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Counties in Kansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Johnson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 103 counties in 2025, at 3,237. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,237Johnson County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median7103 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3,237 count3,237Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 2,757 count2,757Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 650 count650Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 464 count464Douglas CountyDouglas County: 377 count377Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 287 count287Riley CountyRiley County: 243 count243Butler CountyButler County: 214 count214Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 132 count132Miami CountyMiami County: 124 count124Franklin CountyFranklin County: 120 count120Geary CountyGeary County: 120 count120Harvey CountyHarvey County: 115 count115McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 115 count115Ellis CountyEllis County: 110 count110Finney CountyFinney County: 107 count107Saline CountySaline County: 107 count107Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 80 count80Linn CountyLinn County: 71 count71Ford CountyFord County: 64 count64Crawford CountyCrawford County: 61 count61Lyon CountyLyon County: 59 count59Osage CountyOsage County: 50 count50Marion CountyMarion County: 40 count40Kingman CountyKingman County: 39 count39Reno CountyReno County: 38 count38Cowley CountyCowley County: 35 count35Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 30 count30Russell CountyRussell County: 30 count30Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 27 count27Coffey CountyCoffey County: 26 count26Allen CountyAllen County: 25 count25Sumner CountySumner County: 25 count25Jackson CountyJackson County: 24 count24Clay CountyClay County: 21 count21Seward CountySeward County: 20 count20Anderson CountyAnderson County: 19 count19Atchison CountyAtchison County: 19 count19Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19 count19Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 17 count17
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Johnson County Estimated3,237+19.3%
2Sedgwick County Estimated2,757+5.2%
3Wyandotte County Estimated650+76.2%
4Shawnee County Estimated464+112.8%
5Douglas County Estimated377+52.6%
6Leavenworth County Estimated287-17.8%
7Riley County Estimated243+92.9%
8Butler County Estimated214-8.9%
9Pottawatomie County Estimated132+12.8%
10Miami County Estimated124+5.1%
11Franklin County Estimated120+1.7%
11Geary County Estimated120+29%
13Harvey County Estimated115-27.2%
13McPherson County Estimated115+4.5%
15Ellis County Estimated110+205.6%
16Finney County Estimated107+205.7%
16Saline County Estimated107-63.7%
18Jefferson County Estimated80+31.1%
19Linn County Estimated71-29%
20Ford County Estimated64-51.1%
21Crawford County Estimated61-1.6%
22Lyon County Estimated59+55.3%
23Osage County Estimated50+8.7%
24Marion County Estimated40+14.3%
25Kingman County Estimated39+95%
26Reno County Estimated38-5%
27Cowley County Estimated35-14.6%
28Dickinson County Estimated30-50.8%
28Russell County Estimated30+400%
30Montgomery County Estimated27+440%
31Coffey County Estimated26-13.3%
32Allen County Estimated25-3.8%
32Sumner County Estimated25-3.8%
34Jackson County Estimated24-7.7%
35Clay County Estimated21-25%
36Seward County Estimated20+17.6%
37Anderson County Estimated19-5%
37Atchison County Estimated19-13.6%
37Cherokee County Estimated19+35.7%
40Wabaunsee County Estimated17-45.2%
41Wilson County Estimated16-11.1%
42Rice County Estimated15+66.7%
43Woodson County Estimated14-6.7%
44Stafford County Estimated11+83.3%
45Bourbon County Estimated10+11.1%
45Gray County Estimated100%
47Barton County Estimated9-25%
47Mitchell County Estimated9+125%
49Neosho County Estimated8-46.7%
50Harper County Estimated70%
50Ottawa County Estimated7-12.5%
50Sherman County Estimated70%
53Kiowa County Estimated6-25%
53Morris County Estimated6+20%
55Marshall County Estimated5-37.5%
56Edwards County Estimated4n/a
56Labette County Estimated4n/a
58Clark County Estimated3n/a
58Doniphan County Estimated30%
58Republic County Estimated3-25%
58Rooks County Estimated30%
62Cloud County Estimated20%
62Nemaha County Estimated2-84.6%
62Rush County Estimated20%
62Trego County Estimated2n/a
66Chautauqua County Estimated1n/a
66Cheyenne County Estimated1n/a
66Ellsworth County Estimated1-75%
66Gove County Estimated1n/a
66Grant County Estimated1n/a
66Greenwood County Estimated1-75%
66Hodgeman County Estimated10%
66Kearny County Estimated1n/a
66Meade County Estimated1n/a
66Morton County Estimated1n/a
66Rawlins County Estimated1-75%
66Scott County Estimated1-94.1%
66Thomas County Estimated1-80%
79Barber County Estimated0n/a
79Brown County Estimated0n/a
79Chase County Estimated0-100%
79Comanche County Estimated0n/a
79Decatur County Estimated0-100%
79Graham County Estimated0n/a
79Greeley County Estimated0n/a
79Hamilton County Estimated0-100%
79Haskell County Estimated0n/a
79Jewell County Estimated0n/a
79Lane County Estimated0n/a
79Lincoln County Estimated0-100%
79Logan County Estimated0-100%
79Ness County Estimated0n/a
79Norton County Estimated0n/a
79Osborne County Estimated0n/a
79Pawnee County Estimated0n/a
79Phillips County Estimated0n/a
79Pratt County Estimated0-100%
79Smith County Estimated0n/a
79Stanton County Estimated0n/a
79Stevens County Estimated0-100%
79Wallace County Estimated0n/a
79Washington County Estimated0-100%
79Wichita County Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Johnson County, with 3,237 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Wichita County, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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