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Population decline erodes quality of life in rural Kansas counties as property tax base shrinks

States Newsroom · October 29, 2026

LAWRENCE — Former state Rep. Josh Svaty says decades of declining population makes it impossible to rely on property tax revenue to finance local government in rural Kansas. The U.S. Census Bureau says 78 of the state’s 105 counties lost population since 2020, a trend that replicated shrinkage in 80 counties during…

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Population decline erodes quality of life in rural Kansas counties as property tax base shrinks

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