Employer firms in Kearny County

Employer firms in Kearny County was 82 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 86th highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count82

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank86th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high822000

Series low641996

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 Kearny 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	82
2022	81
2021	76
2020	76
2019	78
2018	78
2017	76
2016	75
2015	74
2014	76
2013	73
2012	73
2011	72
2010	74
2009	76
2008	71
2007	75
2006	73
2005	70
2004	76
2003	73
2002	71
2001	78
2000	82
1999	81
1998	80
1997	66
1996	64
1995	67
1994	70
1993	68
1992	72
1991	72
1990	72
1989	73
1988	69
1987	67
1986	68
1985	68
1984	72
1983	72
1982	72
1981	73
1980	74
1979	79
1978	74

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2023
Kearny County	82
Kansas	52,865
United States	5,593,727

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.

How to cite

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, Kearny 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, Kearny 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/kearny-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, Kearny 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/kearny-county-kansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Kearny 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/kearny-county-kansas (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_kearny_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kearny 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/kearny-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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Kearny County?

Employer firms in Kearny County was 82 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 86th 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 Kearny County?

82 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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