State intelligence
Kansas: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity
Kansas recorded 33,963 births in 2024 across 105 counties, served by 43 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 48 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 1,067 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.
- Births, 2024
- 33,963-0.6% since 2021
- Delivering hospitals
- 4348 more not reported
- Offices of Lawyers
- 1,067CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
- Births per lawyer office
- 31.8national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3
Births by county
Births, 2024
≤ 135 > 4,383
Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.
Every county
| County | Population 2024 | Births 2024 | Lawyer offices | Births per office | Delivering hospitals | Status unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 632,276 | 6,743 | 388 | 17.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Sedgwick County | 536,081 | 6,743 | 165 | 40.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Wyandotte County | 169,418 | 2,298 | 47 | 48.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Shawnee County | 177,942 | 1,913 | 95 | 20.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 121,989 | 969 | 45 | 21.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Leavenworth County | 84,670 | 882 | 12 | 73.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Geary County | 35,459 | 856 | 7 | 122.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Riley County | 72,557 | 680 | 27 | 25.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Butler County | 69,158 | 663 | 11 | 60.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Reno County | 61,417 | 645 | 19 | 33.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Saline County | 53,459 | 641 | 17 | 37.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Finney County | 38,354 | 567 | 11 | 51.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ford County | 34,072 | 553 | 16 | 34.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Crawford County | 38,904 | 408 | 15 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cowley County | 34,186 | 394 | 11 | 35.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Seward County | 21,276 | 390 | 10 | 39.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pottawatomie County | 26,876 | 380 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey County | 33,642 | 367 | 10 | 36.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyon County | 32,520 | 357 | 10 | 35.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami County | 35,737 | 339 | 4 | 84.8 | 0 | 0 |
| McPherson County | 30,334 | 333 | 7 | 47.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Montgomery County | 30,459 | 313 | 8 | 39.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 26,273 | 300 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis County | 29,007 | 287 | 19 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barton County | 24,835 | 282 | 10 | 28.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sumner County | 22,336 | 263 | 6 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Dickinson County | 18,621 | 221 | 6 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Labette County | 19,692 | 204 | 3 | 68.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 13,525 | 184 | 3 | 61.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jefferson County | 18,332 | 183 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Neosho County | 15,552 | 179 | 7 | 25.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bourbon County | 14,424 | 162 | 3 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atchison County | 16,249 | 160 | 5 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen County | 12,425 | 140 | 6 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Osage County | 15,737 | 134 | 4 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherokee County | 19,133 | 129 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Nemaha County | 10,062 | 120 | 8 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marion County | 11,670 | 118 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Rice County | 9,284 | 118 | 4 | 29.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 9,950 | 117 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Pratt County | 9,137 | 114 | 4 | 28.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas County | 7,802 | 109 | 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cloud County | 8,723 | 105 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Linn County | 9,841 | 104 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Grant County | 7,097 | 102 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson County | 7,908 | 95 | 3 | 31.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown County | 9,142 | 93 | 3 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson County | 8,398 | 92 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Coffey County | 8,301 | 87 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Gray County | 5,730 | 82 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Scott County | 4,914 | 79 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Clay County | 7,969 | 77 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Kingman County | 6,946 | 76 | 3 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wabaunsee County | 7,112 | 73 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Stevens County | 5,035 | 72 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell County | 5,803 | 68 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Washington County | 5,572 | 68 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsworth County | 6,316 | 66 | 3 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harper County | 5,413 | 66 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Greenwood County | 5,871 | 59 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Sherman County | 5,796 | 59 | 3 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ottawa County | 5,853 | 57 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Russell County | 6,620 | 57 | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kearny County | 3,808 | 55 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Haskell County | 3,591 | 53 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Rooks County | 4,748 | 50 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Barber County | 4,070 | 48 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Pawnee County | 6,012 | 46 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Meade County | 3,892 | 45 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Norton County | 5,335 | 45 | 4 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Doniphan County | 7,575 | 44 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton County | 2,488 | 44 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips County | 4,733 | 43 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic County | 4,613 | 43 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Stafford County | 3,901 | 43 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Morris County | 5,279 | 39 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Cheyenne County | 2,646 | 37 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Osborne County | 3,353 | 37 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Logan County | 2,694 | 36 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Wichita County | 2,072 | 35 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Gove County | 2,658 | 34 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Kiowa County | 2,436 | 33 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 2,928 | 33 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Woodson County | 3,111 | 32 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Jewell County | 2,899 | 30 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Rawlins County | 2,432 | 30 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton County | 2,071 | 30 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Rush County | 2,810 | 29 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Morton County | 2,485 | 28 | 3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ness County | 2,617 | 28 | 0 | undefined | 1 | 0 |
| Smith County | 3,541 | 27 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Graham County | 2,370 | 26 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Elk County | 2,436 | 25 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Edwards County | 2,731 | 24 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Trego County | 2,774 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chautauqua County | 3,339 | 23 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Clark County | 1,873 | 22 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Decatur County | 2,716 | 22 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Comanche County | 1,694 | 21 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Sheridan County | 2,397 | 20 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Chase County | 2,507 | 19 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Wallace County | 1,472 | 18 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Hodgeman County | 1,673 | 17 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Lane County | 1,482 | 17 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Greeley County | 1,152 | 13 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
29 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 3,527 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.
