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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2015, at 12,971. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 37. The median was 191 and the figure for Kansas was 52,426. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,971Johnson County
Lowest37Hodgeman County
Median191105 counties
Kansas52,426History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 315 countAnderson County: 167 countAtchison County: 316 countBarber County: 191 countBarton County: 824 countBourbon County: 311 countBrown County: 233 countButler County: 1,043 countChase County: 60 countChautauqua County: 58 countCherokee County: 290 countCheyenne County: 89 countClark County: 50 countClay County: 236 countCloud County: 285 countCoffey County: 197 countComanche County: 66 countCowley County: 612 countCrawford County: 763 countDecatur County: 92 countDickinson County: 393 countDoniphan County: 136 countDouglas County: 2,297 countEdwards County: 83 countElk County: 59 countEllis County: 1,009 countEllsworth County: 149 countFinney County: 866 countFord County: 661 countFranklin County: 483 countGeary County: 457 countGove County: 113 countGraham County: 89 countGrant County: 191 countGray County: 183 countGreeley County: 40 countGreenwood County: 160 countHamilton County: 63 countHarper County: 180 countHarvey County: 644 countHaskell County: 100 countHodgeman County: 37 countJackson County: 225 countJefferson County: 258 countJewell County: 64 countJohnson County: 12,971 countKearny County: 74 countKingman County: 188 countKiowa County: 77 countLabette County: 385 countLane County: 57 countLeavenworth County: 998 countLincoln County: 83 countLinn County: 165 countLogan County: 100 countLyon County: 703 countMcPherson County: 767 countMarion County: 255 countMarshall County: 312 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 613 countMitchell County: 208 countMontgomery County: 660 countMorris County: 122 countMorton County: 87 countNemaha County: 298 countNeosho County: 378 countNess County: 128 countNorton County: 148 countOsage County: 207 countOsborne County: 129 countOttawa County: 116 countPawnee County: 141 countPhillips County: 208 countPottawatomie County: 512 countPratt County: 345 countRawlins County: 94 countReno County: 1,339 countRepublic County: 161 countRice County: 241 countRiley County: 1,306 countRooks County: 166 countRush County: 82 countRussell County: 243 countSaline County: 1,310 countScott County: 175 countSedgwick County: 8,802 countSeward County: 485 countShawnee County: 3,322 countSheridan County: 94 countSherman County: 199 countSmith County: 121 countStafford County: 109 countStanton County: 61 countStevens County: 130 countSumner County: 392 countThomas County: 302 countTrego County: 123 countWabaunsee County: 121 countWallace County: 49 countWashington County: 167 countWichita County: 81 countWilson County: 205 countWoodson County: 78 countWyandotte County: 2,435 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Johnson County: 12,971 countJohnson County12,971Sedgwick County: 8,802 countSedgwick County8,802Shawnee County: 3,322 countShawnee County3,322Wyandotte County: 2,435 countWyandotte County2,435Douglas County: 2,297 countDouglas County2,297Reno County: 1,339 countReno County1,339Saline County: 1,310 countSaline County1,310Riley County: 1,306 countRiley County1,306Butler County: 1,043 countButler County1,043Ellis County: 1,009 countEllis County1,009Leavenworth County: 998 countLeavenworth County998Finney County: 866 countFinney County866Barton County: 824 countBarton County824McPherson County: 767 countMcPherson County767Crawford County: 763 countCrawford County763Lyon County: 703 countLyon County703Ford County: 661 countFord County661Montgomery County: 660 countMontgomery County660Harvey County: 644 countHarvey County644Miami County: 613 countMiami County613Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 512 countPottawatomie County512Seward County: 485 countSeward County485Franklin County: 483 countFranklin County483Geary County: 457 countGeary County457Dickinson County: 393 countDickinson County393Sumner County: 392 countSumner County392Labette County: 385 countLabette County385Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Pratt County: 345 countPratt County345Atchison County: 316 countAtchison County316Allen County: 315 countAllen County315Marshall County: 312 countMarshall County312Bourbon County: 311 countBourbon County311Thomas County: 302 countThomas County302Nemaha County: 298 countNemaha County298Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Cloud