Decatur County Demographics

A map of Decatur County's Population by Race

Decatur County, Kansas had a population of 2,764 in 2020. It was 92.8% White, 0.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Decatur County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Decatur County is the 85th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Decatur County's White Population

2,565 residents of Decatur County identify as White, or 92.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Decatur County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Decatur County is ranked #10 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is more White than neighboring Red Willow County (89.1% White), Sheridan County (90.4% White), Norton County (85.9% White), Rawlins County (87.5% White), and Furnas County (91.4% White).

Decatur County's Black Population

9 residents of Decatur County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Decatur County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Decatur County is ranked #78 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is more Black than neighboring Sheridan County (0% Black), and Furnas County (0.2% Black). Decatur County is less Black than neighboring Red Willow County (1% Black), Norton County (3.6% Black), and Rawlins County (0.7% Black).

Decatur County's Asian Population

10 residents of Decatur County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Decatur County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Decatur County is ranked #63 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is more Asian than neighboring Furnas County (0.1% Asian). Decatur County is less Asian than neighboring Sheridan County (0.5% Asian), and Norton County (0.6% Asian).

Decatur County's Hispanic Population

76 residents of Decatur County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Decatur County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Decatur County is ranked #86 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is less Hispanic than neighboring Red Willow County (6.4% Hispanic), Sheridan County (5.9% Hispanic), Norton County (5.7% Hispanic), Rawlins County (6.2% Hispanic), and Furnas County (4.7% Hispanic).

Decatur County's Native American/Other Population

10 residents of Decatur County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Decatur 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, Decatur County is ranked #97 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Red Willow County (0.6% Native American/Other), Norton County (0.8% Native American/Other), Rawlins County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Furnas County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Decatur County's Multiracial Population

94 residents of Decatur County identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Decatur County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Decatur County is ranked #68 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Decatur County is more Multiracial than neighboring Red Willow County (2.5% Multiracial), Sheridan County (2.8% Multiracial), Norton County (3.3% Multiracial), and Furnas County (3.1% Multiracial). Decatur County is less Multiracial than neighboring Rawlins County (4.5% Multiracial).

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