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  • FIPS 20185
  • Largest town: St. John

Stafford County, Kansas

Stafford County had 3,901 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 792.1 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 47th by land area.

Population
3,901
#72 of 105 in Kansas · #2,891 in US
Area
792.1 sq mi
#47 of 105 in Kansas · #1,084 in US
Density
4.9 / sq mi
#74 of 105 in Kansas · #2,777 in US
Median household income
$54,808
#87 of 105 in Kansas · #2,340 in US

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

Stafford County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Stafford County population, land area and income

Stafford County had 3,901 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 792.1 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 105 in Kansas by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 4.9 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; Stafford County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,808 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,901

3144th1st

2891st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

792 sq mi

3144th1st

1084th of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2777th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,808

3143rd1st

2340th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

3,901

105th1st

72nd of 105 (KS)

Land area

792 sq mi

105th1st

47th of 105 (KS)

Density

4.9 / sq mi

105th1st

74th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$54,808

105th1st

87th of 105 (KS)

How Stafford County's population changed since 2020

Stafford County lost 151 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.7%. That ranks 88th 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, Stafford County recorded 187 births and 273 deaths, a natural change of -86. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -88. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 88 people.

4,05220204,01220213,97920223,94820233,9012024
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
187
Deaths
273
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
-88
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-47

Where Stafford County is

The Census internal point of Stafford County is at 38.035600, -98.719900. 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 Stafford 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: Stafford County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.035600, -98.719900
DMS
38°02'8.16"N 98°43'11.64"W
UTM
14N 524580.2E 4209801.9N
Geohash
9ycb3s4m7
Plus code
86C327PJ+62

Towns in Stafford County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stafford County, 1,173 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stafford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is St. John with 1,173.

  1. 01St. John1,173
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stafford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Stafford 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 178.6 miles ENE of Stafford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 78.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Bend, KS (population 14,306), 22.8 miles away.

Stafford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stafford County is 20185: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 185. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,808.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stafford County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,901. That is down 151 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,052.

What is the FIPS code of Stafford County?

20185. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (185) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stafford County?

St. John, with 1,173 residents inside Stafford County in 2024.

Which counties border Stafford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Reno County, KS; Barton County, KS; Rice County, KS; Pratt County, KS; Pawnee County, KS; Edwards 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.