A dated distribution of census records by reported power units, with missing values and a 50-state comparison.
FMCSA census source published 2026-09-13 12:46 UTC. Calculations cover present records with a reported U.S. physical address in the 50 states, including inactive and other census entities.
Reading the Kansas distribution
35,977 records report 1–5 power units: 78.9% of Kansas records, compared with 79.2% across the 50 states. The difference is -0.4 percentage points.
Power-unit distribution: Kansas
Power units reported
Records
Share of state records
0
4,858
10.6%
1
21,882
48.0%
2–5
14,095
30.9%
6–20
3,761
8.2%
21–100
879
1.9%
Over 100
151
0.3%
Not reported / nonnumeric
0
0.0%
Coverage and interpretation
45,626 records contain a numeric power-unit value (100.0%). 4,858 report zero, and 0 are missing or nonnumeric. A numeric zero is not treated as missing. Records above 100 are grouped rather than converted into a fleet-capacity total because source outliers can distort sums.
Each record belongs to exactly one displayed band, and the build checks that the bands reconcile to the state total. All census statuses are included. The denominator is the whole state record count, including zero and unknown values.
Use the figures in a broker workflow
Use the distribution to describe the census population when planning research, rather than to accept or reject a particular carrier. For an individual company, examine its identity, filing observations and your shipment requirements. A reported small fleet does not establish inadequate capacity; a large value does not establish availability.
Reproduce this report
Select records present in the published census with a U.S. physical address and state KS. Parse nonnegative whole-number power-unit strings, place each into the displayed band, then divide each band count by the state record count. Compare the 1–5-unit share with the same calculation across all 50 states. This is a current snapshot, not a historical growth series.
The same 35,977 records reporting 1–5 power units can produce different percentages depending on the population being measured. The main report uses all Kansas census records. Restricting the denominator to numeric reports or positive fleet counts answers a narrower question.
Denominator comparison for Kansas
Comparison population
Records in denominator
Share reporting 1–5 units
All state census records
45,626
78.9%
Records with a numeric unit count
45,626
78.9%
Records reporting at least one unit
40,768
88.2%
4,858 records report zero power units and 0 have no numeric count. Zero and missing are not interchangeable. Removing them increases the share attributed to positive fleet bands without adding a single carrier to those bands. State the denominator when quoting the result so another reader can reproduce it.
For the all-record calculation, divide 35,977 by 45,626 and multiply by 100. Rounded to one decimal place, that produces 78.9%. Rounding the individual bands before adding them can produce a slightly different displayed total.
States with similar small-fleet shares
These six states have the closest percentages to Kansas in this snapshot. They are selected by the difference in the 1–5-unit share, not by geographic distance, market size or available trucking capacity.
A similar percentage can describe very different numbers of businesses. Compare the record-count column as well as the share. This is a description of reported fleet structure, not a ranking of service quality or an estimate of how many loads a state can handle.
City context within Kansas
The site publishes 6 selected city directories in this state. Together they contain 12,654 census records, or 27.7% of the state total. The table shows the eight largest selected city populations where available. It is not a complete list of municipalities or a measure of freight moving through each city.
City names follow the reported physical address. Spelling variants remain separate, and records outside these selected city names remain in the state denominator. A reported office location does not describe the lanes served by the company. Use the city links to examine company records rather than assuming that a large local count means immediate availability.
Using this report in a broker research brief
Choose the figure that answers your question and keep its source date, geography and denominator beside it. If you compare another state or a later report, use the same definitions. Keep percentage-point differences separate from changes in the number of records.
A useful brief records the question, selected table, calculation and the carrier-level checks that follow. For example, a high share of smaller reported fleets can motivate a review of individual equipment availability; it does not establish that those fleets lack capacity. Keep confirmed operational answers separate from the statistical description.
The CSV download includes the tables on this page. Retain the source notes when moving the figures into a spreadsheet or presentation, and label any additional filtering or calculations you apply. This lets a colleague distinguish the published figures from your own analysis.
How small fleets compare with the national share
Records reporting 1–5 power units account for 78.9% of Kansas records, compared with 79.2% across the 50 states: 0.4 percentage points below the national share. The denominator includes zero, missing and inactive records.
This is a single published snapshot. We do not infer growth or decline without comparable historical observations.
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