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Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County had 26,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 840.7 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 44th by land area.

Population
26,876
#22 of 105 in Kansas · #1,544 in US
Area
840.7 sq mi
#44 of 105 in Kansas · #993 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#24 of 105 in Kansas · #1,866 in US
Median household income
$84,434
#3 of 105 in Kansas · #342 in US

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

Pottawatomie County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Pottawatomie County population, land area and income

Pottawatomie County had 26,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 840.7 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 32.0 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 Pottawatomie County is 3.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,434 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,876

3144th1st

1544th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

841 sq mi

3144th1st

993rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1866th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,434

3143rd1st

342nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

26,876

105th1st

22nd of 105 (KS)

Land area

841 sq mi

105th1st

44th of 105 (KS)

Density

32.0 / sq mi

105th1st

24th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$84,434

105th1st

3rd of 105 (KS)

How Pottawatomie County's population changed since 2020

Pottawatomie County gained 1,455 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.7%. That ranks 1st 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, Pottawatomie County recorded 1,606 births and 861 deaths, a natural change of +745. Net international migration added +169 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +612. The largest single component was natural change, which added 745 people.

25.4k202025.9k202126.3k202226.5k202326.9k2024
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
1,606
Deaths
861
Net international migration
+169
Net domestic migration
+612
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+370

Where Pottawatomie County is

The Census internal point of Pottawatomie County is at 39.382200, -96.337100. 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 Pottawatomie 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: Pottawatomie County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.382200, -96.337100
DMS
39°22'55.92"N 96°20'13.56"W
UTM
14N 729355.8E 4362574.2N
Geohash
9z52pc33y
Plus code
86F59MJ7+V5

Towns in Pottawatomie County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pottawatomie County, 8,823 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pottawatomie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wamego with 4,888.

  1. 01Wamego4,888
  2. 02St. Marys2,784
  3. 03St. George1,150
  4. 04Manhattan (part)1
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pottawatomie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pottawatomie County. The most populous is Shawnee County, KS, with 177,942 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 42.2 miles ESE of Pottawatomie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 41.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Manhattan, KS (population 54,700), 19.6 miles away.

Pottawatomie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pottawatomie County is 20149: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 149. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,434.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pottawatomie County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,876. That is up 1,455 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,421.

What is the FIPS code of Pottawatomie County?

20149. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (149) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pottawatomie County?

Wamego, with 4,888 residents inside Pottawatomie County in 2024.

Which counties border Pottawatomie County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shawnee County, KS; Riley County, KS; Jackson County, KS; Nemaha County, KS; Marshall County, KS; Wabaunsee 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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