Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 97 counties in 2010, at 857. Clark County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11 and the figure for Kansas was 3,143. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest857Johnson County
Median1197 counties
Kansas3,143History

Map of counties, 2010

Allen County: 11 countAnderson County: 15 countAtchison County: 17 countBarber County: 11 countBarton County: 33 countBourbon County: 18 countBrown County: 7 countButler County: 45 countChase County: 5 countChautauqua County: 6 countCherokee County: 19 countClark County: 0 countClay County: 7 countCloud County: 13 countCoffey County: 4 countComanche County: 4 countCowley County: 19 countCrawford County: 34 countDecatur County: 3 countDickinson County: 15 countDoniphan County: 7 countDouglas County: 129 countEdwards County: 9 countEllis County: 42 countEllsworth County: 6 countFinney County: 42 countFord County: 22 countFranklin County: 18 countGeary County: 26 countGraham County: 6 countGrant County: 14 countGray County: 12 countGreenwood County: 4 countHarper County: 8 countHarvey County: 40 countHaskell County: 9 countHodgeman County: 3 countJackson County: 18 countJefferson County: 20 countJewell County: 4 countJohnson County: 857 countKearny County: 4 countKingman County: 5 countKiowa County: 7 countLabette County: 17 countLane County: 4 countLeavenworth County: 46 countLincoln County: 6 countLinn County: 8 countLogan County: 6 countLyon County: 37 countMcPherson County: 21 countMarion County: 11 countMarshall County: 19 countMeade County: 4 countMiami County: 43 countMitchell County: 8 countMontgomery County: 30 countMorris County: 8 countNemaha County: 15 countNeosho County: 21 countNess County: 6 countNorton County: 7 countOsage County: 15 countOsborne County: 7 countOttawa County: 11 countPawnee County: 8 countPhillips County: 13 countPottawatomie County: 26 countPratt County: 13 countRawlins County: 5 countReno County: 61 countRepublic County: 8 countRice County: 12 countRiley County: 58 countRooks County: 12 countRush County: 6 countRussell County: 12 countSaline County: 42 countScott County: 6 countSedgwick County: 527 countSeward County: 25 countShawnee County: 144 countSheridan County: 5 countSherman County: 6 countSmith County: 6 countStanton County: 3 countStevens County: 6 countSumner County: 17 countThomas County: 7 countTrego County: 5 countWabaunsee County: 6 countWallace County: 5 countWashington County: 7 countWichita County: 6 countWilson County: 10 countWyandotte County: 142 count
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count, 2010. 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, 2010

Johnson County: 857 countJohnson County857Sedgwick County: 527 countSedgwick County527Shawnee County: 144 countShawnee County144Wyandotte County: 142 countWyandotte County142Douglas County: 129 countDouglas County129Reno County: 61 countReno County61Riley County: 58 countRiley County58Leavenworth County: 46 countLeavenworth County46Butler County: 45 countButler County45Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Ellis County: 42 countEllis County42Finney County: 42 countFinney County42Saline County: 42 countSaline County42Harvey County: 40 countHarvey County40Lyon County: 37 countLyon County37Crawford County: 34 countCrawford County34Barton County: 33 countBarton County33Montgomery County: 30 countMontgomery County30Geary County: 26 countGeary County26Pottawatomie County: 26 countPottawatomie County26Seward County: 25 countSeward County25Ford County: 22 countFord County22McPherson County: 21 countMcPherson County21Neosho County: 21 countNeosho County21Jefferson County: 20 countJefferson County20Cherokee County: 19 countCherokee County19Cowley County: 19 countCowley County19Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Bourbon County: 18 countBourbon County18Franklin County: 18 countFranklin County18Jackson County: 18 countJackson County18Atchison County: 17 countAtchison County17Labette County: 17 countLabette County17Sumner County: 17 countSumner County17Anderson County: 15 countAnderson County15Dickinson County: 15 countDickinson County15Nemaha County: 15 countNemaha County15Osage County: 15 countOsage County15Grant County: 14 countGrant County14Cloud County: 13 countCloud County13Johnson County: 857 countJohnson County857Sedgwick County: 527 countSedgwick County527Shawnee County: 144 countShawnee County144Wyandotte County: 142 countWyandotte County142Douglas County: 129 countDouglas County129Reno County: 61 countReno County61Riley County: 58 countRiley County58Leavenworth County: 46 countLeavenworth County46Butler County: 45 countButler County45Miami County: 43 countMiami County43Ellis County: 42 countEllis County42Finney County: 42 countFinney County42Saline County: 42 countSaline County42Harvey County: 40 countHarvey County40Lyon County: 37 countLyon County37Crawford County: 34 countCrawford County34Barton County: 33 countBarton County33Montgomery County: 30 countMontgomery County30Geary County: 26 countGeary County26Pottawatomie County: 26 countPottawatomie County26Seward County: 25 countSeward County25Ford County: 22 countFord County22McPherson County: 21 countMcPherson County21Neosho County: 21 countNeosho County21Jefferson County: 20 countJefferson County20Cherokee County: 19 countCherokee County19Cowley County: 19 countCowley County19Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Bourbon County: 18 countBourbon County18Franklin County: 18 countFranklin County18Jackson County: 18 countJackson County18Atchison County: 17 countAtchison County17Labette County: 17 countLabette County17Sumner County: 17 countSumner County17Anderson County: 15 countAnderson County15Dickinson County: 15 countDickinson County15Nemaha County: 15 countNemaha County15Osage County: 15 countOsage County15Grant County: 14 countGrant County14Cloud County: 13 countCloud County13
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

