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Pratt County, Kansas

Pratt County had 9,137 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 735.0 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
9,137
#43 of 105 in Kansas · #2,482 in US
Area
735.0 sq mi
#52 of 105 in Kansas · #1,203 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#45 of 105 in Kansas · #2,484 in US
Median household income
$61,078
#60 of 105 in Kansas · #1,732 in US

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

Pratt County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Pratt County population, land area and income

Pratt County had 9,137 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 735.0 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 12.4 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; Pratt County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,078 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,137

3144th1st

2482nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

735 sq mi

3144th1st

1203rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2484th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,078

3143rd1st

1732nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

9,137

105th1st

43rd of 105 (KS)

Land area

735 sq mi

105th1st

52nd of 105 (KS)

Density

12.4 / sq mi

105th1st

45th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$61,078

105th1st

60th of 105 (KS)

How Pratt County's population changed since 2020

Pratt County lost 2 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 33rd 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, Pratt County recorded 471 births and 527 deaths, a natural change of -56. Net international migration added +14 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +28. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 56 people.

9,13920209,16820219,08020229,10720239,1372024
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
471
Deaths
527
Net international migration
+14
Net domestic migration
+28
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+30

Where Pratt County is

The Census internal point of Pratt County is at 37.647600, -98.740100. 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 Pratt 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: Pratt County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.647600, -98.740100
DMS
37°38'51.36"N 98°44'24.36"W
UTM
14N 522927.3E 4166748.4N
Geohash
9y9y1je9h
Plus code
8693J7X5+2X

Towns in Pratt County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pratt County, 6,587 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pratt County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pratt with 6,587.

  1. 01Pratt6,587
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pratt County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pratt County. The most populous is Reno County, KS, with 61,417 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 192.0 miles ENE of Pratt County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 76.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Bend, KS (population 14,306), 49.3 miles away.

Pratt County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pratt County is 20151: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,078.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pratt County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,137. That is down 2 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,139.

What is the FIPS code of Pratt County?

20151. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pratt County?

Pratt, with 6,587 residents inside Pratt County in 2024.

Which counties border Pratt County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Reno County, KS; Kingman County, KS; Barber County, KS; Stafford County, KS; Edwards County, KS; Kiowa 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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