Employer firms in Johnson County

Employer firms in Johnson County was 13,989 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count13,989

Change on 2022+1%

Rank1st of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high13,9892023

Series low5,6961978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Johnson County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	13,989
2022	13,855
2021	13,699
2020	13,382
2019	13,363
2018	13,273
2017	13,212
2016	13,217
2015	12,971
2014	12,895
2013	12,700
2012	12,686
2011	12,600
2010	12,688
2009	12,831
2008	13,155
2007	13,281
2006	13,151
2005	12,836
2004	12,510
2003	12,096
2002	11,865
2001	11,890
2000	11,864
1999	11,624
1998	11,405
1997	11,180
1996	10,910
1995	10,713
1994	10,299
1993	9,929
1992	9,565
1991	9,437
1990	9,293
1989	8,995
1988	8,745
1987	8,382
1986	8,111
1985	7,753
1984	7,432
1983	6,996
1982	6,654
1981	6,540
1980	6,287
1979	6,107
1978	5,696

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2023
Johnson County	13,989
Kansas	52,865
United States	5,593,727

Johnson County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Johnson County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Kansas by employer firms 105 places

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Johnson County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Johnson County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/johnson-county-kansas. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Johnson County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/johnson-county-kansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Johnson County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/johnson-county-kansas (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_johnson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Johnson County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/johnson-county-kansas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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What is the employer firms in Johnson County?

Employer firms in Johnson County was 13,989 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 105 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Johnson County?

13,989 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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