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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2016, at 13,217. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 38. The median was 186 and the figure for Kansas was 52,638. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,217Johnson County
Lowest38Hodgeman County
Median186105 counties
Kansas52,638History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 320 countAnderson County: 162 countAtchison County: 314 countBarber County: 185 countBarton County: 821 countBourbon County: 312 countBrown County: 234 countButler County: 1,056 countChase County: 55 countChautauqua County: 55 countCherokee County: 286 countCheyenne County: 90 countClark County: 51 countClay County: 238 countCloud County: 281 countCoffey County: 193 countComanche County: 62 countCowley County: 616 countCrawford County: 745 countDecatur County: 91 countDickinson County: 388 countDoniphan County: 130 countDouglas County: 2,345 countEdwards County: 85 countElk County: 58 countEllis County: 991 countEllsworth County: 153 countFinney County: 866 countFord County: 655 countFranklin County: 486 countGeary County: 464 countGove County: 107 countGraham County: 91 countGrant County: 188 countGray County: 182 countGreeley County: 40 countGreenwood County: 161 countHamilton County: 61 countHarper County: 172 countHarvey County: 647 countHaskell County: 97 countHodgeman County: 38 countJackson County: 229 countJefferson County: 274 countJewell County: 64 countJohnson County: 13,217 countKearny County: 75 countKingman County: 186 countKiowa County: 83 countLabette County: 377 countLane County: 57 countLeavenworth County: 1,005 countLincoln County: 79 countLinn County: 171 countLogan County: 103 countLyon County: 718 countMcPherson County: 755 countMarion County: 247 countMarshall County: 312 countMeade County: 107 countMiami County: 609 countMitchell County: 217 countMontgomery County: 646 countMorris County: 120 countMorton County: 76 countNemaha County: 303 countNeosho County: 368 countNess County: 125 countNorton County: 161 countOsage County: 202 countOsborne County: 125 countOttawa County: 112 countPawnee County: 140 countPhillips County: 205 countPottawatomie County: 532 countPratt County: 329 countRawlins County: 95 countReno County: 1,348 countRepublic County: 158 countRice County: 240 countRiley County: 1,314 countRooks County: 168 countRush County: 81 countRussell County: 237 countSaline County: 1,299 countScott County: 171 countSedgwick County: 8,815 countSeward County: 489 countShawnee County: 3,305 countSheridan County: 94 countSherman County: 196 countSmith County: 119 countStafford County: 114 countStanton County: 64 countStevens County: 134 countSumner County: 384 countThomas County: 298 countTrego County: 123 countWabaunsee County: 124 countWallace County: 49 countWashington County: 168 countWichita County: 77 countWilson County: 201 countWoodson County: 76 countWyandotte County: 2,546 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Johnson County: 13,217 countJohnson County13,217Sedgwick County: 8,815 countSedgwick County8,815Shawnee County: 3,305 countShawnee County3,305Wyandotte County: 2,546 countWyandotte County2,546Douglas County: 2,345 countDouglas County2,345Reno County: 1,348 countReno County1,348Riley County: 1,314 countRiley County1,314Saline County: 1,299 countSaline County1,299Butler County: 1,056 countButler County1,056Leavenworth County: 1,005 countLeavenworth County1,005Ellis County: 991 countEllis County991Finney County: 866 countFinney County866Barton County: 821 countBarton County821McPherson County: 755 countMcPherson County755Crawford County: 745 countCrawford County745Lyon County: 718 countLyon County718Ford County: 655 countFord County655Harvey County: 647 countHarvey County647Montgomery County: 646 countMontgomery County646Cowley County: 616 countCowley County616Miami County: 609 countMiami County609Pottawatomie County: 532 countPottawatomie County532Seward County: 489 countSeward County489Franklin County: 486 countFranklin County486Geary County: 464 countGeary County464Dickinson County: 388 countDickinson County388Sumner County: 384 countSumner County384Labette County: 377 countLabette County377Neosho County: 368 countNeosho County368Pratt County: 329 countPratt County329Allen County: 320 countAllen County320Atchison County: 314 countAtchison County314Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Marshall County: 312 countMarshall County312Nemaha County: 303 countNemaha County303Thomas County: 298 countThomas County298Cherokee County: 286 countCherokee County286Cloud County: 281 countCloud County281Jefferson County: 