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  • FIPS 20175
  • Largest town: Liberal

Seward County, Kansas

Seward County had 21,276 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 639.7 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 105 in Kansas by population and 77th by land area.

Population
21,276
#26 of 105 in Kansas · #1,758 in US
Area
639.7 sq mi
#77 of 105 in Kansas · #1,485 in US
Density
33 / sq mi
#21 of 105 in Kansas · #1,831 in US
Median household income
$66,540
#31 of 105 in Kansas · #1,247 in US

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

Seward County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Seward County population, land area and income

Seward County had 21,276 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 639.7 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 105 in Kansas by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 33.3 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 Seward County is 3.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,540 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,276

3144th1st

1758th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

640 sq mi

3144th1st

1485th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1831st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,540

3143rd1st

1247th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

21,276

105th1st

26th of 105 (KS)

Land area

640 sq mi

105th1st

77th of 105 (KS)

Density

33.3 / sq mi

105th1st

21st of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$66,540

105th1st

31st of 105 (KS)

How Seward County's population changed since 2020

Seward County lost 581 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.7%. That ranks 79th 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, Seward County recorded 1,622 births and 677 deaths, a natural change of +945. Net international migration added +379 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,030. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,030 people.

21.9k202021.8k202121.3k202221.2k202321.3k2024
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
1,622
Deaths
677
Net international migration
+379
Net domestic migration
-2,030
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+67

Where Seward County is

The Census internal point of Seward County is at 37.181000, -100.855300. 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 Seward 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: Seward County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.181000, -100.855300
DMS
37°10'51.60"N 100°51'19.08"W
UTM
14N 335307.0E 4116563.4N
Geohash
9y878bx7j
Plus code
859X54JV+CV

Towns in Seward County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Seward County, 19,184 people together, or 90% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Seward County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Liberal with 19,184.

  1. 01Liberal19,184
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Seward County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Seward County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Texas County, OK, with 20,577 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 309.5 miles ENE of Seward County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Amarillo, TX (population 203,729), 147.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Liberal, KS (population 19,184), 10.1 miles away.

Seward County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Seward County is 20175: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 175. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,540.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Seward County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,276. That is down 581 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,857.

What is the FIPS code of Seward County?

20175. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (175) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Seward County?

Liberal, with 19,184 residents inside Seward County in 2024.

Which counties border Seward County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Texas County, OK; Stevens County, KS; Beaver County, OK; Meade County, KS; Haskell 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.