Kansas
#32of 5151C+
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
42-13 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.542 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$4,41642 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
30-20 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202437.6%12 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)15.248 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
58+7 vs median
- Output per worker$155,12930 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs11.8%85 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
54+5 vs median
- Unemployment rate3.8%56 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month+0.03%52 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
46-6 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$69,51038 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.0%54 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
75+17 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.862 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)486.288 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
84-8 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAa2 · Stable84 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
18-33 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIPublished address answers nothing0 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets00 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds254 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09