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Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2023, at 369,949 jobs. Wallace County had the lowest, at 543 jobs. The median was 2,515 jobs and the figure for Kansas was 1,417,023 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest369,949Johnson County
Lowest543Wallace County
Median2,515105 counties
Kansas1,417,023History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 5,527 jobsAnderson County: 2,347 jobsAtchison County: 5,501 jobsBarber County: 1,568 jobsBarton County: 11,503 jobsBourbon County: 5,639 jobsBrown County: 4,405 jobsButler County: 20,015 jobsChase County: 733 jobsChautauqua County: 727 jobsCherokee County: 5,836 jobsCheyenne County: 845 jobsClark County: 802 jobsClay County: 2,947 jobsCloud County: 3,146 jobsCoffey County: 3,424 jobsComanche County: 630 jobsCowley County: 13,509 jobsCrawford County: 17,666 jobsDecatur County: 889 jobsDickinson County: 6,024 jobsDoniphan County: 2,569 jobsDouglas County: 50,370 jobsEdwards County: 886 jobsElk County: 610 jobsEllis County: 15,681 jobsEllsworth County: 2,193 jobsFinney County: 20,004 jobsFord County: 17,780 jobsFranklin County: 10,280 jobsGeary County: 12,457 jobsGove County: 1,161 jobsGraham County: 908 jobsGrant County: 2,515 jobsGray County: 2,998 jobsGreeley County: 618 jobsGreenwood County: 1,509 jobsHamilton County: 1,580 jobsHarper County: 2,412 jobsHarvey County: 14,328 jobsHaskell County: 1,621 jobsHodgeman County: 598 jobsJackson County: 4,296 jobsJefferson County: 3,804 jobsJewell County: 694 jobsJohnson County: 369,949 jobsKearny County: 1,514 jobsKingman County: 2,766 jobsKiowa County: 1,052 jobsLabette County: 8,448 jobsLane County: 598 jobsLeavenworth County: 21,855 jobsLincoln County: 921 jobsLinn County: 2,147 jobsLogan County: 1,264 jobsLyon County: 15,556 jobsMcPherson County: 16,187 jobsMarion County: 3,602 jobsMarshall County: 4,525 jobsMeade County: 1,498 jobsMiami County: 8,731 jobsMitchell County: 3,143 jobsMontgomery County: 14,790 jobsMorris County: 1,543 jobsMorton County: 794 jobsNemaha County: 5,761 jobsNeosho County: 6,568 jobsNess County: 1,089 jobsNorton County: 2,273 jobsOsage County: 3,823 jobsOsborne County: 1,268 jobsOttawa County: 1,281 jobsPawnee County: 2,515 jobsPhillips County: 2,191 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,762 jobsPratt County: 4,572 jobsRawlins County: 991 jobsReno County: 26,290 jobsRepublic County: 1,935 jobsRice County: 3,793 jobsRiley County: 30,205 jobsRooks County: 1,681 jobsRush County: 1,080 jobsRussell County: 2,478 jobsSaline County: 30,287 jobsScott County: 2,137 jobsSedgwick County: 261,500 jobsSeward County: 10,964 jobsShawnee County: 100,026 jobsSheridan County: 986 jobsSherman County: 2,371 jobsSmith County: 1,385 jobsStafford County: 1,185 jobsStanton County: 945 jobsStevens County: 2,034 jobsSumner County: 6,318 jobsThomas County: 4,132 jobsTrego County: 1,115 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,389 jobsWallace County: 543 jobsWashington County: 2,084 jobsWichita County: 722 jobsWilson County: 3,384 jobsWoodson County: 691 jobsWyandotte County: 91,637 jobs
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jobs, 2023. 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, 2023

