Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released its Kansas population forecast for the state and all 105 counties. Kansas’ total population is expected to grow by 28.8% to approximately 3.76 million residents by 2070, with growth primarily concentrated in the metropolitan areas and among older age demographics.

CEDBR has created six data visualizations to help policymakers, businesses, and economic developers across Kansas understand the expected population shifts by age cohort during the next 50 years. These visualizations help display the trends in population growth and decline throughout the state as well as variation by age and geography.

The customizable infographics allow for in-depth comparisons across counties, regions, and age cohorts. The tools include a state summary, regional forecasts, metropolitan and micropolitan comparisons, rural and urban comparisons, age group comparisons, and a detailed county-level lookup.

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