Largest Cities in Kansas: Ranked by Population

The largest city in Kansas in our data is Wichita, KS, with an estimated 482,249 people, followed by Overland Park, KS (195,494) and Kansas City, KS (152,960). This list ranks the top 50 places among the 61 Kansas communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 50 in Kansas?

How big are the largest cities in Kansas?

Of the 61 places with pages, 5 have more than 100,000 residents, 11 have between 25,000 and 100,000, and 45 have fewer than 25,000. The median place has about 11,949 people. The ten largest places account for about 67% of the combined population of all pages, which shows how concentrated the state's population is across communities. Johnson County contributes 12 of the top 50.

Which counties do the top 50 belong to?

The 50 places on this list are spread across 28 counties of Kansas. Johnson County has 12 (Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Gardner, Merriam, Missio); Sedgwick County has 6 (Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center); Butler County has 3 (El Dorado, Andover, Augusta). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does Kansas compare with the rest of the country?

The median Kansas place with a page has about 11,949 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is smaller than the national typical place. Wichita, KS ranks 90th among all US places by estimated population in our data. The state has 669 communities in total, of which 61 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about Kansas cities

• Which is the largest city in Kansas? Wichita (482,249 people).
• How many Kansas cities have more than 100,000 people? 5 in our data.
• How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 11.
• What is the typical size? About 11,949 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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Rankings use dataset estimates, not official counts.