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  • FIPS 20155
  • Largest town: Hutchinson

Reno County, Kansas

Reno County had 61,417 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,255.3 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 105 in Kansas by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
61,417
#9 of 105 in Kansas · #879 in US
Area
1,255.3 sq mi
#3 of 105 in Kansas · #483 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#13 of 105 in Kansas · #1,491 in US
Median household income
$62,470
#52 of 105 in Kansas · #1,603 in US

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

Reno County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Reno County population, land area and income

Reno County had 61,417 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,255.3 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 105 in Kansas by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 48.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Reno County is 8.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,470 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

61,417

3144th1st

879th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,255 sq mi

3144th1st

483rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1491st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,470

3143rd1st

1603rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

61,417

105th1st

9th of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,255 sq mi

105th1st

3rd of 105 (KS)

Density

48.9 / sq mi

105th1st

13th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$62,470

105th1st

52nd of 105 (KS)

How Reno County's population changed since 2020

Reno County lost 477 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 44th 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, Reno County recorded 2,750 births and 3,756 deaths, a natural change of -1,006. Net international migration added +302 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +225. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,006 people.

61.9k202061.5k202161.5k202261.4k202361.4k2024
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
2,750
Deaths
3,756
Net international migration
+302
Net domestic migration
+225
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-2

Where Reno County is

The Census internal point of Reno County is at 37.948200, -98.078300. 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 Reno 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: Reno County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.948200, -98.078300
DMS
37°56'53.52"N 98°04'41.88"W
UTM
14N 580980.5E 4200468.3N
Geohash
9ydrbhm83
Plus code
8693WWXC+7M

Towns in Reno County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Reno County, 45,602 people together, or 74% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Reno County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hutchinson with 39,561.

  1. 01Hutchinson39,561
  2. 02South Hutchinson2,506
  3. 03Buhler1,315
  4. 04Haven1,168
  5. 05Nickerson1,052
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Reno County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Reno County. The most populous is Sedgwick County, KS, with 536,081 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 150.4 miles ENE of Reno County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 43.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hutchinson, KS (population 39,561), 12.2 miles away.

Reno County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Reno County is 20155: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 155. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,470.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Reno County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 61,417. That is down 477 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 61,894.

What is the FIPS code of Reno County?

20155. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (155) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Reno County?

Hutchinson, with 39,561 residents inside Reno County in 2024.

Which counties border Reno County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sedgwick County, KS; Harvey County, KS; McPherson County, KS; Rice County, KS; Pratt County, KS; Kingman County, KS; Stafford 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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