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Sedgwick County, Kansas

Sedgwick County had 536,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 997.0 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 16th by land area.

Population
536,081
#2 of 105 in Kansas · #137 in US
Area
997.0 sq mi
#16 of 105 in Kansas · #686 in US
Density
538 / sq mi
#3 of 105 in Kansas · #265 in US
Median household income
$67,435
#27 of 105 in Kansas · #1,171 in US

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

Sedgwick County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Sedgwick County population, land area and income

Sedgwick County had 536,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 997.0 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 537.7 people per square mile, 5.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Sedgwick County is 77.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,435 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

536,081

3144th1st

137th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

997 sq mi

3144th1st

686th of 3,144 (US)

Density

537.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

265th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,435

3143rd1st

1171st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

536,081

105th1st

2nd of 105 (KS)

Land area

997 sq mi

105th1st

16th of 105 (KS)

Density

537.7 / sq mi

105th1st

3rd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$67,435

105th1st

27th of 105 (KS)

How Sedgwick County's population changed since 2020

Sedgwick County gained 11,244 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 10th 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, Sedgwick County recorded 28,162 births and 23,104 deaths, a natural change of +5,058. Net international migration added +7,342 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -266. The largest single component was international migration, which added 7,342 people.

524.8k2020524.5k2021525.5k2022530.3k2023536.1k2024
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
28,162
Deaths
23,104
Net international migration
+7,342
Net domestic migration
-266
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5,827

Where Sedgwick County is

The Census internal point of Sedgwick County is at 37.681000, -97.461100. 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 Sedgwick 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: Sedgwick County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.681000, -97.461100
DMS
37°40'51.60"N 97°27'39.96"W
UTM
14N 635698.6E 4171536.4N
Geohash
9ydwq5wgx
Plus code
8694MGJQ+CH

Towns in Sedgwick County

14 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sedgwick County, 493,561 people together, or 92% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sedgwick County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wichita with 400,991.

  1. 01Wichita400,991
  2. 02Derby26,604
  3. 03Haysville11,406
  4. 04Bel Aire10,066
  5. 05Park City9,110
  6. 06Valley Center7,416
  7. 07Maize7,059
  8. 08Goddard6,009
  9. 09Mulvane (part)5,991
  10. 10Clearwater2,697
  11. 11Kechi2,388
  12. 12Cheney2,174
  13. 13Colwich1,454
  14. 14Sedgwick (part)196
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sedgwick County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sedgwick County. The most populous is Butler County, KS, with 69,158 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 135.0 miles NE of Sedgwick County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 6.3 miles away.

Sedgwick County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sedgwick County is 20173: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 173. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,435.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sedgwick County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 536,081. That is up 11,244 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 524,837.

What is the FIPS code of Sedgwick County?

20173. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (173) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sedgwick County?

Wichita, with 400,991 residents inside Sedgwick County in 2024.

Which counties border Sedgwick County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butler County, KS; Reno County, KS; Cowley County, KS; Harvey County, KS; Sumner County, KS; Kingman 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.