KANSAS REGISTRATION FIGURES
1913-29: c = Figures listed by county.
1930-2002: All figures by county unless noted.
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK M/C DEALER M/C D. TOTAL
1913/14 39,889c - 7,430c 1,220 - -
1914/15 59,486 - 8,745 1,248a 239a -
1915/16 89,223 - 8,888 ? ? -
1916/17 139,956 - 7,858 1,588b 113b -
1917/18 184,930c - 6,331c 1,424d 56d -
1918/19 206,033 - 4,671 1,584 41 212,329c
1919/20 257,202 - 4,220 2,244 42 263,708c
1920/21 287,393 - 3,398 2,166 34 292,991c
1921 267,891 21,648 2,271 1,770 31 293,611c
1922 303,700 23,468 2,315 1,939 38 331,462c
1923 349,026 26,556 1,950 2,120e 35e 379,700c
1924 370,951 39,940 1,632 2,239 31 414,793c
1925 391,618f 44,639f 1,287f 2,412f 30f 461,009c
1926 441,373 49,903 1,330 2,534 28 495,168c
1927 447,273 54,628 1,218 2,500 25 505,644c
1928 471,669ch 61,871ch 872g ? ? -
1929 507,529c 73,694c 831g ? ? -
a As of 4/14/1915 (9+ months) e As of 12/23/1923 (11+ months)
b As of 8/1/1916 (1 month) f As of 8/18/1925 (8+ months)
c Figures listed by county g As of 6/30 (6 months)
d As of 10/17/1917 (3+ months) h As of 12/13/1928 (11+ months)
EXEMPT LOST
1921 1,162 920
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK TRAILER* M/C DEALER M/C D.
1930 511,384 83,129 1,083 1,278 2,605 23
1931 478,692 80,484 1,778 1,050 1,889 27
1932 432,724 71,778 2,039 878 1,464 27
1933 445,583 72,404 3,847 709 1,153 28
1934 452,855 75,809 3,733 706 1,354 32
1935 473,038 80,068 4,045 678 1,485 21
1936 490,793 87,113 5,070 718 1,537 22
1937 493,293 93,392 5,862 986 1,862 29
1938 476,241 97,744 6,728 1,084 2,022 23
1939 475,464 99,008 5,795 1,251 2,041 27
1940 480,034 102,674 5,585 1,265 2,154 36
1941 503,952 113,879 5,952 1,418 2,247 33
1942 505,948 119,744 6,051 2,198 1,963 24
1943 487,508 119,175 5,806 2,323 1,457 15
1944 476,852 121,819 5,890 2,585 1,684 21
1945 476,596 129,353 7,283 3,222 2,077 48
1946 504,831 147,296 11,612 5,809 2,932 127
1947 535,637 167,366 13,929 7,755 3,485 228
1948 572,433 183,733 16,415 9,430 3,736 237
1949 618,959 195,449 17,375 8,858 3,514 189
1950 648,852 203,722 15,694 8,113 3,214 109
1951 677,955 215,104 16,526 7,799 3,275 79
1952 696,183 224,348 17,564 8,198 3,403 77
1953 724,464 231,590 17,613 8,266 3,568 83
1954 758,923 241,658 17,727 8,391 3,580 94
*includes House Trailers 1945-on.
SOURCES
1913-29: 19th to 26th Biennial Reports, Secretary of State
Kansas Facts, A Yearbook of the State, 1929-31
Various period newspaper articles
1930-54: Unpublished Annual Statements, Motor Vehicle Department
M/C TLR.
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK TRAILER M/C DEALER DLR. DLR.
1955 795,569 251,188 19,324 8,213 3,623 94 -
1956 812,239 253,511 27,661 8,530 3,558 122 -
1957 829,381 253,495 30,120 8,947 3,582 107 -
1958 839,592 253,678 22,916 9,397 3,679 110 -
1959 860,909 266,585 24,233 10,387 3,757 127 -
1960 873,075 272,862 23,966 10,535 3,751 150 -
1961 896,675 281,972 23,999 11,502 3,662 146
1962 929,470 291,373 25,693 12,669 3,095 122
1963 946,473 304,166 26,246 13,822 2,813 131 149
1964 973,997 315,151 28,223 16,112 2,328 149 188
1965 1,000,922 329,145 31,801 21,881 2,265 192 221
1966 1,021,045 343,391 32,605 28,015 2,186 215 244
*includes House Trailers.
