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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2017, at 13,212. Greeley County had the lowest, at 38. The median was 187 and the figure for Kansas was 52,300. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,212Johnson County
Lowest38Greeley County
Median187105 counties
Kansas52,300History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 312 countAnderson County: 162 countAtchison County: 317 countBarber County: 179 countBarton County: 802 countBourbon County: 313 countBrown County: 240 countButler County: 1,048 countChase County: 60 countChautauqua County: 55 countCherokee County: 273 countCheyenne County: 92 countClark County: 50 countClay County: 233 countCloud County: 273 countCoffey County: 189 countComanche County: 62 countCowley County: 608 countCrawford County: 743 countDecatur County: 88 countDickinson County: 385 countDoniphan County: 130 countDouglas County: 2,321 countEdwards County: 74 countElk County: 56 countEllis County: 966 countEllsworth County: 155 countFinney County: 864 countFord County: 654 countFranklin County: 488 countGeary County: 451 countGove County: 107 countGraham County: 84 countGrant County: 181 countGray County: 187 countGreeley County: 38 countGreenwood County: 161 countHamilton County: 61 countHarper County: 170 countHarvey County: 646 countHaskell County: 96 countHodgeman County: 42 countJackson County: 220 countJefferson County: 284 countJewell County: 65 countJohnson County: 13,212 countKearny County: 76 countKingman County: 187 countKiowa County: 79 countLabette County: 376 countLane County: 57 countLeavenworth County: 1,027 countLincoln County: 75 countLinn County: 165 countLogan County: 102 countLyon County: 726 countMcPherson County: 763 countMarion County: 240 countMarshall County: 297 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 624 countMitchell County: 209 countMontgomery County: 638 countMorris County: 115 countMorton County: 68 countNemaha County: 298 countNeosho County: 378 countNess County: 124 countNorton County: 160 countOsage County: 193 countOsborne County: 119 countOttawa County: 120 countPawnee County: 134 countPhillips County: 201 countPottawatomie County: 546 countPratt County: 318 countRawlins County: 96 countReno County: 1,338 countRepublic County: 155 countRice County: 233 countRiley County: 1,292 countRooks County: 158 countRush County: 79 countRussell County: 225 countSaline County: 1,280 countScott County: 171 countSedgwick County: 8,840 countSeward County: 491 countShawnee County: 3,284 countSheridan County: 98 countSherman County: 199 countSmith County: 114 countStafford County: 114 countStanton County: 55 countStevens County: 134 countSumner County: 388 countThomas County: 282 countTrego County: 115 countWabaunsee County: 129 countWallace County: 50 countWashington County: 173 countWichita County: 79 countWilson County: 200 countWoodson County: 71 countWyandotte County: 2,521 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Johnson County: 13,212 countJohnson County13,212Sedgwick County: 8,840 countSedgwick County8,840Shawnee County: 3,284 countShawnee County3,284Wyandotte County: 2,521 countWyandotte County2,521Douglas County: 2,321 countDouglas County2,321Reno County: 1,338 countReno County1,338Riley County: 1,292 countRiley County1,292Saline County: 1,280 countSaline County1,280Butler County: 1,048 countButler County1,048Leavenworth County: 1,027 countLeavenworth County1,027Ellis County: 966 countEllis County966Finney County: 864 countFinney County864Barton County: 802 countBarton County802McPherson County: 763 countMcPherson County763Crawford County: 743 countCrawford County743Lyon County: 726 countLyon County726Ford County: 654 countFord County654Harvey County: 646 countHarvey County646Montgomery County: 638 countMontgomery County638Miami County: 624 countMiami County624Cowley County: 608 countCowley County608Pottawatomie County: 546 countPottawatomie County546Seward County: 491 countSeward County491Franklin County: 488 countFranklin County488Geary County: 451 countGeary County451Sumner County: 388 countSumner County388Dickinson County: 385 countDickinson County385Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Labette County: 376 countLabette County376Pratt County: 318 countPratt County318Atchison County: 317 countAtchison County317Bourbon County: 313 countBourbon County313Allen County: 312 countAllen County312Nemaha County: 298 countNemaha County298Marshall County: 297 countMarshall County297Jefferson County: 284 countJefferson County284Thomas County: 