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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2021, at 347,052 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 530 jobs. The median was 2,438 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,353,532 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest347,052Johnson County
Lowest530Wallace County
Median2,438105 counties
Kansas1,353,532History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 5,711 jobsAnderson County: 2,438 jobsAtchison County: 5,282 jobsBarber County: 1,540 jobsBarton County: 11,459 jobsBourbon County: 5,673 jobsBrown County: 4,830 jobsButler County: 18,874 jobsChase County: 831 jobsChautauqua County: 753 jobsCherokee County: 5,492 jobsCheyenne County: 855 jobsClark County: 767 jobsClay County: 2,883 jobsCloud County: 3,157 jobsCoffey County: 3,541 jobsComanche County: 636 jobsCowley County: 13,572 jobsCrawford County: 16,842 jobsDecatur County: 871 jobsDickinson County: 6,255 jobsDoniphan County: 2,323 jobsDouglas County: 46,467 jobsEdwards County: 915 jobsElk County: 571 jobsEllis County: 15,027 jobsEllsworth County: 2,212 jobsFinney County: 18,768 jobsFord County: 17,109 jobsFranklin County: 9,504 jobsGeary County: 12,689 jobsGove County: 1,237 jobsGraham County: 835 jobsGrant County: 2,488 jobsGray County: 2,935 jobsGreeley County: 642 jobsGreenwood County: 1,461 jobsHamilton County: 1,552 jobsHarper County: 2,283 jobsHarvey County: 13,676 jobsHaskell County: 1,629 jobsHodgeman County: 607 jobsJackson County: 4,041 jobsJefferson County: 3,689 jobsJewell County: 687 jobsJohnson County: 347,052 jobsKearny County: 1,491 jobsKingman County: 2,672 jobsKiowa County: 1,049 jobsLabette County: 8,083 jobsLane County: 608 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,339 jobsLincoln County: 917 jobsLinn County: 1,984 jobsLogan County: 1,190 jobsLyon County: 15,055 jobsMcPherson County: 15,091 jobsMarion County: 3,509 jobsMarshall County: 4,440 jobsMeade County: 1,567 jobsMiami County: 8,392 jobsMitchell County: 3,108 jobsMontgomery County: 14,045 jobsMorris County: 1,549 jobsMorton County: 800 jobsNemaha County: 5,203 jobsNeosho County: 6,149 jobsNess County: 1,056 jobsNorton County: 2,240 jobsOsage County: 2,763 jobsOsborne County: 1,367 jobsOttawa County: 1,212 jobsPawnee County: 2,622 jobsPhillips County: 2,250 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,714 jobsPratt County: 4,404 jobsRawlins County: 1,028 jobsReno County: 25,894 jobsRepublic County: 1,829 jobsRice County: 3,856 jobsRiley County: 27,626 jobsRooks County: 1,702 jobsRush County: 996 jobsRussell County: 2,392 jobsSaline County: 28,365 jobsScott County: 2,255 jobsSedgwick County: 245,936 jobsSeward County: 10,748 jobsShawnee County: 94,898 jobsSheridan County: 1,018 jobsSherman County: 2,356 jobsSmith County: 1,295 jobsStafford County: 1,179 jobsStanton County: 936 jobsStevens County: 2,031 jobsSumner County: 6,043 jobsThomas County: 3,918 jobsTrego County: 1,210 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,314 jobsWallace County: 530 jobsWashington County: 2,079 jobsWichita County: 756 jobsWilson County: 3,356 jobsWoodson County: 657 jobsWyandotte County: 86,752 jobs
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jobs, 2021. 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, 2021

