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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Kansas?

307,442homes in Kansas heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 105 Kansas counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 26% of the 1,160,715 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 20 of 35 by count, 14 by share. Johnson County holds the most: 67,636 electric-heated homes at 4,952 heating degree days.

Where Kansas sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Kansas is outlined.

Kansas: cold counties and electric heat

Kansas cold counties, electric heating
Johnson County244,77727.667,6364,952-6%22.0
Sedgwick County205,02429.059,4584,463-5%19.3
Shawnee County74,52823.217,2545,053-6%5.6
Wyandotte County61,24127.917,0714,960-6%5.6
Douglas County49,93932.716,3194,945-6%5.3
Riley County27,13741.011,1315,242-6%3.6
Butler County25,02528.97,2274,622-6%2.4
Leavenworth County29,75423.87,0905,035-6%2.3
Miami County13,53248.16,5074,856-6%2.1
Reno County25,34423.55,9654,715-3%1.9
Geary County13,78742.45,8425,098-6%1.9
Saline County22,29926.15,8154,892-6%1.9
Crawford County15,89731.44,9894,320-5%1.6
Lyon County13,32231.54,1994,911-6%1.4
Harvey County13,47830.64,1314,689-5%1.3
Franklin County10,28930.83,1694,843-6%1.0
Cowley County13,33923.43,1174,319-6%1.0
Ellis County12,18625.13,0555,171-2%1.0
Finney County13,19823.13,0435,065-4%1.0
Montgomery County12,87122.72,9284,146-5%1.0

Largest 20 of 105 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 85 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Johnson County, Sedgwick County, Shawnee County, hold 47% of the 307,442 electric-heated homes in Kansas cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Miami County at 48%. The coldest, Sherman County, averages 5,699 heating degree days; Kansas as a whole averages 4,839 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Kansas cold counties, 12 largest

  • Johnson County67,636
  • Sedgwick County59,458
  • Shawnee County17,254
  • Wyandotte County17,071
  • Douglas County16,319
  • Riley County11,131
  • Butler County7,227
  • Leavenworth County7,090
  • Miami County6,507
  • Reno County5,965
  • Geary County5,842
  • Saline County5,815

Kansas: the 10 coldest counties

Sherman County is coldest at 5,699 heating degree days with 12% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 2,659 electric-heated homes.

Kansas 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Sherman County2,35812.05,6995,476
Rawlins County1,1667.65,6965,522
Cheyenne County1,18614.95,6895,515
Decatur County1,3735.05,6845,526
Jewell County1,2688.95,6595,310
Thomas County3,10113.65,6515,454
Nemaha County4,04718.15,6435,420
Smith County1,57814.35,6395,411
Republic County1,99412.35,6165,291
Norton County1,91716.05,6135,543

Kansas: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Miami County is highest at 48% and Harvey County is 10th at 31%.

Kansas 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Miami County13,53248.14,8564,581
Geary County13,78742.45,0984,786
Riley County27,13741.05,2424,934
Linn County4,29937.54,6864,474
Cherokee County7,72737.04,1133,882
Douglas County49,93932.74,9454,652
Lyon County13,32231.54,9114,595
Crawford County15,89731.44,3204,105
Franklin County10,28930.84,8434,562
Harvey County13,47830.64,6894,446

Winter disconnections and price in Kansas

Kansas utilities logged 0.24 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.93 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 14.56 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 146 dollars in Kansas.

Kansas in the ranking

West Virginia is 18th with 328,483 homes (45.5% of its homes). Iowa is 19th with 316,696 homes (24.3% of its homes). Tennessee is 21st with 274,094 homes (9.9% of its homes). California is 22nd with 263,319 homes (2.0% of its homes).

Kansas beside 3 neighbors

Kansas neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Colorado586,73325.2%6,674
Missouri919,77137.0%4,743
Nebraska245,56031.2%6,208

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How many Kansas homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

307,442 homes, 26.5% of 1,160,715 occupied Kansas homes, in 105 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Kansas county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Johnson County, with 67,636 of its 244,777 homes (28%) at 4,952 normal heating degree days.

Which Kansas county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Sherman County, at 5,699 normal heating degree days: 282 of 2,358 homes (12%).

How far did the last decade run from the Kansas normal?

Kansas cold counties averaged 4.4% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_kansas,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Kansas winter exposure: 307,442 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/kansas.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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