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Counties in Kansas by employer firm births

Johnson County had the highest employer firm births of 95 counties in 2017, at 982. Stanton County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for Kansas was 3,407. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest982Johnson County
Lowest0Stanton County
Median995 counties
Kansas3,407History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 14 countAnderson County: 9 countAtchison County: 13 countBarber County: 5 countBarton County: 31 countBourbon County: 12 countBrown County: 13 countButler County: 59 countChase County: 3 countCherokee County: 5 countCheyenne County: 5 countClark County: 3 countClay County: 10 countCloud County: 8 countCoffey County: 9 countCowley County: 27 countCrawford County: 33 countDickinson County: 14 countDoniphan County: 7 countDouglas County: 131 countEdwards County: 0 countEllis County: 32 countEllsworth County: 8 countFinney County: 42 countFord County: 22 countFranklin County: 24 countGeary County: 19 countGove County: 4 countGraham County: 3 countGrant County: 8 countGray County: 14 countGreenwood County: 8 countHamilton County: 3 countHarper County: 6 countHarvey County: 28 countHaskell County: 9 countHodgeman County: 5 countJackson County: 14 countJefferson County: 18 countJewell County: 4 countJohnson County: 982 countKearny County: 6 countKingman County: 16 countKiowa County: 5 countLabette County: 19 countLane County: 4 countLeavenworth County: 76 countLinn County: 11 countLogan County: 5 countLyon County: 33 countMcPherson County: 52 countMarion County: 8 countMarshall County: 7 countMeade County: 6 countMiami County: 40 countMitchell County: 15 countMontgomery County: 23 countMorris County: 4 countNemaha County: 11 countNeosho County: 19 countNess County: 3 countNorton County: 6 countOsage County: 7 countOsborne County: 8 countOttawa County: 8 countPawnee County: 5 countPhillips County: 9 countPottawatomie County: 41 countPratt County: 10 countRawlins County: 3 countReno County: 57 countRepublic County: 7 countRice County: 7 countRiley County: 59 countRooks County: 4 countRussell County: 6 countSaline County: 52 countScott County: 10 countSedgwick County: 604 countSeward County: 17 countShawnee County: 172 countSheridan County: 4 countSherman County: 10 countSmith County: 3 countStafford County: 8 countStanton County: 0 countStevens County: 9 countSumner County: 19 countThomas County: 8 countTrego County: 6 countWabaunsee County: 15 countWashington County: 10 countWichita County: 4 countWilson County: 13 countWyandotte County: 175 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Johnson County: 982 countJohnson County982Sedgwick County: 604 countSedgwick County604Wyandotte County: 175 countWyandotte County175Shawnee County: 172 countShawnee County172Douglas County: 131 countDouglas County131Leavenworth County: 76 countLeavenworth County76Butler County: 59 countButler County59Riley County: 59 countRiley County59Reno County: 57 countReno County57McPherson County: 52 countMcPherson County52Saline County: 52 countSaline County52Finney County: 42 countFinney County42Pottawatomie County: 41 countPottawatomie County41Miami County: 40 countMiami County40Crawford County: 33 countCrawford County33Lyon County: 33 countLyon County33Ellis County: 32 countEllis County32Barton County: 31 countBarton County31Harvey County: 28 countHarvey County28Cowley County: 27 countCowley County27Franklin County: 24 countFranklin County24Montgomery County: 23 countMontgomery County23Ford County: 22 countFord County22Geary County: 19 countGeary County19Labette County: 19 countLabette County19Neosho County: 19 countNeosho County19Sumner County: 19 countSumner County19Jefferson County: 18 countJefferson County18Seward County: 17 countSeward County17Kingman County: 16 countKingman County16Mitchell County: 15 countMitchell County15Wabaunsee County: 15 countWabaunsee County15Allen County: 14 countAllen County14Dickinson County: 14 countDickinson County14Gray County: 14 countGray County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Atchison County: 13 countAtchison County13Brown County: 13 countBrown County13Wilson County: 13 countWilson County13Bourbon County: 12 countBourbon County12Johnson County: 982 countJohnson County982Sedgwick County: 604 countSedgwick County604Wyandotte County: 175 countWyandotte County175Shawnee County: 172 countShawnee County172Douglas County: 131 countDouglas County131Leavenworth County: 76 countLeavenworth County76Butler County: 59 countButler County59Riley County: 59 countRiley County59Reno County: 57 countReno County57McPherson County: 52 countMcPherson County52Saline County: 52 countSaline County52Finney County: 42 countFinney County42Pottawatomie County: 41 countPottawatomie County41Miami County: 40 countMiami County40Crawford County: 33 countCrawford County33Lyon County: 33 countLyon County33Ellis County: 32 countEllis County32Barton County: 31 countBarton County31Harvey County: 28 countHarvey County28Cowley County: 27 countCowley County27Franklin County: 24 countFranklin County24Montgomery County: 23 countMontgomery County23Ford County: 22 countFord County22Geary County: 19 countGeary County19Labette County: 19 countLabette County19Neosho County: 19 countNeosho County19Sumner County: 19 countSumner County19Jefferson County: 18 countJefferson County18Seward County: 17 countSeward County17Kingman County: 16 countKingman County16Mitchell County: 15 countMitchell County15Wabaunsee County: 15 countWabaunsee County15Allen County: 14 countAllen County14Dickinson County: 14 countDickinson County14Gray County: 14 countGray County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Atchison County: 13 countAtchison County13Brown County: 13 countBrown County13Wilson County: 13 countWilson County13Bourbon County: 12 countBourbon 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

