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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2014, at 12,895. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 41. The median was 189 and the figure for Kansas was 52,411. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,895Johnson County
Lowest41Hodgeman County
Median189105 counties
Kansas52,411History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 315 countAnderson County: 163 countAtchison County: 325 countBarber County: 189 countBarton County: 818 countBourbon County: 309 countBrown County: 233 countButler County: 1,029 countChase County: 60 countChautauqua County: 62 countCherokee County: 290 countCheyenne County: 90 countClark County: 50 countClay County: 233 countCloud County: 287 countCoffey County: 199 countComanche County: 72 countCowley County: 614 countCrawford County: 753 countDecatur County: 92 countDickinson County: 409 countDoniphan County: 127 countDouglas County: 2,282 countEdwards County: 82 countElk County: 61 countEllis County: 1,002 countEllsworth County: 143 countFinney County: 843 countFord County: 658 countFranklin County: 478 countGeary County: 464 countGove County: 114 countGraham County: 96 countGrant County: 194 countGray County: 180 countGreeley County: 41 countGreenwood County: 161 countHamilton County: 60 countHarper County: 176 countHarvey County: 645 countHaskell County: 95 countHodgeman County: 41 countJackson County: 222 countJefferson County: 262 countJewell County: 72 countJohnson County: 12,895 countKearny County: 76 countKingman County: 184 countKiowa County: 79 countLabette County: 380 countLane County: 56 countLeavenworth County: 1,002 countLincoln County: 82 countLinn County: 166 countLogan County: 97 countLyon County: 691 countMcPherson County: 771 countMarion County: 259 countMarshall County: 318 countMeade County: 116 countMiami County: 626 countMitchell County: 196 countMontgomery County: 677 countMorris County: 126 countMorton County: 89 countNemaha County: 289 countNeosho County: 383 countNess County: 128 countNorton County: 155 countOsage County: 207 countOsborne County: 132 countOttawa County: 116 countPawnee County: 141 countPhillips County: 204 countPottawatomie County: 500 countPratt County: 336 countRawlins County: 95 countReno County: 1,340 countRepublic County: 163 countRice County: 237 countRiley County: 1,302 countRooks County: 176 countRush County: 82 countRussell County: 245 countSaline County: 1,319 countScott County: 165 countSedgwick County: 8,714 countSeward County: 484 countShawnee County: 3,334 countSheridan County: 94 countSherman County: 203 countSmith County: 118 countStafford County: 109 countStanton County: 57 countStevens County: 135 countSumner County: 377 countThomas County: 295 countTrego County: 118 countWabaunsee County: 122 countWallace County: 46 countWashington County: 169 countWichita County: 84 countWilson County: 214 countWoodson County: 75 countWyandotte County: 2,453 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Johnson County: 12,895 countJohnson County12,895Sedgwick County: 8,714 countSedgwick County8,714Shawnee County: 3,334 countShawnee County3,334Wyandotte County: 2,453 countWyandotte County2,453Douglas County: 2,282 countDouglas County2,282Reno County: 1,340 countReno County1,340Saline County: 1,319 countSaline County1,319Riley County: 1,302 countRiley County1,302Butler County: 1,029 countButler County1,029Ellis County: 1,002 countEllis County1,002Leavenworth County: 1,002 countLeavenworth County1,002Finney County: 843 countFinney County843Barton County: 818 countBarton County818McPherson County: 771 countMcPherson County771Crawford County: 753 countCrawford County753Lyon County: 691 countLyon County691Montgomery County: 677 countMontgomery County677Ford County: 658 countFord County658Harvey County: 645 countHarvey County645Miami County: 626 countMiami County626Cowley County: 614 countCowley County614Pottawatomie County: 500 countPottawatomie County500Seward County: 484 countSeward County484Franklin County: 478 countFranklin County478Geary County: 464 countGeary County464Dickinson County: 409 countDickinson County409Neosho County: 383 countNeosho County383Labette County: 380 countLabette County380Sumner County: 377 countSumner County377Pratt County: 336 countPratt County336Atchison County: 325 countAtchison County325Marshall County: 318 countMarshall County318Allen County: 315 countAllen County315Bourbon County: 309 countBourbon County309Thomas County: 295 countThomas County295Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Nemaha County: 289 countNemaha County289Cloud County: 287 countCloud