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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2012, at 12,686. Greeley County had the lowest, at 41. The median was 196 and the figure for Kansas was 52,640. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,686Johnson County
Lowest41Greeley County
Median196105 counties
Kansas52,640History

Map of counties, 2012

Allen County: 317 countAnderson County: 173 countAtchison County: 320 countBarber County: 196 countBarton County: 822 countBourbon County: 317 countBrown County: 236 countButler County: 1,033 countChase County: 67 countChautauqua County: 66 countCherokee County: 292 countCheyenne County: 89 countClark County: 53 countClay County: 234 countCloud County: 289 countCoffey County: 207 countComanche County: 68 countCowley County: 612 countCrawford County: 775 countDecatur County: 90 countDickinson County: 417 countDoniphan County: 135 countDouglas County: 2,266 countEdwards County: 86 countElk County: 59 countEllis County: 984 countEllsworth County: 155 countFinney County: 840 countFord County: 640 countFranklin County: 485 countGeary County: 472 countGove County: 108 countGraham County: 108 countGrant County: 196 countGray County: 176 countGreeley County: 41 countGreenwood County: 161 countHamilton County: 59 countHarper County: 174 countHarvey County: 667 countHaskell County: 97 countHodgeman County: 45 countJackson County: 228 countJefferson County: 272 countJewell County: 68 countJohnson County: 12,686 countKearny County: 73 countKingman County: 188 countKiowa County: 83 countLabette County: 389 countLane County: 60 countLeavenworth County: 962 countLincoln County: 80 countLinn County: 157 countLogan County: 97 countLyon County: 705 countMcPherson County: 776 countMarion County: 258 countMarshall County: 314 countMeade County: 116 countMiami County: 628 countMitchell County: 200 countMontgomery County: 701 countMorris County: 125 countMorton County: 85 countNemaha County: 305 countNeosho County: 386 countNess County: 123 countNorton County: 154 countOsage County: 212 countOsborne County: 133 countOttawa County: 119 countPawnee County: 152 countPhillips County: 204 countPottawatomie County: 505 countPratt County: 323 countRawlins County: 93 countReno County: 1,344 countRepublic County: 156 countRice County: 233 countRiley County: 1,261 countRooks County: 169 countRush County: 80 countRussell County: 243 countSaline County: 1,345 countScott County: 164 countSedgwick County: 8,782 countSeward County: 488 countShawnee County: 3,470 countSheridan County: 102 countSherman County: 207 countSmith County: 125 countStafford County: 110 countStanton County: 53 countStevens County: 128 countSumner County: 388 countThomas County: 300 countTrego County: 116 countWabaunsee County: 125 countWallace County: 45 countWashington County: 172 countWichita County: 88 countWilson County: 216 countWoodson County: 79 countWyandotte County: 2,404 count
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count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Johnson County: 12,686 countJohnson County12,686Sedgwick County: 8,782 countSedgwick County8,782Shawnee County: 3,470 countShawnee County3,470Wyandotte County: 2,404 countWyandotte County2,404Douglas County: 2,266 countDouglas County2,266Saline County: 1,345 countSaline County1,345Reno County: 1,344 countReno County1,344Riley County: 1,261 countRiley County1,261Butler County: 1,033 countButler County1,033Ellis County: 984 countEllis County984Leavenworth County: 962 countLeavenworth County962Finney County: 840 countFinney County840Barton County: 822 countBarton County822McPherson County: 776 countMcPherson County776Crawford County: 775 countCrawford County775Lyon County: 705 countLyon County705Montgomery County: 701 countMontgomery County701Harvey County: 667 countHarvey County667Ford County: 640 countFord County640Miami County: 628 countMiami County628Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 505 countPottawatomie County505Seward County: 488 countSeward County488Franklin County: 485 countFranklin County485Geary County: 472 countGeary County472Dickinson County: 417 countDickinson County417Labette County: 389 countLabette County389Sumner County: 388 countSumner County388Neosho County: 386 countNeosho County386Pratt County: 323 countPratt County323Atchison County: 320 countAtchison County320Allen County: 317 countAllen County317Bourbon County: 317 countBourbon County317Marshall County: 314 countMarshall County314Nemaha County: 305 countNemaha County305Thomas County: 300 countThomas County300Cherokee County: 292 countCherokee County292Cloud County: 289 countCloud County289Jefferson County: 272 countJefferson County272Marion County: 258 countMarion County258Johnson County: 12,686 