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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2014, at 328,048 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 532 jobs. The median was 2,871 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,357,090 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest328,048Johnson County
Lowest532Wallace County
Median2,871105 counties
Kansas1,357,090History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 5,961 jobsAnderson County: 2,024 jobsAtchison County: 5,923 jobsBarber County: 1,821 jobsBarton County: 13,566 jobsBourbon County: 6,238 jobsBrown County: 5,073 jobsButler County: 18,627 jobsChase County: 688 jobsChautauqua County: 775 jobsCherokee County: 5,854 jobsCheyenne County: 859 jobsClark County: 729 jobsClay County: 3,151 jobsCloud County: 3,570 jobsCoffey County: 4,443 jobsComanche County: 677 jobsCowley County: 14,229 jobsCrawford County: 16,890 jobsDecatur County: 964 jobsDickinson County: 6,648 jobsDoniphan County: 2,265 jobsDouglas County: 47,570 jobsEdwards County: 989 jobsElk County: 656 jobsEllis County: 15,820 jobsEllsworth County: 2,975 jobsFinney County: 18,568 jobsFord County: 17,521 jobsFranklin County: 9,176 jobsGeary County: 13,418 jobsGove County: 1,231 jobsGraham County: 991 jobsGrant County: 3,388 jobsGray County: 3,172 jobsGreeley County: 687 jobsGreenwood County: 1,722 jobsHamilton County: 1,256 jobsHarper County: 2,436 jobsHarvey County: 14,001 jobsHaskell County: 1,865 jobsHodgeman County: 545 jobsJackson County: 4,150 jobsJefferson County: 3,645 jobsJewell County: 763 jobsJohnson County: 328,048 jobsKearny County: 1,330 jobsKingman County: 2,515 jobsKiowa County: 1,155 jobsLabette County: 9,239 jobsLane County: 685 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,415 jobsLincoln County: 939 jobsLinn County: 2,098 jobsLogan County: 1,289 jobsLyon County: 14,488 jobsMcPherson County: 14,715 jobsMarion County: 3,551 jobsMarshall County: 4,744 jobsMeade County: 1,601 jobsMiami County: 8,022 jobsMitchell County: 3,425 jobsMontgomery County: 16,573 jobsMorris County: 1,464 jobsMorton County: 1,050 jobsNemaha County: 5,365 jobsNeosho County: 6,267 jobsNess County: 1,338 jobsNorton County: 2,607 jobsOsage County: 2,871 jobsOsborne County: 1,382 jobsOttawa County: 1,376 jobsPawnee County: 3,257 jobsPhillips County: 2,457 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,419 jobsPratt County: 4,951 jobsRawlins County: 899 jobsReno County: 27,327 jobsRepublic County: 1,974 jobsRice County: 3,903 jobsRiley County: 28,829 jobsRooks County: 2,045 jobsRush County: 1,166 jobsRussell County: 2,895 jobsSaline County: 29,622 jobsScott County: 2,164 jobsSedgwick County: 245,011 jobsSeward County: 12,265 jobsShawnee County: 97,000 jobsSheridan County: 960 jobsSherman County: 2,557 jobsSmith County: 1,329 jobsStafford County: 1,311 jobsStanton County: 744 jobsStevens County: 2,359 jobsSumner County: 7,104 jobsThomas County: 3,940 jobsTrego County: 1,279 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,336 jobsWallace County: 532 jobsWashington County: 2,027 jobsWichita County: 787 jobsWilson County: 3,594 jobsWoodson County: 691 jobsWyandotte County: 86,398 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Johnson County: 328,048 jobsJohnson County328,048Sedgwick County: 245,011 jobsSedgwick County245,011Shawnee County: 97,000 jobsShawnee County97,000Wyandotte County: 86,398 jobsWyandotte County86,398Douglas County: 47,570 jobsDouglas