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  • FIPS 20085
  • Largest town: Holton

Jackson County, Kansas

Jackson County had 13,525 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 656.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 105 in Kansas by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
13,525
#35 of 105 in Kansas · #2,188 in US
Area
656.2 sq mi
#72 of 105 in Kansas · #1,434 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#35 of 105 in Kansas · #2,227 in US
Median household income
$73,051
#12 of 105 in Kansas · #790 in US

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

Jackson County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 13,525 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 656.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 105 in Kansas by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 20.6 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; Jackson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,051 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,525

3144th1st

2188th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

656 sq mi

3144th1st

1434th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2227th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,051

3143rd1st

790th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

13,525

105th1st

35th of 105 (KS)

Land area

656 sq mi

105th1st

72nd of 105 (KS)

Density

20.6 / sq mi

105th1st

35th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$73,051

105th1st

12th of 105 (KS)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 287 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 9th 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, Jackson County recorded 749 births and 704 deaths, a natural change of +45. Net international migration added +177 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +70. The largest single component was international migration, which added 177 people.

13.2k202013.3k202113.3k202213.4k202313.5k2024
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
749
Deaths
704
Net international migration
+177
Net domestic migration
+70
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+133

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 39.411100, -95.794500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.411100, -95.794500
DMS
39°24'39.96"N 95°47'40.20"W
UTM
15N 259407.2E 4366125.0N
Geohash
9z5bhnsd6
Plus code
86F6C664+C6

Towns in Jackson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jackson County, 3,422 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jackson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Holton with 3,422.

  1. 01Holton3,422
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jackson County. The most populous is Shawnee County, KS, with 177,942 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 25.9 miles SSE of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 26.5 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 20085: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,051.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,525. That is up 287 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,238.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

20085. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Holton, with 3,422 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shawnee County, KS; Pottawatomie County, KS; Jefferson County, KS; Atchison County, KS; Nemaha County, KS; Brown 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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