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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births, 2023

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 98 counties in 2023, at 1,132. Elk County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11 and the figure for Kansas was 3,975. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,132Johnson County
Lowest0Elk County
Median1198 counties
Kansas3,975History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 17 countAnderson County: 15 countAtchison County: 23 countBarber County: 7 countBarton County: 21 countBourbon County: 23 countBrown County: 16 countButler County: 75 countChase County: 3 countChautauqua County: 7 countCherokee County: 17 countClark County: 3 countClay County: 8 countCloud County: 11 countCoffey County: 10 countComanche County: 5 countCowley County: 29 countCrawford County: 46 countDickinson County: 29 countDoniphan County: 8 countDouglas County: 138 countEdwards County: 7 countElk County: 0 countEllis County: 47 countEllsworth County: 5 countFinney County: 60 countFord County: 36 countFranklin County: 21 countGeary County: 23 countGove County: 3 countGraham County: 5 countGrant County: 8 countGray County: 15 countGreeley County: 6 countGreenwood County: 8 countHamilton County: 3 countHarper County: 8 countHarvey County: 35 countHaskell County: 11 countJackson County: 15 countJefferson County: 25 countJewell County: 4 countJohnson County: 1,132 countKearny County: 5 countKingman County: 19 countKiowa County: 3 countLabette County: 14 countLane County: 7 countLeavenworth County: 85 countLinn County: 10 countLyon County: 43 countMcPherson County: 33 countMarion County: 14 countMarshall County: 21 countMeade County: 10 countMiami County: 43 countMitchell County: 6 countMontgomery County: 24 countMorris County: 11 countMorton County: 3 countNemaha County: 18 countNeosho County: 14 countNess County: 5 countNorton County: 6 countOsage County: 25 countOsborne County: 6 countOttawa County: 8 countPawnee County: 7 countPhillips County: 10 countPottawatomie County: 40 countPratt County: 16 countReno County: 61 countRepublic County: 6 countRice County: 13 countRiley County: 61 countRooks County: 10 countRush County: 4 countRussell County: 10 countSaline County: 68 countScott County: 11 countSedgwick County: 750 countSeward County: 33 countShawnee County: 160 countSheridan County: 5 countSherman County: 10 countSmith County: 7 countStafford County: 4 countStevens County: 10 countSumner County: 21 countThomas County: 11 countTrego County: 6 countWabaunsee County: 10 countWallace County: 3 countWashington County: 7 countWichita County: 5 countWilson County: 13 countWoodson County: 5 countWyandotte County: 170 count
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count, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Johnson County: 1,132 countJohnson County1,132Sedgwick County: 750 countSedgwick County750Wyandotte County: 170 countWyandotte County170Shawnee County: 160 countShawnee County160Douglas County: 138 countDouglas County138Leavenworth County: 85 countLeavenworth County85Butler County: 75 countButler County75Saline County: 68 countSaline County68Reno County: 61 countReno County61Riley County: 61 countRiley County61Finney County: 60 countFinney County60Ellis County: 47 countEllis County47Crawford County: 46 countCrawford County46Lyon County: 43 countLyon County43Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Pottawatomie County: 40 countPottawatomie County40Ford County: 36 countFord County36Harvey County: 35 countHarvey County35McPherson County: 33 countMcPherson County33Seward County: 33 countSeward County33Cowley County: 29 countCowley County29Dickinson County: 29 countDickinson County29Jefferson County: 25 countJefferson County25Osage County: 25 countOsage County25Montgomery County: 24 countMontgomery County24Atchison County: 23 countAtchison County23Bourbon County: 23 countBourbon County23Geary County: 23 countGeary County23Barton County: 21 countBarton County21Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Marshall County: 21 countMarshall County21Sumner County: 21 countSumner County21Kingman County: 19 countKingman County19Nemaha County: 18 countNemaha County18Allen County: 17 countAllen County17Cherokee County: 17 countCherokee County17Brown County: 16 countBrown County16Pratt County: 16 countPratt County16Anderson County: 15 countAnderson County15Gray County: 15 countGray County15Johnson County: 1,132 countJohnson