| Population | 3,980 |
| Nationwide Rank | 5385 |
Clay Center, Kansas is the 5,385th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Clay Center, Kansas is a city.
Clay Center, Kansas is currently 15.7% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Clay Center, Kansas's growth is extremely below average. 91% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5375 | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania | 3,985 | -4.5% |
| 5376 | Hiram, Georgia | 3,984 | 163.1% |
| 5377 | New Lebanon, Ohio | 3,984 | -6.0% |
| 5378 | Rossville, Georgia | 3,984 | 13.8% |
| 5379 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 3,983 | -0.8% |
| 5380 | Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania | 3,983 | -14.0% |
| 5381 | Malden, Missouri | 3,983 | -16.7% |
| 5382 | Haleyville, Alabama | 3,982 | -7.6% |
| 5383 | Washington, Georgia | 3,982 | -6.6% |
| 5384 | Leland, Mississippi | 3,981 | -27.3% |
| 5385 | Clay Center, Kansas | 3,980 | -12.7% |
| 5386 | Rose Hill, Kansas | 3,980 | 14.3% |
| 5387 | Elkin, North Carolina | 3,978 | -4.8% |
| 5388 | Manning, South Carolina | 3,977 | -0.9% |
| 5389 | Bunker Hill Village, Texas | 3,974 | 8.4% |
| 5390 | Walton, Kentucky | 3,974 | 59.2% |
| 5391 | Marshall, Wisconsin | 3,973 | 14.7% |
| 5392 | Gamewell, North Carolina | 3,971 | 3.1% |
| 5393 | Weston, West Virginia | 3,971 | -7.4% |
| 5394 | Le Claire, Iowa | 3,969 | 35.5% |
| 5395 | Ely, Nevada | 3,968 | -0.6% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3604 | Bel Aire | 7,914 | 30.4% |
| 3633 | Wellington | 7,822 | -9.6% |
| 3638 | Fort Scott | 7,813 | -5.8% |
| 3651 | Bonner Springs | 7,784 | 14.8% |
| 3670 | Park City | 7,729 | 24.2% |
| 3812 | Valley Center | 7,300 | 30.1% |
| 3978 | Roeland Park | 6,772 | -5.9% |
| 3986 | Pratt | 6,748 | 2.9% |
| 4035 | Spring Hill | 6,618 | 125.4% |
| 4123 | Abilene | 6,380 | -2.6% |
| 4130 | Mulvane | 6,359 | 22.1% |
| 4148 | Eudora | 6,329 | 45.2% |
| 4212 | De Soto | 6,107 | 32.7% |
| 4254 | Basehor | 6,015 | 156.9% |
| 4303 | Ulysses | 5,912 | -0.7% |
| 4432 | Paola | 5,580 | 10.4% |
| 4494 | Tonganoxie | 5,444 | 94.7% |
| 4532 | Colby | 5,361 | -1.5% |
| 4535 | Iola | 5,354 | -15.0% |
| 4666 | Concordia | 5,099 | -10.3% |
| 4867 | Goddard | 4,746 | 123.9% |
| 4897 | Wamego | 4,703 | 10.3% |
| 4930 | Baldwin City | 4,644 | 31.8% |
| 4976 | Maize | 4,557 | 85.4% |
| 5012 | Edwardsville | 4,498 | 7.2% |
| 5022 | Louisburg | 4,487 | 70.0% |
| 5037 | Russell | 4,463 | -4.7% |
| 5074 | Goodland | 4,411 | -10.6% |
| 5156 | Osawatomie | 4,298 | -9.2% |
| 5385 | Clay Center | 3,980 | -12.7% |
| 5386 | Rose Hill | 3,980 | 14.3% |
| 5402 | Baxter Springs | 3,958 | -13.6% |
| 5403 | Fairway | 3,957 | 0.1% |
| 5475 | Larned | 3,855 | -8.6% |
| 5478 | Scott City | 3,851 | -1.0% |
| 5493 | Hugoton | 3,831 | 3.6% |
| 5532 | Hesston | 3,782 | 5.2% |
| 5580 | Beloit | 3,710 | -7.3% |
| 5690 | Mission Hills | 3,573 | -0.5% |
| 5698 | Lyons | 3,565 | -4.1% |
| 5814 | Frontenac | 3,413 | 13.4% |
| 5952 | Marysville | 3,271 | -2.4% |
| 5954 | Lindsborg | 3,268 | -1.7% |
| 5958 | Holton | 3,266 | -2.4% |
| 5972 | Garnett | 3,253 | -3.2% |
| 6068 | Hiawatha | 3,147 | -8.8% |
| 6129 | Columbus | 3,096 | -8.6% |
| 6183 | Ellsworth | 3,054 | 3.0% |
| 6293 | Kingman | 2,929 | -14.1% |
| 6327 | Galena | 2,900 | -11.5% |
| 6371 | Hillsboro | 2,850 | -0.6% |
| 6424 | Osage City | 2,796 | -7.0% |
| 6451 | Norton | 2,775 | -7.7% |
| 6545 | Girard | 2,706 | -3.7% |
| 6625 | St. Marys | 2,645 | 19.6% |
| 6710 | Sabetha | 2,569 | -0.6% |
| 6719 | Hoisington | 2,559 | -13.4% |
| 6729 | Burlington | 2,553 | -8.1% |
| 6766 | Clearwater | 2,524 | 13.7% |
| 6777 | Phillipsburg | 2,512 | -6.8% |
| 6784 | South Hutchinson | 2,507 | -1.1% |
| 6927 | Eureka | 2,401 | -17.4% |
| 7024 | Herington | 2,332 | -8.9% |
| 7053 | Neodesha | 2,315 | -18.4% |
| 7136 | Fredonia | 2,270 | -12.2% |
| 7193 | Sterling | 2,230 | -16.6% |
| 7225 | Lakin | 2,205 | -4.5% |
| 7244 | Cimarron | 2,190 | 11.2% |
| 7260 | Cherryvale | 2,180 | -8.7% |
| 7277 | Cheney | 2,170 | 19.6% |
| 7336 | Anthony | 2,132 | -14.4% |
| 7373 | Holcomb | 2,112 | 6.0% |
| 7410 | Oakley | 2,096 | -3.5% |
| 7490 | Halstead | 2,054 | 9.6% |
| 7499 | Council Grove | 2,051 | -12.0% |
| 7524 | Seneca | 2,039 | -3.1% |
| 7547 | Caney | 2,026 | -2.8% |
| 7581 | Ellinwood | 2,009 | -6.7% |
| 7584 | Kechi | 2,007 | 39.3% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,980 | 5,385 |
| 2016 | 4,069 | 5,303 |
| 2015 | 4,173 | 5,225 |
| 2014 | 4,177 | 5,202 |
| 2013 | 4,239 | 5,140 |
| 2012 | 4,315 | 5,073 |
| 2011 | 4,328 | 5,064 |
| 2010 | 4,334 | 5,048 |
| 2009 | 4,366 | 4,973 |
| 2008 | 4,416 | 4,920 |
| 2007 | 4,370 | 4,930 |
| 2006 | 4,323 | 4,939 |
| 2005 | 4,325 | 4,894 |
| 2004 | 4,338 | 4,863 |
| 2003 | 4,381 | 4,814 |
| 2002 | 4,446 | 4,765 |
| 2001 | 4,509 | 4,704 |
| 2000 | 4,564 | 4,661 |
| 1990 | 4,721 | 4,227 |