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  • FIPS 20003
  • Largest town: Garnett

Anderson County, Kansas

Anderson County had 7,908 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.6 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 105 in Kansas by population and 86th by land area.

Population
7,908
#48 of 105 in Kansas · #2,581 in US
Area
579.6 sq mi
#86 of 105 in Kansas · #1,703 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#42 of 105 in Kansas · #2,437 in US
Median household income
$61,742
#57 of 105 in Kansas · #1,663 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Anderson County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Anderson County population, land area and income

Anderson County had 7,908 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.6 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 105 in Kansas by population and 86th by land area. That works out to 13.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents; Anderson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,742 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,908

3144th1st

2581st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

580 sq mi

3144th1st

1703rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2437th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,742

3143rd1st

1663rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

7,908

105th1st

48th of 105 (KS)

Land area

580 sq mi

105th1st

86th of 105 (KS)

Density

13.6 / sq mi

105th1st

42nd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$61,742

105th1st

57th of 105 (KS)

How Anderson County's population changed since 2020

Anderson County gained 67 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.9%. That ranks 18th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Anderson County recorded 397 births and 460 deaths, a natural change of -63. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +131. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 131 people.

7,84120207,81120217,78720227,81320237,9082024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
397
Deaths
460
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
+131
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+95

Where Anderson County is

The Census internal point of Anderson County is at 38.215100, -95.292000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Anderson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Anderson County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.215100, -95.292000
DMS
38°12'54.36"N 95°17'31.20"W
UTM
15N 299345.0E 4232164.7N
Geohash
9yu1rsf7p
Plus code
86C66P85+25

Towns in Anderson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Anderson County, 3,211 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Anderson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Garnett with 3,211.

  1. 01Garnett3,211
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Anderson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Anderson County. The most populous is Miami County, KS, with 35,737 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 61.1 miles NNW of Anderson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Olathe, KS (population 149,035), 52.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottawa, KS (population 12,733), 26.7 miles away.

Anderson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Anderson County is 20003: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,742.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Anderson County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,908. That is up 67 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,841.

What is the FIPS code of Anderson County?

20003. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (003) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Anderson County?

Garnett, with 3,211 residents inside Anderson County in 2024.

Which counties border Anderson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Miami County, KS; Franklin County, KS; Bourbon County, KS; Allen County, KS; Linn County, KS; Coffey County, KS; Woodson County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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