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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2019, at 13,363. Greeley County had the lowest, at 40. The median was 185 and the figure for Kansas was 51,867. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,363Johnson County
Lowest40Greeley County
Median185105 counties
Kansas51,867History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 313 countAnderson County: 165 countAtchison County: 319 countBarber County: 160 countBarton County: 784 countBourbon County: 312 countBrown County: 231 countButler County: 1,047 countChase County: 57 countChautauqua County: 56 countCherokee County: 274 countCheyenne County: 88 countClark County: 52 countClay County: 231 countCloud County: 265 countCoffey County: 175 countComanche County: 63 countCowley County: 591 countCrawford County: 732 countDecatur County: 88 countDickinson County: 392 countDoniphan County: 134 countDouglas County: 2,329 countEdwards County: 79 countElk County: 55 countEllis County: 957 countEllsworth County: 146 countFinney County: 871 countFord County: 671 countFranklin County: 464 countGeary County: 447 countGove County: 100 countGraham County: 80 countGrant County: 187 countGray County: 189 countGreeley County: 40 countGreenwood County: 148 countHamilton County: 68 countHarper County: 165 countHarvey County: 627 countHaskell County: 95 countHodgeman County: 43 countJackson County: 230 countJefferson County: 265 countJewell County: 63 countJohnson County: 13,363 countKearny County: 78 countKingman County: 185 countKiowa County: 82 countLabette County: 366 countLane County: 59 countLeavenworth County: 1,048 countLincoln County: 77 countLinn County: 161 countLogan County: 102 countLyon County: 703 countMcPherson County: 758 countMarion County: 236 countMarshall County: 299 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 629 countMitchell County: 204 countMontgomery County: 613 countMorris County: 122 countMorton County: 64 countNemaha County: 291 countNeosho County: 362 countNess County: 121 countNorton County: 149 countOsage County: 200 countOsborne County: 116 countOttawa County: 124 countPawnee County: 127 countPhillips County: 198 countPottawatomie County: 555 countPratt County: 315 countRawlins County: 93 countReno County: 1,322 countRepublic County: 150 countRice County: 226 countRiley County: 1,299 countRooks County: 160 countRush County: 78 countRussell County: 219 countSaline County: 1,239 countScott County: 171 countSedgwick County: 8,772 countSeward County: 492 countShawnee County: 3,199 countSheridan County: 96 countSherman County: 212 countSmith County: 109 countStafford County: 108 countStanton County: 52 countStevens County: 126 countSumner County: 366 countThomas County: 274 countTrego County: 108 countWabaunsee County: 127 countWallace County: 48 countWashington County: 162 countWichita County: 80 countWilson County: 185 countWoodson County: 69 countWyandotte County: 2,451 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Johnson County: 13,363 countJohnson County13,363Sedgwick County: 8,772 countSedgwick County8,772Shawnee County: 3,199 countShawnee County3,199Wyandotte County: 2,451 countWyandotte County2,451Douglas County: 2,329 countDouglas County2,329Reno County: 1,322 countReno County1,322Riley County: 1,299 countRiley County1,299Saline County: 1,239 countSaline County1,239Leavenworth County: 1,048 countLeavenworth County1,048Butler County: 1,047 countButler County1,047Ellis County: 957 countEllis County957Finney County: 871 countFinney County871Barton County: 784 countBarton County784McPherson County: 758 countMcPherson County758Crawford County: 732 countCrawford County732Lyon County: 703 countLyon County703Ford County: 671 countFord County671Miami County: 629 countMiami County629Harvey County: 627 countHarvey County627Montgomery County: 613 countMontgomery County613Cowley County: 