How many people live in Meade County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 3,900 people living in Meade County, KS. That makes Meade County the 73rd-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.13% of people living in the state.
3.89K
population of Meade County, KS (2024)
0.13%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 3,900 people lived in Meade County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Meade County, KS’s age demographics?
About 742 Meade County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,000 Meade County residents, or 26.2% 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 Meade County, KS's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Meade County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 73.2% of the Meade County population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Meade County also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (21.1%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Meade County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 2.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.9% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Meade 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 Meade County, KS is Meade with about 1,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Meade County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Meade | 1,436 |
| 2. | Plains | 1,006 |
| 3. | Fowler | 512 |
| 4. | Mertilla | 161 |
| 5. | Logan | 91 |
| 6. | Cimarron | 79 |
| 7. | Crooked Creek | 62 |
| 8. | Sand Creek | 31 |
| 9. | Odee | 29 |
| 10. | Balance of Meade Center | 253 |
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