Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2014, at 21,354. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 74. The median was 263 and the figure for Kansas was 85,306. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest21,354Johnson County
Median263105 counties
Kansas85,306History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 381 countAnderson County: 222 countAtchison County: 416 countBarber County: 232 countBarton County: 998 countBourbon County: 363 countBrown County: 329 countButler County: 1,391 countChase County: 81 countChautauqua County: 109 countCherokee County: 398 countCheyenne County: 123 countClark County: 88 countClay County: 267 countCloud County: 309 countCoffey County: 290 countComanche County: 100 countCowley County: 803 countCrawford County: 982 countDecatur County: 140 countDickinson County: 531 countDoniphan County: 207 countDouglas County: 2,881 countEdwards County: 137 countElk County: 102 countEllis County: 1,138 countEllsworth County: 198 countFinney County: 1,089 countFord County: 825 countFranklin County: 639 countGeary County: 741 countGove County: 155 countGraham County: 125 countGrant County: 263 countGray County: 285 countGreeley County: 74 countGreenwood County: 224 countHamilton County: 90 countHarper County: 252 countHarvey County: 807 countHaskell County: 162 countHodgeman County: 74 countJackson County: 301 countJefferson County: 370 countJewell County: 106 countJohnson County: 21,354 countKearny County: 125 countKingman County: 254 countKiowa County: 104 countLabette County: 511 countLane County: 90 countLeavenworth County: 1,386 countLincoln County: 123 countLinn County: 255 countLogan County: 134 countLyon County: 862 countMcPherson County: 924 countMarion County: 332 countMarshall County: 395 countMeade County: 148 countMiami County: 779 countMitchell County: 275 countMontgomery County: 908 countMorris County: 154 countMorton County: 114 countNemaha County: 403 countNeosho County: 496 countNess County: 167 countNorton County: 189 countOsage County: 316 countOsborne County: 175 countOttawa County: 162 countPawnee County: 222 countPhillips County: 256 countPottawatomie County: 607 countPratt County: 398 countRawlins County: 118 countReno County: 1,698 countRepublic County: 220 countRice County: 340 countRiley County: 1,656 countRooks County: 216 countRush County: 115 countRussell County: 323 countSaline County: 1,552 countScott County: 257 countSedgwick County: 12,320 countSeward County: 609 countShawnee County: 4,791 countSheridan County: 127 countSherman County: 263 countSmith County: 163 countStafford County: 173 countStanton County: 91 countStevens County: 196 countSumner County: 538 countThomas County: 386 countTrego County: 143 countWabaunsee County: 157 countWallace County: 90 countWashington County: 276 countWichita County: 115 countWilson County: 269 countWoodson County: 107 countWyandotte County: 3,274 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Johnson County: 21,354 countJohnson County21,354Sedgwick County: 12,320 countSedgwick County12,320Shawnee County: 4,791 countShawnee County4,791Wyandotte County: 3,274 countWyandotte County3,274Douglas County: 2,881 countDouglas County2,881Reno County: 1,698 countReno County1,698Riley County: 1,656 countRiley County1,656Saline County: 1,552 countSaline County1,552Butler County: 1,391 countButler County1,391Leavenworth County: 1,386 countLeavenworth County1,386Ellis County: 1,138 countEllis County1,138Finney County: 1,089 countFinney County1,089Barton County: 998 countBarton County998Crawford County: 982 countCrawford County982McPherson County: 924 countMcPherson County924Montgomery County: 908 countMontgomery County908Lyon County: 862 countLyon County862Ford County: 825 countFord County825Harvey County: 807 countHarvey County807Cowley County: 803 countCowley County803Miami County: 779 countMiami County779Geary County: 741 countGeary County741Franklin County: 639 countFranklin County639Seward County: 609 countSeward County609Pottawatomie County: 607 countPottawatomie County607Sumner County: 538 countSumner County538Dickinson County: 531 countDickinson County531Labette County: 511 countLabette County511Neosho County: 496 countNeosho County496Atchison County: 416 countAtchison County416Nemaha County: 403 countNemaha County403Cherokee County: 398 countCherokee County398Pratt County: 398 countPratt County398Marshall County: 395 countMarshall County395Thomas County: 386 countThomas County386Allen County: 381 countAllen County381Jefferson County: 370 countJefferson County370Bourbon County: 363 countBourbon County363Rice County: 340 countRice County340Marion County: 332 countMarion County332Johnson County: 21,354 countJohnson County21,354Sedgwick County: 12,320 countSedgwick