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Doniphan County, Kansas

Doniphan County had 7,575 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 393.5 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 105 in Kansas by population and 103rd by land area.

Population
7,575
#50 of 105 in Kansas · #2,608 in US
Area
393.5 sq mi
#103 of 105 in Kansas · #2,558 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#36 of 105 in Kansas · #2,276 in US
Median household income
$63,765
#44 of 105 in Kansas · #1,479 in US

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

Doniphan County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Doniphan County population, land area and income

Doniphan County had 7,575 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 393.5 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 105 in Kansas by population and 103rd by land area. That works out to 19.3 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, about the same as Doniphan County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,765 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,575

3144th1st

2608th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

393 sq mi

3144th1st

2558th of 3,144 (US)

Density

19.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2276th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,765

3143rd1st

1479th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

7,575

105th1st

50th of 105 (KS)

Land area

393 sq mi

105th1st

103rd of 105 (KS)

Density

19.3 / sq mi

105th1st

36th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$63,765

105th1st

44th of 105 (KS)

How Doniphan County's population changed since 2020

Doniphan County gained 107 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 13th 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, Doniphan County recorded 273 births and 434 deaths, a natural change of -161. Net international migration added +69 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +167. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 167 people.

7,46820207,45520217,48820227,53020237,5752024
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
273
Deaths
434
Net international migration
+69
Net domestic migration
+167
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+45

Where Doniphan County is

The Census internal point of Doniphan County is at 39.788500, -95.147200. 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 Doniphan 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: Doniphan County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.788500, -95.147200
DMS
39°47'18.60"N 95°08'49.92"W
UTM
15N 316143.6E 4406488.5N
Geohash
9zh66g7bv
Plus code
86F6QVQ3+C4

Towns in Doniphan County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Doniphan County, 2,397 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Doniphan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wathena with 1,260.

  1. 01Wathena1,260
  2. 02Elwood1,137
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Doniphan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Doniphan County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Buchanan County, MO, with 83,574 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 58.5 miles SSW of Doniphan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Kansas City, KS (population 156,752), 50.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Atchison, KS (population 10,813), 15.6 miles away.

Doniphan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Doniphan County is 20043: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,765.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Doniphan County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,575. That is up 107 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,468.

What is the FIPS code of Doniphan County?

20043. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Doniphan County?

Wathena, with 1,260 residents inside Doniphan County in 2024.

Which counties border Doniphan County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Buchanan County, MO; Andrew County, MO; Atchison County, KS; Brown County, KS; Richardson County, NE; Holt 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.