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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2017, at 342,420 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 545 jobs. The median was 2,450 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,371,633 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest342,420Johnson County
Lowest545Wallace County
Median2,450105 counties
Kansas1,371,633History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 5,494 jobsAnderson County: 2,068 jobsAtchison County: 5,545 jobsBarber County: 1,666 jobsBarton County: 12,352 jobsBourbon County: 6,295 jobsBrown County: 5,133 jobsButler County: 18,565 jobsChase County: 894 jobsChautauqua County: 739 jobsCherokee County: 5,828 jobsCheyenne County: 904 jobsClark County: 724 jobsClay County: 2,987 jobsCloud County: 3,133 jobsCoffey County: 3,665 jobsComanche County: 645 jobsCowley County: 14,201 jobsCrawford County: 17,233 jobsDecatur County: 957 jobsDickinson County: 6,409 jobsDoniphan County: 2,195 jobsDouglas County: 49,218 jobsEdwards County: 954 jobsElk County: 601 jobsEllis County: 15,098 jobsEllsworth County: 2,243 jobsFinney County: 18,843 jobsFord County: 17,576 jobsFranklin County: 9,453 jobsGeary County: 12,919 jobsGove County: 1,217 jobsGraham County: 818 jobsGrant County: 2,994 jobsGray County: 3,269 jobsGreeley County: 674 jobsGreenwood County: 1,649 jobsHamilton County: 1,373 jobsHarper County: 2,137 jobsHarvey County: 13,899 jobsHaskell County: 1,852 jobsHodgeman County: 550 jobsJackson County: 4,124 jobsJefferson County: 3,559 jobsJewell County: 755 jobsJohnson County: 342,420 jobsKearny County: 1,329 jobsKingman County: 2,356 jobsKiowa County: 1,186 jobsLabette County: 9,053 jobsLane County: 631 jobsLeavenworth County: 21,125 jobsLincoln County: 926 jobsLinn County: 2,157 jobsLogan County: 1,257 jobsLyon County: 15,125 jobsMcPherson County: 14,488 jobsMarion County: 3,801 jobsMarshall County: 4,473 jobsMeade County: 2,096 jobsMiami County: 8,387 jobsMitchell County: 3,090 jobsMontgomery County: 14,258 jobsMorris County: 1,492 jobsMorton County: 833 jobsNemaha County: 5,200 jobsNeosho County: 6,132 jobsNess County: 1,101 jobsNorton County: 2,426 jobsOsage County: 2,820 jobsOsborne County: 1,445 jobsOttawa County: 1,269 jobsPawnee County: 2,859 jobsPhillips County: 2,450 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,514 jobsPratt County: 4,460 jobsRawlins County: 908 jobsReno County: 26,647 jobsRepublic County: 1,955 jobsRice County: 4,023 jobsRiley County: 29,076 jobsRooks County: 1,739 jobsRush County: 1,051 jobsRussell County: 2,595 jobsSaline County: 30,212 jobsScott County: 2,285 jobsSedgwick County: 247,115 jobsSeward County: 10,802 jobsShawnee County: 96,635 jobsSheridan County: 921 jobsSherman County: 2,430 jobsSmith County: 1,262 jobsStafford County: 1,228 jobsStanton County: 807 jobsStevens County: 1,805 jobsSumner County: 7,023 jobsThomas County: 3,917 jobsTrego County: 1,243 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,347 jobsWallace County: 545 jobsWashington County: 2,017 jobsWichita County: 764 jobsWilson County: 3,619 jobsWoodson County: 711 jobsWyandotte County: 91,042 jobs
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jobs, 2017. 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, 2017

