Population loss in rural Kansas: Trego County

As in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia (Trego County, WaKeeney)

WaKeeney is the county seat of Trego County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

• 23.3% - Trego County
• 32.3% - Kansas
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 24.5% - Trego County
• 15.4% - Kansas
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Trego County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964, when LBJ beat Goldwater by 9.3 percentage points. (George Wallace received 11.1% of the vote in 1968.)

WaKeeney Public Library

Other Kansas population loss posts:
West
Cheyenne County/St. Francis.  (5/10/2019)
Rawlins County/Atwood.  (5/10/2019)
Decatur County/Oberlin.  (5/11/2019)
Sheridan County/Hoxie.  (5 /12/2019)
Gove County/Gove City.  (5/12/2019)
Lane County/Dighton.  (5/12/2019)

West central
Clark County/Ashland. (5/13/2019)
Hodgeman County/Jetmore.  (5/13/2019)
Ness County/Ness City.  (5 /13/2019)

Other population loss series:
Detroit metro.
Iowa.
Nebraska.
Ohio.
Pennsylvania.