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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 2024, at 2,714. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,714Johnson County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median7103 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2,714 count2,714Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 2,620 count2,620Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 369 count369Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 349 count349Saline CountySaline County: 295 count295Douglas CountyDouglas County: 247 count247Butler CountyButler County: 235 count235Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 218 count218Harvey CountyHarvey County: 158 count158Ford CountyFord County: 131 count131Riley CountyRiley County: 126 count126Franklin CountyFranklin County: 118 count118Miami CountyMiami County: 118 count118Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 117 count117McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 110 count110Linn CountyLinn County: 100 count100Geary CountyGeary County: 93 count93Crawford CountyCrawford County: 62 count62Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 61 count61Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 61 count61Osage CountyOsage County: 46 count46Cowley CountyCowley County: 41 count41Reno CountyReno County: 40 count40Lyon CountyLyon County: 38 count38Ellis CountyEllis County: 36 count36Finney CountyFinney County: 35 count35Marion CountyMarion County: 35 count35Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 31 count31Coffey CountyCoffey County: 30 count30Clay CountyClay County: 28 count28Allen CountyAllen County: 26 count26Jackson CountyJackson County: 26 count26Sumner CountySumner County: 26 count26Atchison CountyAtchison County: 22 count22Anderson CountyAnderson County: 20 count20Kingman CountyKingman County: 20 count20Wilson CountyWilson County: 18 count18Scott CountyScott County: 17 count17Seward CountySeward County: 17 count17Neosho CountyNeosho County: 15 count15
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Johnson County Estimated2,714-14.3%
2Sedgwick County Estimated2,620-7.5%
3Wyandotte County Estimated369+12.8%
4Leavenworth County Estimated349+77.2%
5Saline County Estimated295+147.9%
6Douglas County Estimated247+10.8%
7Butler County Estimated235-61.7%
8Shawnee County Estimated218+5.8%
9Harvey County Estimated158+154.8%
10Ford County Estimated131-14.4%
11Riley County Estimated126+12.5%
12Franklin County Estimated118+21.6%
12Miami County Estimated118+14.6%
14Pottawatomie County Estimated117+17%
15McPherson County Estimated110+27.9%
16Linn County Estimated100+44.9%
17Geary County Estimated93+106.7%
18Crawford County Estimated62+14.8%
19Dickinson County Estimated61+134.6%
19Jefferson County Estimated61-7.6%
21Osage County Estimated46+17.9%
22Cowley County Estimated41-46.8%
23Reno County Estimated400%
24Lyon County Estimated38-42.4%
25Ellis County Estimated36-62.5%
26Finney County Estimated35-32.7%
26Marion County Estimated35+59.1%
28Wabaunsee County Estimated31+158.3%
29Coffey County Estimated30+20%
30Clay County Estimated28+180%
31Allen County Estimated26+52.9%
31Jackson County Estimated26-13.3%
31Sumner County Estimated260%
34Atchison County Estimated22+120%
35Anderson County Estimated20-4.8%
35Kingman County Estimated20-62.3%
37Wilson County Estimated18+28.6%
38Scott County Estimated17+1,600%
38Seward County Estimated17-15%
40Neosho County Estimated150%
40Woodson County Estimated150%
42Cherokee County Estimated14+75%
43Nemaha County Estimated13+18.2%
44Barton County Estimated12-29.4%
45Gray County Estimated10-33.3%
46Bourbon County Estimated9+125%
46Rice County Estimated9-57.1%
48Kiowa County Estimated8+33.3%
48Marshall County Estimated8-11.1%
48Ottawa County Estimated8-20%
51Harper County Estimated70%
51Sherman County Estimated7n/a
53Russell County Estimated6-14.3%
53Stafford County Estimated6-14.3%
55Montgomery County Estimated5-54.5%
55Morris County Estimated5+400%
55Thomas County Estimated50%
58Chase County Estimated4n/a
58Ellsworth County Estimated4+100%
58Greenwood County Estimated40%
58Mitchell County Estimated4+300%
58Rawlins County Estimated4+33.3%
58Republic County Estimated4+100%
64Doniphan County Estimated3+50%
64Rooks County Estimated3+50%
66Cloud County Estimated2n/a
66Decatur County Estimated2-33.3%
66Hamilton County Estimated2n/a
66Lincoln County Estimated2n/a
66Pratt County Estimated2-66.7%
66Rush County Estimated2+100%
66Washington County Estimated2-33.3%
73Hodgeman County Estimated1n/a
73Logan County Estimated10%
73Stevens County Estimated1-66.7%
76Barber County Estimated0-100%
76Brown County Estimated0-100%
76Chautauqua County Estimated0n/a
76Cheyenne County Estimated0n/a
76Clark County Estimated0n/a
76Comanche County Estimated0n/a
76Edwards County Estimated0n/a
76Gove County Estimated0n/a
76Graham County Estimated0n/a
76Grant County Estimated0-100%
76Greeley County Estimated0n/a
76Haskell County Estimated0n/a
76Jewell County Estimated0n/a
76Kearny County Estimated0-100%
76Labette County Estimated0-100%
76Lane County Estimated0n/a
76Meade County Estimated0-100%
76Morton County Estimated0n/a
76Ness County Estimated0-100%
76Norton County Estimated0n/a
76Osborne County Estimated0n/a
76Pawnee County Estimated0n/a
76Phillips County Estimated0n/a
76Smith County Estimated0n/a
76Stanton County Estimated0n/a
76Trego County Estimated0-100%
76Wallace County Estimated0n/a
76Wichita 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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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

Johnson County, with 2,714 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wichita County, with 0 in 2024.

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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