How many people live in Ottawa County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,900 people living in Ottawa County, KS. That makes Ottawa County the 58th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.2% of people living in the state.
5.85K
population of Ottawa County, KS (2024)
0.2%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 5,900 people lived in Ottawa County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Ottawa County, KS’s age demographics?
About 1,300 Ottawa County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 22.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,400 Ottawa County residents, or 23.5% 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 Ottawa County, KS's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Ottawa County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 92.6% of the Ottawa County, KS population, higher than the national share of 57.5%.
In contrast, Ottawa County’s Hispanic population accounts for 3.7%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.4% 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.
Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, KS is Minneapolis with about 1,900 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Ottawa County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minneapolis | 1,939 |
| 2. | Bennington | 649 |
| 3. | Delphos | 301 |
| 4. | Tescott | 266 |
| 5. | Concord | 257 |
| 6. | Richland | 222 |
| 7. | Fountain | 149 |
| 8. | Lincoln | 145 |
| 9. | Buckeye | 119 |
| 10. | Culver | 115 |
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