Kansas is a Midwestern state of 105 counties, with Topeka as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the four states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Kansas maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Kansas
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Kansas
Topeka, the capital, is marked with a star. Kansas City, Wichita, Manhattan and Salina are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
Kansas County Map
All 105 counties drawn and named.
Neighbors of Kansas Quiz
Four numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Kansas?
Kansas shaded on a map of the United States.
Kansas Facts
| Capital | Topeka |
| Largest city | Wichita |
| Population | 2,937,880 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 82,278 sq mi (213,100 km²) |
| Counties | 105 |
| Statehood | January 29, 1861 (34th state) |
| Nickname | The Sunflower State |
| Motto | Ad astra per aspera |
| Highest point | Mount Sunflower, 4,039 ft (1,231 m) |
| Borders | Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Kansas
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Wichita | 397,532 |
| Overland Park | 197,238 |
| Kansas City | 156,607 |
| Olathe | 141,290 |
| Topeka | 126,587 |
| Lawrence | 94,934 |
Kansas’s 105 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is Butler County. The most populous is Johnson County, home to Olathe. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | Iola | 12,526 |
| Anderson | Garnett | 7,836 |
| Atchison | Atchison | 16,348 |
| Barber | Medicine Lodge | 4,228 |
| Barton | Great Bend | 25,493 |
| Bourbon | Fort Scott | 14,360 |
| Brown | Hiawatha | 9,508 |
| Butler | El Dorado | 67,380 |
| Chase | Cottonwood Falls | 2,572 |
| Chautauqua | Sedan | 3,379 |
| Cherokee | Columbus | 19,362 |
| Cheyenne | St. Francis | 2,616 |
| Clark | Ashland | 1,991 |
| Clay | Clay Center | 8,117 |
| Cloud | Concordia | 9,032 |
| Coffey | Burlington | 8,360 |
| Comanche | Coldwater | 1,689 |
| Cowley | Winfield | 34,549 |
| Crawford | Girard | 38,972 |
| Decatur | Oberlin | 2,764 |
| Dickinson | Abilene | 18,402 |
| Doniphan | Troy | 7,510 |
| Douglas | Lawrence | 118,785 |
| Edwards | Kinsley | 2,907 |
| Elk | Howard | 2,483 |
| Ellis | Hays | 28,934 |
| Ellsworth | Ellsworth | 6,376 |
| Finney | Garden City | 38,470 |
| Ford | Dodge City | 34,287 |
| Franklin | Ottawa | 25,996 |
| Geary | Junction City | 36,739 |
| Gove | Gove City | 2,718 |
| Graham | Hill City | 2,415 |
| Grant | Ulysses | 7,352 |
| Gray | Cimarron | 5,653 |
| Greeley | Tribune | 1,284 |
| Greenwood | Eureka | 6,016 |
| Hamilton | Syracuse | 2,518 |
| Harper | Anthony | 5,485 |
| Harvey | Newton | 34,024 |
| Haskell | Santa Fe and Sublette | 3,780 |
| Hodgeman | Jetmore | 1,723 |
| Jackson | Holton | 13,232 |
| Jefferson | Oskaloosa | 18,368 |
| Jewell | Mankato | 2,932 |
| Johnson | Olathe | 609,863 |
| Kearny | Lakin | 3,983 |
| Kingman | Kingman | 7,470 |
| Kiowa | Greensburg | 2,460 |
| Labette | Oswego | 20,184 |
| Lane | Dighton | 1,574 |
| Leavenworth | Leavenworth | 81,881 |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Center | 2,939 |
| Linn | Linnville and Paris and Mound City | 9,591 |
| Logan | Oakley | 2,762 |
| Lyon | Emporia | 32,179 |
| Marion | Marion | 11,823 |
| Marshall | Marysville | 10,038 |
| McPherson | McPherson | 30,223 |
| Meade | Meade | 4,055 |
| Miami | Paola | 34,191 |
| Mitchell | Beloit | 5,796 |
| Montgomery | Independence | 31,486 |
| Morris | Council Grove | 5,386 |
| Morton | Elkhart | 2,701 |
| Nemaha | Seneca | 10,273 |
| Neosho | Erie | 15,904 |
| Ness | Ness City | 2,687 |
| Norton | Norton | 5,459 |
| Osage | Lyndon | 15,766 |
| Osborne | Osborne | 3,500 |
| Ottawa | Minneapolis | 5,735 |
| Pawnee | Larned | 6,253 |
| Phillips | Phillipsburg | 4,981 |
| Pottawatomie | Westmoreland | 25,348 |
| Pratt | Pratt | 9,157 |
| Rawlins | Atwood | 2,561 |
| Reno | Hutchinson | 61,898 |
| Republic | Belleville | 4,674 |
| Rice | Lyons | 9,427 |
| Riley | Manhattan | 71,959 |
| Rooks | Stockton | 4,919 |
| Rush | La Crosse | 2,956 |
| Russell | Russell | 6,691 |
| Saline | Salina | 54,303 |
| Scott | Scott City | 5,151 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita | 523,824 |
| Seward | Liberal | 21,964 |
| Shawnee | Topeka | 178,909 |
| Sheridan | Hoxie | 2,447 |
| Sherman | Goodland | 5,927 |
| Smith | Smith Center | 3,570 |
| Stafford | St. John | 4,072 |
| Stanton | Johnson City | 2,084 |
| Stevens | Hugoton | 5,250 |
| Sumner | Wellington | 22,382 |
| Thomas | Colby | 7,930 |
| Trego | WaKeeney | 2,808 |
| Wabaunsee | Alma | 6,877 |
| Wallace | Sharon Springs | 1,512 |
| Washington | Washington | 5,530 |
| Wichita | Leoti | 2,152 |
| Wilson | Fredonia | 8,624 |
| Woodson | Yates Center | 3,115 |
| Wyandotte | Kansas City | 169,245 |
States That Border Kansas
Kansas shares land borders with four states: Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, Colorado to the west and Nebraska to the north. The Missouri River forms most of the border with Missouri.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Kansas with the free Kansas dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