282 countThomas County282Cherokee County: 273 countCherokee County273Cloud County: 273 countCloud County273Brown County: 240 countBrown County240Johnson County: 13,212 countJohnson County13,212Sedgwick County: 8,840 countSedgwick County8,840Shawnee County: 3,284 countShawnee County3,284Wyandotte County: 2,521 countWyandotte County2,521Douglas County: 2,321 countDouglas County2,321Reno County: 1,338 countReno County1,338Riley County: 1,292 countRiley County1,292Saline County: 1,280 countSaline County1,280Butler County: 1,048 countButler County1,048Leavenworth County: 1,027 countLeavenworth County1,027Ellis County: 966 countEllis County966Finney County: 864 countFinney County864Barton County: 802 countBarton County802McPherson County: 763 countMcPherson County763Crawford County: 743 countCrawford County743Lyon County: 726 countLyon County726Ford County: 654 countFord County654Harvey County: 646 countHarvey County646Montgomery County: 638 countMontgomery County638Miami County: 624 countMiami County624Cowley County: 608 countCowley County608Pottawatomie County: 546 countPottawatomie County546Seward County: 491 countSeward County491Franklin County: 488 countFranklin County488Geary County: 451 countGeary County451Sumner County: 388 countSumner County388Dickinson County: 385 countDickinson County385Neosho County: 378 countNeosho County378Labette County: 376 countLabette County376Pratt County: 318 countPratt County318Atchison County: 317 countAtchison County317Bourbon County: 313 countBourbon County313Allen County: 312 countAllen County312Nemaha County: 298 countNemaha County298Marshall County: 297 countMarshall County297Jefferson County: 284 countJefferson County284Thomas County: 282 countThomas County282Cherokee County: 273 countCherokee County273Cloud County: 273 countCloud County273Brown County: 240 countBrown County240
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1Johnson County13,212-0%
2Sedgwick County8,840+0.3%
3Shawnee County3,284-0.6%
4Wyandotte County2,521-1%
5Douglas County2,321-1%
6Reno County1,338-0.7%
7Riley County1,292-1.7%
8Saline County1,280-1.5%
9Butler County1,048-0.8%
10Leavenworth County1,027+2.2%
11Ellis County966-2.5%
12Finney County864-0.2%
13Barton County802-2.3%
14McPherson County763+1.1%
15Crawford County743-0.3%
16Lyon County726+1.1%
17Ford County654-0.2%
18Harvey County646-0.2%
19Montgomery County638-1.2%
20Miami County624+2.5%
21Cowley County608-1.3%
22Pottawatomie County546+2.6%
23Seward County491+0.4%
24Franklin County488+0.4%
25Geary County451-2.8%
26Sumner County388+1%
27Dickinson County385-0.8%
28Neosho County378+2.7%
29Labette County376-0.3%
30Pratt County318-3.3%
31Atchison County317+1%
32Bourbon County313+0.3%
33Allen County312-2.5%
34Nemaha County298-1.7%
35Marshall County297-4.8%
36Jefferson County284+3.6%
37Thomas County282-5.4%
38Cherokee County273-4.5%
38Cloud County273-2.8%
40Brown County240+2.6%
40Marion County240-2.8%
42Clay County233-2.1%
42Rice County233-2.9%
44Russell County225-5.1%
45Jackson County220-3.9%
46Mitchell County209-3.7%
47Phillips County201-2%
48Wilson County200-0.5%
49Sherman County199+1.5%
50Osage County193-4.5%
51Coffey County189-2.1%
52Gray County187+2.7%
52Kingman County187+0.5%
54Grant County181-3.7%
55Barber County179-3.2%
56Washington County173+3%
57Scott County1710%
58Harper County170-1.2%
59Linn County165-3.5%
60Anderson County1620%
61Greenwood County1610%
62Norton County160-0.6%
63Rooks County158-6%
64Ellsworth County155+1.3%
64Republic County155-1.9%
66Pawnee County134-4.3%
66Stevens County1340%
68Doniphan County1300%
69Wabaunsee County129+4%
70Ness County124-0.8%
71Ottawa County120+7.1%
72Osborne County119-4.8%
73Morris County115-4.2%
73Trego County115-6.5%
75Smith County114-4.2%
75Stafford County1140%
77Meade County108+0.9%
78Gove County1070%
79Logan County102-1%
80Sheridan County98+4.3%
81Haskell County96-1%
81Rawlins County96+1.1%
83Cheyenne County92+2.2%
84Decatur County88-3.3%
85Graham County84-7.7%
86Kiowa County79-4.8%
86Rush County79-2.5%
86Wichita County79+2.6%
89Kearny County76+1.3%
90Lincoln County75-5.1%
91Edwards County74-12.9%
92Woodson County71-6.6%
93Morton County68-10.5%
94Jewell County65+1.6%
95Comanche County620%
96Hamilton County610%
97Chase County60+9.1%
98Lane County570%
99Elk County56-3.4%
100Chautauqua County550%
100Stanton County55-14.1%
102Clark County50-2%
102Wallace County50+2%
104Hodgeman County42+10.5%
105Greeley County38-5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 13,212 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 38 in 2017.

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