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  • FIPS 20069
  • Largest town: Cimarron

Gray County, Kansas

Gray County had 5,730 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 868.9 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 105 in Kansas by population and 39th by land area.

Population
5,730
#61 of 105 in Kansas · #2,759 in US
Area
868.9 sq mi
#39 of 105 in Kansas · #942 in US
Density
6.6 / sq mi
#63 of 105 in Kansas · #2,703 in US
Median household income
$77,786
#7 of 105 in Kansas · #553 in US

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

Gray County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Gray County population, land area and income

Gray County had 5,730 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 868.9 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 105 in Kansas by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 6.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents; Gray County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,786 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,730

3144th1st

2759th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

869 sq mi

3144th1st

942nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2703rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,786

3143rd1st

553rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

5,730

105th1st

61st of 105 (KS)

Land area

869 sq mi

105th1st

39th of 105 (KS)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

105th1st

63rd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$77,786

105th1st

7th of 105 (KS)

How Gray County's population changed since 2020

Gray County gained 90 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 12th 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, Gray County recorded 349 births and 239 deaths, a natural change of +110. Net international migration added +62 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -84. The largest single component was natural change, which added 110 people.

5,64020205,66120215,70720225,76520235,7302024
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
349
Deaths
239
Net international migration
+62
Net domestic migration
-84
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-35

Where Gray County is

The Census internal point of Gray County is at 37.744500, -100.451700. 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 Gray 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: Gray County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.744500, -100.451700
DMS
37°44'40.20"N 100°27'6.12"W
UTM
14N 372100.2E 4178459.4N
Geohash
9y8wdpjm9
Plus code
859XPGVX+R8

Towns in Gray County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Gray County, 1,977 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gray County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cimarron with 1,977.

  1. 01Cimarron1,977
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gray County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Gray County. The most populous is Finney County, KS, with 38,354 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 273.7 miles ENE of Gray County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 169.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dodge City, KS (population 27,663), 23.7 miles away.

Gray County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gray County is 20069: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,786.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gray County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,730. That is up 90 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,640.

What is the FIPS code of Gray County?

20069. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gray County?

Cimarron, with 1,977 residents inside Gray County in 2024.

Which counties border Gray County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Finney County, KS; Ford County, KS; Meade County, KS; Haskell 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.