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  • Largest town: Burlington

Coffey County, Kansas

Coffey County had 8,301 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 626.9 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 105 in Kansas by population and 80th by land area.

Population
8,301
#46 of 105 in Kansas · #2,554 in US
Area
626.9 sq mi
#80 of 105 in Kansas · #1,535 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#43 of 105 in Kansas · #2,445 in US
Median household income
$67,933
#24 of 105 in Kansas · #1,132 in US

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

Coffey County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Coffey County population, land area and income

Coffey County had 8,301 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 626.9 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 105 in Kansas by population and 80th by land area. That works out to 13.2 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; Coffey County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,933 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,301

3144th1st

2554th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

627 sq mi

3144th1st

1535th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2445th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,933

3143rd1st

1132nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

8,301

105th1st

46th of 105 (KS)

Land area

627 sq mi

105th1st

80th of 105 (KS)

Density

13.2 / sq mi

105th1st

43rd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$67,933

105th1st

24th of 105 (KS)

How Coffey County's population changed since 2020

Coffey County lost 61 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 43rd 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, Coffey County recorded 353 births and 517 deaths, a natural change of -164. Net international migration added +71 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +30. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 164 people.

8,36220208,34320218,26120228,27220238,3012024
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
353
Deaths
517
Net international migration
+71
Net domestic migration
+30
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29

Where Coffey County is

The Census internal point of Coffey County is at 38.236500, -95.729100. 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 Coffey 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: Coffey County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.236500, -95.729100
DMS
38°14'11.40"N 95°43'44.76"W
UTM
15N 261142.5E 4235577.9N
Geohash
9ygct8spy
Plus code
86C667PC+J9

Towns in Coffey County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Coffey County, 2,596 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Coffey County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Burlington with 2,596.

  1. 01Burlington2,596
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Coffey County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Coffey County. The most populous is Lyon County, KS, with 32,520 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 56.1 miles N of Coffey County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 55.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Emporia, KS (population 24,354), 27.6 miles away.

Coffey County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Coffey County is 20031: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,933.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Coffey County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,301. That is down 61 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,362.

What is the FIPS code of Coffey County?

20031. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Coffey County?

Burlington, with 2,596 residents inside Coffey County in 2024.

Which counties border Coffey County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lyon County, KS; Franklin County, KS; Osage County, KS; Allen County, KS; Anderson County, KS; Greenwood 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)

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