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Kearny County, Kansas

Kearny County had 3,808 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 870.5 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 105 in Kansas by population and 38th by land area.

Population
3,808
#74 of 105 in Kansas · #2,896 in US
Area
870.5 sq mi
#38 of 105 in Kansas · #938 in US
Density
4.4 / sq mi
#76 of 105 in Kansas · #2,797 in US
Median household income
$71,237
#15 of 105 in Kansas · #914 in US

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

Kearny County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Kearny County population, land area and income

Kearny County had 3,808 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 870.5 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 105 in Kansas by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 4.4 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; Kearny County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,237 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,808

3144th1st

2896th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

871 sq mi

3144th1st

938th of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2797th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,237

3143rd1st

914th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

3,808

105th1st

74th of 105 (KS)

Land area

871 sq mi

105th1st

38th of 105 (KS)

Density

4.4 / sq mi

105th1st

76th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$71,237

105th1st

15th of 105 (KS)

How Kearny County's population changed since 2020

Kearny County lost 152 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.8%. That ranks 91st 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, Kearny County recorded 254 births and 199 deaths, a natural change of +55. Net international migration added +30 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -254. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 254 people.

3,96020203,89520213,85420223,80320233,8082024
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
254
Deaths
199
Net international migration
+30
Net domestic migration
-254
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5

Where Kearny County is

The Census internal point of Kearny County is at 37.994500, -101.308100. 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 Kearny 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: Kearny County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.994500, -101.308100
DMS
37°59'40.20"N 101°18'29.16"W
UTM
14N 297326.5E 4207718.5N
Geohash
9wzbnstwn
Plus code
859WXMVR+RQ

Towns in Kearny County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kearny County, 2,112 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kearny County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lakin with 2,112.

  1. 01Lakin2,112
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kearny County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Kearny 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 312.9 miles ENE of Kearny County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pueblo, CO (population 111,166), 180.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Garden City, KS (population 27,996), 24.9 miles away.

Kearny County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kearny County is 20093: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,237.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kearny County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,808. That is down 152 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,960.

What is the FIPS code of Kearny County?

20093. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kearny County?

Lakin, with 2,112 residents inside Kearny County in 2024.

Which counties border Kearny County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Finney County, KS; Grant County, KS; Scott County, KS; Haskell County, KS; Hamilton County, KS; Wichita County, KS; Stanton 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.