County47,570Saline County: 29,622 jobsSaline County29,622Riley County: 28,829 jobsRiley County28,829Reno County: 27,327 jobsReno County27,327Leavenworth County: 20,415 jobsLeavenworth County20,415Butler County: 18,627 jobsButler County18,627Finney County: 18,568 jobsFinney County18,568Ford County: 17,521 jobsFord County17,521Crawford County: 16,890 jobsCrawford County16,890Montgomery County: 16,573 jobsMontgomery County16,573Ellis County: 15,820 jobsEllis County15,820McPherson County: 14,715 jobsMcPherson County14,715Lyon County: 14,488 jobsLyon County14,488Cowley County: 14,229 jobsCowley County14,229Harvey County: 14,001 jobsHarvey County14,001Barton County: 13,566 jobsBarton County13,566Geary County: 13,418 jobsGeary County13,418Seward County: 12,265 jobsSeward County12,265Pottawatomie County: 9,419 jobsPottawatomie County9,419Labette County: 9,239 jobsLabette County9,239Franklin County: 9,176 jobsFranklin County9,176Miami County: 8,022 jobsMiami County8,022Sumner County: 7,104 jobsSumner County7,104Dickinson County: 6,648 jobsDickinson County6,648Neosho County: 6,267 jobsNeosho County6,267Bourbon County: 6,238 jobsBourbon County6,238Allen County: 5,961 jobsAllen County5,961Atchison County: 5,923 jobsAtchison County5,923Cherokee County: 5,854 jobsCherokee County5,854Nemaha County: 5,365 jobsNemaha County5,365Brown County: 5,073 jobsBrown County5,073Pratt County: 4,951 jobsPratt County4,951Marshall County: 4,744 jobsMarshall County4,744Coffey County: 4,443 jobsCoffey County4,443Jackson County: 4,150 jobsJackson County4,150Thomas County: 3,940 jobsThomas County3,940Johnson County: 328,048 jobsJohnson County328,048Sedgwick County: 245,011 jobsSedgwick County245,011Shawnee County: 97,000 jobsShawnee County97,000Wyandotte County: 86,398 jobsWyandotte County86,398Douglas County: 47,570 jobsDouglas County47,570Saline County: 29,622 jobsSaline County29,622Riley County: 28,829 jobsRiley County28,829Reno County: 27,327 jobsReno County27,327Leavenworth County: 20,415 jobsLeavenworth County20,415Butler County: 18,627 jobsButler County18,627Finney County: 18,568 jobsFinney County18,568Ford County: 17,521 jobsFord County17,521Crawford County: 16,890 jobsCrawford County16,890Montgomery County: 16,573 jobsMontgomery County16,573Ellis County: 15,820 jobsEllis County15,820McPherson County: 14,715 jobsMcPherson County14,715Lyon County: 14,488 jobsLyon County14,488Cowley County: 14,229 jobsCowley County14,229Harvey County: 14,001 jobsHarvey County14,001Barton County: 13,566 jobsBarton County13,566Geary County: 13,418 jobsGeary County13,418Seward County: 12,265 jobsSeward County12,265Pottawatomie County: 9,419 jobsPottawatomie County9,419Labette County: 9,239 jobsLabette County9,239Franklin County: 9,176 jobsFranklin County9,176Miami County: 8,022 jobsMiami County8,022Sumner County: 7,104 jobsSumner County7,104Dickinson County: 6,648 jobsDickinson County6,648Neosho County: 6,267 jobsNeosho County6,267Bourbon County: 6,238 jobsBourbon County6,238Allen County: 5,961 jobsAllen County5,961Atchison County: 5,923 jobsAtchison County5,923Cherokee County: 5,854 jobsCherokee County5,854Nemaha County: 5,365 jobsNemaha County5,365Brown County: 5,073 jobsBrown County5,073Pratt County: 4,951 jobsPratt County4,951Marshall County: 4,744 jobsMarshall County4,744Coffey County: 4,443 jobsCoffey County4,443Jackson County: 4,150 jobsJackson County4,150Thomas County: 3,940 jobsThomas County3,940
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1Johnson County328,048+2.5%
