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Counties in Kansas by housing units authorized by building permits

Johnson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 103 counties in 2023, at 3,168. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,168Johnson County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median6103 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3,168 count3,168Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 2,832 count2,832Butler CountyButler County: 613 count613Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 327 count327Douglas CountyDouglas County: 223 count223Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 206 count206Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 197 count197Ford CountyFord County: 153 count153Saline CountySaline County: 119 count119Riley CountyRiley County: 112 count112Miami CountyMiami County: 103 count103Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 100 count100Franklin CountyFranklin County: 97 count97Ellis CountyEllis County: 96 count96McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 86 count86Cowley CountyCowley County: 77 count77Linn CountyLinn County: 69 count69Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 66 count66Lyon CountyLyon County: 66 count66Harvey CountyHarvey County: 62 count62Crawford CountyCrawford County: 54 count54Kingman CountyKingman County: 53 count53Finney CountyFinney County: 52 count52Geary CountyGeary County: 45 count45Reno CountyReno County: 40 count40Osage CountyOsage County: 39 count39Jackson CountyJackson County: 30 count30Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 26 count26Sumner CountySumner County: 26 count26Coffey CountyCoffey County: 25 count25Marion CountyMarion County: 22 count22Anderson CountyAnderson County: 21 count21Rice CountyRice County: 21 count21Seward CountySeward County: 20 count20Allen CountyAllen County: 17 count17Barton CountyBarton County: 17 count17Gray CountyGray County: 15 count15Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15 count15Woodson CountyWoodson County: 15 count15Wilson CountyWilson County: 14 count14
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Johnson County Estimated3,168
2Sedgwick County Estimated2,832
3Butler County Estimated613
4Wyandotte County Estimated327
5Douglas County Estimated223
6Shawnee County Estimated206
7Leavenworth County Estimated197
8Ford County Estimated153
9Saline County Estimated119
10Riley County Estimated112
11Miami County Estimated103
12Pottawatomie County Estimated100
13Franklin County Estimated97
14Ellis County Estimated96
15McPherson County Estimated86
16Cowley County Estimated77
17Linn County Estimated69
18Jefferson County Estimated66
18Lyon County Estimated66
20Harvey County Estimated62
21Crawford County Estimated54
22Kingman County Estimated53
23Finney County Estimated52
24Geary County Estimated45
25Reno County Estimated40
26Osage County Estimated39
27Jackson County Estimated30
28Dickinson County Estimated26
28Sumner County Estimated26
30Coffey County Estimated25
31Marion County Estimated22
32Anderson County Estimated21
32Rice County Estimated21
34Seward County Estimated20
35Allen County Estimated17
35Barton County Estimated17
37Gray County Estimated15
37Neosho County Estimated15
37Woodson County Estimated15
40Wilson County Estimated14
41Wabaunsee County Estimated12
42Montgomery County Estimated11
42Nemaha County Estimated11
44Atchison County Estimated10
44Clay County Estimated10
44Ottawa County Estimated10
47Marshall County Estimated9
48Cherokee County Estimated8
49Harper County Estimated7
49Russell County Estimated7
49Stafford County Estimated7
52Kiowa County Estimated6
52Pratt County Estimated6
54Thomas County Estimated5
55Bourbon County Estimated4
55Greenwood County Estimated4
57Decatur County Estimated3
57Kearny County Estimated3
57Rawlins County Estimated3
57Stevens County Estimated3
57Washington County Estimated3
62Doniphan County Estimated2
62Ellsworth County Estimated2
62Labette County Estimated2
62Meade County Estimated2
62Republic County Estimated2
62Rooks County Estimated2
62Trego County Estimated2
69Barber County Estimated1
69Brown County Estimated1
69Grant County Estimated1
69Logan County Estimated1
69Mitchell County Estimated1
69Morris County Estimated1
69Ness County Estimated1
69Rush County Estimated1
69Scott County Estimated1
78Chase County Estimated0
78Chautauqua County Estimated0
78Cheyenne County Estimated0
78Clark County Estimated0
78Cloud County Estimated0
78Comanche County Estimated0
78Edwards County Estimated0
78Gove County Estimated0
78Graham County Estimated0
78Greeley County Estimated0
78Hamilton County Estimated0
78Haskell County Estimated0
78Hodgeman County Estimated0
78Jewell County Estimated0
78Lane County Estimated0
78Lincoln County Estimated0
78Morton County Estimated0
78Norton County Estimated0
78Osborne County Estimated0
78Pawnee County Estimated0
78Phillips County Estimated0
78Sherman County Estimated0
78Smith County Estimated0
78Stanton County Estimated0
78Wallace County Estimated0
78Wichita County Estimated0

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Johnson County, with 3,168 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wichita County, with 0 in 2023.

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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