Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2022, at 26,721. Greeley County had the lowest, at 67. The median was 251 and the figure for Kansas was 93,245. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest26,721Johnson County
Median251105 counties
Kansas93,245History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 387 countAnderson County: 242 countAtchison County: 411 countBarber County: 208 countBarton County: 886 countBourbon County: 371 countBrown County: 336 countButler County: 1,544 countChase County: 79 countChautauqua County: 99 countCherokee County: 396 countCheyenne County: 128 countClark County: 86 countClay County: 288 countCloud County: 297 countCoffey County: 263 countComanche County: 89 countCowley County: 750 countCrawford County: 1,008 countDecatur County: 137 countDickinson County: 529 countDoniphan County: 207 countDouglas County: 3,397 countEdwards County: 124 countElk County: 85 countEllis County: 1,100 countEllsworth County: 185 countFinney County: 1,075 countFord County: 830 countFranklin County: 636 countGeary County: 725 countGove County: 155 countGraham County: 108 countGrant County: 225 countGray County: 310 countGreeley County: 67 countGreenwood County: 194 countHamilton County: 102 countHarper County: 206 countHarvey County: 781 countHaskell County: 151 countHodgeman County: 76 countJackson County: 313 countJefferson County: 402 countJewell County: 107 countJohnson County: 26,721 countKearny County: 139 countKingman County: 247 countKiowa County: 100 countLabette County: 475 countLane County: 87 countLeavenworth County: 1,533 countLincoln County: 114 countLinn County: 255 countLogan County: 135 countLyon County: 859 countMcPherson County: 951 countMarion County: 324 countMarshall County: 395 countMeade County: 164 countMiami County: 861 countMitchell County: 266 countMontgomery County: 1,893 countMorris County: 168 countMorton County: 98 countNemaha County: 420 countNeosho County: 483 countNess County: 148 countNorton County: 187 countOsage County: 340 countOsborne County: 174 countOttawa County: 160 countPawnee County: 199 countPhillips County: 229 countPottawatomie County: 689 countPratt County: 366 countRawlins County: 119 countReno County: 1,632 countRepublic County: 216 countRice County: 339 countRiley County: 1,877 countRooks County: 204 countRush County: 111 countRussell County: 294 countSaline County: 1,533 countScott County: 251 countSedgwick County: 13,510 countSeward County: 551 countShawnee County: 5,165 countSheridan County: 134 countSherman County: 263 countSmith County: 148 countStafford County: 171 countStanton County: 92 countStevens County: 186 countSumner County: 593 countThomas County: 397 countTrego County: 123 countWabaunsee County: 182 countWallace County: 93 countWashington County: 284 countWichita County: 103 countWilson County: 241 countWoodson County: 94 countWyandotte County: 3,615 count
  • Under 100
  • 100 to 200
  • 200 to 300
  • 300 to 400
  • 400 to 800
  • 800 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Johnson County: 26,721 countJohnson County26,721Sedgwick County: 13,510 countSedgwick County13,510Shawnee County: 5,165 countShawnee County5,165Wyandotte County: 3,615 countWyandotte County3,615Douglas County: 3,397 countDouglas County3,397Montgomery County: 1,893 countMontgomery County1,893Riley County: 1,877 countRiley County1,877Reno County: 1,632 countReno County1,632Butler County: 1,544 countButler County1,544Leavenworth County: 1,533 countLeavenworth County1,533Saline County: 1,533 countSaline County1,533Ellis County: 1,100 countEllis County1,100Finney County: 1,075 countFinney County1,075Crawford County: 1,008 countCrawford County1,008McPherson County: 951 countMcPherson County951Barton County: 886 countBarton County886Miami County: 861 countMiami County861Lyon County: 859 countLyon County859Ford County: 830 countFord County830Harvey County: 781 countHarvey County781Cowley County: 750 countCowley County750Geary County: 725 countGeary County725Pottawatomie County: 689 countPottawatomie County689Franklin County: 636 countFranklin County636Sumner County: 593 countSumner County593Seward County: 551 countSeward County551Dickinson County: 529 countDickinson County529Neosho County: 483 countNeosho County483Labette County: 475 countLabette County475Nemaha County: 420 countNemaha County420Atchison County: 411 countAtchison County411Jefferson County: 402 countJefferson County402Thomas County: 397 countThomas County397Cherokee County: 396 countCherokee County396Marshall County: 395 countMarshall County395Allen County: 387 countAllen County387Bourbon County: 371 countBourbon County371Pratt County: 366 countPratt County366Osage County: 340 countOsage County340Rice County: 339 countRice County339Johnson County: 26,721 countJohnson County26,721Sedgwick County: 13,510 countSedgwick County13,510Shawnee County: 5,165 countShawnee County5,165Wyandotte County: 3,615 countWyandotte County3,615Douglas County: 3,397 countDouglas County3,397Montgomery