County12,320Shawnee County: 4,791 countShawnee County4,791Wyandotte County: 3,274 countWyandotte County3,274Douglas County: 2,881 countDouglas County2,881Reno County: 1,698 countReno County1,698Riley County: 1,656 countRiley County1,656Saline County: 1,552 countSaline County1,552Butler County: 1,391 countButler County1,391Leavenworth County: 1,386 countLeavenworth County1,386Ellis County: 1,138 countEllis County1,138Finney County: 1,089 countFinney County1,089Barton County: 998 countBarton County998Crawford County: 982 countCrawford County982McPherson County: 924 countMcPherson County924Montgomery County: 908 countMontgomery County908Lyon County: 862 countLyon County862Ford County: 825 countFord County825Harvey County: 807 countHarvey County807Cowley County: 803 countCowley County803Miami County: 779 countMiami County779Geary County: 741 countGeary County741Franklin County: 639 countFranklin County639Seward County: 609 countSeward County609Pottawatomie County: 607 countPottawatomie County607Sumner County: 538 countSumner County538Dickinson County: 531 countDickinson County531Labette County: 511 countLabette County511Neosho County: 496 countNeosho County496Atchison County: 416 countAtchison County416Nemaha County: 403 countNemaha County403Cherokee County: 398 countCherokee County398Pratt County: 398 countPratt County398Marshall County: 395 countMarshall County395Thomas County: 386 countThomas County386Allen County: 381 countAllen County381Jefferson County: 370 countJefferson County370Bourbon County: 363 countBourbon County363Rice County: 340 countRice County340Marion County: 332 countMarion County332
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Johnson County21,354+2%
2Sedgwick County12,320+1.7%
3Shawnee County4,791+1.1%
4Wyandotte County3,274+2.2%
5Douglas County2,881+0.8%
6Reno County1,698+0.5%
7Riley County1,656+2.3%
8Saline County1,552-0.8%
9Butler County1,391-0.6%
10Leavenworth County1,386+1.8%
11Ellis County1,138-0.1%
12Finney County1,089+0.8%
13Barton County998-0.3%
14Crawford County982-0.4%
15McPherson County924+1.7%
16Montgomery County908+0.2%
17Lyon County862-0.6%
18Ford County825+1.4%
19Harvey County807-2.1%
20Cowley County803+0.1%
21Miami County779+1.4%
22Geary County741-3.3%
23Franklin County639+2.6%
24Seward County609+1%
25Pottawatomie County607+2%
26Sumner County538-0.4%
27Dickinson County531-0.2%
28Labette County511-2.1%
29Neosho County496-0.4%
30Atchison County416-1.2%
31Nemaha County403-1.7%
32Cherokee County398-1%
32Pratt County398+0.8%
34Marshall County395-0.5%
35Thomas County386-1.3%
36Allen County381-1%
37Jefferson County370+3.6%
38Bourbon County363+0.8%
39Rice County340+1.5%
40Marion County332-2.4%
41Brown County329+2.2%
42Russell County323+1.9%
43Osage County316+1.3%
44Cloud County309+1.3%
45Jackson County301+1.3%
46Coffey County290-0.3%
47Gray County285+1.4%
48Washington County276+1.5%
49Mitchell County275+1.1%
50Wilson County2690%
51Clay County267-0.7%
52Grant County263+2.3%
52Sherman County263-1.1%
54Scott County257+5.3%
55Phillips County256+1.6%
56Linn County255+2%
57Kingman County254+0.4%
58Harper County252+3.3%
59Barber County232-2.9%
60Greenwood County224+0.4%
61Anderson County222+0.5%
61Pawnee County222-3.9%
63Republic County220-0.5%
64Rooks County216+0.5%
65Doniphan County207+2.5%
66Ellsworth County198+1%
67Stevens County196+0.5%
68Norton County189-1%
69Osborne County175-2.2%
70Stafford County173+1.8%
71Ness County167+1.2%
72Smith County163-0.6%
73Haskell County162+1.9%
73Ottawa County162+3.8%
75Wabaunsee County157-1.3%
76Gove County155+1.3%
77Morris County154-0.6%
78Meade County1480%
79Trego County143+4.4%
80Decatur County140+0.7%
81Edwards County137-1.4%
82Logan County134+3.1%
83Sheridan County127-1.6%
84Graham County125-3.1%
84Kearny County125+0.8%
86Cheyenne County123+1.7%
86Lincoln County123+4.2%
88Rawlins County118+0.9%
89Rush County115-0.9%
89Wichita County115-0.9%
91Morton County1140%
92Chautauqua County109-1.8%
93Woodson County107+1.9%
94Jewell County106-1.9%
95Kiowa County104-7.1%
96Elk County1020%
97Comanche County100+4.2%
98Stanton County91+5.8%
99Hamilton County90+1.1%
99Lane County90+2.3%
99Wallace County90+2.3%
102Clark County88+1.1%
103Chase County810%
104Greeley County740%
104Hodgeman County74-6.3%

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2014/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 (Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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, Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2014. 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, Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 21,354 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Hodgeman County, with 74 in 2014.

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