Market data
Consumer protection in Kansas: market data
What public records say about the market for consumer protection in Kansas: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFPB credit reporting complaints | 12,440 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Kansas state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-ks-credit-reporting · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| CFPB debt collection complaints | 827 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Kansas state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-ks-debt-collection · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints | 17 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Kansas state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-ks-debt-management · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| FTC fraud and other reports | 24,924 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Kansas state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-ks-fraud-other · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| FTC identity theft reports | 4,518 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Kansas state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-ks-identity-theft · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| FTC imposter scam reports | 5,300 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Kansas state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-ks-imposter-scams · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection | 77 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Kansas state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:KS · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| FCC unwanted call complaints | 828 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Kansas state | robocall-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010 record robocalls-ks-call · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| FCC unwanted text complaints | 194 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Kansas state | robocall-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010 record robocalls-ks-text · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: consumer credit and phone-call suits | 195 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Kansas federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-ks-consumer · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFPB credit reporting complaints Kansas · record cfpb-ks-credit-reporting | 8,561 prior 12 months | 12,440 12 months from 2025-10-01 | rising (+45.3%) |
| CFPB debt collection complaints Kansas · record cfpb-ks-debt-collection | 864 prior 12 months | 827 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-4.3%) |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints Kansas · record cfpb-ks-debt-management | 14 prior 12 months | 17 12 months from 2025-10-01 | rising (+21.4%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection Kansas · record federal-filings-county:KS | 68 FY2024 | 77 FY2025 | rising (+13.2%) |
| FCC unwanted call complaints Kansas · record robocalls-ks-call | 957 prior 12 months | 828 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-13.5%) |
| FCC unwanted text complaints Kansas · record robocalls-ks-text | 259 prior 12 months | 194 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-25.1%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 427 lawyers a year | 2025 | Kansas state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ks-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 14 counties | 2026-Q1 | Kansas state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 13 counties | 2026-Q1 | Kansas state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.3 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Kansas state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 1,122 firms | 2022 | Kansas state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ks-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 1,114,083,000 US dollars | 2022 | Kansas state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ks-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.3 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Kansas state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 1,649 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Kansas state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 1,280 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Kansas state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-20 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 4,190 jobs | May 2025 | Kansas state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:KS:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 106,650 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Kansas state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:KS:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Kansas with the most federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20107 | 1 record law-offices-20107 | 1 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | 5 record federal-filings-county:20103 | 10 record law-offices-20103 | 0.5 |
| Wilson County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20205 | 2 record law-offices-20205 | 0.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | 19 record federal-filings-county:20209 | 45 record law-offices-20209 | 0.42 |
| Rooks County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20163 | 3 record law-offices-20163 | 0.33 |
| Miami County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20121 | 6 record law-offices-20121 | 0.17 |
| Finney County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20055 | 9 record law-offices-20055 | 0.11 |
| Ford County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20057 | 15 record law-offices-20057 | 0.07 |
| Johnson County, KS | 27 record federal-filings-county:20091 | 460 record law-offices-20091 | 0.06 |
| Riley County, KS | 1 record federal-filings-county:20161 | 26 record law-offices-20161 | 0.04 |
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection (federal-filings-county v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = federal-filings-county.ffc.consumer / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 91,513 ±3,164 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Kansas state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:KS:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 91,513 ±2,964 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Kansas state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ks · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Kansas have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or prior review. A lawyer keeps a copy or recording of each ad for two years after its last use, with a record of when and where it ran (KRPC 7.2(b)). Comment [5] says the rule does not require advertising to be reviewed before it runs. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad includes the name of at least one lawyer responsible for its content (KRPC 7.2(d)). A targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitation carries the words "Advertising Material" on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of a… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period. KRPC 7.3 bars in-person, live telephone and real-time electronic solicitation when a significant motive is the lawyer's gain (with exceptions), and any solicitation after a refusal or involving coercion, duress or harassment. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No clause bans testimonials outright. A communication is false or misleading if it is likely to create an unjustified expectation about results or compares services without factual substantiation (7.1(b), (c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except reasonable ad costs and the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or other legal service organization (KRPC 7.2(c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Kansas defines breach of privacy to include knowingly and without lawful authority intercepting a telephone message without the consent of the sender or receiver, so the consent of either end of the call suffices. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Kansas regulates unsolicited consumer telephone calls, including those made with an automatic dialing-announcing device, and makes a violation an unconscionable act under the Kansas consumer protection act, so private suits run through that act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Drug and device injury ads (state statute) | P primary source | K.S.A. 50-6,144 (L. 2022, ch. 72, S.B. 150) (effective 2022-07-01): Kansas covers a "legal advertisement" in television, radio, internet (including a domain name), newspapers and periodicals, outdoor displays and any other written, electronic or recorded… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Kansas: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee, including a part paid only for referring the case, if the total fee is reasonable and the client is told and does not object; there is no proportion or joint-responsibility test. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); CFPB complaints about debt collection, credit reporting and debt management, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731); FTC Consumer Sentinel reports by state: fraud, identity theft and imposter scams, 2024 Data Book v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Unwanted-call and text-message complaints to the FCC, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/kansas/consumer-protection/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.