
Kansas has 105 counties, the 6th highest total of any state. Many of the counties in the eastern portion of the state are named after important American figures from the late 1700s and early to mid 1800s. Counties in the central and western parts of the state bear the name of persons in the American Civil War. Counties throughout the state have names coming from Native American origins.
Kansas license plates use county codes to identify the county of residence for citizens or companies. The codes are two letter based originating from the first letter of and another letter appearing in the name of the county. There is no exact protocol from choosing the codes. For example, Johnson County uses the first two letters, JO, while Sedgwick county uses, SG, its first letter an another appearing in its name. The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in 1951, prior to that the county code was numerically based. Since then, the letters are on a sticker applied to the upper-left corner of the plate.
The following is a list of all 105 Kansas Counties, their abbreviations, and the county seat (map below):
AL - Allen Iola
AN - Anderson Garnett
AT - Atchison Atchison
BA - Barber Medicine Lodge
BT - Barton Great Bend
BB - Bourbon Fort Scott
BR - Brown Hiawatha
BU - Butler El Dorado
CS - Chase Cottonwood Falls
CQ - Chautauqua Sedan
CK - Cherokee Columbus
CN - Cheyenne St. Francis
CA - Clark Ashland
CY - Clay Clay Center
CD - Cloud Concordia
CF - Coffey Burlington
CM - Comanche Coldwater
CL - Cowley Winfield
CR - Crawford Girard
DC - Decatur Oberlin
DK - Dickinson Abilene
DP - Doniphan Troy
DG - Douglas Lawrence
ED - Edwards Kinsley
EK - Elk Howard
EL - Ellis Hays
EW - Ellsworth Ellsworth
FI - Finney Garden City
FO - Ford Dodge City
FR - Franklin Ottawa
GE - Geary Junction City
GO - Gove Gove
GH - Graham Hill City
GT - Grant Ulysses
GY - Gray Cimarron
GL - Greeley Tribune
GW - Greenwood Eureka
HM - Hamilton Syracuse
HP - Harper Anthony
HV - Harvey Newton
HS - Haskell Sublette
HG - Hodgeman Jetmore
JA - Jackson Holton
JF - Jefferson Oskaloosa
JW - Jewell Mankato
JO - Johnson Olathe
KE - Kearny Lakin
KM - Kingman Kingman
KW - Kiowa Greensburg
LB - Labette Oswego
LE - Lane Dighton
LV - Leavenworth Leavenworth
LC - Lincoln Lincoln
LN - Linn Mound City
LG - Logan Oakley
LY - Lyon Emporia
MN - Marion Marion
MS - Marshall Marysville
MP - McPherson McPherson
ME - Meade Meade
MI - Miami Paola
MC - Mitchell Beloit
MG - Montgomery Independence
MR - Morris Council Grove
MT - Morton Elkhart
NM - Nemaha Seneca
NO - Neosho Erie
NS - Ness Ness City
NT - Norton Norton
OS - Osage Lyndon
OB - Osborne Osborne
OT - Ottawa Minneapolis
PN - Pawnee Larned
PL - Phillips Phillipsburg
PT - Pottawatomie Westmoreland
PR - Pratt Pratt
RA - Rawlins Atwood
RN - Reno Hutchinson
RP - Republic Belleville
RC - Rice Lyons
RL - Riley Manhattan
RO - Rooks Stockton
RH - Rush La Crosse
RS - Russell Russell
SA - Saline Salina
SC - Scott Scott City
SG - Sedgwick Wichita
SW - Seward Liberal
SN - Shawnee Topeka
SD - Sheridan Hoxie
SH - Sherman Goodland
SM - Smith Smith Center
SF - Stafford St. John
ST - Stanton Johnson
SV - Stevens Hugoton
SU - Sumner Wellington
TH - Thomas Colby
TR - Trego WaKeeney
WB - Wabaunsee Alma
WA - Wallace Sharon Springs
WS - Washington Washington
WH - Wichita Leoti
WL - Wilson Fredonia
WO - Woodson Yates Center
WY - Wyandotte Kansas City
Kansas license plates use county codes to identify the county of residence for citizens or companies. The codes are two letter based originating from the first letter of and another letter appearing in the name of the county. There is no exact protocol from choosing the codes. For example, Johnson County uses the first two letters, JO, while Sedgwick county uses, SG, its first letter an another appearing in its name. The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in 1951, prior to that the county code was numerically based. Since then, the letters are on a sticker applied to the upper-left corner of the plate.