Johnson County: 369,949 jobsJohnson County369,949Sedgwick County: 261,500 jobsSedgwick County261,500Shawnee County: 100,026 jobsShawnee County100,026Wyandotte County: 91,637 jobsWyandotte County91,637Douglas County: 50,370 jobsDouglas County50,370Saline County: 30,287 jobsSaline County30,287Riley County: 30,205 jobsRiley County30,205Reno County: 26,290 jobsReno County26,290Leavenworth County: 21,855 jobsLeavenworth County21,855Butler County: 20,015 jobsButler County20,015Finney County: 20,004 jobsFinney County20,004Ford County: 17,780 jobsFord County17,780Crawford County: 17,666 jobsCrawford County17,666McPherson County: 16,187 jobsMcPherson County16,187Ellis County: 15,681 jobsEllis County15,681Lyon County: 15,556 jobsLyon County15,556Montgomery County: 14,790 jobsMontgomery County14,790Harvey County: 14,328 jobsHarvey County14,328Cowley County: 13,509 jobsCowley County13,509Geary County: 12,457 jobsGeary County12,457Barton County: 11,503 jobsBarton County11,503Seward County: 10,964 jobsSeward County10,964Franklin County: 10,280 jobsFranklin County10,280Pottawatomie County: 9,762 jobsPottawatomie County9,762Miami County: 8,731 jobsMiami County8,731Labette County: 8,448 jobsLabette County8,448Neosho County: 6,568 jobsNeosho County6,568Sumner County: 6,318 jobsSumner County6,318Dickinson County: 6,024 jobsDickinson County6,024Cherokee County: 5,836 jobsCherokee County5,836Nemaha County: 5,761 jobsNemaha County5,761Bourbon County: 5,639 jobsBourbon County5,639Allen County: 5,527 jobsAllen County5,527Atchison County: 5,501 jobsAtchison County5,501Pratt County: 4,572 jobsPratt County4,572Marshall County: 4,525 jobsMarshall County4,525Brown County: 4,405 jobsBrown County4,405Jackson County: 4,296 jobsJackson County4,296Thomas County: 4,132 jobsThomas County4,132Osage County: 3,823 jobsOsage County3,823Johnson County: 369,949 jobsJohnson County369,949Sedgwick County: 261,500 jobsSedgwick County261,500Shawnee County: 100,026 jobsShawnee County100,026Wyandotte County: 91,637 jobsWyandotte County91,637Douglas County: 50,370 jobsDouglas County50,370Saline County: 30,287 jobsSaline County30,287Riley County: 30,205 jobsRiley County30,205Reno County: 26,290 jobsReno County26,290Leavenworth County: 21,855 jobsLeavenworth County21,855Butler County: 20,015 jobsButler County20,015Finney County: 20,004 jobsFinney County20,004Ford County: 17,780 jobsFord County17,780Crawford County: 17,666 jobsCrawford County17,666McPherson County: 16,187 jobsMcPherson County16,187Ellis County: 15,681 jobsEllis County15,681Lyon County: 15,556 jobsLyon County15,556Montgomery County: 14,790 jobsMontgomery County14,790Harvey County: 14,328 jobsHarvey County14,328Cowley County: 13,509 jobsCowley County13,509Geary County: 12,457 jobsGeary County12,457Barton County: 11,503 jobsBarton County11,503Seward County: 10,964 jobsSeward County10,964Franklin County: 10,280 jobsFranklin County10,280Pottawatomie County: 9,762 jobsPottawatomie County9,762Miami County: 8,731 jobsMiami County8,731Labette County: 8,448 jobsLabette County8,448Neosho County: 6,568 jobsNeosho County6,568Sumner County: 6,318 jobsSumner County6,318Dickinson County: 6,024 jobsDickinson County6,024Cherokee County: 5,836 jobsCherokee County5,836Nemaha County: 5,761 jobsNemaha County5,761Bourbon County: 5,639 jobsBourbon County5,639Allen County: 5,527 jobsAllen County5,527Atchison County: 5,501 jobsAtchison County5,501Pratt County: 4,572 jobsPratt County4,572Marshall County: 4,525 jobsMarshall County4,525Brown County: 4,405 jobsBrown County4,405Jackson County: 4,296 jobsJackson County4,296Thomas County: 4,132 jobsThomas County4,132Osage County: 3,823 jobsOsage County3,823
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

