Kansas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Kansas during 2025.
Kansas indexed 2,155 projects with decisions in 2025 across 23 counties, with 2,709 approved and 37 denied actions (98.7% approval rate). Leavenworth County led with 562 projects (26% of the state), followed by Johnson County (290) and Atchison County (226). Together those three counties accounted for 50% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Kansas Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Kansas.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison | 226 | 252 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ellis | 73 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ford | 40 | 48 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Geary | 49 | 60 | 3 | 95.2% |
| Harvey | 79 | 118 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 21 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 57 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Johnson | 290 | 361 | 5 | 98.6% |
| Leavenworth | 562 | 792 | 19 | 97.7% |
| Lyon | 129 | 143 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Miami | 53 | 54 | 3 | 94.7% |
| Montgomery | 36 | 39 | 1 | 97.5% |
| Osage | 33 | 33 | 1 | 97.1% |
| Phillips | 49 | 56 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pottawatomie | 2 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sedgwick | 78 | 96 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Seward | 127 | 183 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shawnee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sumner | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Thomas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wabaunsee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wilson | 117 | 143 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Wyandotte | 97 | 104 | 4 | 96.3% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.