189 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 1 | 4.65% | 11,052 | 8,105 |
| Maize | 2 | 4.22% | 7,681 | 5,814 |
| Bel Aire | 3 | 4.19% | 10,945 | 8,308 |
| Goddard | 4 | 3.52% | 6,446 | 5,135 |
| Basehor | 5 | 3.22% | 8,527 | 6,933 |
| Andover | 6 | 2.9% | 18,016 | 14,967 |
| Mulvane | 7 | 2.49% | 7,374 | 6,299 |
| Tonganoxie | 8 | 2.38% | 6,497 | 5,590 |
| Gardner | 9 | 2.28% | 27,040 | 23,428 |
| Park City | 10 | 1.91% | 9,464 | 8,402 |
| St. George | 11 | 1.88% | 1,194 | 1,062 |
| De Soto | 12 | 1.6% | 6,793 | 6,151 |
| Kechi | 13 | 1.49% | 2,459 | 2,245 |
| Louisburg | 14 | 1.37% | 5,411 | 4,975 |
| Olathe | 15 | 1.24% | 152,772 | 141,560 |
| Merriam | 16 | 0.95% | 11,782 | 11,116 |
| Conway Springs | 17 | 0.87% | 1,155 | 1,095 |
| Baldwin City | 18 | 0.84% | 5,068 | 4,818 |
| Derby | 19 | 0.83% | 27,048 | 25,715 |
| Shawnee | 20 | 0.82% | 70,871 | 67,430 |
| Lenexa | 21 | 0.79% | 60,376 | 57,529 |
| Sterling | 22 | 0.69% | 2,340 | 2,247 |
| Overland Park | 23 | 0.62% | 205,413 | 197,852 |
| Rose Hill | 24 | 0.6% | 4,341 | 4,188 |
| Lawrence | 25 | 0.6% | 98,437 | 94,939 |
| Eudora | 26 | 0.56% | 6,638 | 6,415 |
| Elwood | 27 | 0.53% | 1,148 | 1,114 |
| Lindsborg | 28 | 0.39% | 3,864 | 3,776 |
| Ellsworth | 29 | 0.35% | 3,138 | 3,071 |
| Clearwater | 30 | 0.33% | 2,715 | 2,661 |
| Paola | 31 | 0.32% | 5,873 | 5,758 |
| Wathena | 32 | 0.32% | 1,267 | 1,245 |
| St. Francis | 33 | 0.31% | 1,289 | 1,268 |
| Haysville | 34 | 0.29% | 11,471 | 11,276 |
| Emporia | 35 | 0.27% | 24,483 | 24,096 |
| Manhattan | 36 | 0.25% | 54,974 | 54,151 |
| Wamego | 37 | 0.24% | 4,912 | 4,840 |
| Chapman | 38 | 0.22% | 1,394 | 1,376 |
| St. Marys | 39 | 0.22% | 2,795 | 2,761 |
| Edwardsville | 40 | 0.21% | 4,767 | 4,709 |
| Frontenac | 41 | 0.2% | 3,426 | 3,383 |
| Abilene | 42 | 0.2% | 6,527 | 6,449 |
| Ottawa | 43 | 0.2% | 12,783 | 12,633 |
| Washington | 44 | 0.19% | 1,078 | 1,069 |
| Wichita | 45 | 0.18% | 402,453 | 398,067 |
| Lansing | 46 | 0.18% | 11,356 | 11,235 |
| Valley Center | 47 | 0.17% | 7,442 | 7,364 |
| Mission | 48 | 0.17% | 10,047 | 9,945 |
| Holton | 49 | 0.15% | 3,432 | 3,401 |
| Galena | 50 | 0.11% | 2,772 | 2,756 |
| Cimarron | 51 | 0.1% | 1,981 | 1,969 |
| Leawood | 52 | 0.1% | 34,079 | 33,881 |
| Herington | 53 | 0.09% | 2,119 | 2,110 |
| Fort Scott | 54 | 0.09% | 7,577 | 7,535 |
| Kansas City | 55 | 0.07% | 156,977 | 156,302 |
| Hays | 56 | 0.07% | 21,243 | 21,152 |
| Beloit | 57 | 0.06% | 3,404 | 3,391 |
| Bonner Springs | 58 | 0.04% | 7,837 | 7,822 |
| Leavenworth | 59 | 0.03% | 37,396 | 37,318 |
| Osawatomie | 60 | 0.02% | 4,188 | 4,184 |
| Haven | 61 | 0% | 1,168 | 1,167 |
| Holcomb | 62 | 0% | 2,242 | 2,241 |
| Lyndon | 63 | 0% | 1,037 | 1,037 |
| Minneapolis | 64 | 0% | 1,939 | 1,939 |
| Pratt | 65 | 0% | 6,587 | 6,587 |
| Seneca | 66 | 0% | 2,140 | 2,142 |
| Syracuse | 67 | 0% | 1,807 | 1,807 |
| Victoria | 68 | 0% | 1,129 | 1,129 |
