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  • FIPS 20117
  • Largest town: Marysville

Marshall County, Kansas

Marshall County had 9,950 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 900.2 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 105 in Kansas by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
9,950
#39 of 105 in Kansas · #2,410 in US
Area
900.2 sq mi
#23 of 105 in Kansas · #854 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#50 of 105 in Kansas · #2,530 in US
Median household income
$64,514
#43 of 105 in Kansas · #1,412 in US

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

Marshall County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Marshall County population, land area and income

Marshall County had 9,950 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 900.2 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 105 in Kansas by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 11.1 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; Marshall County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,514 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,950

3144th1st

2410th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

900 sq mi

3144th1st

854th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2530th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,514

3143rd1st

1412th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

9,950

105th1st

39th of 105 (KS)

Land area

900 sq mi

105th1st

23rd of 105 (KS)

Density

11.1 / sq mi

105th1st

50th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$64,514

105th1st

43rd of 105 (KS)

How Marshall County's population changed since 2020

Marshall County lost 72 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 42nd 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, Marshall County recorded 494 births and 592 deaths, a natural change of -98. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 98 people.

10.0k202010.0k202110.0k20229,96320239,9502024
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
494
Deaths
592
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
+7
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-13

Where Marshall County is

The Census internal point of Marshall County is at 39.782700, -96.521200. 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 Marshall 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: Marshall County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.782700, -96.521200
DMS
39°46'57.72"N 96°31'16.32"W
UTM
14N 712270.9E 4406578.7N
Geohash
9z567d5rj
Plus code
86F5QFMH+3G

Towns in Marshall County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Marshall County, 3,422 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marshall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marysville with 3,422.

  1. 01Marysville3,422
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marshall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Marshall County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Riley County, KS, with 72,557 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 67.9 miles SE of Marshall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 67.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beatrice, NE (population 12,290), 35.9 miles away.

Marshall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marshall County is 20117: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,514.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshall County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,950. That is down 72 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,022.

What is the FIPS code of Marshall County?

20117. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marshall County?

Marysville, with 3,422 residents inside Marshall County in 2024.

Which counties border Marshall County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Riley County, KS; Pottawatomie County, KS; Gage County, NE; Nemaha County, KS; Washington County, KS; Pawnee County, NE.

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.