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  • Largest town: Fort Scott

Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County had 14,424 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 635.5 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 105 in Kansas by population and 79th by land area.

Population
14,424
#34 of 105 in Kansas · #2,126 in US
Area
635.5 sq mi
#79 of 105 in Kansas · #1,503 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#32 of 105 in Kansas · #2,137 in US
Median household income
$54,428
#92 of 105 in Kansas · #2,382 in US

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

Bourbon County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Bourbon County population, land area and income

Bourbon County had 14,424 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 635.5 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 105 in Kansas by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 22.7 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 Bourbon County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,428 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,424

3144th1st

2126th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

635 sq mi

3144th1st

1503rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2137th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,428

3143rd1st

2382nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

14,424

105th1st

34th of 105 (KS)

Land area

635 sq mi

105th1st

79th of 105 (KS)

Density

22.7 / sq mi

105th1st

32nd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$54,428

105th1st

92nd of 105 (KS)

How Bourbon County's population changed since 2020

Bourbon County gained 91 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 22nd 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, Bourbon County recorded 813 births and 860 deaths, a natural change of -47. Net international migration added -3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +112. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 112 people.

14.3k202014.3k202114.5k202214.4k202314.4k2024
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
813
Deaths
860
Net international migration
-3
Net domestic migration
+112
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-8

Where Bourbon County is

The Census internal point of Bourbon County is at 37.856100, -94.850900. 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 Bourbon 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: Bourbon County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.856100, -94.850900
DMS
37°51'21.96"N 94°51'3.24"W
UTM
15N 337171.8E 4191463.5N
Geohash
9ysx3e7xv
Plus code
8697V44X+CJ

Towns in Bourbon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bourbon County, 7,563 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bourbon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fort Scott with 7,563.

  1. 01Fort Scott7,563
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bourbon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bourbon County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Crawford County, KS, with 38,904 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 93.7 miles NNW of Bourbon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Olathe, KS (population 149,035), 70.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pittsburg, KS (population 20,547), 31.7 miles away.

Bourbon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bourbon County is 20011: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,428.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bourbon County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,424. That is up 91 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,333.

What is the FIPS code of Bourbon County?

20011. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bourbon County?

Fort Scott, with 7,563 residents inside Bourbon County in 2024.

Which counties border Bourbon County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Crawford County, KS; Vernon County, MO; Neosho County, KS; Allen County, KS; Linn County, KS; Anderson 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.