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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2016, at 337,859 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 533 jobs. The median was 2,461 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,370,665 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest337,859Johnson County
Lowest533Wallace County
Median2,461105 counties
Kansas1,370,665History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 5,476 jobsAnderson County: 2,065 jobsAtchison County: 5,537 jobsBarber County: 1,644 jobsBarton County: 12,089 jobsBourbon County: 6,320 jobsBrown County: 4,876 jobsButler County: 18,714 jobsChase County: 844 jobsChautauqua County: 762 jobsCherokee County: 5,938 jobsCheyenne County: 904 jobsClark County: 753 jobsClay County: 3,013 jobsCloud County: 3,313 jobsCoffey County: 3,910 jobsComanche County: 669 jobsCowley County: 14,147 jobsCrawford County: 16,969 jobsDecatur County: 946 jobsDickinson County: 6,268 jobsDoniphan County: 2,373 jobsDouglas County: 49,208 jobsEdwards County: 1,074 jobsElk County: 587 jobsEllis County: 15,047 jobsEllsworth County: 2,299 jobsFinney County: 18,895 jobsFord County: 17,667 jobsFranklin County: 9,534 jobsGeary County: 13,667 jobsGove County: 1,225 jobsGraham County: 876 jobsGrant County: 3,231 jobsGray County: 3,100 jobsGreeley County: 687 jobsGreenwood County: 1,691 jobsHamilton County: 1,330 jobsHarper County: 2,335 jobsHarvey County: 14,178 jobsHaskell County: 1,857 jobsHodgeman County: 559 jobsJackson County: 4,185 jobsJefferson County: 3,678 jobsJewell County: 743 jobsJohnson County: 337,859 jobsKearny County: 1,293 jobsKingman County: 2,391 jobsKiowa County: 1,252 jobsLabette County: 9,295 jobsLane County: 651 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLincoln County: 939 jobsLinn County: 2,141 jobsLogan County: 1,250 jobsLyon County: 15,186 jobsMcPherson County: 14,373 jobsMarion County: 3,504 jobsMarshall County: 4,494 jobsMeade County: 1,680 jobsMiami County: 8,353 jobsMitchell County: 3,242 jobsMontgomery County: 14,978 jobsMorris County: 1,481 jobsMorton County: 965 jobsNemaha County: 5,479 jobsNeosho County: 6,020 jobsNess County: 1,115 jobsNorton County: 2,444 jobsOsage County: 2,824 jobsOsborne County: 1,437 jobsOttawa County: 1,347 jobsPawnee County: 2,999 jobsPhillips County: 2,461 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,387 jobsPratt County: 4,515 jobsRawlins County: 929 jobsReno County: 26,418 jobsRepublic County: 2,001 jobsRice County: 3,831 jobsRiley County: 28,749 jobsRooks County: 1,853 jobsRush County: 1,113 jobsRussell County: 2,613 jobsSaline County: 30,149 jobsScott County: 2,225 jobsSedgwick County: 248,772 jobsSeward County: 11,098 jobsShawnee County: 97,321 jobsSheridan County: 957 jobsSherman County: 2,437 jobsSmith County: 1,268 jobsStafford County: 1,274 jobsStanton County: 808 jobsStevens County: 1,919 jobsSumner County: 7,086 jobsThomas County: 4,020 jobsTrego County: 1,294 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,339 jobsWallace County: 533 jobsWashington County: 2,045 jobsWichita County: 765 jobsWilson County: 3,690 jobsWoodson County: 689 jobsWyandotte County: 90,545 jobs
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jobs, 2016. 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, 2016