County: 1,893 countMontgomery County1,893Riley County: 1,877 countRiley County1,877Reno County: 1,632 countReno County1,632Butler County: 1,544 countButler County1,544Leavenworth County: 1,533 countLeavenworth County1,533Saline County: 1,533 countSaline County1,533Ellis County: 1,100 countEllis County1,100Finney County: 1,075 countFinney County1,075Crawford County: 1,008 countCrawford County1,008McPherson County: 951 countMcPherson County951Barton County: 886 countBarton County886Miami County: 861 countMiami County861Lyon County: 859 countLyon County859Ford County: 830 countFord County830Harvey County: 781 countHarvey County781Cowley County: 750 countCowley County750Geary County: 725 countGeary County725Pottawatomie County: 689 countPottawatomie County689Franklin County: 636 countFranklin County636Sumner County: 593 countSumner County593Seward County: 551 countSeward County551Dickinson County: 529 countDickinson County529Neosho County: 483 countNeosho County483Labette County: 475 countLabette County475Nemaha County: 420 countNemaha County420Atchison County: 411 countAtchison County411Jefferson County: 402 countJefferson County402Thomas County: 397 countThomas County397Cherokee County: 396 countCherokee County396Marshall County: 395 countMarshall County395Allen County: 387 countAllen County387Bourbon County: 371 countBourbon County371Pratt County: 366 countPratt County366Osage County: 340 countOsage County340Rice County: 339 countRice County339
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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Johnson County26,721+6.6%
2Sedgwick County13,510+4.3%
3Shawnee County5,165+3.4%
4Wyandotte County3,615+3.3%
5Douglas County3,397+6.5%
6Montgomery County1,893+4.8%
7Riley County1,877+5.5%
8Reno County1,632+1.6%
9Butler County1,544+5.8%
10Leavenworth County1,533+4.2%
10Saline County1,533+3.5%
12Ellis County1,100+1.2%
13Finney County1,075+1.7%
14Crawford County1,008+2.9%
15McPherson County951+3%
16Barton County886-0.4%
17Miami County861+2.6%
18Lyon County859+1.9%
19Ford County830+1.7%
20Harvey County781+3%
21Cowley County750+3.2%
22Geary County725+3.9%
23Pottawatomie County689+1.5%
24Franklin County636+3.2%
25Sumner County593+6.3%
26Seward County551+0.4%
27Dickinson County529+1.9%
28Neosho County483+1.5%
29Labette County475+1.7%
30Nemaha County420+2.9%
31Atchison County411+2%
32Jefferson County402+2.6%
33Thomas County397+1%
34Cherokee County396+0.5%
35Marshall County395-0.3%
36Allen County387-2.8%
37Bourbon County371+3.1%
38Pratt County366+4%
39Osage County340+7.3%
40Rice County339+4.6%
41Brown County336+1.8%
42Marion County324+2.9%
43Jackson County313+2%
44Gray County310+2%
45Cloud County297+3.8%
46Russell County294+2.1%
47Clay County288-1.7%
48Washington County284-0.7%
49Mitchell County2660%
50Coffey County263+1.9%
50Sherman County2630%
52Linn County255-0.4%
53Scott County251-2%
54Kingman County247-1.2%
55Anderson County242-2%
56Wilson County241+0.4%
57Phillips County229+1.8%
58Grant County225-3%
59Republic County216+1.4%
60Barber County208+3%
61Doniphan County207+2.5%
62Harper County206-0.5%
63Rooks County204+2%
64Pawnee County199+1.5%
65Greenwood County194-2.5%
66Norton County187-3.6%
67Stevens County186+2.2%
68Ellsworth County185+0.5%
69Wabaunsee County182+2.2%
70Osborne County174-1.7%
71Stafford County171-0.6%
72Morris County168+7%
73Meade County164+3.1%
74Ottawa County160-0.6%
75Gove County155-1.9%
76Haskell County151-0.7%
77Ness County148+0.7%
77Smith County1480%
79Kearny County139+2.2%
80Decatur County1370%
81Logan County135+3.1%
82Sheridan County134+3.1%
83Cheyenne County1280%
84Edwards County124-1.6%
85Trego County123-2.4%
86Rawlins County119-4.8%
87Lincoln County114+2.7%
88Rush County111+1.8%
89Graham County1080%
90Jewell County1070%
91Wichita County103-6.4%
92Hamilton County102+1%
93Kiowa County100-3.8%
94Chautauqua County99+6.5%
95Morton County98+1%
96Woodson County940%
97Wallace County93+1.1%
98Stanton County92-6.1%
99Comanche County89+2.3%
100Lane County87+3.6%
101Clark County86-4.4%
102Elk County85+3.7%
103Chase County79-6%
104Hodgeman County76+5.6%
105Greeley County67+1.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_counties_in_kansas_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
TI  - 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), 2022
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/21
PB  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/kansas-counties?period=2022.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Kansas by business establishments (QCEW) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishments_qcew","level":"province","within":"Kansas","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishments_qcew&level=province&within=Kansas&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 26,721 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Greeley County, with 67 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Business establishments (QCEW): other rankings

Counties in Kansas: more rankings