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Kiowa County, Kansas

Kiowa County had 2,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 722.6 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 105 in Kansas by population and 56th by land area.

Population
2,436
#94 of 105 in Kansas · #3,001 in US
Area
722.6 sq mi
#56 of 105 in Kansas · #1,233 in US
Density
3.4 / sq mi
#85 of 105 in Kansas · #2,877 in US
Median household income
$56,222
#79 of 105 in Kansas · #2,211 in US

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

Kiowa County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Kiowa County population, land area and income

Kiowa County had 2,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 722.6 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 105 in Kansas by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 3.4 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, so Kiowa County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,222 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,436

3144th1st

3001st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

723 sq mi

3144th1st

1233rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2877th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,222

3143rd1st

2211th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,436

105th1st

94th of 105 (KS)

Land area

723 sq mi

105th1st

56th of 105 (KS)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

105th1st

85th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$56,222

105th1st

79th of 105 (KS)

How Kiowa County's population changed since 2020

Kiowa County lost 17 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 41st 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, Kiowa County recorded 135 births and 150 deaths, a natural change of -15. Net international migration added +72 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -76. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 76 people.

2,45320202,40720212,41020222,40420232,4362024
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
135
Deaths
150
Net international migration
+72
Net domestic migration
-76
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+32

Where Kiowa County is

The Census internal point of Kiowa County is at 37.561200, -99.286500. 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 Kiowa 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: Kiowa County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.561200, -99.286500
DMS
37°33'40.32"N 99°17'11.40"W
UTM
14N 474696.9E 4157169.6N
Geohash
9y9mstvcb
Plus code
8692HP67+FC

Towns in Kiowa County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Kiowa County. Its 2,436 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Kiowa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Kiowa County. The most populous is Ford County, KS, with 34,072 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 220.9 miles ENE of Kiowa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 106.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dodge City, KS (population 27,663), 42.3 miles away.

Kiowa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kiowa County is 20097: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,222.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kiowa County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,436. That is down 17 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,453.

What is the FIPS code of Kiowa County?

20097. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kiowa County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Kiowa County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Kiowa County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ford County, KS; Pratt County, KS; Barber County, KS; Edwards County, KS; Clark County, KS; Comanche 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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