Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2013, at 12,700. Greeley County had the lowest, at 38. The median was 195 and the figure for Kansas was 52,254. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,700Johnson County
Median195105 counties
Kansas52,254History

Map of counties, 2013

Allen County: 316 countAnderson County: 169 countAtchison County: 327 countBarber County: 198 countBarton County: 813 countBourbon County: 313 countBrown County: 242 countButler County: 1,030 countChase County: 62 countChautauqua County: 62 countCherokee County: 290 countCheyenne County: 93 countClark County: 48 countClay County: 234 countCloud County: 283 countCoffey County: 202 countComanche County: 70 countCowley County: 611 countCrawford County: 761 countDecatur County: 83 countDickinson County: 411 countDoniphan County: 128 countDouglas County: 2,258 countEdwards County: 86 countElk County: 58 countEllis County: 981 countEllsworth County: 147 countFinney County: 841 countFord County: 650 countFranklin County: 474 countGeary County: 461 countGove County: 110 countGraham County: 103 countGrant County: 198 countGray County: 183 countGreeley County: 38 countGreenwood County: 170 countHamilton County: 56 countHarper County: 182 countHarvey County: 672 countHaskell County: 94 countHodgeman County: 43 countJackson County: 226 countJefferson County: 267 countJewell County: 71 countJohnson County: 12,700 countKearny County: 73 countKingman County: 188 countKiowa County: 83 countLabette County: 381 countLane County: 57 countLeavenworth County: 985 countLincoln County: 79 countLinn County: 158 countLogan County: 96 countLyon County: 701 countMcPherson County: 773 countMarion County: 251 countMarshall County: 316 countMeade County: 114 countMiami County: 606 countMitchell County: 195 countMontgomery County: 675 countMorris County: 123 countMorton County: 84 countNemaha County: 292 countNeosho County: 378 countNess County: 124 countNorton County: 155 countOsage County: 203 countOsborne County: 132 countOttawa County: 115 countPawnee County: 151 countPhillips County: 209 countPottawatomie County: 500 countPratt County: 328 countRawlins County: 93 countReno County: 1,341 countRepublic County: 161 countRice County: 232 countRiley County: 1,283 countRooks County: 171 countRush County: 81 countRussell County: 247 countSaline County: 1,335 countScott County: 161 countSedgwick County: 8,716 countSeward County: 492 countShawnee County: 3,374 countSheridan County: 98 countSherman County: 211 countSmith County: 118 countStafford County: 112 countStanton County: 55 countStevens County: 134 countSumner County: 394 countThomas County: 294 countTrego County: 110 countWabaunsee County: 127 countWallace County: 47 countWashington County: 170 countWichita County: 85 countWilson County: 226 countWoodson County: 74 countWyandotte County: 2,411 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Johnson County: 12,700 countJohnson County12,700Sedgwick County: 8,716 countSedgwick County8,716Shawnee County: 3,374 countShawnee County3,374Wyandotte County: 2,411 countWyandotte County2,411Douglas County: 2,258 countDouglas County2,258Reno County: 1,341 countReno County1,341Saline County: 1,335 countSaline County1,335Riley County: 1,283 countRiley County1,283Butler County: 1,030 countButler County1,030Leavenworth County: 985 countLeavenworth County985Ellis County: 981 countEllis County981Finney County: 841 countFinney County841Barton County: 813 countBarton County813McPherson County: 773 countMcPherson County773Crawford County: 761 countCrawford County761Lyon County: 701 countLyon County701Montgomery County: 675 countMontgomery County675Harvey County: 672 countHarvey County672Ford County: 650 countFord County650Cowley County: 611 countCowley County611Miami County: 606 countMiami County606Pottawatomie County: 500 countPottawatomie County500Seward County: 492 countSeward County492Franklin County: 474 countFranklin County474Geary County: 461 countGeary County461Dickinson County: 411 countDickinson County411Sumner County: 394 countSumner County394Labette County: 381 countLabette County381Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Pratt County: 328 countPratt County328Atchison County: 327 countAtchison County327Allen County: 316 countAllen County316Marshall County: 316 countMarshall County316Bourbon County: 313 countBourbon County313Thomas County: 294 countThomas County294Nemaha County: 292 countNemaha County292Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Cloud County: 283 countCloud County283Jefferson