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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2019, at 353,498 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 522 jobs. The median was 2,429 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,393,184 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest353,498Johnson County
Lowest522Wallace County
Median2,429105 counties
Kansas1,393,184History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 5,813 jobsAnderson County: 2,127 jobsAtchison County: 5,576 jobsBarber County: 1,596 jobsBarton County: 12,130 jobsBourbon County: 6,008 jobsBrown County: 5,202 jobsButler County: 19,142 jobsChase County: 992 jobsChautauqua County: 757 jobsCherokee County: 5,960 jobsCheyenne County: 881 jobsClark County: 733 jobsClay County: 3,004 jobsCloud County: 3,128 jobsCoffey County: 3,638 jobsComanche County: 632 jobsCowley County: 13,584 jobsCrawford County: 17,113 jobsDecatur County: 942 jobsDickinson County: 6,129 jobsDoniphan County: 2,283 jobsDouglas County: 49,641 jobsEdwards County: 944 jobsElk County: 581 jobsEllis County: 15,334 jobsEllsworth County: 2,337 jobsFinney County: 19,615 jobsFord County: 16,925 jobsFranklin County: 9,259 jobsGeary County: 12,750 jobsGove County: 1,307 jobsGraham County: 834 jobsGrant County: 2,810 jobsGray County: 3,086 jobsGreeley County: 628 jobsGreenwood County: 1,694 jobsHamilton County: 1,516 jobsHarper County: 2,470 jobsHarvey County: 14,061 jobsHaskell County: 1,738 jobsHodgeman County: 593 jobsJackson County: 4,201 jobsJefferson County: 3,693 jobsJewell County: 761 jobsJohnson County: 353,498 jobsKearny County: 1,453 jobsKingman County: 2,233 jobsKiowa County: 1,131 jobsLabette County: 8,880 jobsLane County: 635 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,946 jobsLincoln County: 933 jobsLinn County: 1,986 jobsLogan County: 1,215 jobsLyon County: 15,174 jobsMcPherson County: 15,598 jobsMarion County: 3,602 jobsMarshall County: 4,575 jobsMeade County: 1,605 jobsMiami County: 8,584 jobsMitchell County: 3,109 jobsMontgomery County: 14,539 jobsMorris County: 1,528 jobsMorton County: 816 jobsNemaha County: 4,999 jobsNeosho County: 6,336 jobsNess County: 1,122 jobsNorton County: 2,332 jobsOsage County: 2,799 jobsOsborne County: 1,489 jobsOttawa County: 1,280 jobsPawnee County: 2,731 jobsPhillips County: 2,345 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,711 jobsPratt County: 4,559 jobsRawlins County: 945 jobsReno County: 26,693 jobsRepublic County: 1,800 jobsRice County: 3,905 jobsRiley County: 29,314 jobsRooks County: 1,815 jobsRush County: 1,071 jobsRussell County: 2,429 jobsSaline County: 30,039 jobsScott County: 2,299 jobsSedgwick County: 257,216 jobsSeward County: 10,644 jobsShawnee County: 96,381 jobsSheridan County: 980 jobsSherman County: 2,419 jobsSmith County: 1,309 jobsStafford County: 1,242 jobsStanton County: 839 jobsStevens County: 1,849 jobsSumner County: 6,761 jobsThomas County: 4,119 jobsTrego County: 1,240 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,341 jobsWallace County: 522 jobsWashington County: 2,015 jobsWichita County: 968 jobsWilson County: 3,596 jobsWoodson County: 730 jobsWyandotte County: 90,459 jobs
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jobs, 2019. 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, 2019

