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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2020, at 337,896 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 521 jobs. The median was 2,370 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,328,640 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest337,896Johnson County
Lowest521Wallace County
Median2,370105 counties
Kansas1,328,640History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 5,478 jobsAnderson County: 2,134 jobsAtchison County: 5,204 jobsBarber County: 1,536 jobsBarton County: 11,646 jobsBourbon County: 5,783 jobsBrown County: 4,751 jobsButler County: 18,475 jobsChase County: 868 jobsChautauqua County: 753 jobsCherokee County: 5,578 jobsCheyenne County: 859 jobsClark County: 791 jobsClay County: 2,859 jobsCloud County: 3,089 jobsCoffey County: 3,462 jobsComanche County: 602 jobsCowley County: 13,340 jobsCrawford County: 16,557 jobsDecatur County: 892 jobsDickinson County: 5,887 jobsDoniphan County: 2,233 jobsDouglas County: 45,503 jobsEdwards County: 921 jobsElk County: 571 jobsEllis County: 14,800 jobsEllsworth County: 2,231 jobsFinney County: 18,943 jobsFord County: 16,597 jobsFranklin County: 9,029 jobsGeary County: 12,802 jobsGove County: 1,234 jobsGraham County: 826 jobsGrant County: 2,632 jobsGray County: 2,978 jobsGreeley County: 640 jobsGreenwood County: 1,509 jobsHamilton County: 1,502 jobsHarper County: 2,274 jobsHarvey County: 13,395 jobsHaskell County: 1,649 jobsHodgeman County: 589 jobsJackson County: 3,972 jobsJefferson County: 3,573 jobsJewell County: 698 jobsJohnson County: 337,896 jobsKearny County: 1,453 jobsKingman County: 2,794 jobsKiowa County: 1,056 jobsLabette County: 8,151 jobsLane County: 601 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,173 jobsLincoln County: 958 jobsLinn County: 1,955 jobsLogan County: 1,179 jobsLyon County: 14,541 jobsMcPherson County: 14,959 jobsMarion County: 3,437 jobsMarshall County: 4,455 jobsMeade County: 1,548 jobsMiami County: 8,278 jobsMitchell County: 3,103 jobsMontgomery County: 13,768 jobsMorris County: 1,522 jobsMorton County: 789 jobsNemaha County: 5,118 jobsNeosho County: 6,169 jobsNess County: 1,086 jobsNorton County: 2,211 jobsOsage County: 2,679 jobsOsborne County: 1,373 jobsOttawa County: 1,221 jobsPawnee County: 2,632 jobsPhillips County: 2,263 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,519 jobsPratt County: 4,407 jobsRawlins County: 961 jobsReno County: 25,469 jobsRepublic County: 1,785 jobsRice County: 3,638 jobsRiley County: 27,018 jobsRooks County: 1,732 jobsRush County: 962 jobsRussell County: 2,341 jobsSaline County: 27,756 jobsScott County: 2,230 jobsSedgwick County: 240,283 jobsSeward County: 10,606 jobsShawnee County: 92,659 jobsSheridan County: 1,005 jobsSherman County: 2,370 jobsSmith County: 1,280 jobsStafford County: 1,217 jobsStanton County: 917 jobsStevens County: 2,000 jobsSumner County: 6,135 jobsThomas County: 3,900 jobsTrego County: 1,238 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,347 jobsWallace County: 521 jobsWashington County: 2,080 jobsWichita County: 819 jobsWilson County: 3,295 jobsWoodson County: 667 jobsWyandotte County: 87,120 jobs
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jobs, 2020. 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, 2020

