KANSAS
1913/14 - 1920/21 plates are undated. Truck began 1921.
Numbers began at 1 1913/14 to 1929. 206023 final number 1918/19.
1913/14 K/A/N R 39000 1921 273-493*
1914/15 K\A/N R 58995 1922 303-821
1915/16 K\A\N R 85789 1923 349541*
1916/17 {KAN} R 139930 1924 368-939
1917/18 K/A/N L 182641 1925 409-042
1918/19 K/A/N R 204973 1926 441-402*
1919/20 K/A/N R 259967* 1927 458-643*
1920/21 K/A/N L 289998* 1928 471-261
1929 506-883
1930-50 FORMATS 1-1 - 9-99999 County codes on County Code page.
10-1 - 99-9999 "C" above hyphen in 1930 only.
100-1 - 105-999 1943 tab also county coded.
7-DIGIT PLATES
Highest registration (*or observed number if higher):
(1950 #100-564, 101-596, 103-44 seen)
COUNTY 1940 1941 1942-43 1944 1945
LABETTE 11-10341
SALINE 14-11223*
DOUGLAS 16-10387*
JOHNSON 19-10702 19-11747 19-16268* 19-13475 19-13499
COUNTY 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
SALINE 14-10938 14-12401 14-13311 14-12091
DOUGLAS 16-10286 16-10765
JOHNSON 19-14018 19-15368 19-17199 19-20090 19-23192
BARTON 33-10502 33-11591 33-11897
HAMILTON 100-1166 100-1293 100-1417* 100-1392
HASKELL 101-1094* 101-1071 101-1125 (C1-1123*)
WICHITA 102-1014
GRANT 103-1195 103-1553 103-1700 103-1662
TOTALS
1940 703 -1% 1946 4,019 -1%
1941 1,748 -1% 1947 6,766 1%
1942 8,223 2% 1948 11,025 2%
1944 3,476 -1% 1949 16,542 3%
1945 3,500 -1% 1950 19,005 3%
1951-70 FORMAT A/L-1 - W/Y-99999 County codes on County
Code page.
1952-53 TABS (Also county coded)
1952 A/L 000001 - 099999 or 0001 - 9999
1953 A/L 0001 - 99999
8-CHARACTER PLATES
Highest registration (*or observed number if higher):
1951-53 S/G-146044* 1962 S/G-149205* 5%
1954 S/G-114181 2% 1963 S/G-151475 5%
1955 S/G-124662 3% 1964 S/G-156234 6%
1956 S/G-129814 4% 1965 S/G-162309 6%
1957 S/G-137735 5% 1966 S/G-168127 (J/O-99994*) 7%
1958 S/G-139448 5% 1967 S/G-174418, J/O-103891* 7%
1959 S/G-140565 5% 1968 S/G-179371, J/O-111450* 8%
1960 S/G-139705 5% 1969 S/G-181552, J/O-118497* 9%
1961 S/G-142662 5% 1970 S/G-181138, J/O-123278* 9%
1971-88 FORMAT A/L A 1 - W/Y X99999 County codes same as
1951-70.
JUL 71 S/G 90216
MONTH CODES:
SURNAME SURNAME
MONTH/YEAR CODE INITIAL MONTH/YEAR CODE INITIAL
JUL 71 only none A - L FEB 72-88 A A
AUG 71-88 M M - O MAR 72-88 B B
SEP 71-88 R P - R APR 72-88 C C - D
OCT 71-88 S S MAY 72-88 E E - G
NOV 71-88 V T,V,W JUN 72-88 H H - I
DEC 71-88 X U,X,Y,Z JUL 72-88 J J - L
Interim (Z) series issued if supply of proper month exhausted,
from AUG-71 to DEC-76; undated 1971-73 and some 1976. Month is
designated on a sticker.
1976-80 MAP BASE
1975 "JAN 76" Highest serial seen: "AUG 80" S/G M44227
Replaced during 1980.
Sticker codes: XX = Sample 1977-79, ZZ = ? 1977 TK, 1978, 1980.
Sticker location: 1977-78 UR, 1979 R of LL hole, 1980 LR.
