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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 96 counties in 2011, at 899. Greeley County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10 and the figure for Kansas was 3,198. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest899Johnson County
Lowest0Greeley County
Median1096 counties
Kansas3,198History

Map of counties, 2011

Allen County: 17 countAnderson County: 5 countAtchison County: 14 countBarber County: 8 countBarton County: 35 countBourbon County: 13 countBrown County: 4 countButler County: 53 countChase County: 3 countChautauqua County: 5 countCherokee County: 21 countCheyenne County: 6 countClark County: 4 countClay County: 8 countCloud County: 10 countCoffey County: 13 countCowley County: 24 countCrawford County: 29 countDecatur County: 3 countDickinson County: 13 countDoniphan County: 10 countDouglas County: 145 countEdwards County: 5 countElk County: 3 countEllis County: 61 countEllsworth County: 6 countFinney County: 39 countFord County: 39 countFranklin County: 21 countGeary County: 16 countGove County: 7 countGraham County: 6 countGrant County: 11 countGray County: 10 countGreeley County: 0 countGreenwood County: 5 countHamilton County: 4 countHarper County: 5 countHarvey County: 24 countHaskell County: 8 countHodgeman County: 4 countJackson County: 11 countJefferson County: 18 countJewell County: 4 countJohnson County: 899 countKearny County: 4 countKingman County: 6 countKiowa County: 5 countLabette County: 15 countLane County: 3 countLeavenworth County: 56 countLinn County: 8 countLyon County: 26 countMcPherson County: 30 countMarion County: 12 countMarshall County: 13 countMiami County: 39 countMitchell County: 9 countMontgomery County: 35 countNemaha County: 14 countNeosho County: 14 countNess County: 4 countNorton County: 6 countOsage County: 9 countOsborne County: 7 countOttawa County: 3 countPawnee County: 10 countPhillips County: 8 countPottawatomie County: 26 countPratt County: 12 countRawlins County: 4 countReno County: 67 countRepublic County: 8 countRice County: 12 countRiley County: 68 countRooks County: 8 countRussell County: 8 countSaline County: 51 countScott County: 6 countSedgwick County: 547 countSeward County: 10 countShawnee County: 147 countSheridan County: 6 countSherman County: 17 countSmith County: 7 countStafford County: 6 countStevens County: 5 countSumner County: 20 countThomas County: 6 countTrego County: 8 countWabaunsee County: 5 countWallace County: 6 countWichita County: 4 countWilson County: 11 countWoodson County: 3 countWyandotte County: 123 count
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count, 2011. 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, 2011

Johnson County: 899 countJohnson County899Sedgwick County: 547 countSedgwick County547Shawnee County: 147 countShawnee County147Douglas County: 145 countDouglas County145Wyandotte County: 123 countWyandotte County123Riley County: 68 countRiley County68Reno County: 67 countReno County67Ellis County: 61 countEllis County61Leavenworth County: 56 countLeavenworth County56Butler County: 53 countButler County53Saline County: 51 countSaline County51Finney County: 39 countFinney County39Ford County: 39 countFord County39Miami County: 39 countMiami County39Barton County: 35 countBarton County35Montgomery County: 35 countMontgomery County35McPherson County: 30 countMcPherson County30Crawford County: 29 countCrawford County29Lyon County: 26 countLyon County26Pottawatomie County: 26 countPottawatomie County26Cowley County: 24 countCowley County24Harvey County: 24 countHarvey County24Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Sumner County: 20 countSumner County20Jefferson County: 18 countJefferson County18Allen County: 17 countAllen County17Sherman County: 17 countSherman County17Geary County: 16 countGeary County16Labette County: 15 countLabette County15Atchison County: 14 countAtchison County14Nemaha County: 14 countNemaha County14Neosho County: 14 countNeosho County14Bourbon County: 13 countBourbon County13Coffey County: 13 countCoffey County13Dickinson County: 13 countDickinson County13Marshall County: 13 countMarshall County13Marion County: 12 countMarion County12Pratt County: 12 countPratt County12Rice County: 12 countRice County12Johnson County: 899 countJohnson County899Sedgwick County: 547 countSedgwick County547Shawnee County: 147 countShawnee County147Douglas County: 145 countDouglas County145Wyandotte County: 123 countWyandotte County123Riley County: 68 countRiley County68Reno County: 67 countReno County67Ellis County: 61 countEllis County61Leavenworth County: 56 countLeavenworth County56Butler County: 53 countButler County53Saline County: 51 countSaline County51Finney County: 39 countFinney County39Ford County: 39 countFord County39Miami County: 39 countMiami County39Barton County: 35 countBarton County35Montgomery County: 35 countMontgomery County35McPherson County: 30 countMcPherson County30Crawford County: 29 countCrawford County29Lyon County: 26 countLyon County26Pottawatomie County: 26 countPottawatomie County26Cowley County: 24 countCowley County24Harvey County: 24 countHarvey County24Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Sumner County: 20 countSumner County20Jefferson County: 18 countJefferson County18Allen County: 17 countAllen County17Sherman County: 17 countSherman County17Geary County: 16 countGeary County16Labette County: 15 countLabette County15Atchison County: 14 countAtchison County14Nemaha County: 14 countNemaha County14Neosho County: 14 countNeosho County14Bourbon County: 13 countBourbon County13Coffey County: 13 countCoffey County13Dickinson County: 13 countDickinson County13Marshall County: 13 countMarshall County13Marion County: 12 countMarion County12Pratt County: 12 countPratt County12Rice County: 12 countRice County12
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