Johnson County: 342,420 jobsJohnson County342,420Sedgwick County: 247,115 jobsSedgwick County247,115Shawnee County: 96,635 jobsShawnee County96,635Wyandotte County: 91,042 jobsWyandotte County91,042Douglas County: 49,218 jobsDouglas County49,218Saline County: 30,212 jobsSaline County30,212Riley County: 29,076 jobsRiley County29,076Reno County: 26,647 jobsReno County26,647Leavenworth County: 21,125 jobsLeavenworth County21,125Finney County: 18,843 jobsFinney County18,843Butler County: 18,565 jobsButler County18,565Ford County: 17,576 jobsFord County17,576Crawford County: 17,233 jobsCrawford County17,233Lyon County: 15,125 jobsLyon County15,125Ellis County: 15,098 jobsEllis County15,098McPherson County: 14,488 jobsMcPherson County14,488Montgomery County: 14,258 jobsMontgomery County14,258Cowley County: 14,201 jobsCowley County14,201Harvey County: 13,899 jobsHarvey County13,899Geary County: 12,919 jobsGeary County12,919Barton County: 12,352 jobsBarton County12,352Seward County: 10,802 jobsSeward County10,802Pottawatomie County: 9,514 jobsPottawatomie County9,514Franklin County: 9,453 jobsFranklin County9,453Labette County: 9,053 jobsLabette County9,053Miami County: 8,387 jobsMiami County8,387Sumner County: 7,023 jobsSumner County7,023Dickinson County: 6,409 jobsDickinson County6,409Bourbon County: 6,295 jobsBourbon County6,295Neosho County: 6,132 jobsNeosho County6,132Cherokee County: 5,828 jobsCherokee County5,828Atchison County: 5,545 jobsAtchison County5,545Allen County: 5,494 jobsAllen County5,494Nemaha County: 5,200 jobsNemaha County5,200Brown County: 5,133 jobsBrown County5,133Marshall County: 4,473 jobsMarshall County4,473Pratt County: 4,460 jobsPratt County4,460Jackson County: 4,124 jobsJackson County4,124Rice County: 4,023 jobsRice County4,023Thomas County: 3,917 jobsThomas County3,917Johnson County: 342,420 jobsJohnson County342,420Sedgwick County: 247,115 jobsSedgwick County247,115Shawnee County: 96,635 jobsShawnee County96,635Wyandotte County: 91,042 jobsWyandotte County91,042Douglas County: 49,218 jobsDouglas County49,218Saline County: 30,212 jobsSaline County30,212Riley County: 29,076 jobsRiley County29,076Reno County: 26,647 jobsReno County26,647Leavenworth County: 21,125 jobsLeavenworth County21,125Finney County: 18,843 jobsFinney County18,843Butler County: 18,565 jobsButler County18,565Ford County: 17,576 jobsFord County17,576Crawford County: 17,233 jobsCrawford County17,233Lyon County: 15,125 jobsLyon County15,125Ellis County: 15,098 jobsEllis County15,098McPherson County: 14,488 jobsMcPherson County14,488Montgomery County: 14,258 jobsMontgomery County14,258Cowley County: 14,201 jobsCowley County14,201Harvey County: 13,899 jobsHarvey County13,899Geary County: 12,919 jobsGeary County12,919Barton County: 12,352 jobsBarton County12,352Seward County: 10,802 jobsSeward County10,802Pottawatomie County: 9,514 jobsPottawatomie County9,514Franklin County: 9,453 jobsFranklin County9,453Labette County: 9,053 jobsLabette County9,053Miami County: 8,387 jobsMiami County8,387Sumner County: 7,023 jobsSumner County7,023Dickinson County: 6,409 jobsDickinson County6,409Bourbon County: 6,295 jobsBourbon County6,295Neosho County: 6,132 jobsNeosho County6,132Cherokee County: 5,828 jobsCherokee County5,828Atchison County: 5,545 jobsAtchison County5,545Allen County: 5,494 jobsAllen County5,494Nemaha County: 5,200 jobsNemaha County5,200Brown County: 5,133 jobsBrown County5,133Marshall County: 4,473 jobsMarshall County4,473Pratt County: 4,460 jobsPratt County4,460Jackson County: 4,124 jobsJackson County4,124Rice County: 4,023 jobsRice County4,023Thomas County: 3,917 jobsThomas County3,917
