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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 104 counties in 2006, at 1,278. Wallace County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 14 and the figure for Kansas was 4,588. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,278Johnson County
Lowest3Wallace County
Median14104 counties
Kansas4,588History

Map of counties, 2006

Allen County: 22 countAnderson County: 15 countAtchison County: 15 countBarber County: 13 countBarton County: 45 countBourbon County: 17 countBrown County: 18 countButler County: 86 countChase County: 4 countChautauqua County: 6 countCherokee County: 21 countCheyenne County: 6 countClark County: 3 countClay County: 19 countCloud County: 13 countCoffey County: 19 countComanche County: 3 countCowley County: 40 countCrawford County: 42 countDecatur County: 4 countDickinson County: 30 countDoniphan County: 8 countDouglas County: 184 countEdwards County: 4 countElk County: 5 countEllis County: 58 countEllsworth County: 11 countFinney County: 47 countFord County: 32 countFranklin County: 34 countGeary County: 32 countGove County: 7 countGraham County: 7 countGrant County: 15 countGray County: 16 countGreenwood County: 8 countHamilton County: 6 countHarper County: 13 countHarvey County: 60 countHaskell County: 6 countHodgeman County: 6 countJackson County: 21 countJefferson County: 25 countJewell County: 3 countJohnson County: 1,278 countKearny County: 8 countKingman County: 15 countKiowa County: 9 countLabette County: 21 countLane County: 3 countLeavenworth County: 101 countLincoln County: 10 countLinn County: 12 countLogan County: 3 countLyon County: 36 countMcPherson County: 42 countMarion County: 15 countMarshall County: 13 countMeade County: 6 countMiami County: 65 countMitchell County: 14 countMontgomery County: 52 countMorris County: 8 countMorton County: 3 countNemaha County: 17 countNeosho County: 26 countNess County: 9 countNorton County: 4 countOsage County: 16 countOsborne County: 10 countOttawa County: 6 countPawnee County: 8 countPhillips County: 13 countPottawatomie County: 60 countPratt County: 25 countRawlins County: 10 countReno County: 99 countRepublic County: 6 countRice County: 13 countRiley County: 92 countRooks County: 5 countRush County: 6 countRussell County: 17 countSaline County: 67 countScott County: 14 countSedgwick County: 711 countSeward County: 26 countShawnee County: 257 countSheridan County: 4 countSherman County: 14 countSmith County: 5 countStafford County: 7 countStanton County: 4 countStevens County: 6 countSumner County: 27 countThomas County: 17 countTrego County: 8 countWabaunsee County: 12 countWallace County: 3 countWashington County: 9 countWichita County: 5 countWilson County: 14 countWoodson County: 6 countWyandotte County: 173 count
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count, 2006. 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, 2006

Johnson County: 1,278 countJohnson County1,278Sedgwick County: 711 countSedgwick County711Shawnee County: 257 countShawnee County257Douglas County: 184 countDouglas County184Wyandotte County: 173 countWyandotte County173Leavenworth County: 101 countLeavenworth County101Reno County: 99 countReno County99Riley County: 92 countRiley County92Butler County: 86 countButler County86Saline County: 67 countSaline County67Miami County: 65 countMiami County65Harvey County: 60 countHarvey County60Pottawatomie County: 60 countPottawatomie County60Ellis County: 58 countEllis County58Montgomery County: 52 countMontgomery County52Finney County: 47 countFinney County47Barton County: 45 countBarton County45Crawford County: 42 countCrawford County42McPherson County: 42 countMcPherson County42Cowley County: 40 countCowley County40Lyon County: 36 countLyon County36Franklin County: 34 countFranklin County34Ford County: 32 countFord County32Geary County: 32 countGeary County32Dickinson County: 30 countDickinson County30Sumner County: 27 countSumner County27Neosho County: 26 countNeosho County26Seward County: 26 countSeward County26Jefferson County: 25 countJefferson County25Pratt County: 25 countPratt County25Allen County: 22 countAllen County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Jackson County: 21 countJackson County21Labette County: 21 countLabette County21Clay County: 19 countClay County19Coffey County: 19 countCoffey County19Brown County: 18 countBrown County18Bourbon County: 17 countBourbon County17Nemaha County: 17 countNemaha County17Russell County: 17 countRussell County17Johnson County: 1,278 countJohnson County1,278Sedgwick County: 711 countSedgwick County711Shawnee County: 257 countShawnee County257Douglas County: 184 countDouglas County184Wyandotte County: 173 countWyandotte County173Leavenworth County: 101 countLeavenworth County101Reno County: 99 countReno County99Riley County: 92 countRiley County92Butler County: 86 countButler County86Saline County: 67 countSaline County67Miami County: 65 countMiami County65Harvey County: 60 countHarvey County60Pottawatomie County: 60 countPottawatomie County60Ellis County: 58 countEllis County58Montgomery County: 52 countMontgomery County52Finney County: 47 countFinney County47Barton County: 45 countBarton County45Crawford County: 42 countCrawford County42McPherson County: 42 countMcPherson County42Cowley County: 40 countCowley County40Lyon County: 36 countLyon County36Franklin County: 34 countFranklin County34Ford County: 32 countFord County32Geary County: 32 countGeary County32Dickinson County: 30 countDickinson County30Sumner County: 27 countSumner County27Neosho County: 26 countNeosho County26Seward County: 26 countSeward County26Jefferson County: 25 countJefferson County25Pratt County: 25 countPratt County25Allen County: 22 countAllen County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Jackson County: 21 countJackson County21Labette County: 21 countLabette County21Clay County: 19 countClay County19Coffey County: 19 countCoffey County19Brown County: 18 countBrown County18Bourbon County: 17 countBourbon County17Nemaha County: 17 countNemaha County17Russell County: 17 countRussell 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