RankCounties2011
count		Change on 2010
1Johnson County899+4.9%
2Sedgwick County547+3.8%
3Shawnee County147+2.1%
4Douglas County145+12.4%
5Wyandotte County123-13.4%
6Riley County68+17.2%
7Reno County67+9.8%
8Ellis County61+45.2%
9Leavenworth County56+21.7%
10Butler County53+17.8%
11Saline County51+21.4%
12Finney County39-7.1%
12Ford County39+77.3%
12Miami County39-9.3%
15Barton County35+6.1%
15Montgomery County35+16.7%
17McPherson County30+42.9%
18Crawford County29-14.7%
19Lyon County26-29.7%
19Pottawatomie County260%
21Cowley County24+26.3%
21Harvey County24-40%
23Cherokee County21+10.5%
23Franklin County21+16.7%
25Sumner County20+17.6%
26Jefferson County18-10%
27Allen County17+54.5%
27Sherman County17+183.3%
29Geary County16-38.5%
30Labette County15-11.8%
31Atchison County14-17.6%
31Nemaha County14-6.7%
31Neosho County14-33.3%
34Bourbon County13-27.8%
34Coffey County13+225%
34Dickinson County13-13.3%
34Marshall County13-31.6%
38Marion County12+9.1%
38Pratt County12-7.7%
38Rice County120%
41Grant County11-21.4%
41Jackson County11-38.9%
41Wilson County11+10%
44Cloud County10-23.1%
44Doniphan County10+42.9%
44Gray County10-16.7%
44Pawnee County10+25%
44Seward County10-60%
49Mitchell County9+12.5%
49Osage County9-40%
51Barber County8-27.3%
51Clay County8+14.3%
51Haskell County8-11.1%
51Linn County80%
51Phillips County8-38.5%
51Republic County80%
51Rooks County8-33.3%
51Russell County8-33.3%
51Trego County8+60%
60Gove County7n/a
60Osborne County70%
60Smith County7+16.7%
63Cheyenne County6n/a
63Ellsworth County60%
63Graham County60%
63Kingman County6+20%
63Norton County6-14.3%
63Scott County60%
63Sheridan County6+20%
63Stafford County6n/a
63Thomas County6-14.3%
63Wallace County6+20%
73Anderson County5-66.7%
73Chautauqua County5-16.7%
73Edwards County5-44.4%
73Greenwood County5+25%
73Harper County5-37.5%
73Kiowa County5-28.6%
73Stevens County5-16.7%
73Wabaunsee County5-16.7%
81Brown County4-42.9%
81Clark County4n/a
81Hamilton County4n/a
81Hodgeman County4+33.3%
81Jewell County40%
81Kearny County40%
81Ness County4-33.3%
81Rawlins County4-20%
81Wichita County4-33.3%
90Chase County3-40%
90Decatur County30%
90Elk County3n/a
90Lane County3-25%
90Ottawa County3-72.7%
90Woodson County3n/a
96Greeley 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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2011 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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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=2011. 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, 2011. 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=2011.

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, 2011 [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=2011 (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=2011. 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 899 in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Greeley County, with 0 in 2011.

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 2011 and are not ranked.

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