How many people live in Norton County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,300 people living in Norton County, KS. That makes Norton County the 64th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.18% of people living in the state.
5.34K
population of Norton County, KS (2024)
0.18%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 5,300 people lived in Norton County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Norton County, KS’s age demographics?
About 1,100 Norton County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,000 Norton County residents, or 19.1% 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 Norton County, KS's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Norton County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 85.9% of the Norton County, KS population, higher than the national share of 57.5%.
In contrast, Norton County’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 3.9% 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.
Norton 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 Norton County, KS is Norton with about 2,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Norton County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norton | 2,681 |
| 2. | Center-District 1 | 1,497 |
| 3. | Almena | 352 |
| 4. | Lenora | 199 |
| 5. | Clayton (pt.) | 42 |
| 6. | Edmond | 27 |
| 7. | Balance of Highland-District 2 | 283 |
| 8. | Balance of Almena-District 4 | 148 |
| 9. | Balance of Solomon-District 3 | 106 |
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