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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 96 counties in 2005, at 1,297. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 14 and the figure for Kansas was 4,549. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,297Johnson County
Lowest3Sheridan County
Median1496 counties
Kansas4,549History

Map of counties, 2005

Allen County: 28 countAnderson County: 15 countAtchison County: 24 countBarber County: 15 countBarton County: 44 countBourbon County: 27 countBrown County: 14 countButler County: 101 countChase County: 6 countChautauqua County: 6 countCherokee County: 12 countCheyenne County: 6 countClark County: 6 countClay County: 17 countCloud County: 19 countCoffey County: 11 countComanche County: 5 countCowley County: 42 countCrawford County: 49 countDecatur County: 5 countDickinson County: 27 countDoniphan County: 7 countDouglas County: 173 countElk County: 5 countEllis County: 60 countEllsworth County: 3 countFinney County: 49 countFord County: 32 countFranklin County: 32 countGeary County: 34 countGove County: 5 countGraham County: 3 countGrant County: 5 countGray County: 7 countGreeley County: 4 countGreenwood County: 17 countHarper County: 10 countHarvey County: 49 countHaskell County: 4 countJackson County: 17 countJefferson County: 23 countJohnson County: 1,297 countKingman County: 13 countLabette County: 23 countLane County: 3 countLeavenworth County: 96 countLincoln County: 3 countLinn County: 11 countLogan County: 5 countLyon County: 33 countMcPherson County: 42 countMarion County: 17 countMarshall County: 26 countMeade County: 4 countMiami County: 68 countMitchell County: 16 countMontgomery County: 55 countMorris County: 8 countMorton County: 3 countNemaha County: 15 countNeosho County: 17 countNess County: 6 countNorton County: 7 countOsage County: 17 countOsborne County: 6 countOttawa County: 14 countPawnee County: 9 countPhillips County: 10 countPottawatomie County: 34 countPratt County: 24 countReno County: 109 countRepublic County: 10 countRice County: 12 countRiley County: 79 countRooks County: 9 countRush County: 3 countRussell County: 16 countSaline County: 85 countScott County: 7 countSedgwick County: 712 countSeward County: 31 countShawnee County: 287 countSheridan County: 3 countSherman County: 7 countSmith County: 6 countStafford County: 5 countStanton County: 4 countStevens County: 14 countSumner County: 21 countThomas County: 14 countTrego County: 9 countWabaunsee County: 8 countWashington County: 7 countWilson County: 10 countWoodson County: 9 countWyandotte County: 175 count
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count, 2005. 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, 2005

Johnson County: 1,297 countJohnson County1,297Sedgwick County: 712 countSedgwick County712Shawnee County: 287 countShawnee County287Wyandotte County: 175 countWyandotte County175Douglas County: 173 countDouglas County173Reno County: 109 countReno County109Butler County: 101 countButler County101Leavenworth County: 96 countLeavenworth County96Saline County: 85 countSaline County85Riley County: 79 countRiley County79Miami County: 68 countMiami County68Ellis County: 60 countEllis County60Montgomery County: 55 countMontgomery County55Crawford County: 49 countCrawford County49Finney County: 49 countFinney County49Harvey County: 49 countHarvey County49Barton County: 44 countBarton County44Cowley County: 42 countCowley County42McPherson County: 42 countMcPherson County42Geary County: 34 countGeary County34Pottawatomie County: 34 countPottawatomie County34Lyon County: 33 countLyon County33Ford County: 32 countFord County32Franklin County: 32 countFranklin County32Seward County: 31 countSeward County31Allen County: 28 countAllen County28Bourbon County: 27 countBourbon County27Dickinson County: 27 countDickinson County27Marshall County: 26 countMarshall County26Atchison County: 24 countAtchison County24Pratt County: 24 countPratt County24Jefferson County: 23 countJefferson County23Labette County: 23 countLabette County23Sumner County: 21 countSumner County21Cloud County: 19 countCloud County19Clay County: 17 countClay County17Greenwood County: 17 countGreenwood County17Jackson County: 17 countJackson County17Marion County: 17 countMarion County17Neosho County: 17 countNeosho County17Johnson County: 1,297 countJohnson County1,297Sedgwick County: 712 countSedgwick County712Shawnee County: 287 countShawnee County287Wyandotte County: 175 countWyandotte County175Douglas County: 173 countDouglas County173Reno County: 109 countReno County109Butler County: 101 countButler County101Leavenworth County: 96 countLeavenworth County96Saline County: 85 countSaline County85Riley County: 79 countRiley County79Miami County: 68 countMiami County68Ellis County: 60 countEllis County60Montgomery County: 55 countMontgomery County55Crawford County: 49 countCrawford County49Finney County: 49 countFinney County49Harvey County: 49 countHarvey County49Barton County: 44 countBarton County44Cowley County: 42 countCowley County42McPherson County: 42 countMcPherson County42Geary County: 34 countGeary County34Pottawatomie County: 34 countPottawatomie County34Lyon County: 33 countLyon County33Ford County: 32 countFord County32Franklin County: 32 countFranklin County32Seward County: 31 countSeward County31Allen County: 28 countAllen County28Bourbon County: 27 countBourbon County27Dickinson County: 27 countDickinson County27Marshall County: 26 countMarshall County26Atchison County: 24 countAtchison County24Pratt County: 24 countPratt County24Jefferson County: 23 countJefferson County23Labette County: 23 countLabette County23Sumner County: 21 countSumner County21Cloud County: 19 countCloud County19Clay County: 17 countClay County17Greenwood County: 17 countGreenwood County17Jackson County: 17 countJackson County17Marion County: 17 countMarion County17Neosho County: 17 countNeosho County17
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