County287Jefferson County: 262 countJefferson County262Marion County: 259 countMarion County259Johnson County: 12,895 countJohnson County12,895Sedgwick County: 8,714 countSedgwick County8,714Shawnee County: 3,334 countShawnee County3,334Wyandotte County: 2,453 countWyandotte County2,453Douglas County: 2,282 countDouglas County2,282Reno County: 1,340 countReno County1,340Saline County: 1,319 countSaline County1,319Riley County: 1,302 countRiley County1,302Butler County: 1,029 countButler County1,029Ellis County: 1,002 countEllis County1,002Leavenworth County: 1,002 countLeavenworth County1,002Finney County: 843 countFinney County843Barton County: 818 countBarton County818McPherson County: 771 countMcPherson County771Crawford County: 753 countCrawford County753Lyon County: 691 countLyon County691Montgomery County: 677 countMontgomery County677Ford County: 658 countFord County658Harvey County: 645 countHarvey County645Miami County: 626 countMiami County626Cowley County: 614 countCowley County614Pottawatomie County: 500 countPottawatomie County500Seward County: 484 countSeward County484Franklin County: 478 countFranklin County478Geary County: 464 countGeary County464Dickinson County: 409 countDickinson County409Neosho County: 383 countNeosho County383Labette County: 380 countLabette County380Sumner County: 377 countSumner County377Pratt County: 336 countPratt County336Atchison County: 325 countAtchison County325Marshall County: 318 countMarshall County318Allen County: 315 countAllen County315Bourbon County: 309 countBourbon County309Thomas County: 295 countThomas County295Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Nemaha County: 289 countNemaha County289Cloud County: 287 countCloud County287Jefferson County: 262 countJefferson County262Marion County: 259 countMarion County259
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Johnson County12,895+1.5%
2Sedgwick County8,714-0%
3Shawnee County3,334-1.2%
4Wyandotte County2,453+1.7%
5Douglas County2,282+1.1%
6Reno County1,340-0.1%
7Saline County1,319-1.2%
8Riley County1,302+1.5%
9Butler County1,029-0.1%
10Ellis County1,002+2.1%
10Leavenworth County1,002+1.7%
12Finney County843+0.2%
13Barton County818+0.6%
14McPherson County771-0.3%
15Crawford County753-1.1%
16Lyon County691-1.4%
17Montgomery County677+0.3%
18Ford County658+1.2%
19Harvey County645-4%
20Miami County626+3.3%
21Cowley County614+0.5%
22Pottawatomie County5000%
23Seward County484-1.6%
24Franklin County478+0.8%
25Geary County464+0.7%
26Dickinson County409-0.5%
27Neosho County383+1.3%
28Labette County380-0.3%
29Sumner County377-4.3%
30Pratt County336+2.4%
31Atchison County325-0.6%
32Marshall County318+0.6%
33Allen County315-0.3%
34Bourbon County309-1.3%
35Thomas County295+0.3%
36Cherokee County2900%
37Nemaha County289-1%
38Cloud County287+1.4%
39Jefferson County262-1.9%
40Marion County259+3.2%
41Russell County245-0.8%
42Rice County237+2.2%
43Brown County233-3.7%
43Clay County233-0.4%
45Jackson County222-1.8%
46Wilson County214-5.3%
47Osage County207+2%
48Phillips County204-2.4%
49Sherman County203-3.8%
50Coffey County199-1.5%
51Mitchell County196+0.5%
52Grant County194-2%
53Barber County189-4.5%
54Kingman County184-2.1%
55Gray County180-1.6%
56Harper County176-3.3%
56Rooks County176+2.9%
58Washington County169-0.6%
59Linn County166+5.1%
60Scott County165+2.5%
61Anderson County163-3.6%
61Republic County163+1.2%
63Greenwood County161-5.3%
64Norton County1550%
65Ellsworth County143-2.7%
66Pawnee County141-6.6%
67Stevens County135+0.7%
68Osborne County1320%
69Ness County128+3.2%
70Doniphan County127-0.8%
71Morris County126+2.4%
72Wabaunsee County122-3.9%
73Smith County1180%
73Trego County118+7.3%
75Meade County116+1.8%
75Ottawa County116+0.9%
77Gove County114+3.6%
78Stafford County109-2.7%
79Logan County97+1%
80Graham County96-6.8%
81Haskell County95+1.1%
81Rawlins County95+2.2%
83Sheridan County94-4.1%
84Decatur County92+10.8%
85Cheyenne County90-3.2%
86Morton County89+6%
87Wichita County84-1.2%
88Edwards County82-4.7%
88Lincoln County82+3.8%
88Rush County82+1.2%
91Kiowa County79-4.8%
92Kearny County76+4.1%
93Woodson County75+1.4%
94Comanche County72+2.9%
94Jewell County72+1.4%
96Chautauqua County620%
97Elk County61+5.2%
98Chase County60-3.2%
98Hamilton County60+7.1%
100Stanton County57+3.6%
101Lane County56-1.8%
102Clark County50+4.2%
103Wallace County46-2.1%
104Greeley County41+7.9%
104Hodgeman County41-4.7%

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

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 12,895 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Hodgeman County, with 41 in 2014.

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