Rooks County Demographics

A map of Rooks County's Population by Race

Rooks County, Kansas had a population of 4,919 in 2020. It was 92.7% White, 0.6% Black, 0.1% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Rooks County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Rooks County is the 69th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Rooks County's White Population

4,558 residents of Rooks County identify as White, or 92.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Rooks County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rooks County is ranked #12 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is more White than neighboring Ellis County (86.8% White), and Graham County (90.2% White). Rooks County is less White than neighboring Phillips County (92.8% White), Osborne County (93.9% White), and Smith County (94.4% White).

Rooks County's Black Population

28 residents of Rooks County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Rooks County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rooks County is ranked #59 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is more Black than neighboring Phillips County (0.4% Black), Osborne County (0% Black), and Smith County (0.3% Black). Rooks County is less Black than neighboring Ellis County (1.1% Black), and Graham County (2.3% Black).

Rooks County's Asian Population

5 residents of Rooks County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Rooks County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rooks County is ranked #95 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is less Asian than neighboring Phillips County (0.3% Asian), Ellis County (0.9% Asian), Osborne County (0.5% Asian), Graham County (0.6% Asian), and Smith County (0.3% Asian).

Rooks County's Hispanic Population

116 residents of Rooks County identify as Hispanic, or 2.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Rooks County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rooks County is ranked #97 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is more Hispanic than neighboring Osborne County (1.9% Hispanic), and Smith County (1.9% Hispanic). Rooks County is less Hispanic than neighboring Phillips County (2.9% Hispanic), Ellis County (7% Hispanic), and Graham County (2.6% Hispanic).

Rooks County's Native American/Other Population

18 residents of Rooks 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 Rooks 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, Rooks County is ranked #96 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Phillips County (0.5% Native American/Other), Ellis County (0.5% Native American/Other), Osborne County (0.6% Native American/Other), Graham County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Smith County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Rooks County's Multiracial Population

194 residents of Rooks County identify as Multiracial, or 3.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Rooks County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rooks County is ranked #49 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Rooks County is more Multiracial than neighboring Phillips County (3.3% Multiracial), Ellis County (3.7% Multiracial), Osborne County (3.1% Multiracial), Graham County (3.4% Multiracial), and Smith County (2.6% Multiracial).

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