Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Kansas
Overall State Ranking
#19 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#15of 50
Approval Score
5.59
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
93.1
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
98.5
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
64.0
0-100 approval-quality signal
Economic Profile & Benchmarks
How independent national rankings see this state (1-50, 1 = best)
Top States for Business
CNBC, 2025
#33
Economy
#48
Infrastructure
#20
Cost of Business
#14
Business Friendliness
#8
Workforce
#34
Access to Capital
#22
Tech & Innovation
#34
Education
#8
Cost of Living
#2
Quality of Life
#37
Best States
US News & World Report
#25
Economy
#34
Fiscal Stability
#32
Infrastructure
#6
Opportunity
#5
Education
#18
Health Care
#33
Crime & Corrections
#35
Natural Environment
#43
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#23
Affordability
#26
Economy
#27
Education & Health
#27
Quality of Life
#18
Safety
#32
Benchmark ranks are published by their respective sources and shown here for context; they are inputs or companions to the Red Tape 50 composite, not outputs of it.
Pillar Breakdown
Composite inputs · full bar = #1 of 50
Fiscal
Freedom in the 50 States
#38of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#8of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#5of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#36of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#26of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#20of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#14of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#8of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
1.1%#36 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
72%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#33of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#25of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#23of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#29score 47.3
State Tech & Science Index