| McPherson | 69 | -0.01% | 14,065 | 14,073 |
| Garden City | 70 | -0.03% | 27,978 | 28,032 |
| Prairie Village | 71 | -0.04% | 22,899 | 22,958 |
| Cheney | 72 | -0.05% | 2,171 | 2,180 |
| Fairway | 73 | -0.05% | 4,156 | 4,168 |
| Moundridge | 74 | -0.05% | 1,962 | 1,970 |
| Smith Center | 75 | -0.06% | 1,566 | 1,574 |
| Dodge City | 76 | -0.07% | 27,625 | 27,739 |
| Auburn | 77 | -0.08% | 1,269 | 1,278 |
| Oxford | 78 | -0.1% | 1,033 | 1,041 |
| Lake Quivira | 79 | -0.1% | 1,003 | 1,012 |
| Pittsburg | 80 | -0.11% | 20,503 | 20,635 |
| Hesston | 81 | -0.12% | 3,474 | 3,498 |
| Atchison | 82 | -0.12% | 10,787 | 10,865 |
| Girard | 83 | -0.12% | 2,466 | 2,487 |
| Johnson City | 84 | -0.14% | 1,455 | 1,467 |
| Colwich | 85 | -0.14% | 1,449 | 1,463 |
| El Dorado | 86 | -0.15% | 12,655 | 12,771 |
| Buhler | 87 | -0.15% | 1,310 | 1,324 |
| Harper | 88 | -0.15% | 1,289 | 1,301 |
| Wellsville | 89 | -0.16% | 1,926 | 1,946 |
| Lincoln Center | 90 | -0.17% | 1,155 | 1,170 |
| Marysville | 91 | -0.18% | 3,409 | 3,448 |
| Ogden | 92 | -0.18% | 1,650 | 1,668 |
| Topeka | 93 | -0.19% | 124,985 | 126,430 |
| Winfield | 94 | -0.2% | 11,632 | 11,769 |
| South Hutchinson | 95 | -0.2% | 2,496 | 2,525 |
| North Newton | 96 | -0.22% | 1,789 | 1,816 |
| Inman | 97 | -0.23% | 1,322 | 1,339 |
| Baxter Springs | 98 | -0.23% | 3,825 | 3,882 |
| Oberlin | 99 | -0.25% | 1,601 | 1,628 |
| Garnett | 100 | -0.25% | 3,195 | 3,243 |
| Sedgwick | 101 | -0.25% | 1,573 | 1,599 |
| Belleville | 102 | -0.25% | 1,965 | 1,995 |
| Hutchinson | 103 | -0.28% | 39,339 | 40,005 |
| WaKeeney | 104 | -0.28% | 1,755 | 1,788 |
| Nickerson | 105 | -0.29% | 1,046 | 1,064 |
| Arma | 106 | -0.29% | 1,381 | 1,408 |
| Colby | 107 | -0.31% | 5,504 | 5,609 |
| Columbus | 108 | -0.31% | 2,859 | 2,915 |
| Halstead | 109 | -0.33% | 2,129 | 2,174 |
| Council Grove | 110 | -0.33% | 2,086 | 2,131 |
| Newton | 111 | -0.35% | 18,193 | 18,573 |
| Burlington | 112 | -0.35% | 2,578 | 2,632 |
| Towanda | 113 | -0.35% | 1,414 | 1,443 |
| Hill City | 114 | -0.37% | 1,364 | 1,394 |
| Russell | 115 | -0.37% | 4,293 | 4,389 |
| Augusta | 116 | -0.37% | 9,034 | 9,241 |
| Humboldt | 117 | -0.39% | 1,802 | 1,847 |
| Erie | 118 | -0.39% | 1,026 | 1,052 |
| Wellington | 119 | -0.4% | 7,500 | 7,682 |
| Salina | 120 | -0.4% | 45,743 | 46,841 |
| Westwood | 121 | -0.41% | 1,704 | 1,749 |
| Iola | 122 | -0.42% | 5,264 | 5,398 |
| Belle Plaine | 123 | -0.42% | 1,432 | 1,470 |
| Marion | 124 | -0.43% | 1,874 | 1,921 |
| Goodland | 125 | -0.43% | 4,355 | 4,472 |
| Arkansas City | 126 | -0.44% | 11,659 | 11,964 |
| Anthony | 127 | -0.44% | 2,034 | 2,088 |
| Oakley | 128 | -0.45% | 1,978 | 2,032 |
| Ellinwood | 129 | -0.46% | 1,950 | 2,007 |
| Rossville | 130 | -0.46% | 1,080 | 1,110 |
| Altamont | 131 | -0.48% | 1,036 | 1,069 |
| Mission Hills | 132 | -0.49% | 3,487 | 3,588 |
| La Cygne | 133 | -0.49% | 1,008 | 1,041 |
| Osage City | 134 | -0.5% | 2,770 | 2,856 |
