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Most Densely Populated Cities in Kansas

The top 25 of 38 Kansas cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.

#CityPeople per sq mi
1Prairie Village
3,683
2Lawrence
2,774
3Overland Park
2,661
4Manhattan
2,660
5Garden City
2,483
6Hays
2,419
7Wichita
2,411
8Derby
2,346
9Olathe
2,252
10Leawood
2,238
11Topeka
2,032
12Emporia
1,938
13Junction City
1,934
14Dodge City
1,839
15Salina
1,761
16Lenexa
1,713
17McPherson
1,709
18Gardner
1,683
19Shawnee
1,633
20Liberal
1,607
21Hutchinson
1,562
22Pittsburg
1,534
23Leavenworth
1,528
24Great Bend
1,375
25Fort Scott
1,353

Top Kansas Counties

Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.

1. Johnson County1,3102. Wyandotte County1,1063. Sedgwick County5304. Shawnee County3275. Douglas County2646. Leavenworth County1797. Riley County1188. Geary County939. Saline County7510. Crawford County66

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Kansas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kansas/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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