RankCounties2010
count
Change on 2009
1Johnson County857-4.6%
2Sedgwick County527-2.4%
3Shawnee County144-23.4%
4Wyandotte County142+8.4%
5Douglas County129-5.8%
6Reno County61-27.4%
7Riley County58+18.4%
8Leavenworth County46-37.8%
9Butler County45-43.8%
10Miami County430%
11Ellis County42-36.4%
11Finney County42+13.5%
11Saline County42-40%
14Harvey County40+17.6%
15Lyon County37+19.4%
16Crawford County34+6.3%
17Barton County33-13.2%
18Montgomery County30-26.8%
19Geary County260%
19Pottawatomie County26-18.8%
21Seward County25-7.4%
22Ford County22-12%
23McPherson County21-27.6%
23Neosho County21-4.5%
25Jefferson County20+33.3%
26Cherokee County19-9.5%
26Cowley County19-38.7%
26Marshall County190%
29Bourbon County18+20%
29Franklin County18-33.3%
29Jackson County18+125%
32Atchison County17-5.6%
32Labette County17+6.3%
32Sumner County17+6.3%
35Anderson County15+114.3%
35Dickinson County15-21.1%
35Nemaha County15-6.3%
35Osage County15+87.5%
39Grant County14+75%
40Cloud County13+18.2%
40Phillips County13+225%
40Pratt County13-27.8%
43Gray County12+100%
43Rice County12-33.3%
43Rooks County12+9.1%
43Russell County12+100%
47Allen County11-38.9%
47Barber County11+37.5%
47Marion County110%
47Ottawa County11+175%
51Wilson County10+66.7%
52Edwards County9+50%
52Haskell County9+200%
54Harper County8+100%
54Linn County8-27.3%
54Mitchell County8-11.1%
54Morris County8-11.1%
54Pawnee County8-33.3%
54Republic County8-42.9%
60Brown County7-30%
60Clay County7+16.7%
60Doniphan County7-12.5%
60Kiowa County7-22.2%
60Norton County70%
60Osborne County7+133.3%
60Thomas County7-53.3%
60Washington County7-22.2%
68Chautauqua County6+20%
68Ellsworth County6-40%
68Graham County6+20%
68Lincoln County6+50%
68Logan County6n/a
68Ness County60%
68Rush County6n/a
68Scott County6-40%
68Sherman County6-53.8%
68Smith County6-25%
68Stevens County60%
68Wabaunsee County60%
68Wichita County6+20%
81Chase County50%
81Kingman County5-58.3%
81Rawlins County5+25%
81Sheridan County5+66.7%
81Trego County50%
81Wallace County5n/a
87Coffey County4-66.7%
87Comanche County40%
87Greenwood County4-63.6%
87Jewell County4n/a
87Kearny County40%
87Lane County4-20%
87Meade County4-20%
94Decatur County3n/a
94Hodgeman County30%
94Stanton County3-25%
97Clark County0-100%

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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2010 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, 2010) [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, 2010. 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=2010. 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, 2010. 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=2010.

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, 2010 [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=2010 (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=2010. 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 857 in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Clark County, with 0 in 2010.

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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. 8 counties have no value for 2010 and are not ranked.

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