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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Kansas, Leawood has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (73.7%), followed by Prairie Village and Overland Park. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Kansas that we cover, the median is 31.1% and the average 34.3%; the figure runs from 73.7% (Leawood) to 9.8% (Liberal). That is a spread of 7.5 times between the two ends. The state figure is 35.6%; 24 of the 60 places are above it and 36 at or below.
The first five are Leawood, Prairie Village, Overland Park, Roeland Park, Lenexa. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leawood | Johnson County | 73.7% | 33,809 | $185,625 | $1,983 |
| 2 | Prairie Village | Johnson County | 72.5% | 22,874 | $113,530 | $1,794 |
| 3 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 63.7% | 200,306 | $104,834 | $1,515 |
| 4 | Roeland Park | Johnson County | 57.8% | 6,763 | $88,774 | $1,582 |
| 5 | Lenexa | Johnson County | 57.8% | 58,384 | $103,239 | $1,454 |
| 6 | Lawrence | Douglas County | 55.8% | 96,051 | $65,009 | $1,091 |
| 7 | Manhattan | Riley County | 53.3% | 54,239 | $60,172 | $1,003 |
| 8 | Shawnee | Johnson County | 53.1% | 68,542 | $109,940 | $1,322 |
| 9 | Mission | Johnson County | 52.3% | 9,915 | $75,534 | $1,194 |
| 10 | Andover | Butler County | 51.7% | 15,965 | $104,787 | $1,450 |
| 11 | Olathe | Johnson County | 50.5% | 145,057 | $114,009 | $1,314 |
| 12 | Bel Aire | Sedgwick County | 50.1% | 9,043 | $97,795 | $1,649 |
| 13 | Spring Hill | Johnson County | 45.9% | 9,120 | $112,428 | $1,108 |
| 14 | Merriam | Johnson County | 45.6% | 11,085 | $73,600 | $1,181 |
| 15 | Basehor | Leavenworth County | 42.8% | 7,491 | $116,769 | $1,257 |
| 16 | Hays | Ellis County | 42.7% | 21,143 | $58,459 | $922 |
| 17 | Tonganoxie | Leavenworth County | 39.4% | 5,891 | $80,109 | $1,224 |
| 18 | Maize | Sedgwick County | 39.4% | 6,824 | $72,024 | $1,399 |
| 19 | Eudora | Douglas County | 39.2% | 6,119 | $118,184 | $1,222 |
| 20 | McPherson | McPherson County | 38.4% | 13,995 | $77,529 | $925 |
| 21 | De Soto | Johnson County | 38.2% | 6,414 | $104,000 | $1,158 |
| 22 | Derby | Sedgwick County | 37.6% | 26,062 | $84,112 | $1,136 |
| 23 | Lansing | Leavenworth County | 36.3% | 11,246 | $102,786 | $1,406 |
| 24 | Valley Center | Sedgwick County | 36.1% | 8,590 | $77,020 | $883 |
| 25 | Goddard | Sedgwick County | 35.1% | 6,030 | $94,004 | $1,758 |
| 26 | Mulvane | Sedgwick County | 33.9% | 6,171 | $74,039 | $1,015 |
| 27 | Pittsburg | Crawford County | 33.2% | 20,637 | $43,419 | $854 |
| 28 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth County | 32.6% | 37,195 | $72,987 | $1,229 |
| 29 | Gardner | Johnson County | 32.0% | 24,526 | $96,818 | $1,306 |
| 30 | Wichita | Sedgwick County | 31.1% | 397,945 | $64,620 | $975 |
| 31 | Topeka | Shawnee County | 29.0% | 125,786 | $56,956 | $979 |
| 32 | Bonner Springs | Wyandotte County | 28.9% | 7,839 | $83,218 | $1,165 |
| 33 | Salina | Saline County | 28.7% | 46,307 | $61,783 | $959 |
| 34 | Independence | Montgomery County | 28.7% | 8,422 | $51,069 | $789 |
| 35 | Winfield | Cowley County | 27.8% | 11,711 | $56,656 | $786 |
| 36 | Park City | Sedgwick County | 27.3% | 7,673 | $74,301 | $1,077 |
| 37 | Atchison | Atchison County | 26.8% | 10,785 | $54,474 | $737 |
| 38 | Paola | Miami County | 26.4% | 5,770 | $74,662 | $1,091 |
| 39 | Newton | Harvey County | 26.2% | 18,397 | $68,885 | $903 |
| 40 | El Dorado | Butler County | 26.0% | 12,769 | $59,180 | $844 |
| 41 | Ottawa | Franklin County | 25.8% | 12,678 | $71,699 | $1,032 |
| 42 | Junction City | Geary County | 25.6% | 22,331 | $61,181 | $1,024 |
| 43 | Emporia | Lyon County | 24.4% | 24,131 | $52,704 | $815 |
| 44 | Augusta | Butler County | 23.9% | 9,216 | $64,919 | $865 |
| 45 | Fort Scott | Bourbon County | 23.0% | 7,555 | $52,159 | $755 |
| 46 | Pratt | Pratt County | 22.8% | 6,577 | $63,819 | $798 |
| 47 | Abilene | Dickinson County | 22.3% | 6,449 | $57,924 | $1,022 |
| 48 | Parsons | Labette County | 21.7% | 9,425 | $52,428 | $774 |
| 49 | Chanute | Neosho County | 21.6% | 8,598 | $50,882 | $717 |
| 50 | Wellington | Sumner County | 21.4% | 7,615 | $50,333 | $733 |
| 51 | Kansas City | Wyandotte County | 20.8% | 155,135 | $62,401 | $1,123 |
| 52 | Arkansas City | Cowley County | 20.6% | 11,884 | $49,629 | $781 |
| 53 | Dodge City | Ford County | 20.0% | 27,613 | $68,721 | $1,045 |
| 54 | Haysville | Sedgwick County | 20.0% | 11,117 | $67,740 | $1,064 |
| 55 | Great Bend | Barton County | 19.9% | 14,479 | $54,139 | $759 |
| 56 | Hutchinson | Reno County | 19.2% | 39,709 | $58,687 | $881 |
| 57 | Fort Riley (unincorporated) | Riley County | 18.2% | 8,606 | $54,362 | $1,234 |
| 58 | Garden City | Finney County | 17.5% | 27,819 | $72,865 | $1,052 |
| 59 | Coffeyville | Montgomery County | 14.5% | 8,662 | $45,670 | $716 |
| 60 | Liberal | Seward County | 9.8% | 19,316 | $63,706 | $900 |
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Leawood, with 73.7% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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