.50.0
90Haskell County3,599−4.2%5.60.0
91Stanton County1,986−4.5%−24.20.0
92Wallace County1,441−4.7%−34.70.0
93Phillips County4,728−4.9%−0.20.0
94Rooks County4,646−4.9%−10.10.6
95Stevens County4,984−4.9%−16.10.0
96Meade County3,852−5.1%−15.30.3
97Rawlins County2,431−5.3%8.60.4
98Kingman County7,029−5.4%15.25.5
99Wichita County2,031−5.5%−13.30.0
100Osborne County3,285−5.8%−12.80.0
101Scott County4,815−6.3%−19.50.2
102Hodgeman County1,619−7.0%−16.70.6
103Greeley County1,182−7.4%−16.10.0
104Morton County2,470−8.4%−13.80.4
105Edwards County2,640−8.6%−25.41.5

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Kansas growing?

Kansas as a whole grew 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,977,220 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Kansas?

Pottawatomie County, which grew 6.9% between 2020 and 2025 to 27,186 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Miami County (+5.9%) and Johnson County (+4.2%) came next.

Which Kansas counties are losing population?

80 of the 105 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Edwards County (−8.6%), Morton County (−8.4%), Greeley County (−7.4%).

Where are people moving in Kansas?

For their size, Stafford County (20.2 per 1,000 residents), Graham County (17.3 per 1,000 residents) and Cloud County (15.5 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

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Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.