Wallace County Demographics

A map of Wallace County's Population by Race

Wallace County, Kansas had a population of 1,512 in 2020. It was 88.9% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 5.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 5.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wallace County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Wallace County is the 104th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Wallace County's White Population

1,344 residents of Wallace County identify as White, or 88.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Wallace County larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wallace County is ranked #41 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is more White than neighboring Sherman County (81% White), Greeley County (80.7% White), Wichita County (65.6% White), and Thomas County (87.1% White). Wallace County is less White than neighboring Logan County (89% White).

Wallace County's Black Population

3 residents of Wallace County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wallace County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wallace County is ranked #91 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is more Black than neighboring Greeley County (0% Black), Wichita County (0% Black), and Logan County (0.1% Black). Wallace County is less Black than neighboring Sherman County (1.7% Black), and Thomas County (1.3% Black).

Wallace County's Asian Population

0 residents of Wallace County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Wallace County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wallace County is ranked #101 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is less Asian than neighboring Sherman County (0.2% Asian), Greeley County (0.4% Asian), Logan County (0.4% Asian), and Thomas County (0.6% Asian).

Wallace County's Hispanic Population

80 residents of Wallace County identify as Hispanic, or 5.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wallace County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wallace County is ranked #57 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is less Hispanic than neighboring Sherman County (13% Hispanic), Greeley County (15.5% Hispanic), Wichita County (29.6% Hispanic), Logan County (7.1% Hispanic), and Thomas County (8% Hispanic).

Wallace County's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Wallace 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 Wallace 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, Wallace County is ranked #93 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Sherman County (0.5% Native American/Other), Greeley County (1.1% Native American/Other), Wichita County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Thomas County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Wallace County's Multiracial Population

79 residents of Wallace County identify as Multiracial, or 5.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wallace County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wallace County is ranked #21 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wallace County is more Multiracial than neighboring Sherman County (3.6% Multiracial), Greeley County (2.3% Multiracial), Wichita County (4% Multiracial), Logan County (3% Multiracial), and Thomas County (2.5% Multiracial).

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