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Kansas in 2016

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.0%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.1% in 2015.

9,807 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,230 single-family), +13.5% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+4.0%Kansas index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
9,807housing units permitted in 20165,230 single-family
53 of 71counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.9%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Meade County+25.6%330.8
Brown County+21.3%220.2
Sherman County+18.1%000.0
Cheyenne County+12.9%110.4
Nemaha County+12.0%14141.4
Haskell County+11.2%000.0
Rooks County+10.9%110.2
Pawnee County+10.0%110.2
Anderson County+9.9%000.0
Lyon County+9.4%43311.3
Barber County+8.9%000.0
Cowley County+7.6%34321.0
Wabaunsee County+7.5%10101.4
Harper County+7.3%440.7
Pratt County+6.8%110.1
Finney County+6.7%29270.8
Gray County+6.7%641.1
Marion County+6.7%13131.1
Mitchell County+6.4%881.4
Cloud County+6.2%000.0
Johnson County+6.2%3,2561,6835.1
Coffey County+5.6%24242.8
Ottawa County+5.6%330.5
Wyandotte County+5.6%2722421.6
Miami County+4.8%1301303.6
Douglas County+4.5%1,39526111.5
Franklin County+4.2%23230.9
Sedgwick County+4.1%1,8571,0073.4
Ford County+4.0%22220.6
Leavenworth County+4.0%2982403.5
Stevens County+3.9%330.6
Allen County+3.7%1971.5
Butler County+3.2%1651632.4
Pottawatomie County+3.2%1641606.0
Jackson County+3.1%27272.0
Doniphan County+2.9%440.5
Reno County+2.7%53370.9
Crawford County+2.5%59551.5
McPherson County+2.4%189626.3
Cherokee County+2.3%220.1
Scott County+2.3%16163.3
Shawnee County+2.0%2642441.5
Marshall County+1.9%17171.7
Kearny County+1.6%441.0
Thomas County+1.6%991.2
Barton County+1.4%24241.0
Riley County+1.4%79813711.0
Saline County+1.4%53491.0
Dickinson County+1.2%19191.0
Atchison County+0.9%550.3
Osage County+0.7%29291.8
Ellis County+0.4%77532.6
Geary County+0.4%17170.5
Seward County−0.2%25151.2
Jefferson County−0.3%58583.2
Kingman County−0.3%11111.6
Harvey County−0.4%46461.4
Logan County−0.6%000.0
Ellsworth County−0.9%440.6
Rice County−1.0%19192.1
Montgomery County−1.1%20200.7
Grant County−1.2%640.9
Clay County−1.6%13131.6
Wilson County−1.6%110.1
Trego County−2.4%220.7
Sumner County−2.5%19130.9
Bourbon County−2.6%000.0
Linn County−5.9%42424.2
Neosho County−6.2%550.3
Labette County−7.3%330.2
Russell County−18.8%660.9
Greenwood County—000.0
Morris County—220.4
Rush County—000.0
Wichita County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Kansas by year010,00020,0001995: 12,655 units (8,709 single-family, 3,946 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 14,676 units (10,121 single-family, 4,555 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 13,590 units (9,689 single-family, 3,901 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 15,321 units (10,935 single-family, 4,386 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 15,682 units (11,306 single-family, 4,376 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 12,542 units (9,292 single-family, 3,250 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 14,530 units (10,128 single-family, 4,402 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,983 units (10,325 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 15,049 units (11,494 single-family, 3,555 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 13,301 units (11,548 single-family, 1,753 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 14,048 units (11,626 single-family, 2,422 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 14,619 units (11,133 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,473 units (8,137 single-family, 3,336 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,188 units (5,425 single-family, 2,763 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,677 units (4,272 single-family, 2,405 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 5,140 units (3,974 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 5,386 units (3,469 single-family, 1,917 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,252 units (4,120 single-family, 2,132 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 8,285 units (5,066 single-family, 3,219 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,459 units (4,874 single-family, 2,585 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,644 units (5,064 single-family, 3,580 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,807 units (5,230 single-family, 4,577 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 8,984 units (6,046 single-family, 2,938 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 9,478 units (5,376 single-family, 4,102 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 7,961 units (5,089 single-family, 2,872 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 8,211 units (5,975 single-family, 2,236 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 9,538 units (6,569 single-family, 2,969 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 9,560 units (5,567 single-family, 3,993 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 9,504 units (4,927 single-family, 4,577 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 9,063 units (5,565 single-family, 3,498 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 10,299 units (6,121 single-family, 4,178 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Kansas by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.