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Employer firms in Shawnee County

Employer firms in Shawnee County was 3,100 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,100
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank3rd of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high3,7972006
Series low3,1002023

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Employer firms in Shawnee County, 1978 to 2023

3,0003,2003,4003,6003,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,111 count1979: 3,232 count1980: 3,233 count1981: 3,260 count1982: 3,236 count1983: 3,293 count1984: 3,349 count1985: 3,322 count1986: 3,377 count1987: 3,420 count1988: 3,510 count1989: 3,548 count1990: 3,567 count1991: 3,522 count1992: 3,549 count1993: 3,559 count1994: 3,588 count1995: 3,643 count1996: 3,651 count1997: 3,655 count1998: 3,699 count1999: 3,701 count2000: 3,689 count2001: 3,635 count2002: 3,667 count2003: 3,702 count2004: 3,733 count2005: 3,773 count2006: 3,797 count2007: 3,790 count2008: 3,705 count2009: 3,628 count2010: 3,552 count2011: 3,456 count2012: 3,470 count2013: 3,374 count2014: 3,334 count2015: 3,322 count2016: 3,305 count2017: 3,284 count2018: 3,227 count2019: 3,199 count2020: 3,160 count2021: 3,150 count2022: 3,119 count2023: 3,100 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
20233,100
20223,119
20213,150
20203,160
20193,199
20183,227
20173,284
20163,305
20153,322
20143,334
20133,374
20123,470
20113,456
20103,552
20093,628
20083,705
20073,790
20063,797
20053,773
20043,733
20033,702
20023,667
20013,635
20003,689
19993,701
19983,699
19973,655
19963,651
19953,643
19943,588
19933,559
19923,549
19913,522
19903,567
19893,548
19883,510
19873,420
19863,377
19853,322
19843,349
19833,293
19823,236
19813,260
19803,233
19793,232
19783,111

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Shawnee County3,100
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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, Shawnee 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, Shawnee 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/shawnee-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, Shawnee 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/shawnee-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Shawnee County?

Employer firms in Shawnee County was 3,100 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Shawnee County?

3,797 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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