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  • FIPS 20045
  • Largest town: Lawrence

Douglas County, Kansas

Douglas County had 121,989 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.8 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 105 in Kansas by population and 101st by land area.

Population
121,989
#5 of 105 in Kansas · #529 in US
Area
455.8 sq mi
#101 of 105 in Kansas · #2,246 in US
Density
268 / sq mi
#5 of 105 in Kansas · #478 in US
Median household income
$68,561
#22 of 105 in Kansas · #1,096 in US

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

Douglas County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Douglas County population, land area and income

Douglas County had 121,989 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.8 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 105 in Kansas by population and 101st by land area. That works out to 267.7 people per square mile, 2.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Douglas County is 17.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,561 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

121,989

3144th1st

529th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

456 sq mi

3144th1st

2246th of 3,144 (US)

Density

267.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

478th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,561

3143rd1st

1096th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

121,989

105th1st

5th of 105 (KS)

Land area

456 sq mi

105th1st

101st of 105 (KS)

Density

267.7 / sq mi

105th1st

5th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$68,561

105th1st

22nd of 105 (KS)

How Douglas County's population changed since 2020

Douglas County gained 3,202 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.7%. That ranks 6th 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, Douglas County recorded 4,209 births and 3,612 deaths, a natural change of +597. Net international migration added +3,016 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -450. The largest single component was international migration, which added 3,016 people.

118.8k2020119.5k2021120.1k2022121.2k2023122.0k2024
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
4,209
Deaths
3,612
Net international migration
+3,016
Net domestic migration
-450
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+810

Where Douglas County is

The Census internal point of Douglas County is at 38.896400, -95.290900. 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 Douglas 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: Douglas County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.896400, -95.290900
DMS
38°53'47.04"N 95°17'27.24"W
UTM
15N 301326.7E 4307774.8N
Geohash
9yujr8g7c
Plus code
86C6VPW5+HJ

Towns in Douglas County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Douglas County, 108,820 people together, or 89% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Douglas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lawrence with 97,271.

  1. 01Lawrence97,271
  2. 02Eudora6,564
  3. 03Baldwin City4,985
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Douglas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Douglas County. The most populous is Johnson County, KS, with 632,276 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 23.3 miles WNW of Douglas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 23.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lawrence, KS (population 97,271), 4.6 miles away.

Douglas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Douglas County is 20045: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,561.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Douglas County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 121,989. That is up 3,202 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 118,787.

What is the FIPS code of Douglas County?

20045. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Douglas County?

Lawrence, with 97,271 residents inside Douglas County in 2024.

Which counties border Douglas County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Johnson County, KS; Shawnee County, KS; Leavenworth County, KS; Miami County, KS; Franklin County, KS; Jefferson County, KS; Osage 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.