Johnson County: 353,498 jobsJohnson County353,498Sedgwick County: 257,216 jobsSedgwick County257,216Shawnee County: 96,381 jobsShawnee County96,381Wyandotte County: 90,459 jobsWyandotte County90,459Douglas County: 49,641 jobsDouglas County49,641Saline County: 30,039 jobsSaline County30,039Riley County: 29,314 jobsRiley County29,314Reno County: 26,693 jobsReno County26,693Leavenworth County: 20,946 jobsLeavenworth County20,946Finney County: 19,615 jobsFinney County19,615Butler County: 19,142 jobsButler County19,142Crawford County: 17,113 jobsCrawford County17,113Ford County: 16,925 jobsFord County16,925McPherson County: 15,598 jobsMcPherson County15,598Ellis County: 15,334 jobsEllis County15,334Lyon County: 15,174 jobsLyon County15,174Montgomery County: 14,539 jobsMontgomery County14,539Harvey County: 14,061 jobsHarvey County14,061Cowley County: 13,584 jobsCowley County13,584Geary County: 12,750 jobsGeary County12,750Barton County: 12,130 jobsBarton County12,130Seward County: 10,644 jobsSeward County10,644Pottawatomie County: 9,711 jobsPottawatomie County9,711Franklin County: 9,259 jobsFranklin County9,259Labette County: 8,880 jobsLabette County8,880Miami County: 8,584 jobsMiami County8,584Sumner County: 6,761 jobsSumner County6,761Neosho County: 6,336 jobsNeosho County6,336Dickinson County: 6,129 jobsDickinson County6,129Bourbon County: 6,008 jobsBourbon County6,008Cherokee County: 5,960 jobsCherokee County5,960Allen County: 5,813 jobsAllen County5,813Atchison County: 5,576 jobsAtchison County5,576Brown County: 5,202 jobsBrown County5,202Nemaha County: 4,999 jobsNemaha County4,999Marshall County: 4,575 jobsMarshall County4,575Pratt County: 4,559 jobsPratt County4,559Jackson County: 4,201 jobsJackson County4,201Thomas County: 4,119 jobsThomas County4,119Rice County: 3,905 jobsRice County3,905Johnson County: 353,498 jobsJohnson County353,498Sedgwick County: 257,216 jobsSedgwick County257,216Shawnee County: 96,381 jobsShawnee County96,381Wyandotte County: 90,459 jobsWyandotte County90,459Douglas County: 49,641 jobsDouglas County49,641Saline County: 30,039 jobsSaline County30,039Riley County: 29,314 jobsRiley County29,314Reno County: 26,693 jobsReno County26,693Leavenworth County: 20,946 jobsLeavenworth County20,946Finney County: 19,615 jobsFinney County19,615Butler County: 19,142 jobsButler County19,142Crawford County: 17,113 jobsCrawford County17,113Ford County: 16,925 jobsFord County16,925McPherson County: 15,598 jobsMcPherson County15,598Ellis County: 15,334 jobsEllis County15,334Lyon County: 15,174 jobsLyon County15,174Montgomery County: 14,539 jobsMontgomery County14,539Harvey County: 14,061 jobsHarvey County14,061Cowley County: 13,584 jobsCowley County13,584Geary County: 12,750 jobsGeary County12,750Barton County: 12,130 jobsBarton County12,130Seward County: 10,644 jobsSeward County10,644Pottawatomie County: 9,711 jobsPottawatomie County9,711Franklin County: 9,259 jobsFranklin County9,259Labette County: 8,880 jobsLabette County8,880Miami County: 8,584 jobsMiami County8,584Sumner County: 6,761 jobsSumner County6,761Neosho County: 6,336 jobsNeosho County6,336Dickinson County: 6,129 jobsDickinson County6,129Bourbon County: 6,008 jobsBourbon County6,008Cherokee County: 5,960 jobsCherokee County5,960Allen County: 5,813 jobsAllen County5,813Atchison County: 5,576 jobsAtchison County5,576Brown County: 5,202 jobsBrown County5,202Nemaha County: 4,999 jobsNemaha County4,999Marshall County: 4,575 jobsMarshall County4,575Pratt County: 4,559 jobsPratt County4,559Jackson County: 4,201 jobsJackson County4,201Thomas County: 4,119 jobsThomas County4,119Rice County: 3,905 jobsRice County3,905