countJohnson County12,686Sedgwick County: 8,782 countSedgwick County8,782Shawnee County: 3,470 countShawnee County3,470Wyandotte County: 2,404 countWyandotte County2,404Douglas County: 2,266 countDouglas County2,266Saline County: 1,345 countSaline County1,345Reno County: 1,344 countReno County1,344Riley County: 1,261 countRiley County1,261Butler County: 1,033 countButler County1,033Ellis County: 984 countEllis County984Leavenworth County: 962 countLeavenworth County962Finney County: 840 countFinney County840Barton County: 822 countBarton County822McPherson County: 776 countMcPherson County776Crawford County: 775 countCrawford County775Lyon County: 705 countLyon County705Montgomery County: 701 countMontgomery County701Harvey County: 667 countHarvey County667Ford County: 640 countFord County640Miami County: 628 countMiami County628Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 505 countPottawatomie County505Seward County: 488 countSeward County488Franklin County: 485 countFranklin County485Geary County: 472 countGeary County472Dickinson County: 417 countDickinson County417Labette County: 389 countLabette County389Sumner County: 388 countSumner County388Neosho County: 386 countNeosho County386Pratt County: 323 countPratt County323Atchison County: 320 countAtchison County320Allen County: 317 countAllen County317Bourbon County: 317 countBourbon County317Marshall County: 314 countMarshall County314Nemaha County: 305 countNemaha County305Thomas County: 300 countThomas County300Cherokee County: 292 countCherokee County292Cloud County: 289 countCloud County289Jefferson County: 272 countJefferson County272Marion County: 258 countMarion County258
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012
count		Change on 2011
1Johnson County12,686+0.7%
2Sedgwick County8,782-0.6%
3Shawnee County3,470+0.4%
4Wyandotte County2,404-1.5%
5Douglas County2,266+1.8%
6Saline County1,345-1.6%
7Reno County1,344-1%
8Riley County1,261+0.2%
9Butler County1,033+0.5%
10Ellis County984+0.4%
11Leavenworth County962+1.4%
12Finney County840-0.8%
13Barton County822-1%
14McPherson County776+1.8%
15Crawford County775-1.1%
16Lyon County705-0.8%
17Montgomery County701-1.5%
18Harvey County667-2.5%
19Ford County640-1.1%
20Miami County628-0.2%
21Cowley County612+0.2%
22Pottawatomie County505-1.8%
23Seward County488-3.6%
24Franklin County485+1.9%
25Geary County472-1.7%
26Dickinson County417-0.7%
27Labette County389-1.8%
28Sumner County388-2.5%
29Neosho County386-2%
30Pratt County323-0.6%
31Atchison County320-0.9%
32Allen County317-1.6%
32Bourbon County317-4.5%
34Marshall County314-3.1%
35Nemaha County305+1%
36Thomas County300-0.3%
37Cherokee County292-2.7%
38Cloud County289-1.4%
39Jefferson County2720%
40Marion County258-0.4%
41Russell County243-0.4%
42Brown County236+6.3%
43Clay County234-2.9%
44Rice County233-5.3%
45Jackson County228-1.3%
46Wilson County216-1.8%
47Osage County212-1.4%
48Coffey County207+4.5%
48Sherman County207-1.9%
50Phillips County204+2%
51Mitchell County2000%
52Barber County196-0.5%
52Grant County196+1.6%
54Kingman County188+1.1%
55Gray County176-2.2%
56Harper County174+1.2%
57Anderson County1730%
58Washington County172+5.5%
59Rooks County169+1.2%
60Scott County164+2.5%
61Greenwood County161+3.2%
62Linn County157-2.5%
63Republic County156-6.6%
64Ellsworth County155+0.6%
65Norton County154+3.4%
66Pawnee County152-3.2%
67Doniphan County135-2.9%
68Osborne County133+3.1%
69Stevens County128+0.8%
70Morris County125-3.1%
70Smith County125-0.8%
70Wabaunsee County125-0.8%
73Ness County123-0.8%
74Ottawa County119+6.3%
75Meade County116+4.5%
75Trego County116-5.7%
77Stafford County1100%
78Gove County108+2.9%
78Graham County108+3.8%
80Sheridan County102+3%
81Haskell County97+1%
81Logan County97-2%
83Rawlins County93-2.1%
84Decatur County90-2.2%
85Cheyenne County89-1.1%
86Wichita County88-6.4%
87Edwards County86-6.5%
88Morton County85+3.7%
89Kiowa County83+5.1%
90Lincoln County80-2.4%
90Rush County80+5.3%
92Woodson County79-4.8%
93Kearny County73+1.4%
94Comanche County68-2.9%
94Jewell County68-2.9%
96Chase County67+3.1%
97Chautauqua County66-2.9%
98Lane County600%
99Elk County59-4.8%
99Hamilton County59-7.8%
101Clark County53-3.6%
101Stanton County53-5.4%
103Hodgeman County45+2.3%
103Wallace County45-2.2%
105Greeley County41+10.8%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/kansas-counties?period=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/kansas-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/kansas-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 12,686 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 41 in 2012.

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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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