County: 285 countCloud County285Jefferson County: 258 countJefferson County258Marion County: 255 countMarion County255Johnson County: 12,971 countJohnson County12,971Sedgwick County: 8,802 countSedgwick County8,802Shawnee County: 3,322 countShawnee County3,322Wyandotte County: 2,435 countWyandotte County2,435Douglas County: 2,297 countDouglas County2,297Reno County: 1,339 countReno County1,339Saline County: 1,310 countSaline County1,310Riley County: 1,306 countRiley County1,306Butler County: 1,043 countButler County1,043Ellis County: 1,009 countEllis County1,009Leavenworth County: 998 countLeavenworth County998Finney County: 866 countFinney County866Barton County: 824 countBarton County824McPherson County: 767 countMcPherson County767Crawford County: 763 countCrawford County763Lyon County: 703 countLyon County703Ford County: 661 countFord County661Montgomery County: 660 countMontgomery County660Harvey County: 644 countHarvey County644Miami County: 613 countMiami County613Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 512 countPottawatomie County512Seward County: 485 countSeward County485Franklin County: 483 countFranklin County483Geary County: 457 countGeary County457Dickinson County: 393 countDickinson County393Sumner County: 392 countSumner County392Labette County: 385 countLabette County385Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Pratt County: 345 countPratt County345Atchison County: 316 countAtchison County316Allen County: 315 countAllen County315Marshall County: 312 countMarshall County312Bourbon County: 311 countBourbon County311Thomas County: 302 countThomas County302Nemaha County: 298 countNemaha County298Cherokee County: 290 countCherokee County290Cloud County: 285 countCloud County285Jefferson County: 258 countJefferson County258Marion County: 255 countMarion County255
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1Johnson County12,971+0.6%
2Sedgwick County8,802+1%
3Shawnee County3,322-0.4%
4Wyandotte County2,435-0.7%
5Douglas County2,297+0.7%
6Reno County1,339-0.1%
7Saline County1,310-0.7%
8Riley County1,306+0.3%
9Butler County1,043+1.4%
10Ellis County1,009+0.7%
11Leavenworth County998-0.4%
12Finney County866+2.7%
13Barton County824+0.7%
14McPherson County767-0.5%
15Crawford County763+1.3%
16Lyon County703+1.7%
17Ford County661+0.5%
18Montgomery County660-2.5%
19Harvey County644-0.2%
20Miami County613-2.1%
21Cowley County612-0.3%
22Pottawatomie County512+2.4%
23Seward County485+0.2%
24Franklin County483+1%
25Geary County457-1.5%
26Dickinson County393-3.9%
27Sumner County392+4%
28Labette County385+1.3%
29Neosho County378-1.3%
30Pratt County345+2.7%
31Atchison County316-2.8%
32Allen County3150%
33Marshall County312-1.9%
34Bourbon County311+0.6%
35Thomas County302+2.4%
36Nemaha County298+3.1%
37Cherokee County2900%
38Cloud County285-0.7%
39Jefferson County258-1.5%
40Marion County255-1.5%
41Russell County243-0.8%
42Rice County241+1.7%
43Clay County236+1.3%
44Brown County2330%
45Jackson County225+1.4%
46Mitchell County208+6.1%
46Phillips County208+2%
48Osage County2070%
49Wilson County205-4.2%
50Sherman County199-2%
51Coffey County197-1%
52Barber County191+1.1%
52Grant County191-1.5%
54Kingman County188+2.2%
55Gray County183+1.7%
56Harper County180+2.3%
57Scott County175+6.1%
58Anderson County167+2.5%
58Washington County167-1.2%
60Rooks County166-5.7%
61Linn County165-0.6%
62Republic County161-1.2%
63Greenwood County160-0.6%
64Ellsworth County149+4.2%
65Norton County148-4.5%
66Pawnee County1410%
67Doniphan County136+7.1%
68Stevens County130-3.7%
69Osborne County129-2.3%
70Ness County1280%
71Trego County123+4.2%
72Morris County122-3.2%
73Smith County121+2.5%
73Wabaunsee County121-0.8%
75Ottawa County1160%
76Gove County113-0.9%
77Stafford County1090%
78Meade County108-6.9%
79Haskell County100+5.3%
79Logan County100+3.1%
81Rawlins County94-1.1%
81Sheridan County940%
83Decatur County920%
84Cheyenne County89-1.1%
84Graham County89-7.3%
86Morton County87-2.2%
87Edwards County83+1.2%
87Lincoln County83+1.2%
89Rush County820%
90Wichita County81-3.6%
91Woodson County78+4%
92Kiowa County77-2.5%
93Kearny County74-2.6%
94Comanche County66-8.3%
95Jewell County64-11.1%
96Hamilton County63+5%
97Stanton County61+7%
98Chase County600%
99Elk County59-3.3%
100Chautauqua County58-6.5%
101Lane County57+1.8%
102Clark County500%
103Wallace County49+6.5%
104Greeley County40-2.4%
105Hodgeman County37-9.8%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 12,971 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Hodgeman County, with 37 in 2015.

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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