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  • FIPS 20051
  • Largest town: Hays

Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County had 29,007 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 899.9 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 105 in Kansas by population and 24th by land area.

Population
29,007
#21 of 105 in Kansas · #1,471 in US
Area
899.9 sq mi
#24 of 105 in Kansas · #857 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#23 of 105 in Kansas · #1,858 in US
Median household income
$59,048
#69 of 105 in Kansas · #1,930 in US

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

Ellis County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Ellis County population, land area and income

Ellis County had 29,007 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 899.9 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 105 in Kansas by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 32.2 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 Ellis County is 4.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,048 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,007

3144th1st

1471st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

900 sq mi

3144th1st

857th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1858th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,048

3143rd1st

1930th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

29,007

105th1st

21st of 105 (KS)

Land area

900 sq mi

105th1st

24th of 105 (KS)

Density

32.2 / sq mi

105th1st

23rd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$59,048

105th1st

69th of 105 (KS)

How Ellis County's population changed since 2020

Ellis County gained 56 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 27th 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, Ellis County recorded 1,230 births and 1,099 deaths, a natural change of +131. Net international migration added +288 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -362. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 362 people.

29.0k202028.9k202128.9k202228.9k202329.0k2024
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
1,230
Deaths
1,099
Net international migration
+288
Net domestic migration
-362
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+87

Where Ellis County is

The Census internal point of Ellis County is at 38.914600, -99.317300. 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 Ellis 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: Ellis County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.914600, -99.317300
DMS
38°54'52.56"N 99°19'2.28"W
UTM
14N 472491.4E 4307347.6N
Geohash
9ycm7upmg
Plus code
86C2WM7M+R3

Towns in Ellis County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Ellis County, 24,260 people together, or 84% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ellis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hays with 21,213.

  1. 01Hays21,213
  2. 02Ellis1,918
  3. 03Victoria1,129
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ellis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ellis County. The most populous is Russell County, KS, with 6,620 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 195.7 miles E of Ellis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 136.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hays, KS (population 21,213), 2.2 miles away.

Ellis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ellis County is 20051: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,048.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ellis County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,007. That is up 56 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,951.

What is the FIPS code of Ellis County?

20051. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ellis County?

Hays, with 21,213 residents inside Ellis County in 2024.

Which counties border Ellis County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Russell County, KS; Rooks County, KS; Osborne County, KS; Rush County, KS; Trego County, KS; Ness 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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