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  • FIPS 20057
  • Largest town: Dodge City

Ford County, Kansas

Ford County had 34,072 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,098.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 105 in Kansas by population and 8th by land area.

Population
34,072
#16 of 105 in Kansas · #1,336 in US
Area
1,098.3 sq mi
#8 of 105 in Kansas · #581 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#25 of 105 in Kansas · #1,894 in US
Median household income
$68,766
#20 of 105 in Kansas · #1,081 in US

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

Ford County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Ford County population, land area and income

Ford County had 34,072 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,098.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 105 in Kansas by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 31.0 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 Ford County is 4.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,766 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,072

3144th1st

1336th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,098 sq mi

3144th1st

581st of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1894th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,766

3143rd1st

1081st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

34,072

105th1st

16th of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,098 sq mi

105th1st

8th of 105 (KS)

Density

31.0 / sq mi

105th1st

25th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$68,766

105th1st

20th of 105 (KS)

How Ford County's population changed since 2020

Ford County lost 146 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 35th 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, Ford County recorded 2,396 births and 1,200 deaths, a natural change of +1,196. Net international migration added +820 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,251. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,251 people.

34.2k202034.2k202133.8k202234.0k202334.1k2024
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
2,396
Deaths
1,200
Net international migration
+820
Net domestic migration
-2,251
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+25

Where Ford County is

The Census internal point of Ford County is at 37.688500, -99.884700. 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 Ford 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: Ford County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.688500, -99.884700
DMS
37°41'18.60"N 99°53'4.92"W
UTM
14N 421997.5E 4171622.6N
Geohash
9y8yrhfpm
Plus code
8692M4Q8+C4

Towns in Ford County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ford County, 27,663 people together, or 81% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dodge City with 27,663.

  1. 01Dodge City27,663
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ford County. The most populous is Gray County, KS, with 5,730 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 246.4 miles ENE of Ford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 138.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dodge City, KS (population 27,663), 8.8 miles away.

Ford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ford County is 20057: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,766.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ford County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,072. That is down 146 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,218.

What is the FIPS code of Ford County?

20057. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ford County?

Dodge City, with 27,663 residents inside Ford County in 2024.

Which counties border Ford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gray County, KS; Meade County, KS; Edwards County, KS; Kiowa County, KS; Clark County, KS; Hodgeman 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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