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Chase County, Kansas

Chase County had 2,507 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 773.1 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 105 in Kansas by population and 50th by land area.

Population
2,507
#90 of 105 in Kansas · #2,994 in US
Area
773.1 sq mi
#50 of 105 in Kansas · #1,123 in US
Density
3.2 / sq mi
#86 of 105 in Kansas · #2,883 in US
Median household income
$62,302
#54 of 105 in Kansas · #1,617 in US

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

Chase County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Chase County population, land area and income

Chase County had 2,507 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 773.1 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 105 in Kansas by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 3.2 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, so Chase County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,302 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,507

3144th1st

2994th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

773 sq mi

3144th1st

1123rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2883rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,302

3143rd1st

1617th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,507

105th1st

90th of 105 (KS)

Land area

773 sq mi

105th1st

50th of 105 (KS)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

105th1st

86th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$62,302

105th1st

54th of 105 (KS)

How Chase County's population changed since 2020

Chase County lost 68 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 77th 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, Chase County recorded 98 births and 159 deaths, a natural change of -61. Net international migration added +31 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -39. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 61 people.

2,57520202,60820212,55920222,55520232,5072024
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
98
Deaths
159
Net international migration
+31
Net domestic migration
-39
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-48

Where Chase County is

The Census internal point of Chase County is at 38.299500, -96.594000. 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 Chase 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: Chase County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.299500, -96.594000
DMS
38°17'58.20"N 96°35'38.40"W
UTM
14N 710392.8E 4241784.7N
Geohash
9yg3cunqu
Plus code
86C57CX4+RC

Towns in Chase County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Chase County. Its 2,507 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Chase County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chase County. The most populous is Butler County, KS, with 69,158 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 71.5 miles NE of Chase County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 58.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Emporia, KS (population 24,354), 22.9 miles away.

Chase County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chase County is 20017: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,302.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chase County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,507. That is down 68 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,575.

What is the FIPS code of Chase County?

20017. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chase County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Chase County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Chase County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butler County, KS; Lyon County, KS; Marion County, KS; Greenwood County, KS; Morris 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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