Which counties in Kansas are building the most new homes?
Linn County (7.1 per 1,000 residents), Kingman County (5.5 per 1,000 residents) and Sedgwick County (5.1 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Kansas in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 103 ranked Kansas counties
2 of 105 Kansas counties are not ranked on this measure.
How this is ranked
Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.
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Questions
Which county in Kansas is building the most new homes?
Linn County: 7.1 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Kingman County (5.5 per 1,000 residents) and Sedgwick County (5.1 per 1,000 residents), of 103 Kansas counties ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
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New homes permitted per 1,000 residents in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
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- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
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- New Hampshire
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- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming