How many people live in Morton County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2,500 people living in Morton County, KS. That makes Morton County the 92nd-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.08% of people living in the state.
2.49K
population of Morton County, KS (2024)
0.08%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 2,500 people lived in Morton County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Morton County, KS’s age demographics?
About 562 Morton County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 22.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 580 Morton County residents, or 23.3% 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 Morton County, KS's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Morton County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 67.1% of the Morton County, KS population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Morton County, KS also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (26.6%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Morton County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 1.2%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.4% 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.
Morton 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 Morton County, KS is Elkhart with about 1,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Morton County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elkhart | 1,726 |
| 2. | Rolla | 356 |
| 3. | Cimarron | 55 |
| 4. | Westola | 39 |
| 5. | Richfield | 27 |
| 6. | Jones | 15 |
| 7. | Balance of Richfield | 99 |
| 8. | Balance of Rolla | 90 |
| 9. | Balance of Taloga | 78 |
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