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Labette County, Kansas

Labette County had 19,692 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 645.4 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 105 in Kansas by population and 73rd by land area.

Population
19,692
#27 of 105 in Kansas · #1,846 in US
Area
645.4 sq mi
#73 of 105 in Kansas · #1,471 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#26 of 105 in Kansas · #1,911 in US
Median household income
$49,874
#102 of 105 in Kansas · #2,726 in US

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

Labette County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Labette County population, land area and income

Labette County had 19,692 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 645.4 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 105 in Kansas by population and 73rd by land area. That works out to 30.5 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, so Labette County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,874 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,692

3144th1st

1846th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

645 sq mi

3144th1st

1471st of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1911th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,874

3143rd1st

2726th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

19,692

105th1st

27th of 105 (KS)

Land area

645 sq mi

105th1st

73rd of 105 (KS)

Density

30.5 / sq mi

105th1st

26th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$49,874

105th1st

102nd of 105 (KS)

How Labette County's population changed since 2020

Labette County lost 468 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 75th 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, Labette County recorded 969 births and 1,193 deaths, a natural change of -224. Net international migration added +49 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -299. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 299 people.

20.2k202019.9k202119.8k202219.8k202319.7k2024
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
969
Deaths
1,193
Net international migration
+49
Net domestic migration
-299
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-141

Where Labette County is

The Census internal point of Labette County is at 37.191500, -95.297500. 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 Labette 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: Labette County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.191500, -95.297500
DMS
37°11'29.40"N 95°17'51.00"W
UTM
15N 296076.4E 4118588.6N
Geohash
9ys5x6w2p
Plus code
86965PR2+HX

Towns in Labette County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Labette County, 12,000 people together, or 61% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Labette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Parsons with 9,328.

  1. 01Parsons9,328
  2. 02Oswego1,625
  3. 03Altamont1,047
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Labette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Labette County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Crawford County, KS, with 38,904 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 129.9 miles N of Labette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tulsa, OK (population 415,154), 80.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Miami, OK (population 12,886), 31.5 miles away.

Labette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Labette County is 20099: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,874.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Labette County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,692. That is down 468 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,160.

What is the FIPS code of Labette County?

20099. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Labette County?

Parsons, with 9,328 residents inside Labette County in 2024.

Which counties border Labette County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Crawford County, KS; Montgomery County, KS; Cherokee County, KS; Neosho County, KS; Craig County, OK; Nowata County, OK.

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.