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Datacenter Sites in Kansas

Kansas has 2,352 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.6/100 DC Readiness. Industrial parcels lead the inventory (867 sites). Most sites interconnect through SPP. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 99.7k MW and average a 4.3 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

At a glance

Kansas has 2,352 scored datacenter candidate sites, the 28th-most of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, averaging 53.6/100 DC Readiness against a national average of 53.0. Its average score ranks 26th among states. The state also has 14 operating datacenters and 9 internet exchange facilities on record.

2,352
Candidate sites
53.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
99.7k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
4.3 yrs
Avg queue wait
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Top 25 in Kansas

How does Kansas compare with other states for datacenter sites?

By number of scored candidate sites, Kansas ranks 28th of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico (2,352 of 147,272 nationally, 1.6%). Its average DC Readiness of 53.6/100 ranks 26th and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. The average interconnection-queue wait at its sites, 4.3-year, is the 23rd-shortest of the group (national 4.2-year).

Across the five headline sub-scores, Kansas is strongest relative to the nation on speed to power (54.7 vs 50.0 nationally) and weakest on water (53.9 vs 72.3). Power and speed to power carry 20% of the score each, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

Which counties in Kansas have the most datacenter sites?

Sedgwick (273 sites, average 53.9), Wyandotte (153 sites, average 56.9), and Shawnee County (77 sites, average 52.1) hold the largest inventories. Together the top 3 account for 21% of the state's scored sites. Johnson County has the highest average score among counties with at least 10 sites (59.3/100). 90 counties have five or more scored sites and their own county page.

What kinds of sites and grid regions are in Kansas?

Industrial parcels are the largest category (867, 37%), followed by substation-adjacent (730) and greenfield (571). Sites span 2 grid regions; SPP covers 100% of them.

By site type

By grid region

Average sub-score profile

How Kansas's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability
38.2
Speed-to-power
54.7
Fiber
73.7
Water
53.9
Hazard resilience
63.8

Top 25 datacenter sites in Kansas

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Kansas
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CRAIGSubstation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN118616Substation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.2
WICHITASubstation-AdjacentSedgwick County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.0
STILWELLSubstation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.3
WEST GARDNERSubstation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.6
EC Near Nearman CreekGreenfieldWyandotte——4.3 yrs65.5
Armour RoadBrownfieldWyandotte161 kV0 MW4.3 yrs65.5
Grand AvenueBrownfieldWyandotte County—83 MW4.3 yrs65.0
EC Near Nearman CreekGreenfieldWyandotte——4.3 yrs64.2
EC Near Nearman CreekGreenfieldWyandotte——4.3 yrs64.0
THISTLESubstation-AdjacentBarber County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.9
BENTONSubstation-AdjacentSedgwick County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN119892Substation-AdjacentEllis County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.9
EC Near Nearman CreekGreenfieldWyandotte——4.3 yrs63.4
ELM CREEKSubstation-AdjacentCloud County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.3
OZ WyandotteGreenfieldWyandotte——4.3 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN118113Substation-AdjacentWyandotte County161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN168685Substation-AdjacentSedgwick County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.2
STRANGER CREEKSubstation-AdjacentLeavenworth County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN118146Substation-AdjacentEllis County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN155852Substation-AdjacentKingman County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN168686Substation-AdjacentPratt County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs62.8
ROSE HILLSubstation-AdjacentButler County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs62.8
TAP161520Substation-AdjacentJohnson County161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN118110Substation-AdjacentWyandotte County161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4

Counties in Kansas

90 counties with five or more scored sites.

