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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 96 counties in 2014, at 973. Wallace County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 10 and the figure for Kansas was 3,344. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest973Johnson County
Lowest3Wallace County
Median1096 counties
Kansas3,344History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 16 countAnderson County: 8 countAtchison County: 14 countBarber County: 4 countBarton County: 31 countBourbon County: 13 countBrown County: 10 countButler County: 56 countChase County: 4 countCherokee County: 16 countCheyenne County: 5 countClay County: 10 countCloud County: 19 countCoffey County: 9 countComanche County: 5 countCowley County: 29 countCrawford County: 41 countDecatur County: 9 countDickinson County: 14 countDoniphan County: 5 countDouglas County: 137 countEdwards County: 5 countElk County: 4 countEllis County: 65 countEllsworth County: 6 countFinney County: 38 countFord County: 30 countFranklin County: 29 countGeary County: 22 countGove County: 7 countGrant County: 11 countGray County: 7 countGreenwood County: 5 countHamilton County: 4 countHarper County: 10 countHarvey County: 22 countHaskell County: 10 countHodgeman County: 3 countJackson County: 9 countJefferson County: 14 countJohnson County: 973 countKearny County: 6 countKingman County: 6 countLabette County: 16 countLane County: 4 countLeavenworth County: 72 countLincoln County: 5 countLinn County: 13 countLogan County: 8 countLyon County: 32 countMcPherson County: 24 countMarion County: 12 countMarshall County: 9 countMeade County: 3 countMiami County: 47 countMitchell County: 10 countMontgomery County: 25 countMorris County: 5 countMorton County: 8 countNemaha County: 12 countNeosho County: 13 countNess County: 7 countNorton County: 6 countOsage County: 16 countOsborne County: 6 countOttawa County: 9 countPhillips County: 6 countPottawatomie County: 19 countPratt County: 15 countRawlins County: 4 countReno County: 55 countRepublic County: 7 countRice County: 16 countRiley County: 82 countRooks County: 10 countRush County: 5 countRussell County: 12 countSaline County: 49 countScott County: 7 countSedgwick County: 528 countSeward County: 19 countShawnee County: 129 countSheridan County: 5 countSherman County: 4 countSmith County: 9 countStafford County: 3 countStevens County: 9 countSumner County: 17 countThomas County: 10 countTrego County: 9 countWabaunsee County: 7 countWallace County: 3 countWashington County: 7 countWilson County: 6 countWoodson County: 5 countWyandotte County: 183 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Johnson County: 973 countJohnson County973Sedgwick County: 528 countSedgwick County528Wyandotte County: 183 countWyandotte County183Douglas County: 137 countDouglas County137Shawnee County: 129 countShawnee County129Riley County: 82 countRiley County82Leavenworth County: 72 countLeavenworth County72Ellis County: 65 countEllis County65Butler County: 56 countButler County56Reno County: 55 countReno County55Saline County: 49 countSaline County49Miami County: 47 countMiami County47Crawford County: 41 countCrawford County41Finney County: 38 countFinney County38Lyon County: 32 countLyon County32Barton County: 31 countBarton County31Ford County: 30 countFord County30Cowley County: 29 countCowley County29Franklin County: 29 countFranklin County29Montgomery County: 25 countMontgomery County25McPherson County: 24 countMcPherson County24Geary County: 22 countGeary County22Harvey County: 22 countHarvey County22Cloud County: 19 countCloud County19Pottawatomie County: 19 countPottawatomie County19Seward County: 19 countSeward County19Sumner County: 17 countSumner County17Allen County: 16 countAllen County16Cherokee County: 16 countCherokee County16Labette County: 16 countLabette County16Osage County: 16 countOsage County16Rice County: 16 countRice County16Pratt County: 15 countPratt County15Atchison County: 14 countAtchison County14Dickinson County: 14 countDickinson County14Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14Bourbon County: 13 countBourbon County13Linn County: 13 countLinn County13Neosho County: 13 countNeosho County13Marion County: 12 