RankCounties2023
jobs		Change on 2022
1Johnson County369,949+2.9%
2Sedgwick County261,500+2.7%
3Shawnee County100,026+2.4%
4Wyandotte County91,637+1.4%
5Douglas County50,370+4.1%
6Saline County30,287+2.1%
7Riley County30,205+4.9%
8Reno County26,290+1.5%
9Leavenworth County21,855+4.8%
10Butler County20,015+4.2%
11Finney County20,004+3.5%
12Ford County17,780+1.4%
13Crawford County17,666+1.9%
14McPherson County16,187+3.7%
15Ellis County15,681+3.4%
16Lyon County15,556+0.8%
17Montgomery County14,790+3.6%
18Harvey County14,328+3.4%
19Cowley County13,509-0.1%
20Geary County12,457-2%
21Barton County11,503-0.1%
22Seward County10,964+0.9%
23Franklin County10,280+3.5%
24Pottawatomie County9,762-2.4%
25Miami County8,731+2.3%
26Labette County8,448+2.1%
27Neosho County6,568+4.6%
28Sumner County6,318+2.6%
29Dickinson County6,024+1.4%
30Cherokee County5,836+4.7%
31Nemaha County5,761+7.8%
32Bourbon County5,639+1.6%
33Allen County5,527-1.3%
34Atchison County5,501+1.9%
35Pratt County4,572+2.2%
36Marshall County4,525+2.2%
37Brown County4,405-9.2%
38Jackson County4,296+8.3%
39Thomas County4,132+3.6%
40Osage County3,823+25.6%
41Jefferson County3,804-0.4%
42Rice County3,793-6%
43Marion County3,602+2%
44Coffey County3,424-0.9%
45Wilson County3,384+0.9%
46Cloud County3,146+0.1%
47Mitchell County3,143+1.5%
48Gray County2,998+1.3%
49Clay County2,947+1.8%
50Kingman County2,766+15.2%
51Doniphan County2,569+8%
52Grant County2,515+3.3%
52Pawnee County2,515-0.8%
54Russell County2,478+2.9%
55Harper County2,412+2.6%
56Sherman County2,371+1.4%
57Anderson County2,347+4.7%
58Norton County2,273+2.1%
59Ellsworth County2,193-0.7%
60Phillips County2,191-1.4%
61Linn County2,147+3.2%
62Scott County2,137-2.4%
63Washington County2,084+1.1%
64Stevens County2,034-4.6%
65Republic County1,935+0.9%
66Rooks County1,681-1.2%
67Haskell County1,621+0.6%
68Hamilton County1,580-1.2%
69Barber County1,568+0.7%
70Morris County1,543+0.1%
71Kearny County1,514+0.8%
72Greenwood County1,509+0.5%
73Meade County1,498-0.9%
74Wabaunsee County1,389+5.9%
75Smith County1,385+6.8%
76Ottawa County1,281+2%
77Osborne County1,268-5.1%
78Logan County1,264+2.8%
79Stafford County1,185+2%
80Gove County1,161-0.5%
81Trego County1,115-4.9%
82Ness County1,089-1%
83Rush County1,080+2.1%
84Kiowa County1,052+0.9%
85Rawlins County991+2.4%
86Sheridan County986-3.5%
87Stanton County945-1%
88Lincoln County921-0.5%
89Graham County908-1.2%
90Decatur County889+1%
91Edwards County886-1.6%
92Cheyenne County845-0.6%
93Clark County802+4%
94Morton County794-1.6%
95Chase County733-14.8%
96Chautauqua County727-3.2%
97Wichita County722+0.1%
98Jewell County694+2.1%
99Woodson County691+1.6%
100Comanche County630-0.2%
101Greeley County618+0.5%
102Elk County610+1.8%
103Hodgeman County598-1.5%
103Lane County5980%
105Wallace County543+4.6%

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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.

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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/2023/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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/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), 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/kansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Johnson County, with 369,949 jobs in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wallace County, with 543 jobs in 2023.

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