Wichita County Demographics

A map of Wichita County's Population by Race

Wichita County, Kansas had a population of 2,152 in 2020. It was 65.6% White, 0.0% Black, 0.0% Asian, 29.6% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wichita County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Wichita County is the 98th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Wichita County's White Population

1,412 residents of Wichita County identify as White, or 65.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Wichita County slightly less than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wichita County is ranked #94 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wichita County is more White than neighboring Kearny County (59.7% White). Wichita County is less White than neighboring Scott County (75.6% White), Greeley County (80.7% White), Logan County (89% White), and Wallace County (88.9% White).

Wichita County's Black Population

1 residents of Wichita County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wichita County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wichita County is ranked #100 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wichita County is less Black than neighboring Scott County (0.3% Black), Logan County (0.1% Black), Kearny County (0.9% Black), and Wallace County (0.2% Black).

Wichita County's Asian Population

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

Wichita County is less Asian than neighboring Scott County (0.3% Asian), Greeley County (0.4% Asian), Logan County (0.4% Asian), and Kearny County (0.1% Asian).

Wichita County's Hispanic Population

636 residents of Wichita County identify as Hispanic, or 29.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wichita County larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wichita County is ranked #11 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wichita County is more Hispanic than neighboring Scott County (19.9% Hispanic), Greeley County (15.5% Hispanic), Logan County (7.1% Hispanic), and Wallace County (5.3% Hispanic). Wichita County is less Hispanic than neighboring Kearny County (35% Hispanic).

Wichita County's Native American/Other Population

16 residents of Wichita County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Wichita 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, Wichita County is ranked #53 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wichita County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Scott County (0.5% Native American/Other), Logan County (0.4% Native American/Other), Kearny County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Wallace County (0.4% Native American/Other). Wichita County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Greeley County (1.1% Native American/Other).

Wichita County's Multiracial Population

87 residents of Wichita County identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wichita County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Wichita County is ranked #46 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wichita County is more Multiracial than neighboring Scott County (3.4% Multiracial), Greeley County (2.3% Multiracial), Logan County (3% Multiracial), and Kearny County (3.9% Multiracial). Wichita County is less Multiracial than neighboring Wallace County (5.2% Multiracial).

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