The rural population in Kansas was 412,972 people in 2010, or 14.5 percent of the total Kansas population. By 2040, the rural population is expected to comprise 9.7 percent of the state's total population. Further analysis of the rural population in Kansas can be found in a new report released by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research. This report is one in a series of reports based on the center's population projections by age cohort from 2010 through 2040 for all Kansas counties. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1658 and http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1659.