The following is a list of all 105 Kansas Counties, their abbreviations, and the county seat (map below):
AL - Allen Iola
AN - Anderson Garnett
AT - Atchison Atchison
BA - Barber Medicine Lodge
BT - Barton Great Bend
BB - Bourbon Fort Scott
BR - Brown Hiawatha
BU - Butler El Dorado
CS - Chase Cottonwood Falls
CQ - Chautauqua Sedan
CK - Cherokee Columbus
CN - Cheyenne St. Francis
CA - Clark Ashland
CY - Clay Clay Center
CD - Cloud Concordia
CF - Coffey Burlington
CM - Comanche Coldwater
CL - Cowley Winfield
CR - Crawford Girard
DC - Decatur Oberlin
DK - Dickinson Abilene
DP - Doniphan Troy
DG - Douglas Lawrence
ED - Edwards Kinsley
EK - Elk Howard
EL - Ellis Hays
EW - Ellsworth Ellsworth
FI - Finney Garden City
FO - Ford Dodge City
FR - Franklin Ottawa
GE - Geary Junction City
GO - Gove Gove
GH - Graham Hill City
GT - Grant Ulysses
GY - Gray Cimarron
GL - Greeley Tribune
GW - Greenwood Eureka
HM - Hamilton Syracuse
HP - Harper Anthony
HV - Harvey Newton
HS - Haskell Sublette
HG - Hodgeman Jetmore
JA - Jackson Holton
JF - Jefferson Oskaloosa
JW - Jewell Mankato
JO - Johnson Olathe
KE - Kearny Lakin
KM - Kingman Kingman
KW - Kiowa Greensburg
LB - Labette Oswego
LE - Lane Dighton
LV - Leavenworth Leavenworth
LC - Lincoln Lincoln
LN - Linn Mound City
LG - Logan Oakley
LY - Lyon Emporia
MN - Marion Marion
MS - Marshall Marysville
MP - McPherson McPherson
ME - Meade Meade
MI - Miami Paola
MC - Mitchell Beloit
MG - Montgomery Independence
MR - Morris Council Grove
MT - Morton Elkhart
NM - Nemaha Seneca
NO - Neosho Erie
NS - Ness Ness City
NT - Norton Norton
OS - Osage Lyndon
OB - Osborne Osborne
OT - Ottawa Minneapolis
PN - Pawnee Larned
PL - Phillips Phillipsburg
PT - Pottawatomie Westmoreland
PR - Pratt Pratt
RA - Rawlins Atwood
RN - Reno Hutchinson
RP - Republic Belleville
RC - Rice Lyons
RL - Riley Manhattan
RO - Rooks Stockton
RH - Rush La Crosse
RS - Russell Russell
SA - Saline Salina
SC - Scott Scott City
SG - Sedgwick Wichita
SW - Seward Liberal
SN - Shawnee Topeka
SD - Sheridan Hoxie
SH - Sherman Goodland
SM - Smith Smith Center
SF - Stafford St. John
ST - Stanton Johnson
SV - Stevens Hugoton
SU - Sumner Wellington
TH - Thomas Colby
TR - Trego WaKeeney
WB - Wabaunsee Alma
WA - Wallace Sharon Springs
WS - Washington Washington
WH - Wichita Leoti
WL - Wilson Fredonia
WO - Woodson Yates Center
WY - Wyandotte Kansas City