AUTO TRAILER M/C
DEALER DEALER DEALER CAMPER DEALER
1967 2,146 257 216 - 1981 2,553+
1968 2,095 303 219 9,607 1982 3,028
1969 2,132 356 215 - 1983 3,206
1970 2,080 480 240* - 1984 2,940
1971 2,240* 500* 200* - 1985 3,697
1972 2,400 582 355 - 1986 2,999
1973 2,494 673 349 - 1987 3,312
1974 2,359 657 303 -
1975 2,449 594 280 -
1976 2,513 634 308 -
1977 2,694 598 280 -
1978 2,487 612 340 -
1979 2,573 548 250 -
1980 2,132 478 243 -
+Effective 1/1/1981, Dealer license good to sell any/all types.
*County figures include new registrations only, not renewals.
SOURCES
Unpublished Annual Statements, M.V.D. (1951-70)
Kansas Statistical Abstract (1964-66, 1969, 1972-75,
1977-78, 1980-87)
Annual Report, Department of Revenue (1970-71, 1976, 1979)
DEALER NUMBER BLOCKS From Kansas Licenses (illustrated), M.V.D.
1962 1964-67 1968-69 1970
MFR./NEW CAR 1 - 1400 1 - 1000 1 - 1000 1 - 1000
TRAILER 1501 - 1700 1501 - 1700 (64-65) 1501 - 1775 1501 - 1900
1501 - 1750 (66-67)
USED CAR 2001 - 5000 2001 - 3600, 2001 - 3625, 2001 - 3625,
3751 - 4050 3751 - 4000 3751 - 4000
WHOLESALE 3601 - 3625 4001 - 4050 4001 - 4075
LIMITED 3626 - 3650 3626 - 3650 3626 - 3650
SPECIAL 3651 - 3750 3651 - 3750 3651 - 3750
SALVAGE 5001 - on 5001 - on 5001 - on
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK TRAILER MOB.HOME M/C M/B
1967 1,041,983 357,336 31,951 - 31,538 -
1968 1,077,938 375,392 38,936 21,108 34,336 -
1969 1,109,671 395,057 39,021 22,574 39,835 -
1970 1,126,501 410,408 42,649 23,922 53,847 -
1971 2,123,467* 432,673 49,864 30,074 74,525 -
1972 1,220,138 459,093 56,393 34,154 88,894 -
1973 1,271,241 498,022 63,474 37,778 99,499 -
1974 1,251,826 517,702 66,622 39,349 92,354 -
1975 1,241,176 531,001 72,545 40,102 90,329 -
1976 1,283,287 554,264 77,653 41,038 86,789 -
1977 1,310,797 564,756 78,829 41,331 84,502+ 688+
1978 1,339,765 584,785 81,746 40,493 81,944 2,888
1979 1,357,460 605,861 86,917 39,860 87,511 7,594
1980 1,376,501 613,553 88,996 38,860 92,218 11,208
1981 1,378,355 969,503* 105,773* 44,047* 140,677* 20,307*
1982 1,379,898 694,195 81,112 34,695 106,566 18,128
1983 1,395,628 624,575 87,907 33,517 83,587 16,761
1984 1,443,120 649,384 91,342 34,799 83,737 16,876
1985 1,461,189 656,125 90,091 33,355 78,739 16,747
1986 1,483,690 662,192 90,389 32,818 73,890 15,986
1987 1,489,313 668,840 90,195 31,767 69,532 15,306
1988 1,513,731 671,099 92,373 30,948 64,724 13,622
1989 1,518,485 611,333 91,551 - 61,419 13,525
1990 -
1991 1,320,692 612,576 97,384 - 48,010 9,499
1992 1,342,734 624,245 100,685 - 46,907 8,842
1993 1,336,689 629,981 105,106 - 44,984 8,089
1994 1,346,319 641,292 113,414 - 44,041 7,511
1995 1,342,704 645,180 95,043 - 43,120 6,940
1996 1,355,712 655,247 96,345 R.V. 42,363 6,472
1997 1,369,761 670,214 98,172 13,000 42,071 5,983
1998 1,354,100 672,279 96,282 16,468 42,173 5,643
1999 1,405,216 695,447 100,703 14,382 44,333 5,349
2000 1,413,925 700,143 104,330 14,117 44,830 5,037
2001 1,419,689 694,179 102,554 14,141 46,857 4,954
2002 1,412,012 694,016 107,495 13,972 48,735 4,951
*Implementation of staggered system. 1971 figures include JUL 71
to JUL 72 registrations; 1972-on includes AUG 72 to JUL 73, etc.
+1977 M/C and M/B county figures combined.
