How many people live in Doniphan County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 7,600 people living in Doniphan County, KS. That makes Doniphan County the 50th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.25% of people living in the state.
7.58K
population of Doniphan County, KS (2024)
0.25%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 7,600 people lived in Doniphan County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Doniphan County, KS’s age demographics?
About 1,600 Doniphan County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’ population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,600 Doniphan County residents, or 20.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.5% of Kansas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Doniphan County, KS's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Doniphan County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 87.7% of the Doniphan County, KS population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Doniphan County, KS also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (3%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Doniphan County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 3.1% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Doniphan County, KS has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Kansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Doniphan County, KS is Wathena with about 1,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Doniphan County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wathena | 1,260 |
| 2. | Elwood | 1,137 |
| 3. | Troy | 982 |
| 4. | Highland | 932 |
| 5. | Independence | 262 |
| 6. | Marion | 221 |
| 7. | Wayne | 191 |
| 8. | Burr Oak | 188 |
| 9. | Denton | 133 |
| 10. | White Cloud | 115 |
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