Johnson County: 347,052 jobsJohnson County347,052Sedgwick County: 245,936 jobsSedgwick County245,936Shawnee County: 94,898 jobsShawnee County94,898Wyandotte County: 86,752 jobsWyandotte County86,752Douglas County: 46,467 jobsDouglas County46,467Saline County: 28,365 jobsSaline County28,365Riley County: 27,626 jobsRiley County27,626Reno County: 25,894 jobsReno County25,894Leavenworth County: 20,339 jobsLeavenworth County20,339Butler County: 18,874 jobsButler County18,874Finney County: 18,768 jobsFinney County18,768Ford County: 17,109 jobsFord County17,109Crawford County: 16,842 jobsCrawford County16,842McPherson County: 15,091 jobsMcPherson County15,091Lyon County: 15,055 jobsLyon County15,055Ellis County: 15,027 jobsEllis County15,027Montgomery County: 14,045 jobsMontgomery County14,045Harvey County: 13,676 jobsHarvey County13,676Cowley County: 13,572 jobsCowley County13,572Geary County: 12,689 jobsGeary County12,689Barton County: 11,459 jobsBarton County11,459Seward County: 10,748 jobsSeward County10,748Pottawatomie County: 9,714 jobsPottawatomie County9,714Franklin County: 9,504 jobsFranklin County9,504Miami County: 8,392 jobsMiami County8,392Labette County: 8,083 jobsLabette County8,083Dickinson County: 6,255 jobsDickinson County6,255Neosho County: 6,149 jobsNeosho County6,149Sumner County: 6,043 jobsSumner County6,043Allen County: 5,711 jobsAllen County5,711Bourbon County: 5,673 jobsBourbon County5,673Cherokee County: 5,492 jobsCherokee County5,492Atchison County: 5,282 jobsAtchison County5,282Nemaha County: 5,203 jobsNemaha County5,203Brown County: 4,830 jobsBrown County4,830Marshall County: 4,440 jobsMarshall County4,440Pratt County: 4,404 jobsPratt County4,404Jackson County: 4,041 jobsJackson County4,041Thomas County: 3,918 jobsThomas County3,918Rice County: 3,856 jobsRice County3,856Johnson County: 347,052 jobsJohnson County347,052Sedgwick County: 245,936 jobsSedgwick County245,936Shawnee County: 94,898 jobsShawnee County94,898Wyandotte County: 86,752 jobsWyandotte County86,752Douglas County: 46,467 jobsDouglas County46,467Saline County: 28,365 jobsSaline County28,365Riley County: 27,626 jobsRiley County27,626Reno County: 25,894 jobsReno County25,894Leavenworth County: 20,339 jobsLeavenworth County20,339Butler County: 18,874 jobsButler County18,874Finney County: 18,768 jobsFinney County18,768Ford County: 17,109 jobsFord County17,109Crawford County: 16,842 jobsCrawford County16,842McPherson County: 15,091 jobsMcPherson County15,091Lyon County: 15,055 jobsLyon County15,055Ellis County: 15,027 jobsEllis County15,027Montgomery County: 14,045 jobsMontgomery County14,045Harvey County: 13,676 jobsHarvey County13,676Cowley County: 13,572 jobsCowley County13,572Geary County: 12,689 jobsGeary County12,689Barton County: 11,459 jobsBarton County11,459Seward County: 10,748 jobsSeward County10,748Pottawatomie County: 9,714 jobsPottawatomie County9,714Franklin County: 9,504 jobsFranklin County9,504Miami County: 8,392 jobsMiami County8,392Labette County: 8,083 jobsLabette County8,083Dickinson County: 6,255 jobsDickinson County6,255Neosho County: 6,149 jobsNeosho County6,149Sumner County: 6,043 jobsSumner County6,043Allen County: 5,711 jobsAllen County5,711Bourbon County: 5,673 jobsBourbon County5,673Cherokee County: 5,492 jobsCherokee County5,492Atchison County: 5,282 jobsAtchison County5,282Nemaha County: 5,203 jobsNemaha County5,203Brown County: 4,830 jobsBrown County4,830Marshall County: 4,440 jobsMarshall County4,440Pratt County: 4,404 jobsPratt County4,404Jackson County: 4,041 jobsJackson County4,041Thomas County: 3,918 jobsThomas County3,918Rice County: 3,856 jobsRice County3,856
