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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2018, at 13,273. Greeley County had the lowest, at 40. The median was 185 and the figure for Kansas was 52,070. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,273Johnson County
Lowest40Greeley County
Median185105 counties
Kansas52,070History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 308 countAnderson County: 168 countAtchison County: 320 countBarber County: 170 countBarton County: 781 countBourbon County: 312 countBrown County: 231 countButler County: 1,049 countChase County: 57 countChautauqua County: 54 countCherokee County: 278 countCheyenne County: 90 countClark County: 48 countClay County: 231 countCloud County: 270 countCoffey County: 182 countComanche County: 64 countCowley County: 612 countCrawford County: 735 countDecatur County: 93 countDickinson County: 390 countDoniphan County: 133 countDouglas County: 2,334 countEdwards County: 77 countElk County: 60 countEllis County: 969 countEllsworth County: 147 countFinney County: 852 countFord County: 662 countFranklin County: 472 countGeary County: 447 countGove County: 103 countGraham County: 83 countGrant County: 185 countGray County: 189 countGreeley County: 40 countGreenwood County: 153 countHamilton County: 58 countHarper County: 169 countHarvey County: 624 countHaskell County: 91 countHodgeman County: 42 countJackson County: 223 countJefferson County: 284 countJewell County: 63 countJohnson County: 13,273 countKearny County: 78 countKingman County: 190 countKiowa County: 81 countLabette County: 375 countLane County: 55 countLeavenworth County: 1,040 countLincoln County: 76 countLinn County: 167 countLogan County: 103 countLyon County: 705 countMcPherson County: 757 countMarion County: 240 countMarshall County: 299 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 624 countMitchell County: 209 countMontgomery County: 622 countMorris County: 115 countMorton County: 62 countNemaha County: 291 countNeosho County: 370 countNess County: 118 countNorton County: 161 countOsage County: 193 countOsborne County: 120 countOttawa County: 125 countPawnee County: 128 countPhillips County: 206 countPottawatomie County: 553 countPratt County: 319 countRawlins County: 94 countReno County: 1,328 countRepublic County: 149 countRice County: 235 countRiley County: 1,293 countRooks County: 158 countRush County: 80 countRussell County: 229 countSaline County: 1,265 countScott County: 174 countSedgwick County: 8,821 countSeward County: 483 countShawnee County: 3,227 countSheridan County: 99 countSherman County: 199 countSmith County: 118 countStafford County: 114 countStanton County: 55 countStevens County: 130 countSumner County: 378 countThomas County: 286 countTrego County: 112 countWabaunsee County: 124 countWallace County: 45 countWashington County: 171 countWichita County: 82 countWilson County: 188 countWoodson County: 70 countWyandotte County: 2,455 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Johnson County: 13,273 countJohnson County13,273Sedgwick County: 8,821 countSedgwick County8,821Shawnee County: 3,227 countShawnee County3,227Wyandotte County: 2,455 countWyandotte County2,455Douglas County: 2,334 countDouglas County2,334Reno County: 1,328 countReno County1,328Riley County: 1,293 countRiley County1,293Saline County: 1,265 countSaline County1,265Butler County: 1,049 countButler County1,049Leavenworth County: 1,040 countLeavenworth County1,040Ellis County: 969 countEllis County969Finney County: 852 countFinney County852Barton County: 781 countBarton County781McPherson County: 757 countMcPherson County757Crawford County: 735 countCrawford County735Lyon County: 705 countLyon County705Ford County: 662 countFord County662Harvey County: 624 countHarvey County624Miami County: 624 countMiami County624Montgomery County: 622 countMontgomery County622Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 553 countPottawatomie County553Seward County: 483 countSeward County483Franklin County: 472 countFranklin County472Geary County: 447 countGeary County447Dickinson County: 390 countDickinson County390Sumner County: 378 countSumner County378Labette County: 375 countLabette County375Neosho County: 370 countNeosho County370Atchison County: 320 countAtchison County320Pratt County: 319 countPratt County319Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Allen County: 308 countAllen County308Marshall County: 299 countMarshall County299Nemaha County: 291 countNemaha County291Thomas County: 286 countThomas County286Jefferson County: 284 countJefferson County284Cherokee County: 278 countCherokee County278Cloud County: 270 countCloud County270Marion County: 240 countMarion County240Johnson County: 13,273 countJohnson County13,273Sedgwick County: 8,821 countSedgwick County8,821Shawnee County: 3,227 countShawnee County3,227Wyandotte County: 2,455 countWyandotte County2,455Douglas County: 2,334 countDouglas County2,334Reno County: 1,328 countReno County1,328Riley County: 1,293 countRiley County1,293Saline County: 1,265 countSaline County1,265Butler County: 1,049 countButler County1,049Leavenworth County: 1,040 countLeavenworth County1,040Ellis County: 969 countEllis County969Finney County: 852 countFinney County852Barton County: 781 countBarton County781McPherson County: 757 countMcPherson County757Crawford County: 735 countCrawford County735Lyon County: 705 countLyon County705Ford County: 662 countFord County662Harvey County: 624 countHarvey County624Miami County: 624 countMiami County624Montgomery County: 622 countMontgomery County622Cowley County: 612 countCowley County612Pottawatomie County: 553 countPottawatomie County553Seward County: 483 countSeward County483Franklin County: 472 countFranklin County472Geary County: 447 countGeary County447Dickinson County: 390 countDickinson County390Sumner County: 378 countSumner County378Labette County: 375 countLabette County375Neosho County: 370 countNeosho County370Atchison County: 320 countAtchison County320Pratt County: 319 countPratt County319Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Allen County: 308 countAllen County308Marshall County: 299 countMarshall County299Nemaha County: 291 countNemaha County291Thomas County: 286 countThomas County286Jefferson County: 284 countJefferson County284Cherokee County: 278 countCherokee County278Cloud County: 270 countCloud County270Marion County: 240 countMarion 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