| Hoxie | 135 | -0.51% | 1,164 | 1,200 |
| Hillsboro | 136 | -0.53% | 2,645 | 2,728 |
| Yates Center | 137 | -0.54% | 1,301 | 1,343 |
| Eureka | 138 | -0.54% | 2,224 | 2,298 |
| Silver Lake | 139 | -0.54% | 1,297 | 1,341 |
| Ness City | 140 | -0.54% | 1,295 | 1,340 |
| Oswego | 141 | -0.56% | 1,607 | 1,661 |
| Oskaloosa | 142 | -0.56% | 1,060 | 1,098 |
| Valley Falls | 143 | -0.57% | 1,053 | 1,091 |
| Ellis | 144 | -0.58% | 1,896 | 1,961 |
| Edgerton | 145 | -0.59% | 1,696 | 1,755 |
| Chanute | 146 | -0.59% | 8,435 | 8,737 |
| Neodesha | 147 | -0.59% | 2,183 | 2,264 |
| Pleasanton | 148 | -0.59% | 1,170 | 1,214 |
| Douglass | 149 | -0.6% | 1,496 | 1,549 |
| Sabetha | 150 | -0.61% | 2,445 | 2,538 |
| Norton | 151 | -0.64% | 2,646 | 2,751 |
| Plainville | 152 | -0.65% | 1,670 | 1,739 |
| Roeland Park | 153 | -0.66% | 6,600 | 6,866 |
| Great Bend | 154 | -0.68% | 14,113 | 14,692 |
| Lyons | 155 | -0.69% | 3,450 | 3,596 |
| Parsons | 156 | -0.69% | 9,200 | 9,584 |
| Stockton | 157 | -0.7% | 1,413 | 1,473 |
| Liberal | 158 | -0.73% | 18,906 | 19,739 |
| Coffeyville | 159 | -0.77% | 8,415 | 8,804 |
| Independence | 160 | -0.8% | 8,154 | 8,553 |
| Cherryvale | 161 | -0.81% | 2,080 | 2,181 |
| Hoisington | 162 | -0.81% | 2,565 | 2,690 |
| Clay Center | 163 | -0.82% | 4,004 | 4,202 |
| Caney | 164 | -0.82% | 1,698 | 1,781 |
| Concordia | 165 | -0.82% | 4,846 | 5,086 |
| Medicine Lodge | 166 | -0.83% | 1,679 | 1,765 |
| Ulysses | 167 | -0.85% | 5,488 | 5,770 |
| Carbondale | 168 | -0.85% | 1,284 | 1,349 |
| Leoti | 169 | -0.85% | 1,399 | 1,473 |
| Grandview Plaza | 170 | -0.86% | 1,620 | 1,704 |
| Fredonia | 171 | -0.88% | 2,035 | 2,142 |
| Hiawatha | 172 | -0.9% | 3,081 | 3,249 |
| Osborne | 173 | -0.95% | 1,250 | 1,322 |
| Horton | 174 | -0.97% | 1,432 | 1,519 |
| Lakin | 175 | -1% | 2,069 | 2,198 |
| Junction City | 176 | -1.03% | 21,605 | 22,949 |
| St. John | 177 | -1.12% | 1,147 | 1,224 |
| Meade | 178 | -1.13% | 1,404 | 1,500 |
| Scott City | 179 | -1.13% | 3,840 | 4,106 |
| Hugoton | 180 | -1.16% | 3,500 | 3,748 |
| La Crosse | 181 | -1.17% | 1,180 | 1,264 |
| Larned | 182 | -1.18% | 3,514 | 3,765 |
| Phillipsburg | 183 | -1.22% | 2,179 | 2,340 |
| Satanta | 184 | -1.26% | 1,016 | 1,094 |
| Sublette | 185 | -1.29% | 1,305 | 1,406 |
| Atwood | 186 | -1.41% | 1,189 | 1,290 |
| Kinsley | 187 | -1.42% | 1,323 | 1,436 |
| Kingman | 188 | -1.96% | 2,756 | 3,085 |
| Elkhart | 189 | -2.25% | 1,649 | 1,880 |
Kansas's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Spring Hill leads with 4.65% annualized growth, followed by Maize (4.22%) and Bel Aire (4.19%). The largest population centers are Wichita (402,453), Overland Park (205,413), and Kansas City (156,977). Of the 189 cities over 1,000 population, 68 are growing while 121 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.06% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.91% annually.