Table 5.
Comparing recommended number needed for contact tracing versus number of employees by county.
| Estimated Number of Personnel for Contact Tracing | Responses from County Health Departments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | July 1, 2019 Estimate | Non-emergency: 15 per 100,000 | COVID-19 pandemic: 30 per 100,000 | Number employed | Number involved in tracing |
| Allen | 12,369 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Anderson | 7,858 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Atchison | 16,073 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
| Barber | 4,427 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Barton | 25,779 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 to 6 |
| Bourbon | 14,534 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Brown | 9,564 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Butler | 66,911 | 10 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Chase | 2,648 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Chautauqua | 3,250 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 to 3 |
| Cherokee | 19,939 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Cheyenne | 2,657 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Clark | 1,994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 to 3 |
| Clay | 8,002 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Cloud | 8,786 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Coffey | 8,179 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Comanche | 1,700 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
| Cowley | 34,908 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 to 3 |
| Crawford | 38,818 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 7 to 10 |
| Decatur | 2,827 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Dickinson | 18,466 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Doniphan | 7,600 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Douglas | 122,259 | 18 | 37 | -- | -- |
| Edwards | 2,798 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Elk | 2,530 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
| Ellis | 28,553 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Ellsworth | 6,102 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Finney | 36,467 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 4 to 6 |
| Ford | 33,619 | 5 | 10 | -- | -- |
| Franklin | 25,544 | 4 | 8 | -- | -- |
| Geary | 31,670 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 to 3 |
| Gove | 2,636 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Graham | 2,482 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Grant | 7,150 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Gray | 5,988 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Greeley | 1,232 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
| Greenwood | 5,982 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Hamilton | 2,539 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Harper | 5,436 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 to 3 |
| Harvey | 34,429 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 to 3 |
| Haskell | 3,968 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Hodgeman | 1,794 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Jackson | 13,171 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Jefferson | 19,043 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Jewell | 2,879 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Johnson | 602,401 | 90 | 181 | 140 | -- |
| Kearny | 3,838 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Kingman | 7,152 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Kiowa | 2,475 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 to 6 |
| Labette | 19,618 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Lane | 1,535 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Leavenworth | 81,758 | 12 | 25 | -- | -- |
| Lincoln | 2,962 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Linn | 9,703 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Logan | 2,794 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Lyon | 33,195 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 to 6 |
| McPherson | 28,542 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 to 6 |
| Marion | 11,884 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -- |
| Marshall | 9,707 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Meade | 4,033 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 to 6 |
| Miami | 34,237 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 to 3 |
| Mitchell | 5,979 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Montgomery | 31,829 | 5 | 10 | -- | -- |
| Morris | 5,620 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Morton | 2,587 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Nemaha | 10,231 | 2 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Neosho | 16,007 | 2 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Ness | 2,750 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 to 3 |
| Norton | 5,361 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Osage | 15,949 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Osborne | 3,421 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Ottawa | 5,704 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Pawnee | 6,414 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 to 3 |
| Phillips | 5,234 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Pottawatomie | 24,383 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 to 3 |
| Pratt | 9,164 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Rawlins | 2,530 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 to 3 |
| Reno | 61,998 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 4 to 6 |
| Republic | 4,636 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Rice | 9,537 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Riley | 74,232 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 4 to 6 |
| Rooks | 4,920 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -- |
| Rush | 3,036 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| Russell | 6,856 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Saline | 54,224 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 4 to 6 |
| Scott | 4,823 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 to 3 |
| Sedgwick | 516,042 | 77 | 155 | 130 | 7 to 10 |
| Seward | 21,428 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Shawnee | 176,875 | 27 | 53 | 65 | 7 to 10 |
| Sheridan | 2,521 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Sherman | 5,917 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 to 6 |
| Smith | 3,583 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 to 3 |
| Stafford | 4,156 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Stanton | 2,006 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Stevens | 5,485 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 1 to 3 |
| Sumner | 22,836 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 to 3 |
| Thomas | 7,777 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 to 6 |
| Trego | 2,803 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Wabaunsee | 6,931 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Wallace | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Washington | 5,406 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Wichita | 2,119 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Wilson | 8,525 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| Woodson | 3,138 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 to 3 |
| Wyandotte | 165,429 | 25 | 50 | 85 | -- |
| Kansas | 2,913,314 | 437 | 874 | 962 | |