Rush County Demographics

A map of Rush County's Population by Race

Rush County, Kansas had a population of 2,956 in 2020. It was 92.9% White, 0.2% Black, 0.5% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American/Other, and 1.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Rush County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Rush County is the 80th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Rush County's White Population

2,745 residents of Rush County identify as White, or 92.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Rush County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rush County is ranked #9 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is more White than neighboring Pawnee County (82.4% White), Ellis County (86.8% White), Barton County (78.1% White), Ness County (85.8% White), and Edwards County (74.2% White).

Rush County's Black Population

6 residents of Rush County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Rush County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rush County is ranked #90 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is more Black than neighboring Ness County (0.1% Black). Rush County is less Black than neighboring Pawnee County (3.9% Black), Ellis County (1.1% Black), Barton County (1.1% Black), and Edwards County (0.5% Black).

Rush County's Asian Population

14 residents of Rush County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Rush County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rush County is ranked #43 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is more Asian than neighboring Pawnee County (0.4% Asian), Barton County (0.3% Asian), Ness County (0.1% Asian), and Edwards County (0% Asian). Rush County is less Asian than neighboring Ellis County (0.9% Asian).

Rush County's Hispanic Population

132 residents of Rush County identify as Hispanic, or 4.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Rush County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rush County is ranked #64 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is less Hispanic than neighboring Pawnee County (8.3% Hispanic), Ellis County (7% Hispanic), Barton County (16.2% Hispanic), Ness County (11.4% Hispanic), and Edwards County (21.4% Hispanic).

Rush County's Native American/Other Population

3 residents of Rush County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Rush 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, Rush County is ranked #105 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Pawnee County (0.8% Native American/Other), Ellis County (0.5% Native American/Other), Barton County (0.6% Native American/Other), Ness County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Edwards County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Rush County's Multiracial Population

56 residents of Rush County identify as Multiracial, or 1.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Rush County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Rush County is ranked #102 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Rush County is less Multiracial than neighboring Pawnee County (4% Multiracial), Ellis County (3.7% Multiracial), Barton County (3.6% Multiracial), Ness County (2.2% Multiracial), and Edwards County (3.2% Multiracial).

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