Brown County Demographics

A map of Brown County's Population by Race

Brown County, Kansas had a population of 9,508 in 2020. It was 80.8% White, 1.0% Black, 0.4% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 8.7% Native American/Other, and 5.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brown County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brown County is the 41st most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Brown County's White Population

7,683 residents of Brown County identify as White, or 80.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Brown County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #73 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is less White than neighboring Richardson County (90.2% White), Atchison County (85.2% White), Doniphan County (88.1% White), Holt County (94.5% White), and Nemaha County (93.7% White).

Brown County's Black Population

97 residents of Brown County identify as Black, or 1.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brown County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #41 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is more Black than neighboring Richardson County (0.2% Black), Holt County (0.1% Black), and Nemaha County (0.6% Black). Brown County is less Black than neighboring Atchison County (4.8% Black), and Doniphan County (3.5% Black).

Brown County's Asian Population

42 residents of Brown County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brown County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #50 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is more Asian than neighboring Holt County (0% Asian), and Nemaha County (0.3% Asian). Brown County is less Asian than neighboring Atchison County (0.5% Asian).

Brown County's Hispanic Population

352 residents of Brown County identify as Hispanic, or 3.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brown County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #73 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is more Hispanic than neighboring Richardson County (2% Hispanic), Atchison County (3.6% Hispanic), Doniphan County (2.7% Hispanic), Holt County (1.6% Hispanic), and Nemaha County (2.6% Hispanic).

Brown County's Native American/Other Population

826 residents of Brown County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 8.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brown County slightly larger than the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #2 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Richardson County (3% Native American/Other), Atchison County (0.8% Native American/Other), Doniphan County (1.5% Native American/Other), Holt County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Nemaha County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Brown County's Multiracial Population

508 residents of Brown County identify as Multiracial, or 5.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brown County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Brown County is ranked #19 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brown County is more Multiracial than neighboring Richardson County (4.3% Multiracial), Atchison County (5.2% Multiracial), Doniphan County (3.7% Multiracial), Holt County (2.6% Multiracial), and Nemaha County (2.4% Multiracial).

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