Business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County was 14,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 105 counties in 2025.

2025, count14,038
Change on 2024-2.7%
Series high14,4272024
Series low11,4772001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County, 2001 to 2025

11K12K13K14K15K20012005200920132017202120252001: 11,477 count2002: 11,539 count2003: 11,567 count2004: 11,534 count2005: 11,793 count2006: 11,881 count2007: 11,964 count2008: 12,149 count2009: 12,357 count2010: 12,416 count2011: 12,561 count2012: 12,190 count2013: 12,120 count2014: 12,320 count2015: 12,571 count2016: 12,683 count2017: 12,561 count2018: 12,595 count2019: 12,520 count2020: 12,556 count2021: 12,948 count2022: 13,510 count2023: 14,039 count2024: 14,427 count2025: 14,038 count11K12K13K14K15K2001201020252001: 11,477 count2002: 11,539 count2003: 11,567 count2004: 11,534 count2005: 11,793 count2006: 11,881 count2007: 11,964 count2008: 12,149 count2009: 12,357 count2010: 12,416 count2011: 12,561 count2012: 12,190 count2013: 12,120 count2014: 12,320 count2015: 12,571 count2016: 12,683 count2017: 12,561 count2018: 12,595 count2019: 12,520 count2020: 12,556 count2021: 12,948 count2022: 13,510 count2023: 14,039 count2024: 14,427 count2025: 14,038 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
202514,038
202414,427
202314,039
202213,510
202112,948
202012,556
201912,520
201812,595
201712,561
201612,683
201512,571
201412,320
201312,120
201212,190
201112,561
201012,416
200912,357
200812,149
200711,964
200611,881
200511,793
200411,534
200311,567
200211,539
200111,477

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2025
Sedgwick County14,038
Kansas98,159
United States12,112,924

Sedgwick County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 400 countAnderson County: 245 countAtchison County: 414 countBarber County: 206 countBarton County: 878 countBourbon County: 394 countBrown County: 339 countButler County: 1,618 countChase County: 84 countChautauqua County: 104 countCherokee County: 425 countCheyenne County: 138 countClark County: 87 countClay County: 275 countCloud County: 302 countCoffey County: 252 countComanche County: 90 countCowley County: 767 countCrawford County: 1,056 countDecatur County: 126 countDickinson County: 541 countDoniphan County: 230 countDouglas County: 3,561 countEdwards County: 129 countElk County: 79 countEllis County: 1,084 countEllsworth County: 182 countFinney County: 1,111 countFord County: 842 countFranklin County: 686 countGeary County: 718 countGove County: 160 countGraham County: 114 countGrant County: 222 countGray County: 294 countGreeley County: 70 countGreenwood County: 203 countHamilton County: 104 countHarper County: 219 countHarvey County: 827 countHaskell County: 168 countHodgeman County: 78 countJackson County: 330 countJefferson County: 424 countJewell County: 110 countJohnson County: 28,431 countKearny County: 150 countKingman County: 238 countKiowa County: 99 countLabette County: 494 countLane County: 86 countLeavenworth County: 1,657 countLincoln County: 107 countLinn County: 265 countLogan County: 131 countLyon County: 857 countMcPherson County: 956 countMarion County: 341 countMarshall County: 394 countMeade County: 163 countMiami County: 938 countMitchell County: 266 countMontgomery County: 2,025 countMorris County: 161 countMorton County: 96 countNemaha County: 424 countNeosho County: 480 countNess County: 140 countNorton County: 194 countOsage County: 361 countOsborne County: 161 countOttawa County: 150 countPawnee County: 205 countPhillips County: 228 countPottawatomie County: 727 countPratt County: 391 countRawlins County: 119 countReno County: 1,648 countRepublic County: 209 countRice County: 349 countRiley County: 1,924 countRooks County: 195 countRush County: 108 countRussell County: 295 countSaline County: 1,547 countScott County: 251 countSedgwick County: 14,038 countSeward County: 572 countShawnee County: 6,986 countSheridan County: 122 countSherman County: 275 countSmith County: 162 countStafford County: 167 countStanton County: 90 countStevens County: 200 countSumner County: 600 countThomas County: 404 countTrego County: 129 countWabaunsee County: 184 countWallace County: 91 countWashington County: 278 countWichita County: 113 countWilson County: 231 countWoodson County: 92 countWyandotte County: 3,930 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Sedgwick County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Sedgwick County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Sedgwick County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/sedgwick-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Sedgwick County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/sedgwick-county-kansas.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Sedgwick County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/sedgwick-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County was 14,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 105 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Sedgwick County?

14,427 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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