| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 1 | 4.6% | 11,273 | 8,192 |
| Bel Aire | 2 | 4.16% | 10,715 | 8,308 |
| Maize | 3 | 3.88% | 8,158 | 5,818 |
| Goddard | 4 | 3.18% | 6,849 | 5,133 |
| Basehor | 5 | 3.08% | 8,503 | 6,950 |
| Andover | 6 | 2.92% | 17,878 | 14,975 |
| Mulvane | 7 | 2.48% | 7,204 | 6,297 |
| Tonganoxie | 8 | 2.29% | 6,350 | 5,591 |
| Gardner | 9 | 2.24% | 26,739 | 23,429 |
| St. George | 10 | 1.89% | 1,187 | 1,059 |
| Park City | 11 | 1.81% | 9,629 | 8,404 |
| Kechi | 12 | 1.47% | 2,410 | 2,241 |
| De Soto | 13 | 1.44% | 7,185 | 6,154 |
| Louisburg | 14 | 1.38% | 5,372 | 4,942 |
| Olathe | 15 | 1.19% | 151,803 | 141,549 |
| Conway Springs | 16 | 0.96% | 1,152 | 1,095 |
| Merriam | 17 | 0.91% | 11,614 | 11,091 |
| Shawnee | 18 | 0.76% | 70,379 | 67,453 |
| Derby | 19 | 0.74% | 26,803 | 25,716 |
| Lenexa | 20 | 0.73% | 60,947 | 57,528 |
| Baldwin City | 21 | 0.63% | 4,977 | 4,820 |
| Sterling | 22 | 0.61% | 2,317 | 2,243 |
| Rose Hill | 23 | 0.6% | 4,346 | 4,186 |
| Overland Park | 24 | 0.56% | 204,818 | 197,835 |
| Elwood | 25 | 0.53% | 1,143 | 1,113 |
| Wathena | 26 | 0.39% | 1,278 | 1,250 |
| Paola | 27 | 0.39% | 5,903 | 5,739 |
| Lawrence | 28 | 0.39% | 96,743 | 94,936 |
| Eudora | 29 | 0.37% | 6,530 | 6,418 |
| Ellsworth | 30 | 0.29% | 3,101 | 3,075 |
| Frontenac | 31 | 0.29% | 3,453 | 3,384 |
| Wamego | 32 | 0.26% | 4,925 | 4,841 |
| Clearwater | 33 | 0.25% | 2,799 | 2,662 |
| Haysville | 34 | 0.22% | 11,378 | 11,274 |
| Chapman | 35 | 0.22% | 1,383 | 1,377 |
| Lindsborg | 36 | 0.21% | 3,832 | 3,780 |
| Abilene | 37 | 0.18% | 6,564 | 6,446 |
| Galena | 38 | 0.18% | 2,793 | 2,756 |
| St. Marys | 39 | 0.18% | 2,795 | 2,758 |
| Edwardsville | 40 | 0.17% | 4,756 | 4,704 |
| Syracuse | 41 | 0.17% | 1,813 | 1,807 |
| Ottawa | 42 | 0.16% | 12,736 | 12,632 |
| Emporia | 43 | 0.14% | 24,171 | 24,101 |
| Kansas City | 44 | 0.14% | 158,027 | 156,306 |
| Smith Center | 45 | 0.13% | 1,577 | 1,574 |
| Mission | 46 | 0.12% | 10,137 | 9,945 |
| Valley Center | 47 | 0.12% | 7,694 | 7,361 |
| Wichita | 48 | 0.11% | 401,409 | 398,072 |
| Bonner Springs | 49 | 0.1% | 7,970 | 7,825 |
| Fort Scott | 50 | 0.09% | 7,507 | 7,525 |
| Hays | 51 | 0.08% | 21,276 | 21,159 |
| Dodge City | 52 | 0.08% | 27,676 | 27,735 |
| Lansing | 53 | 0.06% | 11,338 | 11,239 |
| Herington | 54 | 0.05% | 2,102 | 2,110 |
| Manhattan | 55 | 0.05% | 54,699 | 54,154 |
| Osawatomie | 56 | 0.05% | 4,217 | 4,162 |
| Leawood | 57 | 0.05% | 34,109 | 33,874 |
| Seneca | 58 | 0.05% | 2,140 | 2,129 |
| Lyndon | 59 | 0% | 1,032 | 1,038 |
| Victoria | 60 | 0% | 1,134 | 1,132 |
| Washington | 61 | 0% | 1,063 | 1,068 |
| Holton | 62 | -0.03% | 3,395 | 3,400 |
| Fairway | 63 | -0.05% | 4,179 | 4,172 |
| Leavenworth | 64 | -0.06% | 36,991 | 37,324 |
| Prairie Village | 65 | -0.07% | 22,993 | 22,962 |
| St. Francis | 66 | -0.08% | 1,264 | 1,270 |
| Haven | 67 | -0.09% | 1,168 | 1,165 |