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

RankCounties2021
jobs		Change on 2020
1Johnson County347,052+2.7%
2Sedgwick County245,936+2.4%
3Shawnee County94,898+2.4%
4Wyandotte County86,752-0.4%
5Douglas County46,467+2.1%
6Saline County28,365+2.2%
7Riley County27,626+2.3%
8Reno County25,894+1.7%
9Leavenworth County20,339+0.8%
10Butler County18,874+2.2%
11Finney County18,768-0.9%
12Ford County17,109+3.1%
13Crawford County16,842+1.7%
14McPherson County15,091+0.9%
15Lyon County15,055+3.5%
16Ellis County15,027+1.5%
17Montgomery County14,045+2%
18Harvey County13,676+2.1%
19Cowley County13,572+1.7%
20Geary County12,689-0.9%
21Barton County11,459-1.6%
22Seward County10,748+1.3%
23Pottawatomie County9,714+2%
24Franklin County9,504+5.3%
25Miami County8,392+1.4%
26Labette County8,083-0.8%
27Dickinson County6,255+6.3%
28Neosho County6,149-0.3%
29Sumner County6,043-1.5%
30Allen County5,711+4.3%
31Bourbon County5,673-1.9%
32Cherokee County5,492-1.5%
33Atchison County5,282+1.5%
34Nemaha County5,203+1.7%
35Brown County4,830+1.7%
36Marshall County4,440-0.3%
37Pratt County4,404-0.1%
38Jackson County4,041+1.7%
39Thomas County3,918+0.5%
40Rice County3,856+6%
41Jefferson County3,689+3.2%
42Coffey County3,541+2.3%
43Marion County3,509+2.1%
44Wilson County3,356+1.9%
45Cloud County3,157+2.2%
46Mitchell County3,108+0.2%
47Gray County2,935-1.4%
48Clay County2,883+0.8%
49Osage County2,763+3.1%
50Kingman County2,672-4.4%
51Pawnee County2,622-0.4%
52Grant County2,488-5.5%
53Anderson County2,438+14.2%
54Russell County2,392+2.2%
55Sherman County2,356-0.6%
56Doniphan County2,323+4%
57Harper County2,283+0.4%
58Scott County2,255+1.1%
59Phillips County2,250-0.6%
60Norton County2,240+1.3%
61Ellsworth County2,212-0.9%
62Washington County2,079-0%
63Stevens County2,031+1.6%
64Linn County1,984+1.5%
65Republic County1,829+2.5%
66Rooks County1,702-1.7%
67Haskell County1,629-1.2%
68Meade County1,567+1.2%
69Hamilton County1,552+3.3%
70Morris County1,549+1.8%
71Barber County1,540+0.3%
72Kearny County1,491+2.6%
73Greenwood County1,461-3.2%
74Osborne County1,367-0.4%
75Wabaunsee County1,314-2.4%
76Smith County1,295+1.2%
77Gove County1,237+0.2%
78Ottawa County1,212-0.7%
79Trego County1,210-2.3%
80Logan County1,190+0.9%
81Stafford County1,179-3.1%
82Ness County1,056-2.8%
83Kiowa County1,049-0.7%
84Rawlins County1,028+7%
85Sheridan County1,018+1.3%
86Rush County996+3.5%
87Stanton County936+2.1%
88Lincoln County917-4.3%
89Edwards County915-0.7%
90Decatur County871-2.4%
91Cheyenne County855-0.5%
92Graham County835+1.1%
93Chase County831-4.3%
94Morton County800+1.4%
95Clark County767-3%
96Wichita County756-7.7%
97Chautauqua County7530%
98Jewell County687-1.6%
99Woodson County657-1.5%
100Greeley County642+0.3%
101Comanche County636+5.6%
102Lane County608+1.2%
103Hodgeman County607+3.1%
104Elk County5710%
105Wallace County530+1.7%

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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/2021/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), 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 347,052 jobs in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wallace County, with 530 jobs in 2021.

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