Johnson County: 337,896 jobsJohnson County337,896Sedgwick County: 240,283 jobsSedgwick County240,283Shawnee County: 92,659 jobsShawnee County92,659Wyandotte County: 87,120 jobsWyandotte County87,120Douglas County: 45,503 jobsDouglas County45,503Saline County: 27,756 jobsSaline County27,756Riley County: 27,018 jobsRiley County27,018Reno County: 25,469 jobsReno County25,469Leavenworth County: 20,173 jobsLeavenworth County20,173Finney County: 18,943 jobsFinney County18,943Butler County: 18,475 jobsButler County18,475Ford County: 16,597 jobsFord County16,597Crawford County: 16,557 jobsCrawford County16,557McPherson County: 14,959 jobsMcPherson County14,959Ellis County: 14,800 jobsEllis County14,800Lyon County: 14,541 jobsLyon County14,541Montgomery County: 13,768 jobsMontgomery County13,768Harvey County: 13,395 jobsHarvey County13,395Cowley County: 13,340 jobsCowley County13,340Geary County: 12,802 jobsGeary County12,802Barton County: 11,646 jobsBarton County11,646Seward County: 10,606 jobsSeward County10,606Pottawatomie County: 9,519 jobsPottawatomie County9,519Franklin County: 9,029 jobsFranklin County9,029Miami County: 8,278 jobsMiami County8,278Labette County: 8,151 jobsLabette County8,151Neosho County: 6,169 jobsNeosho County6,169Sumner County: 6,135 jobsSumner County6,135Dickinson County: 5,887 jobsDickinson County5,887Bourbon County: 5,783 jobsBourbon County5,783Cherokee County: 5,578 jobsCherokee County5,578Allen County: 5,478 jobsAllen County5,478Atchison County: 5,204 jobsAtchison County5,204Nemaha County: 5,118 jobsNemaha County5,118Brown County: 4,751 jobsBrown County4,751Marshall County: 4,455 jobsMarshall County4,455Pratt County: 4,407 jobsPratt County4,407Jackson County: 3,972 jobsJackson County3,972Thomas County: 3,900 jobsThomas County3,900Rice County: 3,638 jobsRice County3,638Johnson County: 337,896 jobsJohnson County337,896Sedgwick County: 240,283 jobsSedgwick County240,283Shawnee County: 92,659 jobsShawnee County92,659Wyandotte County: 87,120 jobsWyandotte County87,120Douglas County: 45,503 jobsDouglas County45,503Saline County: 27,756 jobsSaline County27,756Riley County: 27,018 jobsRiley County27,018Reno County: 25,469 jobsReno County25,469Leavenworth County: 20,173 jobsLeavenworth County20,173Finney County: 18,943 jobsFinney County18,943Butler County: 18,475 jobsButler County18,475Ford County: 16,597 jobsFord County16,597Crawford County: 16,557 jobsCrawford County16,557McPherson County: 14,959 jobsMcPherson County14,959Ellis County: 14,800 jobsEllis County14,800Lyon County: 14,541 jobsLyon County14,541Montgomery County: 13,768 jobsMontgomery County13,768Harvey County: 13,395 jobsHarvey County13,395Cowley County: 13,340 jobsCowley County13,340Geary County: 12,802 jobsGeary County12,802Barton County: 11,646 jobsBarton County11,646Seward County: 10,606 jobsSeward County10,606Pottawatomie County: 9,519 jobsPottawatomie County9,519Franklin County: 9,029 jobsFranklin County9,029Miami County: 8,278 jobsMiami County8,278Labette County: 8,151 jobsLabette County8,151Neosho County: 6,169 jobsNeosho County6,169Sumner County: 6,135 jobsSumner County6,135Dickinson County: 5,887 jobsDickinson County5,887Bourbon County: 5,783 jobsBourbon County5,783Cherokee County: 5,578 jobsCherokee County5,578Allen County: 5,478 jobsAllen County5,478Atchison County: 5,204 jobsAtchison County5,204Nemaha County: 5,118 jobsNemaha County5,118Brown County: 4,751 jobsBrown County4,751Marshall County: 4,455 jobsMarshall County4,455Pratt County: 4,407 jobsPratt County4,407Jackson County: 3,972 jobsJackson County3,972Thomas County: 3,900 jobsThomas County3,900Rice County: 3,638 jobsRice County3,638
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