Johnson County: 337,859 jobsJohnson County337,859Sedgwick County: 248,772 jobsSedgwick County248,772Shawnee County: 97,321 jobsShawnee County97,321Wyandotte County: 90,545 jobsWyandotte County90,545Douglas County: 49,208 jobsDouglas County49,208Saline County: 30,149 jobsSaline County30,149Riley County: 28,749 jobsRiley County28,749Reno County: 26,418 jobsReno County26,418Leavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLeavenworth County20,855Finney County: 18,895 jobsFinney County18,895Butler County: 18,714 jobsButler County18,714Ford County: 17,667 jobsFord County17,667Crawford County: 16,969 jobsCrawford County16,969Lyon County: 15,186 jobsLyon County15,186Ellis County: 15,047 jobsEllis County15,047Montgomery County: 14,978 jobsMontgomery County14,978McPherson County: 14,373 jobsMcPherson County14,373Harvey County: 14,178 jobsHarvey County14,178Cowley County: 14,147 jobsCowley County14,147Geary County: 13,667 jobsGeary County13,667Barton County: 12,089 jobsBarton County12,089Seward County: 11,098 jobsSeward County11,098Franklin County: 9,534 jobsFranklin County9,534Pottawatomie County: 9,387 jobsPottawatomie County9,387Labette County: 9,295 jobsLabette County9,295Miami County: 8,353 jobsMiami County8,353Sumner County: 7,086 jobsSumner County7,086Bourbon County: 6,320 jobsBourbon County6,320Dickinson County: 6,268 jobsDickinson County6,268Neosho County: 6,020 jobsNeosho County6,020Cherokee County: 5,938 jobsCherokee County5,938Atchison County: 5,537 jobsAtchison County5,537Nemaha County: 5,479 jobsNemaha County5,479Allen County: 5,476 jobsAllen County5,476Brown County: 4,876 jobsBrown County4,876Pratt County: 4,515 jobsPratt County4,515Marshall County: 4,494 jobsMarshall County4,494Jackson County: 4,185 jobsJackson County4,185Thomas County: 4,020 jobsThomas County4,020Coffey County: 3,910 jobsCoffey County3,910Johnson County: 337,859 jobsJohnson County337,859Sedgwick County: 248,772 jobsSedgwick County248,772Shawnee County: 97,321 jobsShawnee County97,321Wyandotte County: 90,545 jobsWyandotte County90,545Douglas County: 49,208 jobsDouglas County49,208Saline County: 30,149 jobsSaline County30,149Riley County: 28,749 jobsRiley County28,749Reno County: 26,418 jobsReno County26,418Leavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLeavenworth County20,855Finney County: 18,895 jobsFinney County18,895Butler County: 18,714 jobsButler County18,714Ford County: 17,667 jobsFord County17,667Crawford County: 16,969 jobsCrawford County16,969Lyon County: 15,186 jobsLyon County15,186Ellis County: 15,047 jobsEllis County15,047Montgomery County: 14,978 jobsMontgomery County14,978McPherson County: 14,373 jobsMcPherson County14,373Harvey County: 14,178 jobsHarvey County14,178Cowley County: 14,147 jobsCowley County14,147Geary County: 13,667 jobsGeary County13,667Barton County: 12,089 jobsBarton County12,089Seward County: 11,098 jobsSeward County11,098Franklin County: 9,534 jobsFranklin County9,534Pottawatomie County: 9,387 jobsPottawatomie County9,387Labette County: 9,295 jobsLabette County9,295Miami County: 8,353 jobsMiami County8,353Sumner County: 7,086 jobsSumner County7,086Bourbon County: 6,320 jobsBourbon County6,320Dickinson County: 6,268 jobsDickinson County6,268Neosho County: 6,020 jobsNeosho County6,020Cherokee County: 5,938 jobsCherokee County5,938Atchison County: 5,537 jobsAtchison County5,537Nemaha County: 5,479 jobsNemaha County5,479Allen County: 5,476 jobsAllen County5,476Brown County: 4,876 jobsBrown County4,876Pratt County: 4,515 jobsPratt County4,515Marshall County: 4,494 jobsMarshall County4,494Jackson County: 4,185 jobsJackson County4,185Thomas County: 4,020 jobsThomas County4,020Coffey County: 3,910 jobsCoffey County3,910
