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Finney County, Kansas

Finney County had 38,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,302.0 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 105 in Kansas by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
38,354
#12 of 105 in Kansas · #1,224 in US
Area
1,302.0 sq mi
#2 of 105 in Kansas · #461 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#28 of 105 in Kansas · #1,943 in US
Median household income
$67,640
#26 of 105 in Kansas · #1,149 in US

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

Finney County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Finney County population, land area and income

Finney County had 38,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,302.0 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 105 in Kansas by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 29.5 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 Finney County is 5.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,640 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,354

3144th1st

1224th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,302 sq mi

3144th1st

461st of 3,144 (US)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1943rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,640

3143rd1st

1149th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

38,354

105th1st

12th of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,302 sq mi

105th1st

2nd of 105 (KS)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

105th1st

28th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$67,640

105th1st

26th of 105 (KS)

How Finney County's population changed since 2020

Finney County gained 44 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 28th 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, Finney County recorded 2,371 births and 1,213 deaths, a natural change of +1,158. Net international migration added +1,487 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,771. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,771 people.

38.3k202038.1k202137.7k202238.0k202338.4k2024
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
2,371
Deaths
1,213
Net international migration
+1,487
Net domestic migration
-2,771
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+355

Where Finney County is

The Census internal point of Finney County is at 38.049800, -100.740000. 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 Finney 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: Finney County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.049800, -100.740000
DMS
38°02'59.28"N 100°44'24.00"W
UTM
14N 347330.3E 4212769.5N
Geohash
9yb27wg25
Plus code
85CX27X5+WX

Towns in Finney County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Finney County, 30,238 people together, or 79% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Finney County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Garden City with 27,996.

  1. 01Garden City27,996
  2. 02Holcomb2,242
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Finney County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Finney County. The most populous is Grant County, KS, with 7,097 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 282.0 miles ENE of Finney County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 186.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Garden City, KS (population 27,996), 7.9 miles away.

Finney County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Finney County is 20055: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,640.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Finney County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,354. That is up 44 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 38,310.

What is the FIPS code of Finney County?

20055. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Finney County?

Garden City, with 27,996 residents inside Finney County in 2024.

Which counties border Finney County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grant County, KS; Gray County, KS; Scott County, KS; Kearny County, KS; Haskell County, KS; Ness County, KS; Hodgeman County, KS; Lane 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.