2Sedgwick County245,011+1.2%
3Shawnee County97,000+1.6%
4Wyandotte County86,398+4.2%
5Douglas County47,570+2.5%
6Saline County29,622-0.3%
7Riley County28,829+0.6%
8Reno County27,327-0.1%
9Leavenworth County20,415-1.5%
10Butler County18,627+1.3%
11Finney County18,568+2.5%
12Ford County17,521-2%
13Crawford County16,890-0.1%
14Montgomery County16,573-1.5%
15Ellis County15,820-0.1%
16McPherson County14,715+3.1%
17Lyon County14,488+3.4%
18Cowley County14,229+2.5%
19Harvey County14,001+1.9%
20Barton County13,566+3.7%
21Geary County13,418-1.7%
22Seward County12,265+1.6%
23Pottawatomie County9,419-0.1%
24Labette County9,239+2.7%
25Franklin County9,176+1.9%
26Miami County8,022+4.5%
27Sumner County7,104-1.2%
28Dickinson County6,648+0.2%
29Neosho County6,267-4.2%
30Bourbon County6,238+5.5%
31Allen County5,961+0.8%
32Atchison County5,923+0.9%
33Cherokee County5,854+1.1%
34Nemaha County5,365+1.6%
35Brown County5,073+0.9%
36Pratt County4,951+2.4%
37Marshall County4,744-2.5%
38Coffey County4,443-0.7%
39Jackson County4,150+2%
40Thomas County3,940-0.9%
41Rice County3,903+1.4%
42Jefferson County3,645+4.2%
43Wilson County3,594+6.6%
44Cloud County3,570-1.1%
45Marion County3,551-0.8%
46Mitchell County3,425-1%
47Grant County3,388-0.4%
48Pawnee County3,257+0.4%
49Gray County3,172+1.1%
50Clay County3,151+0.9%
51Ellsworth County2,975+0.7%
52Russell County2,895+0.6%
53Osage County2,871+1.9%
54Norton County2,607-0.6%
55Sherman County2,5570%
56Kingman County2,515-3.6%
57Phillips County2,457-0.8%
58Harper County2,436-4.2%
59Stevens County2,359+2.3%
60Doniphan County2,265+1.2%
61Scott County2,164+1.1%
62Linn County2,098+2.7%
63Rooks County2,045+4.8%
64Washington County2,027+0.8%
65Anderson County2,024-0.8%
66Republic County1,974-2.9%
67Haskell County1,865+1.2%
68Barber County1,821-0.7%
69Greenwood County1,722+0.2%
70Meade County1,601-1.3%
71Morris County1,464+2.1%
72Osborne County1,382-2.2%
73Ottawa County1,376+1.9%
74Ness County1,338+1.5%
75Wabaunsee County1,336+1.1%
76Kearny County1,330+1.1%
77Smith County1,329-2.1%
78Stafford County1,311-0.8%
79Logan County1,289+1.7%
80Trego County1,279+1.6%
81Hamilton County1,256+1.3%
82Gove County1,231+1.8%
83Rush County1,166+1.4%
84Kiowa County1,155-5%
85Morton County1,050-7.4%
86Graham County991-1.5%
87Edwards County989+1.4%
88Decatur County964+1.4%
89Sheridan County960-2.5%
90Lincoln County939+0.3%
91Rawlins County899-1.1%
92Cheyenne County859+2%
93Wichita County787-7.2%
94Chautauqua County775-1.4%
95Jewell County763-3.4%
96Stanton County744-0.3%
97Clark County729-2.8%
98Woodson County691+3.1%
99Chase County688-0.4%
100Greeley County687-1.9%
101Lane County685-1.2%
102Comanche County677-5.8%
103Elk County656-0.5%
104Hodgeman County545-5.4%
105Wallace County532+7.9%

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About this ranking

Average number of 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. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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 employment, 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Kansas by covered employment (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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by covered employment (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/covered-employment/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 328,048 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 532 jobs in 2014.

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