Hospitals with obstetric services
| Hospital | City | County | Ownership | Labour & delivery | Birthing Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission | Johnson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park, Inc | Overland Park | Johnson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Amberwell Atchison Association | Atchison | Atchison | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan | Riley | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | Wichita | Sedgwick | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Caldwell Regional Medical Center | Caldwell | Sumner | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | Dodge City | Ford | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Cheyenne County Hospital | St Francis | Cheyenne | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Children'S Mercy South | Overland Park | Johnson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Colby | Thomas | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Clara Barton Hospital | Hoisington | Barton | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Clay County Medical Center | Clay Center | Clay | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Coffey County Hospital | Burlington | Coffey | Government - Local | Yes | No |
| Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Inc | Coffeyville | Montgomery | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Comanche County Hospital | Coldwater | Comanche | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Community Hospital, Onaga And St Marys Campus | Onaga | Pottawatomie | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Yes | Designated |
| Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. | Marysville | Marshall | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Decatur Health | Oberlin | Decatur | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Edwards County Medical Center | Kinsley | Edwards | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Ellinwood District Hospital | Ellinwood | Barton | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Ellsworth County Medical Center | Ellsworth | Ellsworth | Proprietary | Not reported | — |
| F W Huston Medical Center | Winchester | Jefferson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Girard Medical Center | Girard | Crawford | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Gove County Medical Center | Quinter | Gove | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Yes | Designated |
| Graham County Hospital | Hill City | Graham | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Great Plains Of Sabetha | Sabetha | Nemaha | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Greeley County Health Services | Tribune | Greeley | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Greenwood County Hospital | Eureka | Greenwood | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital | Ransom | Ness | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Yes | No |
| Hamilton County Hospital | Syracuse | Hamilton | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Hays Medical Center | Hays | Ellis | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Yes | Designated |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital | Hiawatha | Brown | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Hillsboro Community Hospital | Hillsboro | Marion | Proprietary | Not reported | — |
| Hodgeman County Health Center | Jetmore | Hodgeman | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Holton Community Hospital | Holton | Jackson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Hospital District #1 Of Rice County | Lyons | Rice | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Yes | Designated |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | Hutchinson | Reno | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Irwin Ach (Ft Riley) | Fort Riley | Geary | Department of Defense | Not reported | — |
| Jewell County Hospital | Mankato | Jewell | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Kearny County Hospital | Lakin | Kearny | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital | Greensburg | Kiowa | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Labette Health | Parsons | Labette | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Lane County Hospital | Dighton | Lane | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Lincoln County Hospital | Lincoln | Lincoln | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Lmh | Lawrence | Douglas | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Logan County Hospital | Oakley | Logan | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Mcpherson Hospital | Mcpherson | Mcpherson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Meade District Hospital | Meade | Meade | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital | Medicine Lodge | Barber | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Menorah Medical Center | Overland Park | Johnson | Proprietary | Yes | No |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | Pittsburg | Crawford | Voluntary non-profit - Church | Yes | Designated |
| Mercy Hospital, Inc | Moundridge | Mcpherson | Voluntary non-profit - Church | Not reported | — |
| Minneola District Hospital | Minneola | Ford | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | Beloit | Mitchell | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Morris County Hospital | Council Grove | Morris | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Morton County Hospital | Elkhart | Morton | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital | Seneca | Nemaha | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center | Chanute | Neosho | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Newman Regional Health | Emporia | Lyon | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Nmc Health | Newton | Harvey | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Norton County Hospital | Norton | Norton | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital | Osborne | Osborne | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Overland Park Reg Med Ctr | Overland Park | Johnson | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | Pratt | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Republic County Hospital | Belleville | Republic | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Rooks County Health Center | Plainville | Rooks | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Rush County Memorial Hospital | La Crosse | Rush | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Russell Regional Hospital | Russell | Russell | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | Saline | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu | Satanta | Haskell | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Not reported | — |
| Sck Health | Arkansas City | Cowley | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Scott County Hospital | Scott City | Scott | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Sedan City Hospital | Sedan | Chautauqua | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Sheridan County Hospital | Hoxie | Sheridan | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital | Smith Center | Smith | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | Seward | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | Garden City | Finney | Voluntary non-profit - Church | Yes | Designated |
| Stafford County Hospital | Stafford | Stafford | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Stevens County Hospital | Hugoton | Stevens | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, Llc | Junction City | Geary | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | Topeka | Shawnee | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital | El Dorado | Butler | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital | Wakeeney | Trego | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| University Of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus | Great Bend | Barton | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Yes | Designated |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | Topeka | Shawnee | Voluntary non-profit - Church | Yes | Designated |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | Olathe | Johnson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | Wyandotte | Government - Hospital District or Authority | Yes | Designated |
| Washington County Hospital | Washington | Washington | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | Sedgwick | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Wichita County Health Center | Leoti | Wichita | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| William Newton Hospital | Winfield | Cowley | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.
A limit we will not cross. Nothing on this page links a clinical outcome rate to a legal claim. Adverse-event rates measure medicine. Litigation measures a legal process. They are different quantities, they are collected by different agencies for different reasons, and correlating them would be the fastest way to publish something false. Where we present clinical data and legal data together, it is to describe a market — never to imply that one causes, predicts, or justifies the other.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
- CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
- CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
- U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time
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Birth Injury Marketing. “Kansas: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/kansas/
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