Numbers from the 2020 Census released recently show the population of Cowley County and its two main cities is falling, while the share of residents identifying as a racial minority has gone up. Cowley County’s population is 34,549 according to the 2020 Census, down from 36,311 in 2010. Winfield’s population was 11,777 in 2020, down from 12,301. Arkansas City’s population was 11,974 in 2020, down from 12,415 . The diversity index in Cowley County is 40.6 percent according to the 2020 Census, a substantial increase from 2010 when it was 31.5 percent. The diversity index measures the probability that two people chosen at random will be from different race and ethnicity groups.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
