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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 98 counties in 2009, at 898. Woodson County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 11 and the figure for Kansas was 3,418. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest898Johnson County
Lowest3Woodson County
Median1198 counties
Kansas3,418History

Map of counties, 2009

Allen County: 18 countAnderson County: 7 countAtchison County: 18 countBarber County: 8 countBarton County: 38 countBourbon County: 15 countBrown County: 10 countButler County: 80 countChase County: 5 countChautauqua County: 5 countCherokee County: 21 countCheyenne County: 6 countClark County: 5 countClay County: 6 countCloud County: 11 countCoffey County: 12 countComanche County: 4 countCowley County: 31 countCrawford County: 32 countDickinson County: 19 countDoniphan County: 8 countDouglas County: 137 countEdwards County: 6 countElk County: 5 countEllis County: 66 countEllsworth County: 10 countFinney County: 37 countFord County: 25 countFranklin County: 27 countGeary County: 26 countGove County: 4 countGraham County: 5 countGrant County: 8 countGray County: 6 countGreenwood County: 11 countHarper County: 4 countHarvey County: 34 countHaskell County: 3 countHodgeman County: 3 countJackson County: 8 countJefferson County: 15 countJohnson County: 898 countKearny County: 4 countKingman County: 12 countKiowa County: 9 countLabette County: 16 countLane County: 5 countLeavenworth County: 74 countLincoln County: 4 countLinn County: 11 countLyon County: 31 countMcPherson County: 29 countMarion County: 11 countMarshall County: 19 countMeade County: 5 countMiami County: 43 countMitchell County: 9 countMontgomery County: 41 countMorris County: 9 countMorton County: 5 countNemaha County: 16 countNeosho County: 22 countNess County: 6 countNorton County: 7 countOsage County: 8 countOsborne County: 3 countOttawa County: 4 countPawnee County: 12 countPhillips County: 4 countPottawatomie County: 32 countPratt County: 18 countRawlins County: 4 countReno County: 84 countRepublic County: 14 countRice County: 18 countRiley County: 49 countRooks County: 11 countRussell County: 6 countSaline County: 70 countScott County: 10 countSedgwick County: 540 countSeward County: 27 countShawnee County: 188 countSheridan County: 3 countSherman County: 13 countSmith County: 8 countStafford County: 5 countStanton County: 4 countStevens County: 6 countSumner County: 16 countThomas County: 15 countTrego County: 5 countWabaunsee County: 6 countWashington County: 9 countWichita County: 5 countWilson County: 6 countWoodson County: 3 countWyandotte County: 131 count
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count, 2009. 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, 2009

Johnson County: 898 countJohnson County898Sedgwick County: 540 countSedgwick County540Shawnee County: 188 countShawnee County188Douglas County: 137 countDouglas County137Wyandotte County: 131 countWyandotte County131Reno County: 84 countReno County84Butler County: 80 countButler County80Leavenworth County: 74 countLeavenworth County74Saline County: 70 countSaline County70Ellis County: 66 countEllis County66Riley County: 49 countRiley County49Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Montgomery County: 41 countMontgomery County41Barton County: 38 countBarton County38Finney County: 37 countFinney County37Harvey County: 34 countHarvey County34Crawford County: 32 countCrawford County32Pottawatomie County: 32 countPottawatomie County32Cowley County: 31 countCowley County31Lyon County: 31 countLyon County31McPherson County: 29 countMcPherson County29Franklin County: 27 countFranklin County27Seward County: 27 countSeward County27Geary County: 26 countGeary County26Ford County: 25 countFord County25Neosho County: 22 countNeosho County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Dickinson County: 19 countDickinson County19Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Allen County: 18 countAllen County18Atchison County: 18 countAtchison County18Pratt County: 18 countPratt County18Rice County: 18 countRice County18Labette County: 16 countLabette County16Nemaha County: 16 countNemaha County16Sumner County: 16 countSumner County16Bourbon County: 15 countBourbon County15Jefferson County: 15 countJefferson County15Thomas County: 15 countThomas County15Republic County: 14 countRepublic County14Johnson County: 898 countJohnson County898Sedgwick County: 540 countSedgwick County540Shawnee County: 188 countShawnee County188Douglas County: 137 countDouglas County137Wyandotte County: 131 countWyandotte County131Reno County: 84 countReno County84Butler County: 80 countButler County80Leavenworth County: 74 countLeavenworth County74Saline County: 70 countSaline County70Ellis County: 66 countEllis County66Riley County: 49 countRiley County49Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Montgomery County: 41 countMontgomery County41Barton County: 38 countBarton County38Finney County: 37 countFinney County37Harvey County: 34 countHarvey County34Crawford County: 32 countCrawford County32Pottawatomie County: 32 countPottawatomie County32Cowley County: 31 countCowley County31Lyon County: 31 countLyon County31McPherson County: 29 countMcPherson County29Franklin County: 27 countFranklin County27Seward County: 27 countSeward County27Geary County: 26 countGeary County26Ford County: 25 countFord County25Neosho County: 22 countNeosho County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Dickinson County: 19 countDickinson County19Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Allen County: 18 countAllen County18Atchison County: 18 countAtchison County18Pratt County: 18 countPratt County18Rice County: 18 countRice County18Labette County: 16 countLabette County16Nemaha County: 16 countNemaha County16Sumner County: 16 countSumner County16Bourbon County: 15 countBourbon County15Jefferson County: 15 countJefferson County15Thomas County: 15 countThomas County15Republic County: 14 countRepublic County14
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

