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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2015, at 334,691 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 521 jobs. The median was 2,557 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,367,329 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest334,691Johnson County
Lowest521Wallace County
Median2,557105 counties
Kansas1,367,329History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 5,773 jobsAnderson County: 1,977 jobsAtchison County: 5,835 jobsBarber County: 1,736 jobsBarton County: 12,599 jobsBourbon County: 6,359 jobsBrown County: 5,032 jobsButler County: 18,957 jobsChase County: 700 jobsChautauqua County: 767 jobsCherokee County: 6,043 jobsCheyenne County: 895 jobsClark County: 745 jobsClay County: 3,060 jobsCloud County: 3,517 jobsCoffey County: 4,284 jobsComanche County: 692 jobsCowley County: 14,085 jobsCrawford County: 16,841 jobsDecatur County: 964 jobsDickinson County: 6,379 jobsDoniphan County: 2,317 jobsDouglas County: 48,379 jobsEdwards County: 1,125 jobsElk County: 636 jobsEllis County: 15,433 jobsEllsworth County: 2,393 jobsFinney County: 18,493 jobsFord County: 17,541 jobsFranklin County: 9,309 jobsGeary County: 13,479 jobsGove County: 1,225 jobsGraham County: 929 jobsGrant County: 3,324 jobsGray County: 3,257 jobsGreeley County: 690 jobsGreenwood County: 1,679 jobsHamilton County: 1,317 jobsHarper County: 2,285 jobsHarvey County: 14,151 jobsHaskell County: 1,865 jobsHodgeman County: 521 jobsJackson County: 4,138 jobsJefferson County: 3,619 jobsJewell County: 743 jobsJohnson County: 334,691 jobsKearny County: 1,345 jobsKingman County: 2,413 jobsKiowa County: 1,250 jobsLabette County: 9,268 jobsLane County: 676 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,579 jobsLincoln County: 962 jobsLinn County: 2,091 jobsLogan County: 1,282 jobsLyon County: 14,836 jobsMcPherson County: 15,191 jobsMarion County: 3,569 jobsMarshall County: 4,636 jobsMeade County: 1,646 jobsMiami County: 8,027 jobsMitchell County: 3,352 jobsMontgomery County: 15,726 jobsMorris County: 1,466 jobsMorton County: 1,003 jobsNemaha County: 5,455 jobsNeosho County: 6,150 jobsNess County: 1,234 jobsNorton County: 2,487 jobsOsage County: 2,857 jobsOsborne County: 1,413 jobsOttawa County: 1,357 jobsPawnee County: 3,051 jobsPhillips County: 2,516 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,432 jobsPratt County: 4,694 jobsRawlins County: 916 jobsReno County: 27,153 jobsRepublic County: 1,995 jobsRice County: 3,953 jobsRiley County: 28,879 jobsRooks County: 1,973 jobsRush County: 1,161 jobsRussell County: 2,764 jobsSaline County: 30,176 jobsScott County: 2,157 jobsSedgwick County: 248,157 jobsSeward County: 11,521 jobsShawnee County: 96,962 jobsSheridan County: 959 jobsSherman County: 2,557 jobsSmith County: 1,273 jobsStafford County: 1,308 jobsStanton County: 791 jobsStevens County: 2,157 jobsSumner County: 7,136 jobsThomas County: 3,969 jobsTrego County: 1,290 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,322 jobsWallace County: 521 jobsWashington County: 2,047 jobsWichita County: 770 jobsWilson County: 3,438 jobsWoodson County: 692 jobsWyandotte County: 88,302 jobs
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jobs, 2015. 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, 2015

