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  • FIPS 20079
  • Largest town: Newton

Harvey County, Kansas

Harvey County had 33,642 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.8 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 105 in Kansas by population and 95th by land area.

Population
33,642
#17 of 105 in Kansas · #1,347 in US
Area
539.8 sq mi
#95 of 105 in Kansas · #1,937 in US
Density
62 / sq mi
#11 of 105 in Kansas · #1,274 in US
Median household income
$67,078
#28 of 105 in Kansas · #1,199 in US

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

Harvey County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Harvey County population, land area and income

Harvey County had 33,642 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.8 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 105 in Kansas by population and 95th by land area. That works out to 62.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Harvey County is 4.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,078 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,642

3144th1st

1347th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

540 sq mi

3144th1st

1937th of 3,144 (US)

Density

62.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1274th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,078

3143rd1st

1199th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

33,642

105th1st

17th of 105 (KS)

Land area

540 sq mi

105th1st

95th of 105 (KS)

Density

62.3 / sq mi

105th1st

11th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$67,078

105th1st

28th of 105 (KS)

How Harvey County's population changed since 2020

Harvey County lost 354 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.0%. That ranks 53rd 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, Harvey County recorded 1,529 births and 1,939 deaths, a natural change of -410. Net international migration added +66 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -31. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 410 people.

34.0k202033.8k202133.7k202233.6k202333.6k2024
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
1,529
Deaths
1,939
Net international migration
+66
Net domestic migration
-31
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+7

Where Harvey County is

The Census internal point of Harvey County is at 38.050100, -97.436700. 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 Harvey 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: Harvey County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.050100, -97.436700
DMS
38°03'0.36"N 97°26'12.12"W
UTM
14N 637164.3E 4212527.2N
Geohash
9yf8qybcb
Plus code
86C43H27+28

Towns in Harvey County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Harvey County, 27,130 people together, or 81% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harvey County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Newton with 18,320.

  1. 01Newton18,320
  2. 02Hesston3,482
  3. 03Halstead2,144
  4. 04North Newton1,798
  5. 05Sedgwick (part)1,386
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Harvey County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Harvey County. The most populous is Sedgwick County, KS, with 536,081 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 117.4 miles NE of Harvey County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 25.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Newton, KS (population 18,320), 5.0 miles away.

Harvey County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harvey County is 20079: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,078.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harvey County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,642. That is down 354 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,996.

What is the FIPS code of Harvey County?

20079. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Harvey County?

Newton, with 18,320 residents inside Harvey County in 2024.

Which counties border Harvey County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sedgwick County, KS; Butler County, KS; Reno County, KS; McPherson County, KS; Marion 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.