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  • Largest town: Phillipsburg

Phillips County, Kansas

Phillips County had 4,733 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 885.9 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 105 in Kansas by population and 36th by land area.

Population
4,733
#69 of 105 in Kansas · #2,837 in US
Area
885.9 sq mi
#36 of 105 in Kansas · #899 in US
Density
5.3 / sq mi
#70 of 105 in Kansas · #2,754 in US
Median household income
$59,453
#66 of 105 in Kansas · #1,892 in US

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

Phillips County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Phillips County population, land area and income

Phillips County had 4,733 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 885.9 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 105 in Kansas by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 5.3 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; Phillips County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,453 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,733

3144th1st

2837th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

886 sq mi

3144th1st

899th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2754th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,453

3143rd1st

1892nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

4,733

105th1st

69th of 105 (KS)

Land area

886 sq mi

105th1st

36th of 105 (KS)

Density

5.3 / sq mi

105th1st

70th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$59,453

105th1st

66th of 105 (KS)

How Phillips County's population changed since 2020

Phillips County lost 226 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.6%. That ranks 98th 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, Phillips County recorded 209 births and 323 deaths, a natural change of -114. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -119. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 119 people.

4,95920204,81820214,79220224,76220234,7332024
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
209
Deaths
323
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
-119
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-29

Where Phillips County is

The Census internal point of Phillips County is at 39.784500, -99.342100. 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 Phillips 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: Phillips County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.784500, -99.342100
DMS
39°47'4.20"N 99°20'31.56"W
UTM
14N 470706.8E 4403895.2N
Geohash
9z1676t39
Plus code
86F2QMM5+R5

Towns in Phillips County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Phillips County, 2,233 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Phillips County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Phillipsburg with 2,233.

  1. 01Phillipsburg2,233
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Phillips County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Phillips County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Norton County, KS, with 5,335 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 202.1 miles ESE of Phillips County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 157.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hays, KS (population 21,213), 62.3 miles away.

Phillips County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Phillips County is 20147: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 147. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,453.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Phillips County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,733. That is down 226 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,959.

What is the FIPS code of Phillips County?

20147. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (147) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Phillips County?

Phillipsburg, with 2,233 residents inside Phillips County in 2024.

Which counties border Phillips County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Norton County, KS; Rooks County, KS; Smith County, KS; Harlan County, NE; Franklin County, NE; Graham 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.