26 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend | 1 | 14,154 | 14,699 | -0.76% | 1,344 | 10.53 | City |
| Hoisington | 2 | 2,568 | 2,690 | -0.93% | 2,214 | 1.16 | City |
| Ellinwood | 3 | 1,926 | 2,010 | -0.87% | 1,427 | 1.35 | City |
| Great Bend township | 4 | 1,392 | 1,403 | -0.07% | 35 | 40.06 | Township |
| Independent township | 5 | 635 | 662 | -0.78% | 18 | 35.82 | Township |
| South Bend township | 6 | 565 | 565 | 0% | 16 | 35.76 | Township |
| Claflin | 7 | 533 | 557 | -0.93% | 1,582 | 0.34 | City |
| Comanche township | 8 | 388 | 392 | 0% | 6 | 64.43 | Township |
| South Homestead township | 9 | 339 | 342 | 0% | 10 | 34.37 | Township |
| Pawnee Rock township | 10 | 301 | 308 | -0.33% | 8 | 35.79 | Township |
| Pawnee Rock | 11 | 186 | 193 | -0.53% | 660 | 0.28 | City |
| Cheyenne township | 12 | 183 | 187 | -0.54% | 3 | 68.96 | Township |
| Odin | 13 | 138 | 90 | 1.47% | 35 | 4 | CDP |
| Clarence township | 14 | 136 | 141 | -0.73% | 4 | 36.09 | Township |
| Albert | 15 | 124 | 129 | -0.8% | 528 | 0.23 | City |
| North Homestead township | 16 | 102 | 107 | -0.97% | 3 | 35.63 | Township |
| Union township | 17 | 90 | 94 | -1.1% | 2 | 36.15 | Township |
| Olmitz | 18 | 87 | 91 | -1.14% | 547 | 0.16 | City |
| Beaver township | 19 | 87 | 91 | -1.14% | 2 | 36.62 | Township |
| Grant township | 20 | 49 | 50 | 0% | 1 | 35.77 | Township |
| Albion township | 21 | 45 | 46 | 0% | 1 | 36.19 | Township |
| Wheatland township | 22 | 44 | 45 | 0% | 1 | 36.11 | Township |
| Galatia | 23 | 42 | 44 | 0% | 118 | 0.35 | City |
| Cleveland township | 24 | 39 | 38 | 0% | 1 | 36.06 | Township |
| Susank | 25 | 28 | 30 | 0% | 283 | 0.10 | City |
| Beaver | 26 | 22 | 22 | 4.76% | 4 | 6.11 | CDP |
Great Bend is the largest city in Barton County, with a population of 14,154.
Beaver is the smallest city in Barton County.
There are 26 cities in Barton County, Kansas.