Sedgwick273 · 53.9Wyandotte153 · 56.9Shawnee County77 · 52.1Montgomery County76 · 50.4Johnson County63 · 59.3Bourbon County60 · 49.6Barton County57 · 54.3Butler County53 · 52.3Sumner49 · 56.0Ford County48 · 51.3Neosho48 · 53.2Saline County43 · 51.8Cowley42 · 53.5Reno40 · 54.0Brown County37 · 49.4Douglas County37 · 58.2Franklin35 · 53.5Miami35 · 55.8Labette County34 · 52.5Leavenworth County34 · 54.1Atchison County33 · 51.0Crawford County33 · 52.8Ellis31 · 56.3Rice County31 · 49.4Allen County30 · 53.5Cherokee County30 · 54.1Dickinson30 · 55.6Pratt28 · 55.3Wilson28 · 52.9Finney County26 · 53.8Pawnee County26 · 55.1Lincoln County25 · 54.1McPherson County25 · 53.8Clay22 · 53.4Coffey County22 · 53.1Stevens22 · 54.9Clark County21 · 55.0Osage County19 · 51.6Harvey County18 · 53.8Kingman County18 · 55.5Phillips18 · 55.7Thomas County18 · 55.6Decatur17 · 55.5Hodgeman17 · 54.6Washington County17 · 54.4Stanton16 · 54.3Seward County15 · 53.4Barber County14 · 55.2Anderson County13 · 50.5Grant County13 · 53.6Geary County11 · 53.0Linn County11 · 52.9Marshall County11 · 50.4Morris County11 · 51.1Sherman County11 · 51.7Cloud County10 · 57.2Riley County10 · 54.2Wabaunsee County10 · 49.0Marion County9 · 51.3Russell County9 · 54.2Smith County9 · 50.9Trego County9 · 53.8Cheyenne County8 · 53.0Ellsworth County8 · 53.4Hamilton County8 · 50.1Haskell County8 · 54.9Lyon8 · 55.0Rawlins County8 · 53.5Rush County8 · 55.9Chase County7 · 49.0Elk County7 · 51.7Greeley County7 · 51.9Jefferson County7 · 49.7Kiowa County7 · 51.6Scott County7 · 55.5Edwards County6 · 53.0Harper County6 · 51.9Kearny County6 · 54.1Nemaha County6 · 52.2Wallace County6 · 51.7Woodson County6 · 49.3Doniphan County5 · 50.7Graham County5 · 51.9Gray County5 · 56.8Meade County5 · 51.1Morton County5 · 53.6Ness County5 · 53.3Norton County5 · 51.7Rooks County5 · 52.4Stafford County5 · 55.0

Sites in Kansas counties with fewer than five sites

44 scored sites sit in counties too small for a county page of their own.

Operating datacenters in Kansas

14 operating datacenter facilities in Kansas are on record, the 35th-most of any state. Olathe has the largest cluster (3 facilities). The operators with the most facilities here are DataBank, Ltd. (2), SC (1), TierPoint (1). Footprints are recorded for 7 of them, totalling about 0.6 million square feet.

Lenexa (3)

Overland Park (3)

Beloit (1)

  • Beloit-NOC · North Central Kansas Community Network Co.

Medicine Lodge (1)

Shawnee (1)

City not recorded (1)

Internet exchange and peering facilities in Kansas

9 peering and colocation facilities in Kansas are listed in PeeringDB. Lenexa has the most (3). The best-connected facility hosts 4 networks; the median facility in the state hosts 3 networks.

Overland Park (3)

Beloit (1)

Wichita (1)

Kansas datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kansas?

GridCensus catalogs 2,352 scored datacenter candidate sites in Kansas, with an average DC Readiness score of 53.6/100. That is the 28th-largest inventory of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

How many operating datacenters are in Kansas?

14 operating datacenter facilities in Kansas are on record, the 35th-most of any state. Olathe has the most (3). DataBank, Ltd. operates the most facilities in the state (2).

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Kansas?

Candidate sites in Kansas average a 4.3-year interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 59 projects. The national average across all scored sites is 4.2-year, and Kansas has the 23rd-shortest average wait of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

Which county in Kansas has the most datacenter sites?

Sedgwick has the most scored candidate sites in Kansas (273), followed by Wyandotte (153) and Shawnee County (77). Among counties with at least 10 sites, Johnson County has the highest average DC Readiness (59.3/100).

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Kansas?

Industrial sites are the most common category in Kansas (867 sites, 37% of the inventory), and most sites fall within the SPP grid region.

How many internet exchange facilities are in Kansas?

9 peering and colocation facilities listed in PeeringDB are in Kansas. Lenexa has the most (3). The best-connected one hosts 4 networks.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every scored datacenter site in Kansas, A to Z.

More Kansas infrastructure

About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Kansas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kansas (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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