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McPherson County, Kansas

McPherson County had 30,334 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 898.3 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 105 in Kansas by population and 26th by land area.

Population
30,334
#20 of 105 in Kansas · #1,436 in US
Area
898.3 sq mi
#26 of 105 in Kansas · #866 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#20 of 105 in Kansas · #1,825 in US
Median household income
$78,908
#6 of 105 in Kansas · #516 in US

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

McPherson County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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McPherson County population, land area and income

McPherson County had 30,334 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 898.3 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 105 in Kansas by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 33.8 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 McPherson County is 4.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,908 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

30,334

3144th1st

1436th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

898 sq mi

3144th1st

866th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1825th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,908

3143rd1st

516th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

30,334

105th1st

20th of 105 (KS)

Land area

898 sq mi

105th1st

26th of 105 (KS)

Density

33.8 / sq mi

105th1st

20th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$78,908

105th1st

6th of 105 (KS)

How McPherson County's population changed since 2020

McPherson County gained 150 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 23rd 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, McPherson County recorded 1,368 births and 1,654 deaths, a natural change of -286. Net international migration added +199 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +193. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 286 people.

30.2k202030.2k202130.1k202230.2k202330.3k2024
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
1,368
Deaths
1,654
Net international migration
+199
Net domestic migration
+193
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+98

Where McPherson County is

The Census internal point of McPherson County is at 38.395800, -97.647500. 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 McPherson 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: McPherson County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.395800, -97.647500
DMS
38°23'44.88"N 97°38'51.00"W
UTM
14N 618107.4E 4250597.2N
Geohash
9yfd3vxr8
Plus code
86C499W3+82

Towns in McPherson County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in McPherson County, 21,196 people together, or 70% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside McPherson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McPherson with 14,068.

  1. 01McPherson14,068
  2. 02Lindsborg3,835
  3. 03Moundridge1,965
  4. 04Inman1,328
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering McPherson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for McPherson County. The most populous is Reno County, KS, with 61,417 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 115.3 miles ENE of McPherson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 51.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McPherson, KS (population 14,068), 2.0 miles away.

McPherson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of McPherson County is 20113: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,908.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McPherson County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 30,334. That is up 150 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 30,184.

What is the FIPS code of McPherson County?

20113. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in McPherson County?

McPherson, with 14,068 residents inside McPherson County in 2024.

Which counties border McPherson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Reno County, KS; Saline County, KS; Harvey County, KS; Dickinson County, KS; Marion County, KS; Rice County, KS; Ellsworth 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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