County1,132Sedgwick County: 750 countSedgwick County750Wyandotte County: 170 countWyandotte County170Shawnee County: 160 countShawnee County160Douglas County: 138 countDouglas County138Leavenworth County: 85 countLeavenworth County85Butler County: 75 countButler County75Saline County: 68 countSaline County68Reno County: 61 countReno County61Riley County: 61 countRiley County61Finney County: 60 countFinney County60Ellis County: 47 countEllis County47Crawford County: 46 countCrawford County46Lyon County: 43 countLyon County43Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Pottawatomie County: 40 countPottawatomie County40Ford County: 36 countFord County36Harvey County: 35 countHarvey County35McPherson County: 33 countMcPherson County33Seward County: 33 countSeward County33Cowley County: 29 countCowley County29Dickinson County: 29 countDickinson County29Jefferson County: 25 countJefferson County25Osage County: 25 countOsage County25Montgomery County: 24 countMontgomery County24Atchison County: 23 countAtchison County23Bourbon County: 23 countBourbon County23Geary County: 23 countGeary County23Barton County: 21 countBarton County21Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Marshall County: 21 countMarshall County21Sumner County: 21 countSumner County21Kingman County: 19 countKingman County19Nemaha County: 18 countNemaha County18Allen County: 17 countAllen County17Cherokee County: 17 countCherokee County17Brown County: 16 countBrown County16Pratt County: 16 countPratt County16Anderson County: 15 countAnderson County15Gray County: 15 countGray County15
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Johnson County1,132+0.9%
2Sedgwick County750+15.9%
3Wyandotte County170-12.4%
4Shawnee County160-5.9%
5Douglas County138-11%
6Leavenworth County85-8.6%
7Butler County75-8.5%
8Saline County68+4.6%
9Reno County61-16.4%
9Riley County61-14.1%
11Finney County60+39.5%
12Ellis County47+6.8%
13Crawford County46+15%
14Lyon County43+26.5%
14Miami County43-6.5%
16Pottawatomie County40+11.1%
17Ford County36-16.3%
18Harvey County35+40%
19McPherson County33-10.8%
19Seward County33+13.8%
21Cowley County29+3.6%
21Dickinson County29+38.1%
23Jefferson County25+13.6%
23Osage County25+92.3%
25Montgomery County24+26.3%
26Atchison County23+43.8%
26Bourbon County23+43.8%
26Geary County23-20.7%
29Barton County21+5%
29Franklin County21-27.6%
29Marshall County21+61.5%
29Sumner County21+50%
33Kingman County19+216.7%
34Nemaha County18+5.9%
35Allen County17+21.4%
35Cherokee County17-5.6%
37Brown County16+33.3%
37Pratt County16-11.1%
39Anderson County15+50%
39Gray County15+36.4%
39Jackson County15+15.4%
42Labette County14-6.7%
42Marion County14+133.3%
42Neosho County14-26.3%
45Rice County13+62.5%
45Wilson County13+62.5%
47Cloud County11-8.3%
47Haskell County11+57.1%
47Morris County11+10%
47Scott County11+83.3%
47Thomas County11+10%
52Coffey County100%
52Linn County10-28.6%
52Meade County10+66.7%
52Phillips County10+100%
52Rooks County100%
52Russell County10+25%
52Sherman County100%
52Stevens County10+150%
52Wabaunsee County10+25%
61Clay County8-42.9%
61Doniphan County8+100%
61Grant County8-57.9%
61Greenwood County8+60%
61Harper County8+60%
61Ottawa County8n/a
67Barber County70%
67Chautauqua County7+16.7%
67Edwards County7n/a
67Lane County7+40%
67Pawnee County70%
67Smith County7+40%
67Washington County70%
74Greeley County6n/a
74Mitchell County6+20%
74Norton County6-14.3%
74Osborne County6+100%
74Republic County6+20%
74Trego County6-14.3%
80Comanche County5n/a
80Ellsworth County5-16.7%
80Graham County5+66.7%
80Kearny County50%
80Ness County5n/a
80Sheridan County5+25%
80Wichita County5n/a
80Woodson County5-16.7%
88Jewell County40%
88Rush County40%
88Stafford County40%
91Chase County30%
91Clark County3n/a
91Gove County3-72.7%
91Hamilton County3n/a
91Kiowa County30%
91Morton County30%
91Wallace County3-40%
98Elk County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Kansas by employer firm births, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Kansas by employer firm births, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Kansas by employer firm births, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Kansas by employer firm births, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Johnson County, with 1,132 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Elk County, with 0 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 7 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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