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State Brief · KS

Kansas

Capital: Topeka · Latest trade year: 2024

+36%
Exports to Romania
$9.7M

#28 of 51

-5%
Imports from Romania
$31.5M

#24 of 51

Trade balance
-$21.7M

Deficit

Export CAGR
-0.8%

2010 → 2024

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Kansas and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit
Peak imports
$33.0M

in 2023

Import CAGR
+4.0%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY
+35.6%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Kansas and Romania

Transportation Equipment make up 76.0% of what Kansas imports from Romania, while machinery, except electrical lead the goods Kansas sends back.

What Kansas imports from Romania

Total$30.6M
  • Transportation Equipment$23.9M76%
  • Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities$3.8M12%
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$1.2M4%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$1.1M3%
  • Goods Returned (exports For Canada Only)$657K2%

What Kansas exports to Romania

Total$8.9M
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$4.8M49%
  • Computer & Electronic Products$1.7M18%
  • Primary Metal Mfg$1.7M18%
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$689K7%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 1,099 residents of Kansas identify as Romanian-American — ranking #38 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Kansas grew

An estimated 525 Romanian-born residents call Kansas home. Arrivals peaked in the 2010s.

Romanian-born

525

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Kansas is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Kansas
  • Johnson County1,124
  • Riley County232
  • Sedgwick County74
  • Wyandotte County53
  • Geary County50

Faith communities

Romanian-affiliated churches

No Romanian-affiliated parishes are currently registered in Kansas.