Johnson County: 334,691 jobsJohnson County334,691Sedgwick County: 248,157 jobsSedgwick County248,157Shawnee County: 96,962 jobsShawnee County96,962Wyandotte County: 88,302 jobsWyandotte County88,302Douglas County: 48,379 jobsDouglas County48,379Saline County: 30,176 jobsSaline County30,176Riley County: 28,879 jobsRiley County28,879Reno County: 27,153 jobsReno County27,153Leavenworth County: 20,579 jobsLeavenworth County20,579Butler County: 18,957 jobsButler County18,957Finney County: 18,493 jobsFinney County18,493Ford County: 17,541 jobsFord County17,541Crawford County: 16,841 jobsCrawford County16,841Montgomery County: 15,726 jobsMontgomery County15,726Ellis County: 15,433 jobsEllis County15,433McPherson County: 15,191 jobsMcPherson County15,191Lyon County: 14,836 jobsLyon County14,836Harvey County: 14,151 jobsHarvey County14,151Cowley County: 14,085 jobsCowley County14,085Geary County: 13,479 jobsGeary County13,479Barton County: 12,599 jobsBarton County12,599Seward County: 11,521 jobsSeward County11,521Pottawatomie County: 9,432 jobsPottawatomie County9,432Franklin County: 9,309 jobsFranklin County9,309Labette County: 9,268 jobsLabette County9,268Miami County: 8,027 jobsMiami County8,027Sumner County: 7,136 jobsSumner County7,136Dickinson County: 6,379 jobsDickinson County6,379Bourbon County: 6,359 jobsBourbon County6,359Neosho County: 6,150 jobsNeosho County6,150Cherokee County: 6,043 jobsCherokee County6,043Atchison County: 5,835 jobsAtchison County5,835Allen County: 5,773 jobsAllen County5,773Nemaha County: 5,455 jobsNemaha County5,455Brown County: 5,032 jobsBrown County5,032Pratt County: 4,694 jobsPratt County4,694Marshall County: 4,636 jobsMarshall County4,636Coffey County: 4,284 jobsCoffey County4,284Jackson County: 4,138 jobsJackson County4,138Thomas County: 3,969 jobsThomas County3,969Johnson County: 334,691 jobsJohnson County334,691Sedgwick County: 248,157 jobsSedgwick County248,157Shawnee County: 96,962 jobsShawnee County96,962Wyandotte County: 88,302 jobsWyandotte County88,302Douglas County: 48,379 jobsDouglas County48,379Saline County: 30,176 jobsSaline County30,176Riley County: 28,879 jobsRiley County28,879Reno County: 27,153 jobsReno County27,153Leavenworth County: 20,579 jobsLeavenworth County20,579Butler County: 18,957 jobsButler County18,957Finney County: 18,493 jobsFinney County18,493Ford County: 17,541 jobsFord County17,541Crawford County: 16,841 jobsCrawford County16,841Montgomery County: 15,726 jobsMontgomery County15,726Ellis County: 15,433 jobsEllis County15,433McPherson County: 15,191 jobsMcPherson County15,191Lyon County: 14,836 jobsLyon County14,836Harvey County: 14,151 jobsHarvey County14,151Cowley County: 14,085 jobsCowley County14,085Geary County: 13,479 jobsGeary County13,479Barton County: 12,599 jobsBarton County12,599Seward County: 11,521 jobsSeward County11,521Pottawatomie County: 9,432 jobsPottawatomie County9,432Franklin County: 9,309 jobsFranklin County9,309Labette County: 9,268 jobsLabette County9,268Miami County: 8,027 jobsMiami County8,027Sumner County: 7,136 jobsSumner County7,136Dickinson County: 6,379 jobsDickinson County6,379Bourbon County: 6,359 jobsBourbon County6,359Neosho County: 6,150 jobsNeosho County6,150Cherokee County: 6,043 jobsCherokee County6,043Atchison County: 5,835 jobsAtchison County5,835Allen County: 5,773 jobsAllen County5,773Nemaha County: 5,455 jobsNemaha County5,455Brown County: 5,032 jobsBrown County5,032Pratt County: 4,694 jobsPratt County4,694Marshall County: 4,636 jobsMarshall County4,636Coffey County: 4,284 jobsCoffey County4,284Jackson County: 4,138 jobsJackson County4,138Thomas County: 3,969 jobsThomas County3,969
