Kansas State Data Center

05/19/2026

The U.S. Census Bureau released 2025 population estimates for cities and towns on May 14th. Shown below is the smallest incorporated city in each Kansas County. These cities vary in size from a population of 8 (Waldron, Kansas located in Harper County) to 5,524 (Ulysses, Kansas located in Grant County).

04/28/2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 1-2PM CDT - Learn about how data from the American Community Survey (ACS) can answer a variety of questions posed in grant applications or provide information needed to advocate for the members of your local communities. You'll also learn best practices to search for ACS data you need for grant applications through a live demonstration of data.census.gov.

Learn how American Community Survey data strengthen grant applications and support community advocacy, plus a live demo on finding ACS data in data.census.gov.

03/26/2026

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2025 population estimates with components of change for counties this morning. Births outnumbered deaths from 2020-2025 in twenty-seven Kansas counties. Fifty-three counties showed negative net migration, mainly due to domestic outmigration.

01/29/2026

Happy Kansas Day! Kansas became a state on January 29, 1861, marking today as the 165th anniversary of this significant milestone. According to the 1860 Census, the state had a population of 107,206 residents. Since then, the state population has grown by 2,863,400 people! Learn more about our history in the Kansas Statistical Abstract: https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/
At IPSR & the State Data Center, we work to support the Kansas community by providing data, evaluation, and project support services. If you're interested in our services or data tools, please visit our website or reach out! We are excited to help the future of Kansas.

12/04/2025

Did you know the American Community Survey (ACS) provides Data Profiles with a snapshot of your community all in one place? Tables pull together statistics on social, economic, housing, and demographic topics, making it easy to get the big picture at a glance. With the latest ACS release now available, you can quickly navigate to the profile that fits your needs and dive right in.

👉 Get started by exploring these popular tables:
https://data.census.gov/table?q=DP0&g=040XX00US20&d=ACS+5-Year+Estimates+Data+Profiles
DP02: Selected Social Characteristics
DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics
DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics
DP05: Demographic and Housing Estimates

09/17/2025

https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2024-kansas-statistical-abstract-now-available

Annually updated compendium of data about Kansas is produced by University of Kansas researchers.

06/30/2025

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2024 population estimates by age. Thirty-eight of Kansas's 105 counties have more people over 65 than people under 18. Check out the interactive map at: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/o0hvd/

06/16/2025

NEW city profiles are available! Profiles are available for every city in Kansas and feature key demographic characteristics from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Check out your community at: https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/acs/cityprofile.shtml

06/05/2025

The U.S. Census Bureau has released an Economic Profile for Kansas incorporating data collected on the 2022 Economic Census and the 2022 Census of Governments. Check out the profile at:https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/vizualizations/2022/2022-kansas-snapshot.pdf

06/05/2025

Nearly 300,000 people have immigrated from abroad to nonmetropolitan, or rural, counties since 2020, driving most of the growth in rural America during