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  • FIPS 20013
  • Largest town: Hiawatha

Brown County, Kansas

Brown County had 9,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.9 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 92nd by land area.

Population
9,142
#42 of 105 in Kansas · #2,481 in US
Area
570.9 sq mi
#92 of 105 in Kansas · #1,764 in US
Density
16 / sq mi
#39 of 105 in Kansas · #2,360 in US
Median household income
$58,989
#70 of 105 in Kansas · #1,937 in US

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

Brown County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Brown County population, land area and income

Brown County had 9,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.9 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 92nd by land area. That works out to 16.0 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; Brown County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,989 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,142

3144th1st

2481st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

571 sq mi

3144th1st

1764th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2360th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,989

3143rd1st

1937th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

9,142

105th1st

42nd of 105 (KS)

Land area

571 sq mi

105th1st

92nd of 105 (KS)

Density

16.0 / sq mi

105th1st

39th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$58,989

105th1st

70th of 105 (KS)

How Brown County's population changed since 2020

Brown County lost 337 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 86th 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, Brown County recorded 432 births and 630 deaths, a natural change of -198. Net international migration added +42 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -215. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 215 people.

9,47920209,45620219,37120229,26720239,1422024
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
432
Deaths
630
Net international migration
+42
Net domestic migration
-215
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-125

Where Brown County is

The Census internal point of Brown County is at 39.825900, -95.569900. 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 Brown 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: Brown County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.825900, -95.569900
DMS
39°49'33.24"N 95°34'11.64"W
UTM
15N 280064.6E 4411594.3N
Geohash
9zh49604e
Plus code
86F6RCGJ+92

Towns in Brown County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Brown County, 4,605 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Brown County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hiawatha with 3,137.

  1. 01Hiawatha3,137
  2. 02Horton1,461
  3. 03Sabetha (part)7
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Brown County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Brown County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Atchison County, KS, with 16,249 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 54.1 miles S of Brown County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 55.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Atchison, KS (population 10,813), 29.3 miles away.

Brown County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Brown County is 20013: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,989.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Brown County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,142. That is down 337 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,479.

What is the FIPS code of Brown County?

20013. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Brown County?

Hiawatha, with 3,137 residents inside Brown County in 2024.

Which counties border Brown County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Atchison County, KS; Jackson County, KS; Nemaha County, KS; Richardson County, NE; Doniphan 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.