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Rooks County, Kansas

Rooks County had 4,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 890.5 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 105 in Kansas by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
4,748
#68 of 105 in Kansas · #2,836 in US
Area
890.5 sq mi
#33 of 105 in Kansas · #888 in US
Density
5.3 / sq mi
#71 of 105 in Kansas · #2,756 in US
Median household income
$59,998
#64 of 105 in Kansas · #1,837 in US

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

Rooks County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Rooks County population, land area and income

Rooks County had 4,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 890.5 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 105 in Kansas by population and 33rd 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; Rooks County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,998 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,748

3144th1st

2836th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

891 sq mi

3144th1st

888th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2756th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,998

3143rd1st

1837th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

4,748

105th1st

68th of 105 (KS)

Land area

891 sq mi

105th1st

33rd of 105 (KS)

Density

5.3 / sq mi

105th1st

71st of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$59,998

105th1st

64th of 105 (KS)

How Rooks County's population changed since 2020

Rooks County lost 138 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.8%. That ranks 80th 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, Rooks County recorded 210 births and 271 deaths, a natural change of -61. Net international migration added +9 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -113. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 113 people.

4,88620204,85920214,79820224,77620234,7482024
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
210
Deaths
271
Net international migration
+9
Net domestic migration
-113
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-28

Where Rooks County is

The Census internal point of Rooks County is at 39.346000, -99.324500. 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 Rooks 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: Rooks County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.346000, -99.324500
DMS
39°20'45.60"N 99°19'28.20"W
UTM
14N 472038.3E 4355223.9N
Geohash
9ycrgfdp5
Plus code
86F28MWG+C6

Towns in Rooks County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Rooks County, 3,126 people together, or 66% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rooks County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Plainville with 1,693.

  1. 01Plainville1,693
  2. 02Stockton1,433
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rooks County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Rooks County. The most populous is Ellis County, KS, with 29,007 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 196.3 miles E of Rooks County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 156.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hays, KS (population 21,213), 32.1 miles away.

Rooks County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rooks County is 20163: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 163. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,998.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rooks County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,748. That is down 138 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,886.

What is the FIPS code of Rooks County?

20163. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (163) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rooks County?

Plainville, with 1,693 residents inside Rooks County in 2024.

Which counties border Rooks County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ellis County, KS; Phillips County, KS; Smith County, KS; Osborne County, KS; Trego County, KS; 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.