RankCounties2006
count		Change on 2005
1Johnson County1,278-1.5%
2Sedgwick County711-0.1%
3Shawnee County257-10.5%
4Douglas County184+6.4%
5Wyandotte County173-1.1%
6Leavenworth County101+5.2%
7Reno County99-9.2%
8Riley County92+16.5%
9Butler County86-14.9%
10Saline County67-21.2%
11Miami County65-4.4%
12Harvey County60+22.4%
12Pottawatomie County60+76.5%
14Ellis County58-3.3%
15Montgomery County52-5.5%
16Finney County47-4.1%
17Barton County45+2.3%
18Crawford County42-14.3%
18McPherson County420%
20Cowley County40-4.8%
21Lyon County36+9.1%
22Franklin County34+6.3%
23Ford County320%
23Geary County32-5.9%
25Dickinson County30+11.1%
26Sumner County27+28.6%
27Neosho County26+52.9%
27Seward County26-16.1%
29Jefferson County25+8.7%
29Pratt County25+4.2%
31Allen County22-21.4%
32Cherokee County21+75%
32Jackson County21+23.5%
32Labette County21-8.7%
35Clay County19+11.8%
35Coffey County19+72.7%
37Brown County18+28.6%
38Bourbon County17-37%
38Nemaha County17+13.3%
38Russell County17+6.3%
38Thomas County17+21.4%
42Gray County16+128.6%
42Osage County16-5.9%
44Anderson County150%
44Atchison County15-37.5%
44Grant County15+200%
44Kingman County15+15.4%
44Marion County15-11.8%
49Mitchell County14-12.5%
49Scott County14+100%
49Sherman County14+100%
49Wilson County14+40%
53Barber County13-13.3%
53Cloud County13-31.6%
53Harper County13+30%
53Marshall County13-50%
53Phillips County13+30%
53Rice County13+8.3%
59Linn County12+9.1%
59Wabaunsee County12+50%
61Ellsworth County11+266.7%
62Lincoln County10+233.3%
62Osborne County10+66.7%
62Rawlins County10n/a
65Kiowa County9n/a
65Ness County9+50%
65Washington County9+28.6%
68Doniphan County8+14.3%
68Greenwood County8-52.9%
68Kearny County8n/a
68Morris County80%
68Pawnee County8-11.1%
68Trego County8-11.1%
74Gove County7+40%
74Graham County7+133.3%
74Stafford County7+40%
77Chautauqua County60%
77Cheyenne County60%
77Hamilton County6n/a
77Haskell County6+50%
77Hodgeman County6n/a
77Meade County6+50%
77Ottawa County6-57.1%
77Republic County6-40%
77Rush County6+100%
77Stevens County6-57.1%
77Woodson County6-33.3%
88Elk County50%
88Rooks County5-44.4%
88Smith County5-16.7%
88Wichita County5n/a
92Chase County4-33.3%
92Decatur County4-20%
92Edwards County4n/a
92Norton County4-42.9%
92Sheridan County4+33.3%
92Stanton County40%
98Clark County3-50%
98Comanche County3-40%
98Jewell County3n/a
98Lane County30%
98Logan County3-40%
98Morton County30%
98Wallace County3n/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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2006 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, 2006) [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, 2006. 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=2006. 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, 2006. 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=2006.

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, 2006 [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=2006 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties?period=2006. 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 1,278 in 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Wallace County, with 3 in 2006.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2006 and are not ranked.

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