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

RankCounties2016
jobs		Change on 2015
1Johnson County337,859+0.9%
2Sedgwick County248,772+0.2%
3Shawnee County97,321+0.4%
4Wyandotte County90,545+2.5%
5Douglas County49,208+1.7%
6Saline County30,149-0.1%
7Riley County28,749-0.5%
8Reno County26,418-2.7%
9Leavenworth County20,855+1.3%
10Finney County18,895+2.2%
11Butler County18,714-1.3%
12Ford County17,667+0.7%
13Crawford County16,969+0.8%
14Lyon County15,186+2.4%
15Ellis County15,047-2.5%
16Montgomery County14,978-4.8%
17McPherson County14,373-5.4%
18Harvey County14,178+0.2%
19Cowley County14,147+0.4%
20Geary County13,667+1.4%
21Barton County12,089-4%
22Seward County11,098-3.7%
23Franklin County9,534+2.4%
24Pottawatomie County9,387-0.5%
25Labette County9,295+0.3%
26Miami County8,353+4.1%
27Sumner County7,086-0.7%
28Bourbon County6,320-0.6%
29Dickinson County6,268-1.7%
30Neosho County6,020-2.1%
31Cherokee County5,938-1.7%
32Atchison County5,537-5.1%
33Nemaha County5,479+0.4%
34Allen County5,476-5.1%
35Brown County4,876-3.1%
36Pratt County4,515-3.8%
37Marshall County4,494-3.1%
38Jackson County4,185+1.1%
39Thomas County4,020+1.3%
40Coffey County3,910-8.7%
41Rice County3,831-3.1%
42Wilson County3,690+7.3%
43Jefferson County3,678+1.6%
44Marion County3,504-1.8%
45Cloud County3,313-5.8%
46Mitchell County3,242-3.3%
47Grant County3,231-2.8%
48Gray County3,100-4.8%
49Clay County3,013-1.5%
50Pawnee County2,999-1.7%
51Osage County2,824-1.2%
52Russell County2,613-5.5%
53Phillips County2,461-2.2%
54Norton County2,444-1.7%
55Sherman County2,437-4.7%
56Kingman County2,391-0.9%
57Doniphan County2,373+2.4%
58Harper County2,335+2.2%
59Ellsworth County2,299-3.9%
60Scott County2,225+3.2%
61Linn County2,141+2.4%
62Anderson County2,065+4.5%
63Washington County2,045-0.1%
64Republic County2,001+0.3%
65Stevens County1,919-11%
66Haskell County1,857-0.4%
67Rooks County1,853-6.1%
68Greenwood County1,691+0.7%
69Meade County1,680+2.1%
70Barber County1,644-5.3%
71Morris County1,481+1%
72Osborne County1,437+1.7%
73Ottawa County1,347-0.7%
74Wabaunsee County1,339+1.3%
75Hamilton County1,330+1%
76Trego County1,294+0.3%
77Kearny County1,293-3.9%
78Stafford County1,274-2.6%
79Smith County1,268-0.4%
80Kiowa County1,252+0.2%
81Logan County1,250-2.5%
82Gove County1,2250%
83Ness County1,115-9.6%
84Rush County1,113-4.1%
85Edwards County1,074-4.5%
86Morton County965-3.8%
87Sheridan County957-0.2%
88Decatur County946-1.9%
89Lincoln County939-2.4%
90Rawlins County929+1.4%
91Cheyenne County904+1%
92Graham County876-5.7%
93Chase County844+20.6%
94Stanton County808+2.1%
95Wichita County765-0.6%
96Chautauqua County762-0.7%
97Clark County753+1.1%
98Jewell County7430%
99Woodson County689-0.4%
100Greeley County687-0.4%
101Comanche County669-3.3%
102Lane County651-3.7%
103Elk County587-7.7%
104Hodgeman County559+7.3%
105Wallace County533+2.3%

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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/2016/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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/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), 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 337,859 jobs in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 533 jobs in 2016.

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