RankCounties2018
count		Change on 2017
1Johnson County13,273+0.5%
2Sedgwick County8,821-0.2%
3Shawnee County3,227-1.7%
4Wyandotte County2,455-2.6%
5Douglas County2,334+0.6%
6Reno County1,328-0.7%
7Riley County1,293+0.1%
8Saline County1,265-1.2%
9Butler County1,049+0.1%
10Leavenworth County1,040+1.3%
11Ellis County969+0.3%
12Finney County852-1.4%
13Barton County781-2.6%
14McPherson County757-0.8%
15Crawford County735-1.1%
16Lyon County705-2.9%
17Ford County662+1.2%
18Harvey County624-3.4%
18Miami County6240%
20Montgomery County622-2.5%
21Cowley County612+0.7%
22Pottawatomie County553+1.3%
23Seward County483-1.6%
24Franklin County472-3.3%
25Geary County447-0.9%
26Dickinson County390+1.3%
27Sumner County378-2.6%
28Labette County375-0.3%
29Neosho County370-2.1%
30Atchison County320+0.9%
31Pratt County319+0.3%
32Bourbon County312-0.3%
33Allen County308-1.3%
34Marshall County299+0.7%
35Nemaha County291-2.3%
36Thomas County286+1.4%
37Jefferson County2840%
38Cherokee County278+1.8%
39Cloud County270-1.1%
40Marion County2400%
41Rice County235+0.9%
42Brown County231-3.8%
42Clay County231-0.9%
44Russell County229+1.8%
45Jackson County223+1.4%
46Mitchell County2090%
47Phillips County206+2.5%
48Sherman County1990%
49Osage County1930%
50Kingman County190+1.6%
51Gray County189+1.1%
52Wilson County188-6%
53Grant County185+2.2%
54Coffey County182-3.7%
55Scott County174+1.8%
56Washington County171-1.2%
57Barber County170-5%
58Harper County169-0.6%
59Anderson County168+3.7%
60Linn County167+1.2%
61Norton County161+0.6%
62Rooks County1580%
63Greenwood County153-5%
64Republic County149-3.9%
65Ellsworth County147-5.2%
66Doniphan County133+2.3%
67Stevens County130-3%
68Pawnee County128-4.5%
69Ottawa County125+4.2%
70Wabaunsee County124-3.9%
71Osborne County120+0.8%
72Ness County118-4.8%
72Smith County118+3.5%
74Morris County1150%
75Stafford County1140%
76Trego County112-2.6%
77Meade County1080%
78Gove County103-3.7%
78Logan County103+1%
80Sheridan County99+1%
81Rawlins County94-2.1%
82Decatur County93+5.7%
83Haskell County91-5.2%
84Cheyenne County90-2.2%
85Graham County83-1.2%
86Wichita County82+3.8%
87Kiowa County81+2.5%
88Rush County80+1.3%
89Kearny County78+2.6%
90Edwards County77+4.1%
91Lincoln County76+1.3%
92Woodson County70-1.4%
93Comanche County64+3.2%
94Jewell County63-3.1%
95Morton County62-8.8%
96Elk County60+7.1%
97Hamilton County58-4.9%
98Chase County57-5%
99Lane County55-3.5%
99Stanton County550%
101Chautauqua County54-1.8%
102Clark County48-4%
103Wallace County45-10%
104Hodgeman County420%
105Greeley County40+5.3%

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About this ranking

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 13,273 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 40 in 2018.

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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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