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  • FIPS 20135
  • Largest town: Ness City

Ness County, Kansas

Ness County had 2,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,074.7 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 105 in Kansas by population and 9th by land area.

Population
2,617
#89 of 105 in Kansas · #2,988 in US
Area
1,074.7 sq mi
#9 of 105 in Kansas · #595 in US
Density
2.4 / sq mi
#98 of 105 in Kansas · #2,950 in US
Median household income
$64,935
#40 of 105 in Kansas · #1,380 in US

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

Ness County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Ness County population, land area and income

Ness County had 2,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,074.7 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 105 in Kansas by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 2.4 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 Ness County has 38% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,935 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,617

3144th1st

2988th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,075 sq mi

3144th1st

595th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2950th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,935

3143rd1st

1380th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,617

105th1st

89th of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,075 sq mi

105th1st

9th of 105 (KS)

Density

2.4 / sq mi

105th1st

98th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$64,935

105th1st

40th of 105 (KS)

How Ness County's population changed since 2020

Ness County lost 62 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 74th 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, Ness County recorded 124 births and 208 deaths, a natural change of -84. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -13. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 84 people.

2,67920202,65820212,67120222,63920232,6172024
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
124
Deaths
208
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
-13
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-22

Where Ness County is

The Census internal point of Ness County is at 38.480400, -99.908700. 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 Ness 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: Ness County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.480400, -99.908700
DMS
38°28'49.44"N 99°54'31.32"W
UTM
14N 420741.1E 4259509.7N
Geohash
9ybfyt0sw
Plus code
86C2F3JR+5G

Towns in Ness County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ness County, 1,310 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ness County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ness City with 1,310.

  1. 01Ness City1,310
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ness County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Ness County. The most populous is Finney County, KS, with 38,354 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 231.2 miles E of Ness County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 149.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hays, KS (population 21,213), 42.1 miles away.

Ness County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ness County is 20135: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,935.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ness County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,617. That is down 62 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,679.

What is the FIPS code of Ness County?

20135. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ness County?

Ness City, with 1,310 residents inside Ness County in 2024.

Which counties border Ness County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Finney County, KS; Ellis County, KS; Pawnee County, KS; Rush County, KS; Trego County, KS; Gove County, KS; Hodgeman County, KS; Lane 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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