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Employer firms in Sedgwick County

Employer firms in Sedgwick County was 9,229 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count9,229
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank2nd of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high9,2292023
Series low7,4951978

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Employer firms in Sedgwick County, 1978 to 2023

7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 7,495 count1979: 7,659 count1980: 7,763 count1981: 7,869 count1982: 7,802 count1983: 7,956 count1984: 8,207 count1985: 8,164 count1986: 8,234 count1987: 8,132 count1988: 8,243 count1989: 8,246 count1990: 8,227 count1991: 8,169 count1992: 8,251 count1993: 8,481 count1994: 8,682 count1995: 8,726 count1996: 8,761 count1997: 8,739 count1998: 8,835 count1999: 8,813 count2000: 8,845 count2001: 8,817 count2002: 8,827 count2003: 8,871 count2004: 8,959 count2005: 9,029 count2006: 9,101 count2007: 9,179 count2008: 9,129 count2009: 9,028 count2010: 8,922 count2011: 8,839 count2012: 8,782 count2013: 8,716 count2014: 8,714 count2015: 8,802 count2016: 8,815 count2017: 8,840 count2018: 8,821 count2019: 8,772 count2020: 8,782 count2021: 8,941 count2022: 9,019 count2023: 9,229 count7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,50019781994201020231978: 7,495 count1979: 7,659 count1980: 7,763 count1981: 7,869 count1982: 7,802 count1983: 7,956 count1984: 8,207 count1985: 8,164 count1986: 8,234 count1987: 8,132 count1988: 8,243 count1989: 8,246 count1990: 8,227 count1991: 8,169 count1992: 8,251 count1993: 8,481 count1994: 8,682 count1995: 8,726 count1996: 8,761 count1997: 8,739 count1998: 8,835 count1999: 8,813 count2000: 8,845 count2001: 8,817 count2002: 8,827 count2003: 8,871 count2004: 8,959 count2005: 9,029 count2006: 9,101 count2007: 9,179 count2008: 9,129 count2009: 9,028 count2010: 8,922 count2011: 8,839 count2012: 8,782 count2013: 8,716 count2014: 8,714 count2015: 8,802 count2016: 8,815 count2017: 8,840 count2018: 8,821 count2019: 8,772 count2020: 8,782 count2021: 8,941 count2022: 9,019 count2023: 9,229 count
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
Periodcount
20239,229
20229,019
20218,941
20208,782
20198,772
20188,821
20178,840
20168,815
20158,802
20148,714
20138,716
20128,782
20118,839
20108,922
20099,028
20089,129
20079,179
20069,101
20059,029
20048,959
20038,871
20028,827
20018,817
20008,845
19998,813
19988,835
19978,739
19968,761
19958,726
19948,682
19938,481
19928,251
19918,169
19908,227
19898,246
19888,243
19878,132
19868,234
19858,164
19848,207
19837,956
19827,802
19817,869
19807,763
19797,659
19787,495

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Sedgwick County9,229
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Sedgwick County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 312 countAnderson County: 161 countAtchison County: 321 countBarber County: 152 countBarton County: 720 countBourbon County: 322 countBrown County: 235 countButler County: 1,080 countChase County: 52 countChautauqua County: 59 countCherokee County: 271 countCheyenne County: 83 countClark County: 53 countClay County: 237 countCloud County: 265 countCoffey County: 174 countComanche County: 66 countCowley County: 579 countCrawford County: 744 countDecatur County: 87 countDickinson County: 387 countDoniphan County: 134 countDouglas County: 2,342 countEdwards County: 72 countElk County: 48 countEllis County: 955 countEllsworth County: 135 countFinney County: 885 countFord County: 671 countFranklin County: 455 countGeary County: 454 countGove County: 107 countGraham County: 75 countGrant County: 179 countGray County: 196 countGreeley County: 43 countGreenwood County: 129 countHamilton County: 63 countHarper County: 158 countHarvey County: 662 countHaskell County: 102 countHodgeman County: 40 countJackson County: 238 countJefferson County: 266 countJewell County: 68 countJohnson County: 13,989 countKearny County: 82 countKingman County: 176 countKiowa County: 66 countLabette County: 352 countLane County: 64 countLeavenworth County: 1,097 countLincoln County: 75 countLinn County: 171 countLogan County: 93 countLyon County: 711 countMcPherson County: 748 countMarion County: 229 countMarshall County: 307 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 652 countMitchell County: 196 countMontgomery County: 575 countMorris County: 133 countMorton County: 57 countNemaha County: 307 countNeosho County: 350 countNess County: 117 countNorton County: 148 countOsage County: 209 countOsborne County: 114 countOttawa County: 120 countPawnee County: 123 countPhillips County: 182 countPottawatomie County: 591 countPratt County: 323 countRawlins County: 85 countReno County: 1,322 countRepublic County: 151 countRice County: 218 countRiley County: 1,292 countRooks County: 147 countRush County: 82 countRussell County: 223 countSaline County: 1,247 countScott County: 164 countSedgwick County: 9,229 countSeward County: 485 countShawnee County: 3,100 countSheridan County: 93 countSherman County: 204 countSmith County: 113 countStafford County: 109 countStanton County: 48 countStevens County: 129 countSumner County: 376 countThomas County: 279 countTrego County: 109 countWabaunsee County: 135 countWallace County: 52 countWashington County: 163 countWichita County: 83 countWilson County: 181 countWoodson County: 71 countWyandotte County: 2,559 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Sedgwick County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Sedgwick 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, Sedgwick 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/sedgwick-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, Sedgwick 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/sedgwick-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Sedgwick County?

Employer firms in Sedgwick County was 9,229 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

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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 Sedgwick County?

9,229 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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