How many people live in Stevens County, KS?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,000 people living in Stevens County, KS. That makes Stevens County the 66th-most populous county in Kansas. It is home to 0.17% of people living in the state.
5.04K
population of Stevens County, KS (2024)
0.17%
County share of the Kansas population (2024)
About 5,000 people lived in Stevens County, KS in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Stevens County, KS’s age demographics?
About 840 Stevens County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.9% of Kansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,400 Stevens County residents, or 28.3% 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 higher share of Stevens County, KS's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Stevens County, KS’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 39.8% of the Stevens County, KS population, higher than the national share of 20%. Stevens County, KS also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.95%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Stevens County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.85%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.97% 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.
Stevens 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 Stevens County, KS is Hugoton with about 3,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Stevens County, KS ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hugoton | 3,583 |
| 2. | Moscow | 260 |
| 3. | Balance of Stevens County | 1,192 |
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