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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2018, at 349,302 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 534 jobs. The median was 2,461 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,383,119 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest349,302Johnson County
Lowest534Wallace County
Median2,461105 counties
Kansas1,383,119History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 5,673 jobsAnderson County: 2,060 jobsAtchison County: 5,623 jobsBarber County: 1,646 jobsBarton County: 11,985 jobsBourbon County: 6,420 jobsBrown County: 5,223 jobsButler County: 18,780 jobsChase County: 934 jobsChautauqua County: 734 jobsCherokee County: 5,833 jobsCheyenne County: 872 jobsClark County: 721 jobsClay County: 2,998 jobsCloud County: 3,118 jobsCoffey County: 3,719 jobsComanche County: 632 jobsCowley County: 14,172 jobsCrawford County: 17,051 jobsDecatur County: 940 jobsDickinson County: 6,365 jobsDoniphan County: 2,289 jobsDouglas County: 49,203 jobsEdwards County: 963 jobsElk County: 601 jobsEllis County: 15,192 jobsEllsworth County: 2,265 jobsFinney County: 19,515 jobsFord County: 17,052 jobsFranklin County: 9,304 jobsGeary County: 12,860 jobsGove County: 1,229 jobsGraham County: 864 jobsGrant County: 2,919 jobsGray County: 3,290 jobsGreeley County: 644 jobsGreenwood County: 1,700 jobsHamilton County: 1,423 jobsHarper County: 2,310 jobsHarvey County: 13,933 jobsHaskell County: 1,774 jobsHodgeman County: 564 jobsJackson County: 4,187 jobsJefferson County: 3,655 jobsJewell County: 754 jobsJohnson County: 349,302 jobsKearny County: 1,444 jobsKingman County: 2,354 jobsKiowa County: 1,129 jobsLabette County: 9,047 jobsLane County: 637 jobsLeavenworth County: 21,052 jobsLincoln County: 949 jobsLinn County: 2,002 jobsLogan County: 1,266 jobsLyon County: 15,020 jobsMcPherson County: 14,838 jobsMarion County: 3,583 jobsMarshall County: 4,544 jobsMeade County: 1,686 jobsMiami County: 8,499 jobsMitchell County: 3,172 jobsMontgomery County: 14,464 jobsMorris County: 1,537 jobsMorton County: 835 jobsNemaha County: 5,122 jobsNeosho County: 6,140 jobsNess County: 1,093 jobsNorton County: 2,364 jobsOsage County: 2,807 jobsOsborne County: 1,476 jobsOttawa County: 1,259 jobsPawnee County: 2,747 jobsPhillips County: 2,461 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,760 jobsPratt County: 4,570 jobsRawlins County: 930 jobsReno County: 26,522 jobsRepublic County: 1,924 jobsRice County: 3,938 jobsRiley County: 29,077 jobsRooks County: 1,806 jobsRush County: 1,085 jobsRussell County: 2,488 jobsSaline County: 30,030 jobsScott County: 2,285 jobsSedgwick County: 250,769 jobsSeward County: 10,640 jobsShawnee County: 96,733 jobsSheridan County: 967 jobsSherman County: 2,447 jobsSmith County: 1,279 jobsStafford County: 1,209 jobsStanton County: 836 jobsStevens County: 1,814 jobsSumner County: 6,814 jobsThomas County: 4,044 jobsTrego County: 1,194 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,341 jobsWallace County: 534 jobsWashington County: 2,018 jobsWichita County: 911 jobsWilson County: 3,670 jobsWoodson County: 710 jobsWyandotte County: 90,469 jobs
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jobs, 2018. 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, 2018