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

RankCounties2017
jobs		Change on 2016
1Johnson County342,420+1.3%
2Sedgwick County247,115-0.7%
3Shawnee County96,635-0.7%
4Wyandotte County91,042+0.5%
5Douglas County49,2180%
6Saline County30,212+0.2%
7Riley County29,076+1.1%
8Reno County26,647+0.9%
9Leavenworth County21,125+1.3%
10Finney County18,843-0.3%
11Butler County18,565-0.8%
12Ford County17,576-0.5%
13Crawford County17,233+1.6%
14Lyon County15,125-0.4%
15Ellis County15,098+0.3%
16McPherson County14,488+0.8%
17Montgomery County14,258-4.8%
18Cowley County14,201+0.4%
19Harvey County13,899-2%
20Geary County12,919-5.5%
21Barton County12,352+2.2%
22Seward County10,802-2.7%
23Pottawatomie County9,514+1.4%
24Franklin County9,453-0.8%
25Labette County9,053-2.6%
26Miami County8,387+0.4%
27Sumner County7,023-0.9%
28Dickinson County6,409+2.2%
29Bourbon County6,295-0.4%
30Neosho County6,132+1.9%
31Cherokee County5,828-1.9%
32Atchison County5,545+0.1%
33Allen County5,494+0.3%
34Nemaha County5,200-5.1%
35Brown County5,133+5.3%
36Marshall County4,473-0.5%
37Pratt County4,460-1.2%
38Jackson County4,124-1.5%
39Rice County4,023+5%
40Thomas County3,917-2.6%
41Marion County3,801+8.5%
42Coffey County3,665-6.3%
43Wilson County3,619-1.9%
44Jefferson County3,559-3.2%
45Gray County3,269+5.5%
46Cloud County3,133-5.4%
47Mitchell County3,090-4.7%
48Grant County2,994-7.3%
49Clay County2,987-0.9%
50Pawnee County2,859-4.7%
51Osage County2,820-0.1%
52Russell County2,595-0.7%
53Phillips County2,450-0.4%
54Sherman County2,430-0.3%
55Norton County2,426-0.7%
56Kingman County2,356-1.5%
57Scott County2,285+2.7%
58Ellsworth County2,243-2.4%
59Doniphan County2,195-7.5%
60Linn County2,157+0.7%
61Harper County2,137-8.5%
62Meade County2,096+24.8%
63Anderson County2,068+0.1%
64Washington County2,017-1.4%
65Republic County1,955-2.3%
66Haskell County1,852-0.3%
67Stevens County1,805-5.9%
68Rooks County1,739-6.2%
69Barber County1,666+1.3%
70Greenwood County1,649-2.5%
71Morris County1,492+0.7%
72Osborne County1,445+0.6%
73Hamilton County1,373+3.2%
74Wabaunsee County1,347+0.6%
75Kearny County1,329+2.8%
76Ottawa County1,269-5.8%
77Smith County1,262-0.5%
78Logan County1,257+0.6%
79Trego County1,243-3.9%
80Stafford County1,228-3.6%
81Gove County1,217-0.7%
82Kiowa County1,186-5.3%
83Ness County1,101-1.3%
84Rush County1,051-5.6%
85Decatur County957+1.2%
86Edwards County954-11.2%
87Lincoln County926-1.4%
88Sheridan County921-3.8%
89Rawlins County908-2.3%
90Cheyenne County9040%
91Chase County894+5.9%
92Morton County833-13.7%
93Graham County818-6.6%
94Stanton County807-0.1%
95Wichita County764-0.1%
96Jewell County755+1.6%
97Chautauqua County739-3%
98Clark County724-3.9%
99Woodson County711+3.2%
100Greeley County674-1.9%
101Comanche County645-3.6%
102Lane County631-3.1%
103Elk County601+2.4%
104Hodgeman County550-1.6%
105Wallace County545+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/2017/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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/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), 2017. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 342,420 jobs in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wallace County, with 545 jobs in 2017.

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