How many people live in Finney County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 38,400 people living in Finney County, KS. That makes Finney County the 12th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 1.3% of people living in the state.
38.4K
population of Finney County, KS (2024)
1.3%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 38,400 people lived in Finney County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Finney County, KS’s age demographics?
About 4,800 Finney County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 11,400 Finney County residents, or 29.6% 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 higher share of Finney County, KS's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Finney County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 54.8% of the Finney County, KS population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Finney County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 35.6%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 4.4% 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.
Finney County, KS has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Kansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Finney County, KS is Garden City with about 28,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Finney County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Garden City | 27,996 |
| 2. | Garden City | 5,807 |
| 3. | Holcomb | 2,242 |
| 4. | Ivanhoe | 501 |
| 5. | Pierceville | 473 |
| 6. | Garfield | 299 |
| 7. | Terry | 163 |
| 8. | Pleasant Valley | 143 |
| 9. | Balance of Sherlock | 730 |
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