Lincoln County Demographics

A map of Lincoln County's Population by Race

Lincoln County, Kansas had a population of 2,939 in 2020. It was 91.6% White, 0.2% Black, 0.3% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 2.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lincoln County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lincoln County is the 81st most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Lincoln County's White Population

2,691 residents of Lincoln County identify as White, or 91.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Lincoln County larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Lincoln County is ranked #21 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more White than neighboring Ellsworth County (85.6% White), Russell County (90.3% White), and Saline County (76.4% White). Lincoln County is less White than neighboring Mitchell County (93.8% White), and Ottawa County (91.9% White).

Lincoln County's Black Population

6 residents of Lincoln County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lincoln County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Lincoln County is ranked #89 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Black than neighboring Mitchell County (0.3% Black), Ellsworth County (4% Black), Ottawa County (0.5% Black), Russell County (0.9% Black), and Saline County (3.2% Black).

Lincoln County's Asian Population

8 residents of Lincoln County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Lincoln County is ranked #80 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Asian than neighboring Mitchell County (0.2% Asian), and Ottawa County (0.2% Asian). Lincoln County is less Asian than neighboring Ellsworth County (0.4% Asian), Russell County (0.4% Asian), and Saline County (2% Asian).

Lincoln County's Hispanic Population

130 residents of Lincoln County identify as Hispanic, or 4.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lincoln County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Lincoln County is ranked #65 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Hispanic than neighboring Mitchell County (2.7% Hispanic), Ottawa County (2.5% Hispanic), and Russell County (3.5% Hispanic). Lincoln County is less Hispanic than neighboring Ellsworth County (5.7% Hispanic), and Saline County (12.2% Hispanic).

Lincoln County's Native American/Other Population

25 residents of Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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, Lincoln County is ranked #41 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Mitchell County (0.2% Native American/Other), Ellsworth County (0.7% Native American/Other), Ottawa County (0.6% Native American/Other), Russell County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Saline County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Lincoln County's Multiracial Population

79 residents of Lincoln County identify as Multiracial, or 2.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Lincoln County is ranked #91 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Multiracial than neighboring Ellsworth County (3.6% Multiracial), Ottawa County (4.3% Multiracial), Russell County (4.3% Multiracial), and Saline County (5.3% Multiracial).

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