Bourbon County Demographics

A map of Bourbon County's Population by Race

Bourbon County, Kansas had a population of 14,360 in 2020. It was 86.7% White, 3.2% Black, 0.7% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 5.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Bourbon County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Bourbon County is the 34th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Bourbon County's White Population

12,451 residents of Bourbon County identify as White, or 86.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Bourbon County larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #52 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more White than neighboring Crawford County (81.9% White), and Neosho County (86.6% White). Bourbon County is less White than neighboring Linn County (91.6% White), Allen County (87.7% White), and Vernon County (91.2% White).

Bourbon County's Black Population

454 residents of Bourbon County identify as Black, or 3.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Bourbon County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #18 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more Black than neighboring Crawford County (2.3% Black), Linn County (0.6% Black), Allen County (1.4% Black), Vernon County (0.6% Black), and Neosho County (0.8% Black).

Bourbon County's Asian Population

98 residents of Bourbon County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Bourbon County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #23 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more Asian than neighboring Linn County (0.2% Asian), Allen County (0.5% Asian), Vernon County (0.5% Asian), and Neosho County (0.5% Asian). Bourbon County is less Asian than neighboring Crawford County (1.2% Asian).

Bourbon County's Hispanic Population

386 residents of Bourbon County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Bourbon County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #89 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more Hispanic than neighboring Linn County (2.5% Hispanic), and Vernon County (2.2% Hispanic). Bourbon County is less Hispanic than neighboring Crawford County (7% Hispanic), Allen County (4% Hispanic), and Neosho County (5.7% Hispanic).

Bourbon County's Native American/Other Population

130 residents of Bourbon County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Bourbon County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #39 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Linn County (0.7% Native American/Other). Bourbon County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Crawford County (1.6% Native American/Other), Allen County (1.4% Native American/Other), Vernon County (1% Native American/Other), and Neosho County (1% Native American/Other).

Bourbon County's Multiracial Population

841 residents of Bourbon County identify as Multiracial, or 5.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Bourbon County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Bourbon County is ranked #13 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Bourbon County is more Multiracial than neighboring Linn County (4.4% Multiracial), Allen County (4.9% Multiracial), Vernon County (4.6% Multiracial), and Neosho County (5.4% Multiracial). Bourbon County is less Multiracial than neighboring Crawford County (6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.