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  • Largest town: Junction City

Geary County, Kansas

Geary County had 35,459 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 384.7 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 105 in Kansas by population and 104th by land area.

Population
35,459
#14 of 105 in Kansas · #1,306 in US
Area
384.7 sq mi
#104 of 105 in Kansas · #2,587 in US
Density
92 / sq mi
#8 of 105 in Kansas · #973 in US
Median household income
$56,899
#77 of 105 in Kansas · #2,145 in US

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

Geary County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Geary County population, land area and income

Geary County had 35,459 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 384.7 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 105 in Kansas by population and 104th by land area. That works out to 92.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Geary County is 5.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,899 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,459

3144th1st

1306th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

385 sq mi

3144th1st

2587th of 3,144 (US)

Density

92.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

973rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,899

3143rd1st

2145th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

35,459

105th1st

14th of 105 (KS)

Land area

385 sq mi

105th1st

104th of 105 (KS)

Density

92.2 / sq mi

105th1st

8th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$56,899

105th1st

77th of 105 (KS)

How Geary County's population changed since 2020

Geary County lost 1,307 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 85th 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, Geary County recorded 3,889 births and 1,160 deaths, a natural change of +2,729. Net international migration added +864 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -4,859. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 4,859 people.

36.8k202036.1k202135.5k202235.2k202335.5k2024
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
3,889
Deaths
1,160
Net international migration
+864
Net domestic migration
-4,859
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+267

Where Geary County is

The Census internal point of Geary County is at 39.002100, -96.768100. 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 Geary 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: Geary County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.002100, -96.768100
DMS
39°00'7.56"N 96°46'5.16"W
UTM
14N 693268.7E 4319379.3N
Geohash
9ygjvupee
Plus code
86F5262J+RQ

Towns in Geary County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Geary County, 23,701 people together, or 67% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Geary County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Junction City with 22,053.

  1. 01Junction City22,053
  2. 02Grandview Plaza1,648
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Geary County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Geary County. The most populous is Riley County, KS, with 72,557 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 58.6 miles E of Geary County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 57.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Junction City, KS (population 22,053), 4.8 miles away.

Geary County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Geary County is 20061: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,899.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Geary County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,459. That is down 1,307 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,766.

What is the FIPS code of Geary County?

20061. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Geary County?

Junction City, with 22,053 residents inside Geary County in 2024.

Which counties border Geary County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Riley County, KS; Dickinson County, KS; Clay County, KS; Wabaunsee County, KS; Morris 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.