274 countJefferson County274Marion County: 247 countMarion County247Johnson County: 13,217 countJohnson County13,217Sedgwick County: 8,815 countSedgwick County8,815Shawnee County: 3,305 countShawnee County3,305Wyandotte County: 2,546 countWyandotte County2,546Douglas County: 2,345 countDouglas County2,345Reno County: 1,348 countReno County1,348Riley County: 1,314 countRiley County1,314Saline County: 1,299 countSaline County1,299Butler County: 1,056 countButler County1,056Leavenworth County: 1,005 countLeavenworth County1,005Ellis County: 991 countEllis County991Finney County: 866 countFinney County866Barton County: 821 countBarton County821McPherson County: 755 countMcPherson County755Crawford County: 745 countCrawford County745Lyon County: 718 countLyon County718Ford County: 655 countFord County655Harvey County: 647 countHarvey County647Montgomery County: 646 countMontgomery County646Cowley County: 616 countCowley County616Miami County: 609 countMiami County609Pottawatomie County: 532 countPottawatomie County532Seward County: 489 countSeward County489Franklin County: 486 countFranklin County486Geary County: 464 countGeary County464Dickinson County: 388 countDickinson County388Sumner County: 384 countSumner County384Labette County: 377 countLabette County377Neosho County: 368 countNeosho County368Pratt County: 329 countPratt County329Allen County: 320 countAllen County320Atchison County: 314 countAtchison County314Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Marshall County: 312 countMarshall County312Nemaha County: 303 countNemaha County303Thomas County: 298 countThomas County298Cherokee County: 286 countCherokee County286Cloud County: 281 countCloud County281Jefferson County: 274 countJefferson County274Marion County: 247 countMarion County247
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1Johnson County13,217+1.9%
2Sedgwick County8,815+0.1%
3Shawnee County3,305-0.5%
4Wyandotte County2,546+4.6%
5Douglas County2,345+2.1%
6Reno County1,348+0.7%
7Riley County1,314+0.6%
8Saline County1,299-0.8%
9Butler County1,056+1.2%
10Leavenworth County1,005+0.7%
11Ellis County991-1.8%
12Finney County8660%
13Barton County821-0.4%
14McPherson County755-1.6%
15Crawford County745-2.4%
16Lyon County718+2.1%
17Ford County655-0.9%
18Harvey County647+0.5%
19Montgomery County646-2.1%
20Cowley County616+0.7%
21Miami County609-0.7%
22Pottawatomie County532+3.9%
23Seward County489+0.8%
24Franklin County486+0.6%
25Geary County464+1.5%
26Dickinson County388-1.3%
27Sumner County384-2%
28Labette County377-2.1%
29Neosho County368-2.6%
30Pratt County329-4.6%
31Allen County320+1.6%
32Atchison County314-0.6%
33Bourbon County312+0.3%
33Marshall County3120%
35Nemaha County303+1.7%
36Thomas County298-1.3%
37Cherokee County286-1.4%
38Cloud County281-1.4%
39Jefferson County274+6.2%
40Marion County247-3.1%
41Rice County240-0.4%
42Clay County238+0.8%
43Russell County237-2.5%
44Brown County234+0.4%
45Jackson County229+1.8%
46Mitchell County217+4.3%
47Phillips County205-1.4%
48Osage County202-2.4%
49Wilson County201-2%
50Sherman County196-1.5%
51Coffey County193-2%
52Grant County188-1.6%
53Kingman County186-1.1%
54Barber County185-3.1%
55Gray County182-0.5%
56Harper County172-4.4%
57Linn County171+3.6%
57Scott County171-2.3%
59Rooks County168+1.2%
59Washington County168+0.6%
61Anderson County162-3%
62Greenwood County161+0.6%
62Norton County161+8.8%
64Republic County158-1.9%
65Ellsworth County153+2.7%
66Pawnee County140-0.7%
67Stevens County134+3.1%
68Doniphan County130-4.4%
69Ness County125-2.3%
69Osborne County125-3.1%
71Wabaunsee County124+2.5%
72Trego County1230%
73Morris County120-1.6%
74Smith County119-1.7%
75Stafford County114+4.6%
76Ottawa County112-3.4%
77Gove County107-5.3%
77Meade County107-0.9%
79Logan County103+3%
80Haskell County97-3%
81Rawlins County95+1.1%
82Sheridan County940%
83Decatur County91-1.1%
83Graham County91+2.2%
85Cheyenne County90+1.1%
86Edwards County85+2.4%
87Kiowa County83+7.8%
88Rush County81-1.2%
89Lincoln County79-4.8%
90Wichita County77-4.9%
91Morton County76-12.6%
91Woodson County76-2.6%
93Kearny County75+1.4%
94Jewell County640%
94Stanton County64+4.9%
96Comanche County62-6.1%
97Hamilton County61-3.2%
98Elk County58-1.7%
99Lane County570%
100Chase County55-8.3%
100Chautauqua County55-5.2%
102Clark County51+2%
103Wallace County490%
104Greeley County400%
105Hodgeman County38+2.7%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 13,217 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Hodgeman County, with 38 in 2016.

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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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