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1Johnson County982-3.5%
2Sedgwick County604+3.4%
3Wyandotte County175-32.7%
4Shawnee County172+23.7%
5Douglas County131-10.3%
6Leavenworth County76+5.6%
7Butler County59-9.2%
7Riley County59-18.1%
9Reno County57-9.5%
10McPherson County52+52.9%
10Saline County52-8.8%
12Finney County42-10.6%
13Pottawatomie County41+28.1%
14Miami County400%
15Crawford County33+17.9%
15Lyon County33-5.7%
17Ellis County32-20%
18Barton County31+10.7%
19Harvey County28+3.7%
20Cowley County27-6.9%
21Franklin County240%
22Montgomery County23+9.5%
23Ford County22-31.3%
24Geary County190%
24Labette County19+58.3%
24Neosho County19-9.5%
24Sumner County190%
28Jefferson County18-21.7%
29Seward County17-37%
30Kingman County16+60%
31Mitchell County150%
31Wabaunsee County15+200%
33Allen County14-22.2%
33Dickinson County14-12.5%
33Gray County14+180%
33Jackson County140%
37Atchison County13-23.5%
37Brown County130%
37Wilson County13+85.7%
40Bourbon County12-29.4%
41Linn County11-8.3%
41Nemaha County11-31.3%
43Clay County100%
43Pratt County10-23.1%
43Scott County100%
43Sherman County10+233.3%
43Washington County10+42.9%
48Anderson County9+50%
48Coffey County9+28.6%
48Haskell County9+28.6%
48Phillips County9+12.5%
48Stevens County9+50%
53Cloud County8-27.3%
53Ellsworth County8+33.3%
53Grant County8-11.1%
53Greenwood County8-20%
53Marion County8+33.3%
53Osborne County80%
53Ottawa County8+33.3%
53Stafford County8-11.1%
53Thomas County8-33.3%
62Doniphan County70%
62Marshall County7-50%
62Osage County7+75%
62Republic County7-12.5%
62Rice County7-36.4%
67Harper County6-14.3%
67Kearny County6-14.3%
67Meade County6+50%
67Norton County6-50%
67Russell County60%
67Trego County6+50%
73Barber County5-16.7%
73Cherokee County5-58.3%
73Cheyenne County5-16.7%
73Hodgeman County5+66.7%
73Kiowa County50%
73Logan County5-28.6%
73Pawnee County50%
80Gove County4+33.3%
80Jewell County4n/a
80Lane County4n/a
80Morris County4-20%
80Rooks County4-63.6%
80Sheridan County4-33.3%
80Wichita County4n/a
87Chase County3n/a
87Clark County3n/a
87Graham County3-57.1%
87Hamilton County3n/a
87Ness County3-25%
87Rawlins County30%
87Smith County3-57.1%
94Edwards County0-100%
94Stanton 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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (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=2017. 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 982 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Stanton County, with 0 in 2017.

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. 10 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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