Johnson County: 349,302 jobsJohnson County349,302Sedgwick County: 250,769 jobsSedgwick County250,769Shawnee County: 96,733 jobsShawnee County96,733Wyandotte County: 90,469 jobsWyandotte County90,469Douglas County: 49,203 jobsDouglas County49,203Saline County: 30,030 jobsSaline County30,030Riley County: 29,077 jobsRiley County29,077Reno County: 26,522 jobsReno County26,522Leavenworth County: 21,052 jobsLeavenworth County21,052Finney County: 19,515 jobsFinney County19,515Butler County: 18,780 jobsButler County18,780Ford County: 17,052 jobsFord County17,052Crawford County: 17,051 jobsCrawford County17,051Ellis County: 15,192 jobsEllis County15,192Lyon County: 15,020 jobsLyon County15,020McPherson County: 14,838 jobsMcPherson County14,838Montgomery County: 14,464 jobsMontgomery County14,464Cowley County: 14,172 jobsCowley County14,172Harvey County: 13,933 jobsHarvey County13,933Geary County: 12,860 jobsGeary County12,860Barton County: 11,985 jobsBarton County11,985Seward County: 10,640 jobsSeward County10,640Pottawatomie County: 9,760 jobsPottawatomie County9,760Franklin County: 9,304 jobsFranklin County9,304Labette County: 9,047 jobsLabette County9,047Miami County: 8,499 jobsMiami County8,499Sumner County: 6,814 jobsSumner County6,814Bourbon County: 6,420 jobsBourbon County6,420Dickinson County: 6,365 jobsDickinson County6,365Neosho County: 6,140 jobsNeosho County6,140Cherokee County: 5,833 jobsCherokee County5,833Allen County: 5,673 jobsAllen County5,673Atchison County: 5,623 jobsAtchison County5,623Brown County: 5,223 jobsBrown County5,223Nemaha County: 5,122 jobsNemaha County5,122Pratt County: 4,570 jobsPratt County4,570Marshall County: 4,544 jobsMarshall County4,544Jackson County: 4,187 jobsJackson County4,187Thomas County: 4,044 jobsThomas County4,044Rice County: 3,938 jobsRice County3,938Johnson County: 349,302 jobsJohnson County349,302Sedgwick County: 250,769 jobsSedgwick County250,769Shawnee County: 96,733 jobsShawnee County96,733Wyandotte County: 90,469 jobsWyandotte County90,469Douglas County: 49,203 jobsDouglas County49,203Saline County: 30,030 jobsSaline County30,030Riley County: 29,077 jobsRiley County29,077Reno County: 26,522 jobsReno County26,522Leavenworth County: 21,052 jobsLeavenworth County21,052Finney County: 19,515 jobsFinney County19,515Butler County: 18,780 jobsButler County18,780Ford County: 17,052 jobsFord County17,052Crawford County: 17,051 jobsCrawford County17,051Ellis County: 15,192 jobsEllis County15,192Lyon County: 15,020 jobsLyon County15,020McPherson County: 14,838 jobsMcPherson County14,838Montgomery County: 14,464 jobsMontgomery County14,464Cowley County: 14,172 jobsCowley County14,172Harvey County: 13,933 jobsHarvey County13,933Geary County: 12,860 jobsGeary County12,860Barton County: 11,985 jobsBarton County11,985Seward County: 10,640 jobsSeward County10,640Pottawatomie County: 9,760 jobsPottawatomie County9,760Franklin County: 9,304 jobsFranklin County9,304Labette County: 9,047 jobsLabette County9,047Miami County: 8,499 jobsMiami County8,499Sumner County: 6,814 jobsSumner County6,814Bourbon County: 6,420 jobsBourbon County6,420Dickinson County: 6,365 jobsDickinson County6,365Neosho County: 6,140 jobsNeosho County6,140Cherokee County: 5,833 jobsCherokee County5,833Allen County: 5,673 jobsAllen County5,673Atchison County: 5,623 jobsAtchison County5,623Brown County: 5,223 jobsBrown County5,223Nemaha County: 5,122 jobsNemaha County5,122Pratt County: 4,570 jobsPratt County4,570Marshall County: 4,544 jobsMarshall County4,544Jackson County: 4,187 jobsJackson County4,187Thomas County: 4,044 jobsThomas County4,044Rice County: 3,938 jobsRice County3,938
