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Kansas in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.0%, against +4.2% for the United States and +4.9% in 2018.

7,961 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,089 single-family), −16.0% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+4.0%Kansas index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
7,961housing units permitted in 20195,089 single-family
61 of 74counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Anderson County+24.7%18182.2
Greenwood County+23.8%110.2
Marshall County+18.3%330.3
Logan County+16.5%000.0
Montgomery County+14.2%110.0
Rooks County+9.5%110.2
Wabaunsee County+9.1%19192.7
Wichita County+8.5%000.0
Ottawa County+8.2%881.4
Atchison County+7.6%440.2
Cheyenne County+7.6%110.4
Barton County+7.1%970.4
Osage County+7.0%35312.2
Franklin County+6.7%68612.6
Trego County+6.7%000.0
Wyandotte County+5.7%2221761.3
Jefferson County+5.6%50482.7
Neosho County+5.4%530.3
Seward County+5.4%17130.8
Leavenworth County+5.3%2582463.1
Bourbon County+4.9%000.0
Ford County+4.9%66481.9
Johnson County+4.7%3,1231,6094.9
Clay County+4.5%11111.4
Sumner County+4.5%39371.7
Allen County+4.4%14141.1
Thomas County+4.4%330.4
Linn County+4.3%43434.3
Geary County+4.2%13130.4
Gray County+4.1%550.9
Harvey County+4.0%53471.6
Nemaha County+4.0%22222.2
Douglas County+3.9%4552563.8
Sedgwick County+3.9%1,8061,1463.4
Sherman County+3.9%000.0
Marion County+3.8%14141.2
Finney County+3.7%65651.7
Pottawatomie County+3.6%1961897.2
Crawford County+3.5%74741.9
Miami County+3.5%92762.5
Shawnee County+3.5%2031901.1
Stevens County+3.4%551.0
Grant County+3.3%711.0
Scott County+3.2%2334.8
Reno County+3.1%46460.7
Lyon County+2.9%69212.1
Butler County+2.8%2281593.3
Cowley County+2.8%88342.6
Rush County+2.8%000.0
Saline County+2.7%50440.9
Meade County+2.1%220.5
Rice County+2.1%880.9
Pratt County+2.0%000.0
McPherson County+1.9%63452.1
Russell County+1.9%771.1
Jackson County+1.8%15131.1
Ellis County+1.7%44261.5
Mitchell County+1.5%000.0
Riley County+1.5%127601.7
Kearny County+1.0%912.3
Brown County+0.9%220.2
Dickinson County0.0%20201.1
Barber County−0.1%000.0
Haskell County−0.8%220.6
Cloud County−1.1%000.0
Doniphan County−1.3%440.5
Coffey County−1.6%29293.4
Kingman County−3.3%861.1
Ellsworth County−3.7%400.6
Wilson County−4.6%770.8
Pawnee County−4.7%110.2
Cherokee County−4.8%15110.8
Labette County−7.3%440.2
Morris County−17.7%440.7
Harper 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.