How many people live in Jewell County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2,900 people living in Jewell County, KS. That makes Jewell County the 81st-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.
2.9K
population of Jewell County, KS (2024)
0.1%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 2,900 people lived in Jewell County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Jewell County, KS’s age demographics?
About 954 Jewell County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 32.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas' population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 612 Jewell County residents, or 21.1% 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 Jewell County, KS's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Jewell County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 93.4% of the Jewell County population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Jewell County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.72%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Jewell County’s Hispanic population accounts for 3.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.59% 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.
Jewell 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 Jewell County, KS is Mankato with about 826 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Jewell County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mankato | 826 |
| 2. | Jewell | 351 |
| 3. | Burr Oak | 139 |
| 4. | Formoso | 91 |
| 5. | Randall | 84 |
| 6. | Montana | 69 |
| 7. | Esbon | 69 |
| 8. | Athens | 65 |
| 9. | Walnut | 64 |
| 10. | Washington | 57 |
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