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Barton County, Kansas

Barton County had 24,835 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 895.3 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 105 in Kansas by population and 29th by land area.

Population
24,835
#24 of 105 in Kansas · #1,626 in US
Area
895.3 sq mi
#29 of 105 in Kansas · #875 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#29 of 105 in Kansas · #1,997 in US
Median household income
$58,568
#71 of 105 in Kansas · #1,985 in US

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

Barton County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Barton County population, land area and income

Barton County had 24,835 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 895.3 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 105 in Kansas by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 27.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Barton County is 3.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,568 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,835

3144th1st

1626th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

895 sq mi

3144th1st

875th of 3,144 (US)

Density

27.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1997th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,568

3143rd1st

1985th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

24,835

105th1st

24th of 105 (KS)

Land area

895 sq mi

105th1st

29th of 105 (KS)

Density

27.7 / sq mi

105th1st

29th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$58,568

105th1st

71st of 105 (KS)

How Barton County's population changed since 2020

Barton County lost 591 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 76th 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, Barton County recorded 1,249 births and 1,411 deaths, a natural change of -162. Net international migration added +59 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -556. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 556 people.

25.4k202025.3k202125.1k202224.9k202324.8k2024
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
1,249
Deaths
1,411
Net international migration
+59
Net domestic migration
-556
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-66

Where Barton County is

The Census internal point of Barton County is at 38.481200, -98.767800. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Barton 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: Barton County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.481200, -98.767800
DMS
38°28'52.32"N 98°46'4.08"W
UTM
14N 520252.6E 4259232.9N
Geohash
9ycfbmr3p
Plus code
86C3F6JJ+FV

Towns in Barton County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Barton County, 18,882 people together, or 76% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Barton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Great Bend with 14,306.

  1. 01Great Bend14,306
  2. 02Hoisington2,607
  3. 03Ellinwood1,969
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Barton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Barton County. The most populous is Rice County, KS, with 9,284 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 171.0 miles ENE of Barton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 94.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Bend, KS (population 14,306), 8.6 miles away.

Barton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Barton County is 20009: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,568.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Barton County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,835. That is down 591 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,426.

What is the FIPS code of Barton County?

20009. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Barton County?

Great Bend, with 14,306 residents inside Barton County in 2024.

Which counties border Barton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rice County, KS; Russell County, KS; Ellsworth County, KS; Pawnee County, KS; Stafford County, KS; Rush 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.