How many people live in Lane County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1,500 people living in Lane County, KS. That makes Lane County the 103rd-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.05% of people living in the state.
1.48K
population of Lane County, KS (2024)
0.05%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 1,500 people lived in Lane County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Lane County, KS’s age demographics?
About 360 Lane County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 362 Lane County residents, or 24.4% 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 Lane County, KS's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Lane County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 82.9% of the Lane County, KS population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Lane County, KS also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.1%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Lane County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 1%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 12% of the county, compared with 20% 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.
Lane 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 Lane County, KS is Dighton with about 907 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Lane County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dighton | 907 |
| 2. | Cheyenne | 262 |
| 3. | Alamota | 67 |
| 4. | Wilson | 61 |
| 5. | White Rock | 10 |
| 6. | Balance of Dighton | 175 |
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