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Ham radio operators in Kansas: new licenses by county

7,057 licensed amateur radio operators; 207 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.

At a glance · Data as of

New hams · last 30 days
11
New hams · last 12 months
207
▲ 9% vs prior 12 mo
Active licensed hams
7,057
Upgrades · 12 mo
112
Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
55
Address updates · 12 mo
102
Often a move into the area
Expiring · next 6 mo
396

About ham radio in Kansas

Kansas added 207 new amateur radio operators in the past 12 months, about the same as the year before (up 9%). Kansas ranks #34 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Johnson County leads the state with 51 new hams. Among larger counties, Sedgwick County is growing fastest. Technicians make up 45% of the state’s licensees, below the U.S. average of 48%, pointing to an experienced, HF-heavy community.

New hams by month

New hams per month in Kansas, October 2025 to September 2026 207 in total. Highest: 38 in May 2026. Lowest: 0 in October 2025. Up 9% from the prior 12 months. Oct 2025: 0 new hams 0 Oct 2025 Nov 2025: 15 new hams 15 Nov Dec 2025: 21 new hams 21 Dec Jan 2026: 10 new hams 10 Jan 2026 Feb 2026: 24 new hams 24 Feb Mar 2026: 16 new hams 16 Mar Apr 2026: 25 new hams 25 Apr May 2026: 38 new hams 38 May Jun 2026: 21 new hams 21 Jun Jul 2026: 14 new hams 14 Jul Aug 2026: 12 new hams 12 Aug Sep 2026: 11 new hams 11 Sep
Complete calendar months only, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
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New hams per month in Kansas
MonthNew hams
Oct 20250
Nov 202515
Dec 202521
Jan 202610
Feb 202624
Mar 202616
Apr 202625
May 202638
Jun 202621
Jul 202614
Aug 202612
Sep 202611
Total207

License classes

Active licensees in Kansas by license class, compared with U.S.
ClassHamsShareU.S.
Technician 3,19145%48%
General 1,89027%25%
Amateur Extra 1,56422%21%
Advanced 2323%3%
Novice / Other 1803%2%

Bar = Kansas share · Tick = U.S. share

In the past 12 months, 56 operators upgraded to General and 48 to Amateur Extra.

How Kansas compares

#34 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months

Rates per 1,000 active licensees
Per 1,000 active hamsKansasU.S.
New hams, past 12 months29.332.3
Upgrades, past 12 months15.914.7
Expiring, next 6 months56.157.3

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Top 10 Kansas counties for new hams

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#CountyNew hams 12 moChange vs prior yearActive hamsNew per 1,000
1Johnson County51▼ 15%1,72129.6
2Sedgwick County38▲ 15%1,10134.5
3Butler County12—25547.1
4Douglas County12▼ 8%28841.7
5Shawnee County11▲ 10%40427.2
6Leavenworth County8▼ 20%25631.2
7Riley County5—13636.8
8Saline County4—12332.5
9Wyandotte County4▼ 60%20919.1
10Lyon County2—9122.0

— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.

All Kansas counties

16 counties with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.

Smaller Kansas counties

These 89 counties have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.

Show all 89 smaller counties
CountyActive hamsNew hams · 12 mo
Allen County501
Anderson County151
Atchison County270
Barber County171
Barton County580
Bourbon County140
Brown County170
Chase County20
Chautauqua County150
Cherokee County390
Cheyenne County50
Clark County40
Clay County322
Cloud County160
Coffey County220
Comanche County10
Crawford County622
Decatur County20
Dickinson County291
Doniphan County110
Edwards County30
Elk County50
Ellis County642
Ellsworth County110
Finney County400
Ford County360
Franklin County790
Geary County531
Gove County20
Graham County30
Grant County190
Gray County50
Greeley County70
Greenwood County240
Hamilton County60
Harper County130
Haskell County70
Hodgeman County20
Jackson County283
Jefferson County751
Jewell County90
Kearny County31
Kingman County150
Kiowa County30
Labette County465
Lane County40
Lincoln County130
Linn County383
Logan County20
Marion County270
Marshall County250
McPherson County800
Meade County90
Mitchell County290
Morris County40
Morton County20
Nemaha County140
Neosho County461
Ness County60
Norton County90
Osborne County40
Ottawa County210
Pawnee County80
Phillips County210
Pottawatomie County861
Pratt County160
Rawlins County30
Republic County241
Rice County110
Rooks County110
Rush County50
Russell County290
Scott County200
Seward County120
Sheridan County20
Sherman County230
Smith County160
Stafford County61
Stanton County110
Stevens County120
Sumner County601
Thomas County311
Trego County80
Wabaunsee County150
Wallace County40
Washington County90
Wichita County30
Wilson County140
Woodson County70

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Questions about hams in Kansas

How many ham radio operators are in Kansas?

7,057 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Kansas as of Oct 1, 2026.

How many new hams were licensed in Kansas last year?

207 people in Kansas received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.

Which Kansas counties have the most new hams?

In the past 12 months: Johnson County (51), Sedgwick County (38) and Butler County (12).

Where does this data come from?

From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.

Can I see the names or call signs on this page?

No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.

About this data

Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.

How we count

  • New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
  • Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
  • Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
  • Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
  • PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.

100% of Kansas licensees could be matched to a county.