RankCounties2005
count		Change on 2004
1Johnson County1,297+0.2%
2Sedgwick County712-2.6%
3Shawnee County287+6.7%
4Wyandotte County175+2.9%
5Douglas County173-9.4%
6Reno County109+17.2%
7Butler County101+20.2%
8Leavenworth County96+28%
9Saline County85+7.6%
10Riley County79+8.2%
11Miami County68-8.1%
12Ellis County60+1.7%
13Montgomery County55+12.2%
14Crawford County49-3.9%
14Finney County49-7.5%
14Harvey County49+14%
17Barton County44+29.4%
18Cowley County42+27.3%
18McPherson County42-17.6%
20Geary County34+78.9%
20Pottawatomie County34+3%
22Lyon County33-28.3%
23Ford County32-20%
23Franklin County32-15.8%
25Seward County31+47.6%
26Allen County28+55.6%
27Bourbon County270%
27Dickinson County27+22.7%
29Marshall County26+30%
30Atchison County240%
30Pratt County24+20%
32Jefferson County23-30.3%
32Labette County23+4.5%
34Sumner County21-22.2%
35Cloud County19+72.7%
36Clay County17-15%
36Greenwood County17+30.8%
36Jackson County17-26.1%
36Marion County17+13.3%
36Neosho County17-32%
36Osage County17-19%
42Mitchell County16+45.5%
42Russell County16+6.7%
44Anderson County15+36.4%
44Barber County15+50%
44Nemaha County15-21.1%
47Brown County14-12.5%
47Ottawa County14+16.7%
47Stevens County14+75%
47Thomas County14-26.3%
51Kingman County13+85.7%
52Cherokee County12-36.8%
52Rice County12+71.4%
54Coffey County11-31.3%
54Linn County11-52.2%
56Harper County100%
56Phillips County10+25%
56Republic County10+42.9%
56Wilson County10-16.7%
60Pawnee County9+28.6%
60Rooks County90%
60Trego County9+80%
60Woodson County9+80%
64Morris County8-11.1%
64Wabaunsee County8-42.9%
66Doniphan County7-22.2%
66Gray County7-12.5%
66Norton County7-30%
66Scott County7-36.4%
66Sherman County7-58.8%
66Washington County7+16.7%
72Chase County6n/a
72Chautauqua County6-25%
72Cheyenne County6-14.3%
72Clark County6+20%
72Ness County6+20%
72Osborne County6+50%
72Smith County6-33.3%
79Comanche County5-28.6%
79Decatur County50%
79Elk County50%
79Gove County5-16.7%
79Grant County5-77.3%
79Logan County50%
79Stafford County50%
86Greeley County4n/a
86Haskell County4-60%
86Meade County4-33.3%
86Stanton County4+33.3%
90Ellsworth County3-57.1%
90Graham County3-50%
90Lane County3n/a
90Lincoln County3-62.5%
90Morton County3-25%
90Rush County3-57.1%
90Sheridan County3-40%

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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2005 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, 2005) [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, 2005. 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?period=2005. 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, 2005. 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?period=2005.

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, 2005 [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?period=2005 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2005}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties?period=2005. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Johnson County, with 1,297 in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Sheridan County, with 3 in 2005.

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. 9 counties have no value for 2005 and are not ranked.

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