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  • Largest town: Abilene

Dickinson County, Kansas

Dickinson County had 18,621 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 847.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 105 in Kansas by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
18,621
#29 of 105 in Kansas · #1,897 in US
Area
847.1 sq mi
#43 of 105 in Kansas · #987 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#34 of 105 in Kansas · #2,170 in US
Median household income
$63,417
#47 of 105 in Kansas · #1,522 in US

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

Dickinson County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Dickinson County population, land area and income

Dickinson County had 18,621 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 847.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 105 in Kansas by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 22.0 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 Dickinson County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,417 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,621

3144th1st

1897th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

847 sq mi

3144th1st

987th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2170th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,417

3143rd1st

1522nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

18,621

105th1st

29th of 105 (KS)

Land area

847 sq mi

105th1st

43rd of 105 (KS)

Density

22.0 / sq mi

105th1st

34th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$63,417

105th1st

47th of 105 (KS)

How Dickinson County's population changed since 2020

Dickinson County gained 254 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 14th 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, Dickinson County recorded 866 births and 1,244 deaths, a natural change of -378. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +611. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 611 people.

18.4k202018.5k202118.3k202218.4k202318.6k2024
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
866
Deaths
1,244
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+611
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+189

Where Dickinson County is

The Census internal point of Dickinson County is at 38.867700, -97.157900. 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 Dickinson 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: Dickinson County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.867700, -97.157900
DMS
38°52'3.72"N 97°09'28.44"W
UTM
14N 659813.2E 4303707.7N
Geohash
9yfvj5eub
Plus code
86C4VR9R+3R

Towns in Dickinson County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dickinson County, 11,011 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dickinson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Abilene with 6,501.

  1. 01Abilene6,501
  2. 02Herington2,116
  3. 03Chapman1,388
  4. 04Solomon1,006
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dickinson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Dickinson County. The most populous is Saline County, KS, with 53,459 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 80.5 miles E of Dickinson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 79.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Junction City, KS (population 22,053), 19.8 miles away.

Dickinson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dickinson County is 20041: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,417.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dickinson County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,621. That is up 254 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,367.

What is the FIPS code of Dickinson County?

20041. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dickinson County?

Abilene, with 6,501 residents inside Dickinson County in 2024.

Which counties border Dickinson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saline County, KS; Geary County, KS; McPherson County, KS; Marion County, KS; Clay County, KS; Ottawa 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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