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  • FIPS 20037
  • Largest town: Pittsburg

Crawford County, Kansas

Crawford County had 38,904 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 589.8 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 105 in Kansas by population and 84th by land area.

Population
38,904
#11 of 105 in Kansas · #1,209 in US
Area
589.8 sq mi
#84 of 105 in Kansas · #1,659 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#10 of 105 in Kansas · #1,226 in US
Median household income
$52,285
#100 of 105 in Kansas · #2,532 in US

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

Crawford County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Crawford County population, land area and income

Crawford County had 38,904 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 589.8 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 105 in Kansas by population and 84th by land area. That works out to 66.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Crawford County is 5.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,285 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,904

3144th1st

1209th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

590 sq mi

3144th1st

1659th of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1226th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,285

3143rd1st

2532nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

38,904

105th1st

11th of 105 (KS)

Land area

590 sq mi

105th1st

84th of 105 (KS)

Density

66.0 / sq mi

105th1st

10th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$52,285

105th1st

100th of 105 (KS)

How Crawford County's population changed since 2020

Crawford County lost 47 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 34th 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, Crawford County recorded 1,858 births and 2,177 deaths, a natural change of -319. Net international migration added +457 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -219. The largest single component was international migration, which added 457 people.

39.0k202039.0k202139.2k202239.0k202338.9k2024
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
1,858
Deaths
2,177
Net international migration
+457
Net domestic migration
-219
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-65

Where Crawford County is

The Census internal point of Crawford County is at 37.505800, -94.853900. 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 Crawford 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: Crawford County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.505800, -94.853900
DMS
37°30'20.88"N 94°51'14.04"W
UTM
15N 336138.8E 4152599.2N
Geohash
9yst3e9rp
Plus code
8697G44W+8C

Towns in Crawford County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crawford County, 27,822 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crawford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pittsburg with 20,547.

  1. 01Pittsburg20,547
  2. 02Frontenac3,412
  3. 03Girard2,473
  4. 04Arma1,390
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crawford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Crawford County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Jasper County, MO, with 126,479 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 115.5 miles NNW of Crawford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MO (population 170,596), 88.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pittsburg, KS (population 20,547), 10.7 miles away.

Crawford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crawford County is 20037: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,285.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crawford County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,904. That is down 47 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 38,951.

What is the FIPS code of Crawford County?

20037. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crawford County?

Pittsburg, with 20,547 residents inside Crawford County in 2024.

Which counties border Crawford County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jasper County, MO; Vernon County, MO; Labette County, KS; Cherokee County, KS; Neosho County, KS; Bourbon County, KS; Barton County, MO.

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.