SOURCES
Kansas Statistical Abstract (1967, 1969-75, 1977-78, 1980-88)
Annual Report, Department of Revenue (1976, 1979, 1989, 1992-95,
M/C and M/B only 1977, Alternate figures: 1980 Truck
728,662, 1981 Truck 1,048,633, 1984 M/C 83,744,
1998 Auto 1,353,981, Truck 672,313, Trailer 96,324,
RV 16,506, M/C 42,185, M/B 5,641)
Unpublished Annual Statements, Division of Vehicles
(1968, 1991, 1996-2002)
Not issued by county:
INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS PRORATE+
POWER UNITS TRAILERS TRACTORS TRAILERS I.R.P.
1958 7,148 10,578
1959 7,971 11,764
1960 21,800 28,412 3,645 6,418
1961
1962 4,698 4,480
1963 29,950 39,616
1964
1965 35,442 52,479 5,841 5,646
1966 5,841 6,054
1967 42,872 63,276 6,359 6,753
1968 6,194 6,779
1969 55,328 75,031 6,194 7,068
1970 64,727 85 862 6,798 7,592
1971 73,193 92,870
1972 92,980 109,105 8,234 9,686
1973 103,229 125,601 9,174 11,126
1974 108,259 136,586 10,255 13,777
1975 115,601 198,585 10,111 14,532
1976 127,248 120,311 \ 26,768 /
1977 164,947 138,428 34,763
1978 180,180 94,425 36,146
1979 186,919 126,368 31,865
1980 207,262 120,343 29,200
1981* 15,336 15,403 27,478
1982 35,422 29,511 30,145
1983 35,343 31,388 37,197
1984 35,616 30,798 37,800 28,738
1985** 20,584 14,830 27,696 26,987
1986 19,751 15,011 14,490 7,235
+Titled "Baseplates issued under Proration".
*Effective 1/1/1981, Kansas joined I.R.P.
**Decreases due to other states, primarily California, joining
I.R.P.
SOURCES
Unknown document c.1968 (1958, 1960-67 Interstate Motor Carriers)
Unpublished Annual Statement, Motor Vehicle Department
(1959 Interstate Motor Carriers, 1960-70 Prorate Types)
Annual Report, Department of Revenue
(1969-84, 1986, Interstate Motor Carriers only 1985)
Kansas Statistical Abstract (1985 Proration and I.R.P. only)
Not listed by county:
DISABLED HAM SPECIAL
VETERAN RADIO INTEREST ANTIQUE
1952 - - -
1953 345 - - -
1954 - -
1955 376 1,116 - -
1956 369 1,183 -
1957 378 1,225 -
1958 -
1959 -
1960 -
1961 -
1962 376 -
1963 -
1964 -
1965 358 -
1966 356 -
1967 362 -
1968 361 -
1969 371 -
1970 386 -
1971 -
1972 537 -
1973 589 -
1974 596 -
1975 309 -
1976 727 -
1977 163 -
1978 42 -
1979 779 1,620 1,127
1980 1,239 1,708 1,641
1981 100 3,184 2,586 1,201
1982 945 2,057 1,931 1,294
1983 1,170 2,273 3,224 1,222
1984 2,230 1,751 1,198 2,434
1985 97 1,703 839 2,792
1986 69 1,784 721 2,995
1987 434 1,806 594 3,280
1988 429 938 264 2,682
SOURCES
Highway Highlights, January 1954, State Highway Commission (1953)
20th and 21st Biennial Reports, State Highway Comm. (1955-57)
Unpublished Annual Statement, Motor Vehicle Department (1962-70)
Annual Report, Department of Revenue (1972-77, 1979)
Kansas Statistical Abstract (1978, 1980-88)
Special Regs. listed by county, other types not:
PRORATE I.R.P. SPECIAL REGS.*
1987 98,259 27,570 -
1988 27,833 27,344 -
1989 28,606 28,133 92,021
1990
1991 27,437 26,542 68,598
1992 23,811 23,419 75,235
1993 26,536 2,199 78,036
1994 26,267 2,256 77,449
1995 26,313 2,374 74,856
1996 27,108 2,486 87,736
1997 28,247 2,532 92,878
1998 37,155 2,708 93,173
1999 21,099 2,797 111,822
2000 22,279 2,860 110,195
2001 143,839
2002 157,860
*Includes Personalized, National Guard, Amateur Radio, Disabled,
Antique, Special Interest (Street Rod, etc.), Veteran and
Ex-POW. Pearl Harbor Survivor added 1992.
SOURCES
Kansas Statistical Abstract (1987-88)
Annual Report, Department of Revenue
(1989, 1992-95, Prorate and I.R.P. only 1996-2002,
Alternate Special Regs. figure 1998 93,158)
Unpublished Annual Statement, Division of Vehicles
(1991, Special Regs. only 1996-2002)