1981-82 WHEAT BASE
1980 "FEB 81"
Replaced during 1988.
1982-88 SUNFLOWER BASE
1-2-82 "MAY 82" Highest serial seen: "APR 88" S/G C62856
Issued to new registrations only. Numbers are continuation of
1981-82 Wheat Base, but 2-digit above #50 seen in some counties.
Replaced during 1988.
1988-94 STYLIZED WHEAT BASE All letters and numbers used.
1-1-88 "JUL 88" Type 1 AAA 000 - DUW 788 (2,537,789 S)
1990 "MAR 90" Type 2 DVE 000 - GOL 089 (1,836,090 S)
(TOTAL 4,381,090 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - No triangles inside "A"s of "KANSAS"
Type 2 - Triangles inside "A"s of "KANSAS"
Omitted Prefixes: 33 on file.
Initial assignments AAA 000 - AJA 699 (233,700) and AJA 700 -
BWR 199 (1,012,500) on file (TOTAL 1,246,200). Known secondary
assignments to DWO 999 on file.
Some plates back-dated to 1988, issued year sticker with no "AUTO"
or serial number, followed by 1989 sticker.
County codes (same as 1951-88) on pre-applied sticker.
County sticker enlarged 1990; no longer pre-applied.
Replaced during 1994.
1994-2001 SKY BLUE WHEAT BASE All letters and numbers used.
Jan.94 "APR 94" Type 1 GRS 000 - PAH 599 (5,603,600 S)
2000 "MAY 01" Type 1a SMA 000 - SVC 392 (227,393 S)
(TOTAL 5,830,993 S)
Omitted Prefixes: 37 on file.
Initial assignment GRS 000 - IUB 500 (1,406,500) on file.
Known secondary assignments to SVA 899 on file.
Type 1a assigned starting 8/29/00.
Some plates back-dated to 1994 using smaller year sticker,
followed by 1995 sticker.
County codes (same as 1951-94) on pre-applied sticker.
Late issue county stickers have rounded corners and smaller font.
Last issued December 2001; replaced by 2/15/2002.
2002-08 STATE CAPITAL BASE All letters and numbers used.
2001 "FEB 02" Type 1 PBA 000 - SLM 499 (2,282,500 S)
Dec.01 Type 1a TAA 000 - TMO 899 (325,900 S)
Feb.02? Type 1b UAA 000 - XUY 449 (2,569,450 S)
(TOTAL 5,177,850 S)
Omitted Prefixes: 22 on file. Sample: SAM 000 or 123.
Initial assignment is Type 1 above, on file.
Known secondary assignments to WAD 999 on file.
Last issued 12/31/2007. State listed XUY 449 as final number.
XVA series reported but doubtful.
Currently revalidated.
2007-24 STATE SEAL BASE All letters and numbers used.*
6/7/07 "JUL 07" Type 1 000 AAA - 402 EBL (2,731,403 S)
2013 "APR 13" Type 2 785 EBM - 894 LJW (3,479,110 S)
8/15/18 "OCT 18" Type 3 895 LJW - 911 PXN (1,856,017 S)
9/21/23 "NOV 23" Type 3a 4838ABB - 8127ABB (3,290 S)
(TOTAL 8,071,201 S)
Description of Types: Type 1 - Embossed, sticker box
Type 2 - Embossed, no sticker box
Type 3 - Flat, black serial
Issued to new registrations only.
*I,O,Q dropped November 2012 after FFQ. Last seen: EQI, FAO, FAQ.
Omitted Suffixes: 10 on file.
JAP recalled over a year after all were issued; still counted.
2009: No more "AUTO" on stickers.
By 2018, switched to High Intensity Scotchlite (KZZ reported).
9/7/23 Temp issued 331 SGV
9/8/23 Temp issued 0493ABB
Starting with Type 3, county code screened on, first in squared
font, then in rounded font. FARM, LOCAL, RV and 6000 also have
type name screened in LR corner, making them non-passenger
plates issued in the same series as passenger. Previously,
stickers were issued to denote these non-passenger types.