RankCounties2009
count		Change on 2008
1Johnson County898-14.6%
2Sedgwick County540-16.1%
3Shawnee County188-9.2%
4Douglas County137-5.5%
5Wyandotte County131-10.3%
6Reno County84+15.1%
7Butler County80+12.7%
8Leavenworth County74+5.7%
9Saline County70+6.1%
10Ellis County66+8.2%
11Riley County49-39.5%
12Miami County43-20.4%
13Montgomery County41-2.4%
14Barton County38+5.6%
15Finney County37-28.8%
16Harvey County340%
17Crawford County32-17.9%
17Pottawatomie County32-22%
19Cowley County31-3.1%
19Lyon County31-43.6%
21McPherson County29-14.7%
22Franklin County27-34.1%
22Seward County27-3.6%
24Geary County26-27.8%
25Ford County25-28.6%
26Neosho County22+29.4%
27Cherokee County21+5%
28Dickinson County19+18.8%
28Marshall County190%
30Allen County18-5.3%
30Atchison County18+20%
30Pratt County18-14.3%
30Rice County18+20%
34Labette County16-48.4%
34Nemaha County16-5.9%
34Sumner County16-30.4%
37Bourbon County15-44.4%
37Jefferson County15-28.6%
37Thomas County15+25%
40Republic County14+16.7%
41Sherman County13-18.8%
42Coffey County120%
42Kingman County12+9.1%
42Pawnee County12+200%
45Cloud County11-42.1%
45Greenwood County11+10%
45Linn County11-21.4%
45Marion County11+10%
45Rooks County11+37.5%
50Brown County10-37.5%
50Ellsworth County10+25%
50Scott County10+100%
53Kiowa County9+50%
53Mitchell County9-10%
53Morris County9-25%
53Washington County9-40%
57Barber County8-38.5%
57Doniphan County8+100%
57Grant County8+100%
57Jackson County8-27.3%
57Osage County8-50%
57Smith County8+14.3%
63Anderson County7-50%
63Norton County7-30%
65Cheyenne County6n/a
65Clay County6-40%
65Edwards County6+20%
65Gray County6-50%
65Ness County60%
65Russell County6-71.4%
65Stevens County6+50%
65Wabaunsee County6-45.5%
65Wilson County6-73.9%
74Chase County5+66.7%
74Chautauqua County50%
74Clark County5n/a
74Elk County5-16.7%
74Graham County5-37.5%
74Lane County5+25%
74Meade County5+66.7%
74Morton County5-16.7%
74Stafford County5n/a
74Trego County5+25%
74Wichita County50%
85Comanche County4-42.9%
85Gove County4+33.3%
85Harper County4-63.6%
85Kearny County40%
85Lincoln County4-33.3%
85Ottawa County4-33.3%
85Phillips County4-75%
85Rawlins County4-50%
85Stanton County4n/a
94Haskell County3-66.7%
94Hodgeman County3-25%
94Osborne County3-66.7%
94Sheridan County30%
94Woodson County3-62.5%

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 2009 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, 2009) [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, 2009. 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=2009. 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, 2009. 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=2009.

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, 2009 [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=2009 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Johnson County, with 898 in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Woodson County, with 3 in 2009.

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 2009 and are not ranked.

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