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  • Largest town: Larned

Pawnee County, Kansas

Pawnee County had 6,012 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 754.3 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 105 in Kansas by population and 51st by land area.

Population
6,012
#56 of 105 in Kansas · #2,731 in US
Area
754.3 sq mi
#51 of 105 in Kansas · #1,167 in US
Density
8.0 / sq mi
#56 of 105 in Kansas · #2,645 in US
Median household income
$64,704
#42 of 105 in Kansas · #1,401 in US

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

Pawnee County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Pawnee County population, land area and income

Pawnee County had 6,012 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 754.3 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 105 in Kansas by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 8.0 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; Pawnee County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,704 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,012

3144th1st

2731st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

754 sq mi

3144th1st

1167th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2645th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,704

3143rd1st

1401st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

6,012

105th1st

56th of 105 (KS)

Land area

754 sq mi

105th1st

51st of 105 (KS)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

105th1st

56th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$64,704

105th1st

42nd of 105 (KS)

How Pawnee County's population changed since 2020

Pawnee County lost 236 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.8%. That ranks 90th 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, Pawnee County recorded 221 births and 375 deaths, a natural change of -154. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -82. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 154 people.

6,24820206,24020216,15320226,06820236,0122024
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
221
Deaths
375
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-82
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-56

Where Pawnee County is

The Census internal point of Pawnee County is at 38.181500, -99.234800. 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 Pawnee 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: Pawnee County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.181500, -99.234800
DMS
38°10'53.40"N 99°14'5.28"W
UTM
14N 479436.1E 4225979.2N
Geohash
9yc3jyerm
Plus code
86C25QJ8+J3

Towns in Pawnee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pawnee County, 3,598 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pawnee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Larned with 3,598.

  1. 01Larned3,598
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pawnee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pawnee County. The most populous is Barton County, KS, with 24,835 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 201.1 miles ENE of Pawnee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 108.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Bend, KS (population 14,306), 26.7 miles away.

Pawnee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pawnee County is 20145: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,704.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pawnee County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,012. That is down 236 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,248.

What is the FIPS code of Pawnee County?

20145. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pawnee County?

Larned, with 3,598 residents inside Pawnee County in 2024.

Which counties border Pawnee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Barton County, KS; Stafford County, KS; Rush County, KS; Edwards County, KS; Ness County, KS; Hodgeman 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.