State of Kansas
Recent News About State of Kansas
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19 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Kansas during week ending Jan. 22
There were 19 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 22, making up 3.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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19 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Kansas during week ending Jan. 22
There were 19 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 22, making up 3.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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189 people die in Kansas with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending Jan. 15
There were 189 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kansas during the week ending Jan. 15, a 19.6 percent increase over the previous week.
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25 people die from diabetes mellitus in Kansas during week ending Jan. 22
There were 25 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 22, making up 4.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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Topeka sees 4.6% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 108,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Kansas' combined tax revenues up 27.2 percent since Q1 2021
Kansas collected $3.7 billion in total tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, licenses, income taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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102 people die in Kansas from heart disease in week ending Jan. 15
There were 102 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending Jan. 15, a 18.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
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Manhattan sees 0.3% decrease in non-farm payroll employees since last year
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 38,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Kansas' combined tax revenues up 24 percent since Q4 2020
Kansas collected $2.9 billion in total tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, licenses, income taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the first quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Kansas during week ending Jan. 22
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 22, making up less than 1.8 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Kansas during week ending Jan. 22
There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 22, making up less than 1.8 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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Census Bureau: 4.8% of people in Kansas identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 2,912,619 citizens living in Kansas in 2020, 95.2 percent said they were only one race, while 4.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in April.
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113 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Kansas during week ending Jan. 15
There were 113 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 22.7 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.
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Lawrence sees 2.7% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 49,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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97 people die in Kansas from cancer in week ending Jan. 15
There were 97 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending Jan. 15, a 7.8 percent increase over the previous week.
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Census Bureau reports Kansas population was 2,912,619 in 2020
Kansas had a population of 2,912,619 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sunflower State News.
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Census Bureau: 75.8 percent of people in Kansas were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 2,912,619 citizens living in Kansas in 2020, 2,206,647 were old enough to vote as of April 13, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Kansas in 2020
Of the 2,912,619 people living in Kansas in 2020, 50.2 percent (1,460,700) were women and 49.8 percent (1,451,919) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sunflower State News.
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Kansas has 1,368,500 nonfarm employees in January
Kansas reported the number of employees on nonfarm payrolls in January 2022 was 1,368,500.
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Total non-farm payroll employees in Kansas decreases by 1.2% in January
Kansas reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of January 2022 was 51,100, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.