Evaluation of Kansas county websites
What information can people find on their county's website in Kansas?
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Kansas county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Kansas' county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
[edit] Reading the chart
In the chart below:
| means that information is included on the government website
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| means that the information was not provided on the government website
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| P | means that information was partially provided
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Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.
[edit] Conclusions chart
- The five largest counties averaged a "B" website transparency grade.
[edit] Comparison chart
| County
| Grades
| Budget
| Meetings
| Elected Officials
| Admin.Officials
| Permits/Zoning
| Audits
| Contracts
| Lobbying
| Public records
| Taxes
|
| Allen County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Anderson County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Atchison County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Barton County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Bourbon County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Brown County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Butler County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Chautauqua County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Cherokee County, Kansas
| F
| N
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Cheyenne County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Clark County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Clay County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Cloud County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Coffey County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Cowley County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Crawford County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Dickinson County, Kansas
| D-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Doniphan County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Douglas County, Kansas
| B
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| Y
| Y
|
| Elk County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Ellis County, Kansas
| C
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Ellsworth County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Finney County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Ford County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Franklin County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Geary County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Graham County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Grant County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Gray County, Kansas
| B
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
|
| Greeley County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Greenwood County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Hamilton County, Kansas
| F
| N
| Y
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Harper County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Harvey County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Haskell County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Hodgeman County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Jackson County, Kansas
| D-
| P
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Jefferson County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Johnson County, Kansas
| A-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
|
| Kearny County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Kingman County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Kiowa County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Labette County, Kansas
| D-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Leavenworth County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| N
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Lincoln County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Linn County, Kansas
| D
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Logan County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Lyon County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Marion County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Marshall County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| McPherson County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Meade County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Miami County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Mitchell County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Montgomery County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Morris County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Morton County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Nemaha County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Neosho County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Ness County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Norton County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Osage County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Osborne County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Ottawa County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Pawnee County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Phillips County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Pottawatomie County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Pratt County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Reno County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Republic County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Rice County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Riley County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Rooks County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Rush County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Russell County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Saline County, Kansas
| C-
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Scott County, Kansas
| F
| Y
| P
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Sedgwick County, Kansas
| A-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
|
| Seward County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Shawnee County, Kansas
| B
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| Y
| Y
|
| Sheridan County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Sherman County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
| P
|
| Smith County, Kansas
| C-
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
|
| Stafford County, Kansas
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Stanton County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Stevens County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Sumner County, Kansas
| D
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Thomas County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Trego County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Wabaunsee County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Washington County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Wilson County, Kansas
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Woodson County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Wyandotte County, Kansas
| A-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
|
[edit] Counties without websites (11)
| County
| Grades
| Budget
| Meetings
| Elected Officials
| Admin.Officials
| Permits/Zoning
| Audits
| Contracts
| Lobbying
| Public records
| Taxes
|
| Barber County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Chase County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Comanche County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Decatur County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Edwards County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Gove County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Jewell County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Lane County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Rawlins County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Wallace County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Wichita County, Kansas
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
[edit] Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Kansas county, you can correct it immediately or report the error.