Atchison County, KS

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US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Employed Population
7,795
0.422% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Atchison County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Atchison County, KS are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Atchison County, KS is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Atchison County, KS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Atchison County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Atchison County, KS was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    84,373 ± 7,029 people
  2. India
    14,412 ± 2,940 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

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Economy

Employment

Occupations

7.8k
2024 Value
± 617
−0.422%
1 Year decline
± 11.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atchison County, KS declined at a rate of −0.422%, from 7.83k employees to 7.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atchison County, KS, are Management Occupations (892 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (808 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (702 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atchison County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.8k
2024 Value
± 617
−0.422%
1 Year decline
± 11.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atchison County, KS declined at a rate of −0.422%, from 7.83k employees to 7.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atchison County, KS, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atchison County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Atchison County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Atchison County, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

In 2025, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Atchison County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.202%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

71.9%
Homeownership
2024
59.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Atchison County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

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Equity

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atchison County, KS is from Kansas.
0.459
2024 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Atchison County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.202%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

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