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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2022, at 359,464 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 519 jobs. The median was 2,401 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,390,817 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest359,464Johnson County
Lowest519Wallace County
Median2,401105 counties
Kansas1,390,817History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 5,602 jobsAnderson County: 2,241 jobsAtchison County: 5,397 jobsBarber County: 1,557 jobsBarton County: 11,512 jobsBourbon County: 5,550 jobsBrown County: 4,850 jobsButler County: 19,201 jobsChase County: 860 jobsChautauqua County: 751 jobsCherokee County: 5,576 jobsCheyenne County: 850 jobsClark County: 771 jobsClay County: 2,896 jobsCloud County: 3,143 jobsCoffey County: 3,456 jobsComanche County: 631 jobsCowley County: 13,529 jobsCrawford County: 17,336 jobsDecatur County: 880 jobsDickinson County: 5,942 jobsDoniphan County: 2,379 jobsDouglas County: 48,388 jobsEdwards County: 900 jobsElk County: 599 jobsEllis County: 15,168 jobsEllsworth County: 2,209 jobsFinney County: 19,319 jobsFord County: 17,541 jobsFranklin County: 9,934 jobsGeary County: 12,705 jobsGove County: 1,167 jobsGraham County: 919 jobsGrant County: 2,435 jobsGray County: 2,959 jobsGreeley County: 615 jobsGreenwood County: 1,502 jobsHamilton County: 1,599 jobsHarper County: 2,352 jobsHarvey County: 13,859 jobsHaskell County: 1,611 jobsHodgeman County: 607 jobsJackson County: 3,967 jobsJefferson County: 3,819 jobsJewell County: 680 jobsJohnson County: 359,464 jobsKearny County: 1,502 jobsKingman County: 2,401 jobsKiowa County: 1,043 jobsLabette County: 8,272 jobsLane County: 598 jobsLeavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLincoln County: 926 jobsLinn County: 2,081 jobsLogan County: 1,229 jobsLyon County: 15,431 jobsMcPherson County: 15,603 jobsMarion County: 3,533 jobsMarshall County: 4,428 jobsMeade County: 1,511 jobsMiami County: 8,533 jobsMitchell County: 3,098 jobsMontgomery County: 14,280 jobsMorris County: 1,542 jobsMorton County: 807 jobsNemaha County: 5,342 jobsNeosho County: 6,278 jobsNess County: 1,100 jobsNorton County: 2,227 jobsOsage County: 3,044 jobsOsborne County: 1,336 jobsOttawa County: 1,256 jobsPawnee County: 2,535 jobsPhillips County: 2,221 jobsPottawatomie County: 10,007 jobsPratt County: 4,473 jobsRawlins County: 968 jobsReno County: 25,892 jobsRepublic County: 1,917 jobsRice County: 4,036 jobsRiley County: 28,792 jobsRooks County: 1,701 jobsRush County: 1,058 jobsRussell County: 2,409 jobsSaline County: 29,661 jobsScott County: 2,190 jobsSedgwick County: 254,503 jobsSeward County: 10,865 jobsShawnee County: 97,663 jobsSheridan County: 1,022 jobsSherman County: 2,339 jobsSmith County: 1,297 jobsStafford County: 1,162 jobsStanton County: 955 jobsStevens County: 2,132 jobsSumner County: 6,157 jobsThomas County: 3,987 jobsTrego County: 1,173 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,312 jobsWallace County: 519 jobsWashington County: 2,061 jobsWichita County: 721 jobsWilson County: 3,353 jobsWoodson County: 680 jobsWyandotte County: 90,406 jobs
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jobs, 2022. 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, 2022