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

RankCounties2015
jobs		Change on 2014
1Johnson County334,691+2%
2Sedgwick County248,157+1.3%
3Shawnee County96,962-0%
4Wyandotte County88,302+2.2%
5Douglas County48,379+1.7%
6Saline County30,176+1.9%
7Riley County28,879+0.2%
8Reno County27,153-0.6%
9Leavenworth County20,579+0.8%
10Butler County18,957+1.8%
11Finney County18,493-0.4%
12Ford County17,541+0.1%
13Crawford County16,841-0.3%
14Montgomery County15,726-5.1%
15Ellis County15,433-2.4%
16McPherson County15,191+3.2%
17Lyon County14,836+2.4%
18Harvey County14,151+1.1%
19Cowley County14,085-1%
20Geary County13,479+0.5%
21Barton County12,599-7.1%
22Seward County11,521-6.1%
23Pottawatomie County9,432+0.1%
24Franklin County9,309+1.4%
25Labette County9,268+0.3%
26Miami County8,027+0.1%
27Sumner County7,136+0.5%
28Dickinson County6,379-4%
29Bourbon County6,359+1.9%
30Neosho County6,150-1.9%
31Cherokee County6,043+3.2%
32Atchison County5,835-1.5%
33Allen County5,773-3.2%
34Nemaha County5,455+1.7%
35Brown County5,032-0.8%
36Pratt County4,694-5.2%
37Marshall County4,636-2.3%
38Coffey County4,284-3.6%
39Jackson County4,138-0.3%
40Thomas County3,969+0.7%
41Rice County3,953+1.3%
42Jefferson County3,619-0.7%
43Marion County3,569+0.5%
44Cloud County3,517-1.5%
45Wilson County3,438-4.3%
46Mitchell County3,352-2.1%
47Grant County3,324-1.9%
48Gray County3,257+2.7%
49Clay County3,060-2.9%
50Pawnee County3,051-6.3%
51Osage County2,857-0.5%
52Russell County2,764-4.5%
53Sherman County2,5570%
54Phillips County2,516+2.4%
55Norton County2,487-4.6%
56Kingman County2,413-4.1%
57Ellsworth County2,393-19.6%
58Doniphan County2,317+2.3%
59Harper County2,285-6.2%
60Scott County2,157-0.3%
60Stevens County2,157-8.6%
62Linn County2,091-0.3%
63Washington County2,047+1%
64Republic County1,995+1.1%
65Anderson County1,977-2.3%
66Rooks County1,973-3.5%
67Haskell County1,8650%
68Barber County1,736-4.7%
69Greenwood County1,679-2.5%
70Meade County1,646+2.8%
71Morris County1,466+0.1%
72Osborne County1,413+2.2%
73Ottawa County1,357-1.4%
74Kearny County1,345+1.1%
75Wabaunsee County1,322-1%
76Hamilton County1,317+4.9%
77Stafford County1,308-0.2%
78Trego County1,290+0.9%
79Logan County1,282-0.5%
80Smith County1,273-4.2%
81Kiowa County1,250+8.2%
82Ness County1,234-7.8%
83Gove County1,225-0.5%
84Rush County1,161-0.4%
85Edwards County1,125+13.8%
86Morton County1,003-4.5%
87Decatur County9640%
88Lincoln County962+2.4%
89Sheridan County959-0.1%
90Graham County929-6.3%
91Rawlins County916+1.9%
92Cheyenne County895+4.2%
93Stanton County791+6.3%
94Wichita County770-2.2%
95Chautauqua County767-1%
96Clark County745+2.2%
97Jewell County743-2.6%
98Chase County700+1.7%
99Comanche County692+2.2%
99Woodson County692+0.1%
101Greeley County690+0.4%
102Lane County676-1.3%
103Elk County636-3%
104Hodgeman County521-4.4%
104Wallace County521-2.1%

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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/2015/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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/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), 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 334,691 jobs in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 521 jobs in 2015.

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