RankCounties2020
jobs		Change on 2019
1Johnson County337,896-4.4%
2Sedgwick County240,283-6.6%
3Shawnee County92,659-3.9%
4Wyandotte County87,120-3.7%
5Douglas County45,503-8.3%
6Saline County27,756-7.6%
7Riley County27,018-7.8%
8Reno County25,469-4.6%
9Leavenworth County20,173-3.7%
10Finney County18,943-3.4%
11Butler County18,475-3.5%
12Ford County16,597-1.9%
13Crawford County16,557-3.2%
14McPherson County14,959-4.1%
15Ellis County14,800-3.5%
16Lyon County14,541-4.2%
17Montgomery County13,768-5.3%
18Harvey County13,395-4.7%
19Cowley County13,340-1.8%
20Geary County12,802+0.4%
21Barton County11,646-4%
22Seward County10,606-0.4%
23Pottawatomie County9,519-2%
24Franklin County9,029-2.5%
25Miami County8,278-3.6%
26Labette County8,151-8.2%
27Neosho County6,169-2.6%
28Sumner County6,135-9.3%
29Dickinson County5,887-3.9%
30Bourbon County5,783-3.7%
31Cherokee County5,578-6.4%
32Allen County5,478-5.8%
33Atchison County5,204-6.7%
34Nemaha County5,118+2.4%
35Brown County4,751-8.7%
36Marshall County4,455-2.6%
37Pratt County4,407-3.3%
38Jackson County3,972-5.5%
39Thomas County3,900-5.3%
40Rice County3,638-6.8%
41Jefferson County3,573-3.2%
42Coffey County3,462-4.8%
43Marion County3,437-4.6%
44Wilson County3,295-8.4%
45Mitchell County3,103-0.2%
46Cloud County3,089-1.2%
47Gray County2,978-3.5%
48Clay County2,859-4.8%
49Kingman County2,794+25.1%
50Osage County2,679-4.3%
51Grant County2,632-6.3%
51Pawnee County2,632-3.6%
53Sherman County2,370-2%
54Russell County2,341-3.6%
55Harper County2,274-7.9%
56Phillips County2,263-3.5%
57Doniphan County2,233-2.2%
58Ellsworth County2,231-4.5%
59Scott County2,230-3%
60Norton County2,211-5.2%
61Anderson County2,134+0.3%
62Washington County2,080+3.2%
63Stevens County2,000+8.2%
64Linn County1,955-1.6%
65Republic County1,785-0.8%
66Rooks County1,732-4.6%
67Haskell County1,649-5.1%
68Meade County1,548-3.6%
69Barber County1,536-3.8%
70Morris County1,522-0.4%
71Greenwood County1,509-10.9%
72Hamilton County1,502-0.9%
73Kearny County1,4530%
74Osborne County1,373-7.8%
75Wabaunsee County1,347+0.4%
76Smith County1,280-2.2%
77Trego County1,238-0.2%
78Gove County1,234-5.6%
79Ottawa County1,221-4.6%
80Stafford County1,217-2%
81Logan County1,179-3%
82Ness County1,086-3.2%
83Kiowa County1,056-6.6%
84Sheridan County1,005+2.6%
85Rush County962-10.2%
86Rawlins County961+1.7%
87Lincoln County958+2.7%
88Edwards County921-2.4%
89Stanton County917+9.3%
90Decatur County892-5.3%
91Chase County868-12.5%
92Cheyenne County859-2.5%
93Graham County826-1%
94Wichita County819-15.4%
95Clark County791+7.9%
96Morton County789-3.3%
97Chautauqua County753-0.5%
98Jewell County698-8.3%
99Woodson County667-8.6%
100Greeley County640+1.9%
101Comanche County602-4.7%
102Lane County601-5.4%
103Hodgeman County589-0.7%
104Elk County571-1.7%
105Wallace County521-0.2%

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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/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2020.

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 337,896 jobs in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Wallace County, with 521 jobs in 2020.

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