| Pittsburg | 68 | -0.09% | 20,551 | 20,641 |
| Pratt | 69 | -0.09% | 6,568 | 6,593 |
| Hesston | 70 | -0.12% | 3,454 | 3,495 |
| Winfield | 71 | -0.13% | 11,730 | 11,767 |
| Topeka | 72 | -0.15% | 125,607 | 126,427 |
| El Dorado | 73 | -0.15% | 12,677 | 12,766 |
| Auburn | 74 | -0.16% | 1,270 | 1,276 |
| Minneapolis | 75 | -0.16% | 1,904 | 1,938 |
| South Hutchinson | 76 | -0.16% | 2,512 | 2,524 |
| Girard | 77 | -0.16% | 2,472 | 2,489 |
| Beloit | 78 | -0.18% | 3,282 | 3,395 |
| Cheney | 79 | -0.18% | 2,174 | 2,183 |
| Oxford | 80 | -0.19% | 1,036 | 1,047 |
| Lake Quivira | 81 | -0.2% | 1,003 | 1,013 |
| Wellsville | 82 | -0.2% | 1,998 | 1,947 |
| Cimarron | 83 | -0.21% | 1,931 | 1,971 |
| Colwich | 84 | -0.21% | 1,442 | 1,464 |
| Garnett | 85 | -0.22% | 3,235 | 3,243 |
| Buhler | 86 | -0.23% | 1,317 | 1,324 |
| McPherson | 87 | -0.23% | 13,886 | 14,069 |
| Atchison | 88 | -0.23% | 10,764 | 10,869 |
| Harper | 89 | -0.23% | 1,284 | 1,304 |
| Belleville | 90 | -0.25% | 1,981 | 1,995 |
| Hoxie | 91 | -0.25% | 1,185 | 1,198 |
| Burlington | 92 | -0.27% | 2,633 | 2,631 |
| Marysville | 93 | -0.27% | 3,376 | 3,442 |
| North Newton | 94 | -0.28% | 1,786 | 1,817 |
| Russell | 95 | -0.28% | 4,274 | 4,387 |
| Council Grove | 96 | -0.28% | 2,124 | 2,131 |
| Arma | 97 | -0.29% | 1,394 | 1,409 |
| Baxter Springs | 98 | -0.29% | 3,812 | 3,883 |
| Hutchinson | 99 | -0.29% | 39,479 | 39,994 |
| Ogden | 100 | -0.3% | 1,650 | 1,667 |
| Moundridge | 101 | -0.31% | 1,933 | 1,971 |
| Columbus | 102 | -0.31% | 2,857 | 2,915 |
| Sedgwick | 103 | -0.32% | 1,570 | 1,600 |
| Towanda | 104 | -0.35% | 1,421 | 1,443 |
| Newton | 105 | -0.37% | 18,286 | 18,576 |
| Marion | 106 | -0.37% | 1,890 | 1,920 |
| Halstead | 107 | -0.38% | 2,124 | 2,174 |
| Nickerson | 108 | -0.38% | 1,047 | 1,066 |
| Ness City | 109 | -0.38% | 1,308 | 1,340 |
| Garden City | 110 | -0.38% | 27,297 | 28,037 |
| Wellington | 111 | -0.38% | 7,512 | 7,678 |
| Augusta | 112 | -0.4% | 9,037 | 9,237 |
| Arkansas City | 113 | -0.4% | 11,753 | 11,968 |
| Ellinwood | 114 | -0.41% | 1,961 | 2,011 |
| Westwood | 115 | -0.41% | 1,713 | 1,747 |
| Holcomb | 116 | -0.41% | 2,181 | 2,242 |
| Belle Plaine | 117 | -0.42% | 1,436 | 1,473 |
| Oberlin | 118 | -0.44% | 1,599 | 1,628 |
| Lincoln Center | 119 | -0.44% | 1,131 | 1,170 |
| Anthony | 120 | -0.44% | 2,025 | 2,085 |
| Inman | 121 | -0.46% | 1,303 | 1,339 |
| Yates Center | 122 | -0.46% | 1,302 | 1,342 |
| Rossville | 123 | -0.46% | 1,083 | 1,108 |
| Salina | 124 | -0.46% | 45,880 | 46,842 |
| Colby | 125 | -0.47% | 5,463 | 5,605 |
| Erie | 126 | -0.48% | 1,029 | 1,051 |
| Chanute | 127 | -0.49% | 8,542 | 8,745 |
| Osage City | 128 | -0.5% | 2,770 | 2,855 |
| Goodland | 129 | -0.5% | 4,344 | 4,473 |
| Pleasanton | 130 | -0.51% | 1,180 | 1,213 |
| Mission Hills | 131 | -0.51% | 3,504 | 3,589 |
| Ellis | 132 | -0.52% | 1,907 | 1,955 |
| Hillsboro | 133 | -0.53% | 2,632 | 2,724 |