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

RankCounties2019
jobs		Change on 2018
1Johnson County353,498+1.2%
2Sedgwick County257,216+2.6%
3Shawnee County96,381-0.4%
4Wyandotte County90,459-0%
5Douglas County49,641+0.9%
6Saline County30,0390%
7Riley County29,314+0.8%
8Reno County26,693+0.6%
9Leavenworth County20,946-0.5%
10Finney County19,615+0.5%
11Butler County19,142+1.9%
12Crawford County17,113+0.4%
13Ford County16,925-0.7%
14McPherson County15,598+5.1%
15Ellis County15,334+0.9%
16Lyon County15,174+1%
17Montgomery County14,539+0.5%
18Harvey County14,061+0.9%
19Cowley County13,584-4.1%
20Geary County12,750-0.9%
21Barton County12,130+1.2%
22Seward County10,6440%
23Pottawatomie County9,711-0.5%
24Franklin County9,259-0.5%
25Labette County8,880-1.8%
26Miami County8,584+1%
27Sumner County6,761-0.8%
28Neosho County6,336+3.2%
29Dickinson County6,129-3.7%
30Bourbon County6,008-6.4%
31Cherokee County5,960+2.2%
32Allen County5,813+2.5%
33Atchison County5,576-0.8%
34Brown County5,202-0.4%
35Nemaha County4,999-2.4%
36Marshall County4,575+0.7%
37Pratt County4,559-0.2%
38Jackson County4,201+0.3%
39Thomas County4,119+1.9%
40Rice County3,905-0.8%
41Jefferson County3,693+1%
42Coffey County3,638-2.2%
43Marion County3,602+0.5%
44Wilson County3,596-2%
45Cloud County3,128+0.3%
46Mitchell County3,109-2%
47Gray County3,086-6.2%
48Clay County3,004+0.2%
49Grant County2,810-3.7%
50Osage County2,799-0.3%
51Pawnee County2,731-0.6%
52Harper County2,470+6.9%
53Russell County2,429-2.4%
54Sherman County2,419-1.1%
55Phillips County2,345-4.7%
56Ellsworth County2,337+3.2%
57Norton County2,332-1.4%
58Scott County2,299+0.6%
59Doniphan County2,283-0.3%
60Kingman County2,233-5.1%
61Anderson County2,127+3.3%
62Washington County2,015-0.1%
63Linn County1,986-0.8%
64Stevens County1,849+1.9%
65Rooks County1,815+0.5%
66Republic County1,800-6.4%
67Haskell County1,738-2%
68Greenwood County1,694-0.4%
69Meade County1,605-4.8%
70Barber County1,596-3%
71Morris County1,528-0.6%
72Hamilton County1,516+6.5%
73Osborne County1,489+0.9%
74Kearny County1,453+0.6%
75Wabaunsee County1,3410%
76Smith County1,309+2.3%
77Gove County1,307+6.3%
78Ottawa County1,280+1.7%
79Stafford County1,242+2.7%
80Trego County1,240+3.9%
81Logan County1,215-4%
82Kiowa County1,131+0.2%
83Ness County1,122+2.7%
84Rush County1,071-1.3%
85Chase County992+6.2%
86Sheridan County980+1.3%
87Wichita County968+6.3%
88Rawlins County945+1.6%
89Edwards County944-2%
90Decatur County942+0.2%
91Lincoln County933-1.7%
92Cheyenne County881+1%
93Stanton County839+0.4%
94Graham County834-3.5%
95Morton County816-2.3%
96Jewell County761+0.9%
97Chautauqua County757+3.1%
98Clark County733+1.7%
99Woodson County730+2.8%
100Lane County635-0.3%
101Comanche County6320%
102Greeley County628-2.5%
103Hodgeman County593+5.1%
104Elk County581-3.3%
105Wallace County522-2.2%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 353,498 jobs in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 522 jobs in 2019.

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