Barton County, KS Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Barton County
That's Barton County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Barton County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 20 psf, not the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.
Barton County in numbers
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map20 psf
- National rank#909 of 2,758
- Kansas rank#16 of 105
- Population24,835
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal11.5 in.
- FIPS20009
Where Barton County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Barton County sits at #909, the top 33% nationally - #16 of 105 within Kansas. Kansas counties average 18.2 psf; Barton County runs 1.8 psf higher than that.
Near 38.4812°N 98.7678°W, FIPS 20009: Barton County counts 24,835 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.
How much it actually snows in Barton County
Most winters bring Barton County roughly 11.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at GREAT BEND 3W, KS US, 8.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Barton County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Barton County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.