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  • Largest town: Sabetha

Nemaha County, Kansas

Nemaha County had 10,062 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 717.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 105 in Kansas by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
10,062
#38 of 105 in Kansas · #2,400 in US
Area
717.4 sq mi
#63 of 105 in Kansas · #1,256 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#41 of 105 in Kansas · #2,426 in US
Median household income
$74,744
#9 of 105 in Kansas · #684 in US

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

Nemaha County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Nemaha County population, land area and income

Nemaha County had 10,062 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 717.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 105 in Kansas by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 14.0 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; Nemaha County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,744 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,062

3144th1st

2400th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

717 sq mi

3144th1st

1256th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2426th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,744

3143rd1st

684th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

10,062

105th1st

38th of 105 (KS)

Land area

717 sq mi

105th1st

63rd of 105 (KS)

Density

14.0 / sq mi

105th1st

41st of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$74,744

105th1st

9th of 105 (KS)

How Nemaha County's population changed since 2020

Nemaha County lost 201 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 69th 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, Nemaha County recorded 534 births and 583 deaths, a natural change of -49. Net international migration added +29 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -197. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 197 people.

10.3k202010.2k202110.2k202210.1k202310.1k2024
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
534
Deaths
583
Net international migration
+29
Net domestic migration
-197
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-32

Where Nemaha County is

The Census internal point of Nemaha County is at 39.791000, -96.005400. 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 Nemaha 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: Nemaha County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.791000, -96.005400
DMS
39°47'27.60"N 96°00'19.44"W
UTM
14N 756417.1E 4408851.3N
Geohash
9z5dr7ep2
Plus code
86F5QXRV+CR

Towns in Nemaha County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Nemaha County, 4,610 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nemaha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sabetha with 2,469.

  1. 01Sabetha (part)2,469
  2. 02Seneca2,141
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nemaha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Nemaha County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Pottawatomie County, KS, with 26,876 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 54.3 miles SSE of Nemaha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 54.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Atchison, KS (population 10,813), 48.8 miles away.

Nemaha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nemaha County is 20131: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,744.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nemaha County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,062. That is down 201 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,263.

What is the FIPS code of Nemaha County?

20131. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Nemaha County?

Sabetha, with 2,469 residents inside Nemaha County in 2024 (2,476 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Nemaha County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pottawatomie County, KS; Jackson County, KS; Marshall County, KS; Brown County, KS; Richardson County, NE; 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.