| Silver Lake | 134 | -0.53% | 1,309 | 1,345 |
| Humboldt | 135 | -0.55% | 1,797 | 1,847 |
| Oswego | 136 | -0.56% | 1,612 | 1,654 |
| Oakley | 137 | -0.56% | 1,963 | 2,033 |
| Altamont | 138 | -0.57% | 1,047 | 1,076 |
| Iola | 139 | -0.57% | 5,210 | 5,402 |
| Edgerton | 140 | -0.57% | 1,734 | 1,754 |
| Eureka | 141 | -0.58% | 2,226 | 2,297 |
| Hill City | 142 | -0.58% | 1,368 | 1,395 |
| La Cygne | 143 | -0.59% | 1,007 | 1,043 |
| Douglass | 144 | -0.6% | 1,497 | 1,548 |
| Sabetha | 145 | -0.61% | 2,459 | 2,541 |
| Great Bend | 146 | -0.61% | 14,179 | 14,690 |
| Lakin | 147 | -0.65% | 2,140 | 2,199 |
| Valley Falls | 148 | -0.66% | 1,048 | 1,087 |
| Roeland Park | 149 | -0.69% | 6,637 | 6,865 |
| Clay Center | 150 | -0.69% | 4,033 | 4,195 |
| Parsons | 151 | -0.71% | 9,249 | 9,586 |
| Lyons | 152 | -0.72% | 3,463 | 3,599 |
| Hoisington | 153 | -0.73% | 2,579 | 2,692 |
| WaKeeney | 154 | -0.74% | 1,733 | 1,793 |
| Oskaloosa | 155 | -0.75% | 1,052 | 1,096 |
| Grandview Plaza | 156 | -0.77% | 1,672 | 1,703 |
| Carbondale | 157 | -0.77% | 1,286 | 1,349 |
| Concordia | 158 | -0.78% | 4,952 | 5,088 |
| Cherryvale | 159 | -0.81% | 2,076 | 2,173 |
| Coffeyville | 160 | -0.82% | 8,391 | 8,795 |
| Medicine Lodge | 161 | -0.82% | 1,693 | 1,765 |
| Norton | 162 | -0.83% | 2,629 | 2,749 |
| Johnson City | 163 | -0.86% | 1,390 | 1,465 |
| Independence | 164 | -0.87% | 8,122 | 8,542 |
| Liberal | 165 | -0.89% | 18,840 | 19,747 |
| La Crosse | 166 | -0.9% | 1,214 | 1,263 |
| Plainville | 167 | -0.91% | 1,642 | 1,737 |
| Neodesha | 168 | -0.91% | 2,168 | 2,263 |
| Stockton | 169 | -0.93% | 1,387 | 1,472 |
| Caney | 170 | -0.94% | 1,688 | 1,780 |
| Hiawatha | 171 | -0.96% | 3,094 | 3,251 |
| Junction City | 172 | -0.99% | 22,359 | 22,952 |
| Ulysses | 173 | -1% | 5,469 | 5,774 |
| St. John | 174 | -1% | 1,188 | 1,224 |
| Larned | 175 | -1% | 3,560 | 3,776 |
| Horton | 176 | -1.03% | 1,445 | 1,524 |
| Osborne | 177 | -1.04% | 1,236 | 1,321 |
| Meade | 178 | -1.13% | 1,406 | 1,498 |
| Hugoton | 179 | -1.13% | 3,505 | 3,746 |
| Phillipsburg | 180 | -1.17% | 2,199 | 2,338 |
| Fredonia | 181 | -1.18% | 2,017 | 2,142 |
| Scott City | 182 | -1.22% | 3,808 | 4,109 |
| Leoti | 183 | -1.36% | 1,378 | 1,475 |
| Atwood | 184 | -1.38% | 1,212 | 1,289 |
| Satanta | 185 | -1.43% | 1,031 | 1,093 |
| Sublette | 186 | -1.49% | 1,323 | 1,408 |
| Kinsley | 187 | -1.6% | 1,291 | 1,436 |
| Kingman | 188 | -1.66% | 2,836 | 3,088 |
| Elkhart | 189 | -2.09% | 1,686 | 1,882 |
Kansas's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Spring Hill leads with 4.6% annualized growth, followed by Bel Aire (4.16%) and Maize (3.88%). The largest population centers are Wichita (401,409), Overland Park (204,818), and Kansas City (158,027). Of the 189 cities over 1,000 population, 61 are growing while 128 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.11% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.81% annually.