Johnson County: 359,464 jobsJohnson County359,464Sedgwick County: 254,503 jobsSedgwick County254,503Shawnee County: 97,663 jobsShawnee County97,663Wyandotte County: 90,406 jobsWyandotte County90,406Douglas County: 48,388 jobsDouglas County48,388Saline County: 29,661 jobsSaline County29,661Riley County: 28,792 jobsRiley County28,792Reno County: 25,892 jobsReno County25,892Leavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLeavenworth County20,855Finney County: 19,319 jobsFinney County19,319Butler County: 19,201 jobsButler County19,201Ford County: 17,541 jobsFord County17,541Crawford County: 17,336 jobsCrawford County17,336McPherson County: 15,603 jobsMcPherson County15,603Lyon County: 15,431 jobsLyon County15,431Ellis County: 15,168 jobsEllis County15,168Montgomery County: 14,280 jobsMontgomery County14,280Harvey County: 13,859 jobsHarvey County13,859Cowley County: 13,529 jobsCowley County13,529Geary County: 12,705 jobsGeary County12,705Barton County: 11,512 jobsBarton County11,512Seward County: 10,865 jobsSeward County10,865Pottawatomie County: 10,007 jobsPottawatomie County10,007Franklin County: 9,934 jobsFranklin County9,934Miami County: 8,533 jobsMiami County8,533Labette County: 8,272 jobsLabette County8,272Neosho County: 6,278 jobsNeosho County6,278Sumner County: 6,157 jobsSumner County6,157Dickinson County: 5,942 jobsDickinson County5,942Allen County: 5,602 jobsAllen County5,602Cherokee County: 5,576 jobsCherokee County5,576Bourbon County: 5,550 jobsBourbon County5,550Atchison County: 5,397 jobsAtchison County5,397Nemaha County: 5,342 jobsNemaha County5,342Brown County: 4,850 jobsBrown County4,850Pratt County: 4,473 jobsPratt County4,473Marshall County: 4,428 jobsMarshall County4,428Rice County: 4,036 jobsRice County4,036Thomas County: 3,987 jobsThomas County3,987Jackson County: 3,967 jobsJackson County3,967Johnson County: 359,464 jobsJohnson County359,464Sedgwick County: 254,503 jobsSedgwick County254,503Shawnee County: 97,663 jobsShawnee County97,663Wyandotte County: 90,406 jobsWyandotte County90,406Douglas County: 48,388 jobsDouglas County48,388Saline County: 29,661 jobsSaline County29,661Riley County: 28,792 jobsRiley County28,792Reno County: 25,892 jobsReno County25,892Leavenworth County: 20,855 jobsLeavenworth County20,855Finney County: 19,319 jobsFinney County19,319Butler County: 19,201 jobsButler County19,201Ford County: 17,541 jobsFord County17,541Crawford County: 17,336 jobsCrawford County17,336McPherson County: 15,603 jobsMcPherson County15,603Lyon County: 15,431 jobsLyon County15,431Ellis County: 15,168 jobsEllis County15,168Montgomery County: 14,280 jobsMontgomery County14,280Harvey County: 13,859 jobsHarvey County13,859Cowley County: 13,529 jobsCowley County13,529Geary County: 12,705 jobsGeary County12,705Barton County: 11,512 jobsBarton County11,512Seward County: 10,865 jobsSeward County10,865Pottawatomie County: 10,007 jobsPottawatomie County10,007Franklin County: 9,934 jobsFranklin County9,934Miami County: 8,533 jobsMiami County8,533Labette County: 8,272 jobsLabette County8,272Neosho County: 6,278 jobsNeosho County6,278Sumner County: 6,157 jobsSumner County6,157Dickinson County: 5,942 jobsDickinson County5,942Allen County: 5,602 jobsAllen County5,602Cherokee County: 5,576 jobsCherokee County5,576Bourbon County: 5,550 jobsBourbon County5,550Atchison County: 5,397 jobsAtchison County5,397Nemaha County: 5,342 jobsNemaha County5,342Brown County: 4,850 jobsBrown County4,850Pratt County: 4,473 jobsPratt County4,473Marshall County: 4,428 jobsMarshall County4,428Rice County: 4,036 jobsRice County4,036Thomas County: 3,987 jobsThomas County3,987Jackson County: 3,967 jobsJackson County3,967