County: 267 countJefferson County267Marion County: 251 countMarion County251Johnson County: 12,700 countJohnson County12,700Sedgwick County: 8,716 countSedgwick County8,716Shawnee County: 3,374 countShawnee County3,374Wyandotte County: 2,411 countWyandotte County2,411Douglas County: 2,258 countDouglas County2,258Reno County: 1,341 countReno County1,341Saline County: 1,335 countSaline County1,335Riley County: 1,283 countRiley County1,283Butler County: 1,030 countButler County1,030Leavenworth County: 985 countLeavenworth County985Ellis County: 981 countEllis County981Finney County: 841 countFinney County841Barton County: 813 countBarton County813McPherson County: 773 countMcPherson County773Crawford County: 761 countCrawford County761Lyon County: 701 countLyon County701Montgomery County: 675 countMontgomery County675Harvey County: 672 countHarvey County672Ford County: 650 countFord County650Cowley County: 611 countCowley County611Miami County: 606 countMiami County606Pottawatomie County: 500 countPottawatomie County500Seward County: 492 countSeward County492Franklin County: 474 countFranklin County474Geary County: 461 countGeary County461Dickinson County: 411 countDickinson County411Sumner County: 394 countSumner County394Labette County: 381 countLabette County381Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Pratt County: 328 countPratt County328Atchison County: 327 countAtchison County327Allen County: 316 countAllen County316Marshall County: 316 countMarshall County316Bourbon County: 313 countBourbon County313Thomas County: 294 countThomas County294Nemaha County: 292 countNemaha County292Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Cloud County: 283 countCloud County283Jefferson County: 267 countJefferson County267Marion County: 251 countMarion County251
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Johnson County12,700+0.1%
2Sedgwick County8,716-0.8%
3Shawnee County3,374-2.8%
4Wyandotte County2,411+0.3%
5Douglas County2,258-0.4%
6Reno County1,341-0.2%
7Saline County1,335-0.7%
8Riley County1,283+1.7%
9Butler County1,030-0.3%
10Leavenworth County985+2.4%
11Ellis County981-0.3%
12Finney County841+0.1%
13Barton County813-1.1%
14McPherson County773-0.4%
15Crawford County761-1.8%
16Lyon County701-0.6%
17Montgomery County675-3.7%
18Harvey County672+0.7%
19Ford County650+1.6%
20Cowley County611-0.2%
21Miami County606-3.5%
22Pottawatomie County500-1%
23Seward County492+0.8%
24Franklin County474-2.3%
25Geary County461-2.3%
26Dickinson County411-1.4%
27Sumner County394+1.5%
28Labette County381-2.1%
29Neosho County378-2.1%
30Pratt County328+1.5%
31Atchison County327+2.2%
32Allen County316-0.3%
32Marshall County316+0.6%
34Bourbon County313-1.3%
35Thomas County294-2%
36Nemaha County292-4.3%
37Cherokee County290-0.7%
38Cloud County283-2.1%
39Jefferson County267-1.8%
40Marion County251-2.7%
41Russell County247+1.6%
42Brown County242+2.5%
43Clay County2340%
44Rice County232-0.4%
45Jackson County226-0.9%
45Wilson County226+4.6%
47Sherman County211+1.9%
48Phillips County209+2.5%
49Osage County203-4.2%
50Coffey County202-2.4%
51Barber County198+1%
51Grant County198+1%
53Mitchell County195-2.5%
54Kingman County1880%
55Gray County183+4%
56Harper County182+4.6%
57Rooks County171+1.2%
58Greenwood County170+5.6%
58Washington County170-1.2%
60Anderson County169-2.3%
61Republic County161+3.2%
61Scott County161-1.8%
63Linn County158+0.6%
64Norton County155+0.6%
65Pawnee County151-0.7%
66Ellsworth County147-5.2%
67Stevens County134+4.7%
68Osborne County132-0.8%
69Doniphan County128-5.2%
70Wabaunsee County127+1.6%
71Ness County124+0.8%
72Morris County123-1.6%
73Smith County118-5.6%
74Ottawa County115-3.4%
75Meade County114-1.7%
76Stafford County112+1.8%
77Gove County110+1.9%
77Trego County110-5.2%
79Graham County103-4.6%
80Sheridan County98-3.9%
81Logan County96-1%
82Haskell County94-3.1%
83Cheyenne County93+4.5%
83Rawlins County930%
85Edwards County860%
86Wichita County85-3.4%
87Morton County84-1.2%
88Decatur County83-7.8%
88Kiowa County830%
90Rush County81+1.3%
91Lincoln County79-1.3%
92Woodson County74-6.3%
93Kearny County730%
94Jewell County71+4.4%
95Comanche County70+2.9%
96Chase County62-7.5%
96Chautauqua County62-6.1%
98Elk County58-1.7%
99Lane County57-5%
100Hamilton County56-5.1%
101Stanton County55+3.8%
102Clark County48-9.4%
103Wallace County47+4.4%
104Hodgeman County43-4.4%
105Greeley County38-7.3%

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 12,700 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 38 in 2013.

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