Kansas

- The name 'Kansas' comes from the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe’s name is often said to mean “people of the wind” or “people of the south wind”. Residents of Kansas are called “Kansans”.

Population: 2,688,418 Number of Counties: 105
97 languages spoken. Top 10 languages spoken:



Kansas has the second highest percentage of Kiowa speakers in the United States.