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

RankCounties2022
jobs		Change on 2021
1Johnson County359,464+3.6%
2Sedgwick County254,503+3.5%
3Shawnee County97,663+2.9%
4Wyandotte County90,406+4.2%
5Douglas County48,388+4.1%
6Saline County29,661+4.6%
7Riley County28,792+4.2%
8Reno County25,892-0%
9Leavenworth County20,855+2.5%
10Finney County19,319+2.9%
11Butler County19,201+1.7%
12Ford County17,541+2.5%
13Crawford County17,336+2.9%
14McPherson County15,603+3.4%
15Lyon County15,431+2.5%
16Ellis County15,168+0.9%
17Montgomery County14,280+1.7%
18Harvey County13,859+1.3%
19Cowley County13,529-0.3%
20Geary County12,705+0.1%
21Barton County11,512+0.5%
22Seward County10,865+1.1%
23Pottawatomie County10,007+3%
24Franklin County9,934+4.5%
25Miami County8,533+1.7%
26Labette County8,272+2.3%
27Neosho County6,278+2.1%
28Sumner County6,157+1.9%
29Dickinson County5,942-5%
30Allen County5,602-1.9%
31Cherokee County5,576+1.5%
32Bourbon County5,550-2.2%
33Atchison County5,397+2.2%
34Nemaha County5,342+2.7%
35Brown County4,850+0.4%
36Pratt County4,473+1.6%
37Marshall County4,428-0.3%
38Rice County4,036+4.7%
39Thomas County3,987+1.8%
40Jackson County3,967-1.8%
41Jefferson County3,819+3.5%
42Marion County3,533+0.7%
43Coffey County3,456-2.4%
44Wilson County3,353-0.1%
45Cloud County3,143-0.4%
46Mitchell County3,098-0.3%
47Osage County3,044+10.2%
48Gray County2,959+0.8%
49Clay County2,896+0.5%
50Pawnee County2,535-3.3%
51Grant County2,435-2.1%
52Russell County2,409+0.7%
53Kingman County2,401-10.1%
54Doniphan County2,379+2.4%
55Harper County2,352+3%
56Sherman County2,339-0.7%
57Anderson County2,241-8.1%
58Norton County2,227-0.6%
59Phillips County2,221-1.3%
60Ellsworth County2,209-0.1%
61Scott County2,190-2.9%
62Stevens County2,132+5%
63Linn County2,081+4.9%
64Washington County2,061-0.9%
65Republic County1,917+4.8%
66Rooks County1,701-0.1%
67Haskell County1,611-1.1%
68Hamilton County1,599+3%
69Barber County1,557+1.1%
70Morris County1,542-0.5%
71Meade County1,511-3.6%
72Greenwood County1,502+2.8%
72Kearny County1,502+0.7%
74Osborne County1,336-2.3%
75Wabaunsee County1,312-0.2%
76Smith County1,297+0.2%
77Ottawa County1,256+3.6%
78Logan County1,229+3.3%
79Trego County1,173-3.1%
80Gove County1,167-5.7%
81Stafford County1,162-1.4%
82Ness County1,100+4.2%
83Rush County1,058+6.2%
84Kiowa County1,043-0.6%
85Sheridan County1,022+0.4%
86Rawlins County968-5.8%
87Stanton County955+2%
88Lincoln County926+1%
89Graham County919+10.1%
90Edwards County900-1.6%
91Decatur County880+1%
92Chase County860+3.5%
93Cheyenne County850-0.6%
94Morton County807+0.9%
95Clark County771+0.5%
96Chautauqua County751-0.3%
97Wichita County721-4.6%
98Jewell County680-1%
98Woodson County680+3.5%
100Comanche County631-0.8%
101Greeley County615-4.2%
102Hodgeman County6070%
103Elk County599+4.9%
104Lane County598-1.6%
105Wallace County519-2.1%

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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/2022/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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 359,464 jobs in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wallace County, with 519 jobs in 2022.

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