How many people live in Ford County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 34,100 people living in Ford County, KS. That makes Ford County the 16th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 1.1% of people living in the state.
34.1K
population of Ford County, KS (2024)
1.1%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 34,100 people lived in Ford County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Ford County, KS’s age demographics?
About 4,200 Ford County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 10,100 Ford County residents, or 29.8% 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 Ford County, KS's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Ford County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 61% of the Ford County, KS population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Ford County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 33.8%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.5% 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.
Ford 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 Ford County, KS is Dodge City with about 27,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Ford County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dodge City | 27,663 |
| 2. | Enterprise | 1,018 |
| 3. | Richland | 872 |
| 4. | Spearville | 780 |
| 5. | Dodge | 737 |
| 6. | Bucklin | 696 |
| 7. | Grandview | 507 |
| 8. | Fairview | 280 |
| 9. | Royal | 242 |
| 10. | Ford | 201 |
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