Building permits · May 2026

Kansas Building Permits

Monthly residential building permits for Kansas from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey — 1,080 units authorized in May 2026, 11,702 over the last 12 months.

1,080
Units (latest month)
588
Single-family units
219
Multifamily (5+) units
$301,697,000
Reported value
Trailing 12 months: 11,702 units permitted · latest month +10.1% vs. a year earlier.
Total units permitted, by monthDec 2024May 2026
Dec 2024May 2026
Structure typeUnitsShare
Single-family (1-unit)58854.4%
2-unit structures22020.4%
3–4 unit structures534.9%
Multifamily (5+ units)21920.3%
All units1,080100%

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Kansas permits by county

Johnson County4,287Sedgwick County3,014Wyandotte County785Shawnee County401Leavenworth County387Douglas County374Riley County229Butler County210Pottawatomie County133McPherson County127Miami County124Franklin County122Harvey County122Ellis County105Geary County97Saline County93Linn County85Jefferson County71Ford County67Finney County64Crawford County61Lyon County61Osage County45Dickinson County44Cowley County38Reno County37Marion County36Jackson County30Kingman County30Clay County28Allen County26Atchison County24Sumner County24Coffey County22Neosho County20Wilson County19Anderson County18Cherokee County18Montgomery County16Woodson County16Seward County14Kiowa County12Nemaha County12Rice County12Russell County12Barton County11Bourbon County11Ottawa County10Stafford County10Wabaunsee County8Republic County7Cloud County6Gray County6Harper County6Sherman County6Doniphan County5Marshall County5Rooks County4Ellsworth County3Hamilton County3Morris County3Chase County2Clark County2Hodgeman County2Pratt County2Rawlins County2Scott County2Stevens County2Trego County2Cheyenne County1Decatur County1Gove County1Greenwood County1Kearny County1Lincoln County1Mitchell County1Rush County1Thomas County1Washington County1Barber County0Brown County0Chautauqua County0Comanche County0Edwards County0Graham County0Grant County0Greeley County0Haskell County0Jewell County0Labette County0Lane County0Logan County0Meade County0Morton County0Ness County0Norton County0Osborne County0Pawnee County0Phillips County0Smith County0Stanton County0Wallace County0Wichita County0

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Kansas building permits — FAQ

How many building permits were issued in Kansas?+

1,080 new residential housing units were authorized in Kansas in May 2026, and 11,702 over the trailing 12 months, per the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey.

Is homebuilding rising or falling in Kansas?+

In May 2026, Kansas permitted units were up 10.1% versus the same month a year earlier. Over the trailing 12 months, 11,702 units were authorized.

What share is multifamily?+

45.6% of Kansas's May 2026 permitted units were in multifamily (2+ unit) structures; 54.4% were single-family.

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