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

RankCounties2018
jobs		Change on 2017
1Johnson County349,302+2%
2Sedgwick County250,769+1.5%
3Shawnee County96,733+0.1%
4Wyandotte County90,469-0.6%
5Douglas County49,203-0%
6Saline County30,030-0.6%
7Riley County29,0770%
8Reno County26,522-0.5%
9Leavenworth County21,052-0.3%
10Finney County19,515+3.6%
11Butler County18,780+1.2%
12Ford County17,052-3%
13Crawford County17,051-1.1%
14Ellis County15,192+0.6%
15Lyon County15,020-0.7%
16McPherson County14,838+2.4%
17Montgomery County14,464+1.4%
18Cowley County14,172-0.2%
19Harvey County13,933+0.2%
20Geary County12,860-0.5%
21Barton County11,985-3%
22Seward County10,640-1.5%
23Pottawatomie County9,760+2.6%
24Franklin County9,304-1.6%
25Labette County9,047-0.1%
26Miami County8,499+1.3%
27Sumner County6,814-3%
28Bourbon County6,420+2%
29Dickinson County6,365-0.7%
30Neosho County6,140+0.1%
31Cherokee County5,833+0.1%
32Allen County5,673+3.3%
33Atchison County5,623+1.4%
34Brown County5,223+1.8%
35Nemaha County5,122-1.5%
36Pratt County4,570+2.5%
37Marshall County4,544+1.6%
38Jackson County4,187+1.5%
39Thomas County4,044+3.2%
40Rice County3,938-2.1%
41Coffey County3,719+1.5%
42Wilson County3,670+1.4%
43Jefferson County3,655+2.7%
44Marion County3,583-5.7%
45Gray County3,290+0.6%
46Mitchell County3,172+2.7%
47Cloud County3,118-0.5%
48Clay County2,998+0.4%
49Grant County2,919-2.5%
50Osage County2,807-0.5%
51Pawnee County2,747-3.9%
52Russell County2,488-4.1%
53Phillips County2,461+0.4%
54Sherman County2,447+0.7%
55Norton County2,364-2.6%
56Kingman County2,354-0.1%
57Harper County2,310+8.1%
58Doniphan County2,289+4.3%
59Scott County2,2850%
60Ellsworth County2,265+1%
61Anderson County2,060-0.4%
62Washington County2,0180%
63Linn County2,002-7.2%
64Republic County1,924-1.6%
65Stevens County1,814+0.5%
66Rooks County1,806+3.9%
67Haskell County1,774-4.2%
68Greenwood County1,700+3.1%
69Meade County1,686-19.6%
70Barber County1,646-1.2%
71Morris County1,537+3%
72Osborne County1,476+2.1%
73Kearny County1,444+8.7%
74Hamilton County1,423+3.6%
75Wabaunsee County1,341-0.4%
76Smith County1,279+1.3%
77Logan County1,266+0.7%
78Ottawa County1,259-0.8%
79Gove County1,229+1%
80Stafford County1,209-1.5%
81Trego County1,194-3.9%
82Kiowa County1,129-4.8%
83Ness County1,093-0.7%
84Rush County1,085+3.2%
85Sheridan County967+5%
86Edwards County963+0.9%
87Lincoln County949+2.5%
88Decatur County940-1.8%
89Chase County934+4.5%
90Rawlins County930+2.4%
91Wichita County911+19.2%
92Cheyenne County872-3.5%
93Graham County864+5.6%
94Stanton County836+3.6%
95Morton County835+0.2%
96Jewell County754-0.1%
97Chautauqua County734-0.7%
98Clark County721-0.4%
99Woodson County710-0.1%
100Greeley County644-4.5%
101Lane County637+1%
102Comanche County632-2%
103Elk County6010%
104Hodgeman County564+2.5%
105Wallace County534-2%

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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/2018/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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/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), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 349,302 jobs in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 534 jobs in 2018.

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