countMarion County12Johnson County: 973 countJohnson County973Sedgwick County: 528 countSedgwick County528Wyandotte County: 183 countWyandotte County183Douglas County: 137 countDouglas County137Shawnee County: 129 countShawnee County129Riley County: 82 countRiley County82Leavenworth County: 72 countLeavenworth County72Ellis County: 65 countEllis County65Butler County: 56 countButler County56Reno County: 55 countReno County55Saline County: 49 countSaline County49Miami County: 47 countMiami County47Crawford County: 41 countCrawford County41Finney County: 38 countFinney County38Lyon County: 32 countLyon County32Barton County: 31 countBarton County31Ford County: 30 countFord County30Cowley County: 29 countCowley County29Franklin County: 29 countFranklin County29Montgomery County: 25 countMontgomery County25McPherson County: 24 countMcPherson County24Geary County: 22 countGeary County22Harvey County: 22 countHarvey County22Cloud County: 19 countCloud County19Pottawatomie County: 19 countPottawatomie County19Seward County: 19 countSeward County19Sumner County: 17 countSumner County17Allen County: 16 countAllen County16Cherokee County: 16 countCherokee County16Labette County: 16 countLabette County16Osage County: 16 countOsage County16Rice County: 16 countRice County16Pratt County: 15 countPratt County15Atchison County: 14 countAtchison County14Dickinson County: 14 countDickinson County14Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14Bourbon County: 13 countBourbon County13Linn County: 13 countLinn County13Neosho County: 13 countNeosho County13Marion County: 12 countMarion 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

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Johnson County973+5.6%
2Sedgwick County528+8.2%
3Wyandotte County183+14.4%
4Douglas County137+13.2%
5Shawnee County129-2.3%
6Riley County82+15.5%
7Leavenworth County72-18.2%
8Ellis County65+10.2%
9Butler County560%
10Reno County55-16.7%
11Saline County49+11.4%
12Miami County47+51.6%
13Crawford County41+24.2%
14Finney County38-5%
15Lyon County32+33.3%
16Barton County31+10.7%
17Ford County30-6.3%
18Cowley County29-19.4%
18Franklin County29-9.4%
20Montgomery County25+4.2%
21McPherson County24-31.4%
22Geary County220%
22Harvey County22-26.7%
24Cloud County19+171.4%
24Pottawatomie County19-24%
24Seward County19-5%
27Sumner County17-48.5%
28Allen County16-15.8%
28Cherokee County16-5.9%
28Labette County16+33.3%
28Osage County16+77.8%
28Rice County16+60%
33Pratt County150%
34Atchison County14-33.3%
34Dickinson County14-30%
34Jefferson County14+40%
37Bourbon County13+18.2%
37Linn County13+30%
37Neosho County130%
40Marion County12+33.3%
40Nemaha County12+71.4%
40Russell County12+9.1%
43Grant County11+10%
44Brown County10-33.3%
44Clay County10-23.1%
44Harper County10-23.1%
44Haskell County10+233.3%
44Mitchell County10+25%
44Rooks County10-16.7%
44Thomas County10+25%
51Coffey County9+50%
51Decatur County9n/a
51Jackson County9-18.2%
51Marshall County9-30.8%
51Ottawa County9+125%
51Smith County9+125%
51Stevens County9+12.5%
51Trego County9n/a
59Anderson County8-27.3%
59Logan County8+60%
59Morton County8+166.7%
62Gove County70%
62Gray County7-53.3%
62Ness County7+40%
62Republic County7+75%
62Scott County7-30%
62Wabaunsee County7-41.7%
62Washington County7-36.4%
69Ellsworth County6n/a
69Kearny County6+50%
69Kingman County60%
69Norton County6+20%
69Osborne County6-33.3%
69Phillips County6-25%
69Wilson County6-50%
76Cheyenne County50%
76Comanche County50%
76Doniphan County5+25%
76Edwards County50%
76Greenwood County5-37.5%
76Lincoln County5+66.7%
76Morris County50%
76Rush County5+25%
76Sheridan County5+66.7%
76Woodson County5n/a
86Barber County4-76.5%
86Chase County40%
86Elk County4n/a
86Hamilton County4n/a
86Lane County4n/a
86Rawlins County4-20%
86Sherman County4-50%
93Hodgeman County3n/a
93Meade County30%
93Stafford County3-57.1%
93Wallace County30%

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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kansas-counties?period=2014. 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 973 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Wallace County, with 3 in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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