591 countCowley County591Pottawatomie County: 555 countPottawatomie County555Seward County: 492 countSeward County492Franklin County: 464 countFranklin County464Geary County: 447 countGeary County447Dickinson County: 392 countDickinson County392Labette County: 366 countLabette County366Sumner County: 366 countSumner County366Neosho County: 362 countNeosho County362Atchison County: 319 countAtchison County319Pratt County: 315 countPratt County315Allen County: 313 countAllen County313Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Marshall County: 299 countMarshall County299Nemaha County: 291 countNemaha County291Cherokee County: 274 countCherokee County274Thomas County: 274 countThomas County274Cloud County: 265 countCloud County265Jefferson County: 265 countJefferson County265Marion County: 236 countMarion County236Johnson County: 13,363 countJohnson County13,363Sedgwick County: 8,772 countSedgwick County8,772Shawnee County: 3,199 countShawnee County3,199Wyandotte County: 2,451 countWyandotte County2,451Douglas County: 2,329 countDouglas County2,329Reno County: 1,322 countReno County1,322Riley County: 1,299 countRiley County1,299Saline County: 1,239 countSaline County1,239Leavenworth County: 1,048 countLeavenworth County1,048Butler County: 1,047 countButler County1,047Ellis County: 957 countEllis County957Finney County: 871 countFinney County871Barton County: 784 countBarton County784McPherson County: 758 countMcPherson County758Crawford County: 732 countCrawford County732Lyon County: 703 countLyon County703Ford County: 671 countFord County671Miami County: 629 countMiami County629Harvey County: 627 countHarvey County627Montgomery County: 613 countMontgomery County613Cowley County: 591 countCowley County591Pottawatomie County: 555 countPottawatomie County555Seward County: 492 countSeward County492Franklin County: 464 countFranklin County464Geary County: 447 countGeary County447Dickinson County: 392 countDickinson County392Labette County: 366 countLabette County366Sumner County: 366 countSumner County366Neosho County: 362 countNeosho County362Atchison County: 319 countAtchison County319Pratt County: 315 countPratt County315Allen County: 313 countAllen County313Bourbon County: 312 countBourbon County312Marshall County: 299 countMarshall County299Nemaha County: 291 countNemaha County291Cherokee County: 274 countCherokee County274Thomas County: 274 countThomas County274Cloud County: 265 countCloud County265Jefferson County: 265 countJefferson County265Marion County: 236 countMarion County236
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Johnson County13,363+0.7%
2Sedgwick County8,772-0.6%
3Shawnee County3,199-0.9%
4Wyandotte County2,451-0.2%
5Douglas County2,329-0.2%
6Reno County1,322-0.5%
7Riley County1,299+0.5%
8Saline County1,239-2.1%
9Leavenworth County1,048+0.8%
10Butler County1,047-0.2%
11Ellis County957-1.2%
12Finney County871+2.2%
13Barton County784+0.4%
14McPherson County758+0.1%
15Crawford County732-0.4%
16Lyon County703-0.3%
17Ford County671+1.4%
18Miami County629+0.8%
19Harvey County627+0.5%
20Montgomery County613-1.4%
21Cowley County591-3.4%
22Pottawatomie County555+0.4%
23Seward County492+1.9%
24Franklin County464-1.7%
25Geary County4470%
26Dickinson County392+0.5%
27Labette County366-2.4%
27Sumner County366-3.2%
29Neosho County362-2.2%
30Atchison County319-0.3%
31Pratt County315-1.3%
32Allen County313+1.6%
33Bourbon County3120%
34Marshall County2990%
35Nemaha County2910%
36Cherokee County274-1.4%
36Thomas County274-4.2%
38Cloud County265-1.9%
38Jefferson County265-6.7%
40Marion County236-1.7%
41Brown County2310%
41Clay County2310%
43Jackson County230+3.1%
44Rice County226-3.8%
45Russell County219-4.4%
46Sherman County212+6.5%
47Mitchell County204-2.4%
48Osage County200+3.6%
49Phillips County198-3.9%
50Gray County1890%
51Grant County187+1.1%
52Kingman County185-2.6%
52Wilson County185-1.6%
54Coffey County175-3.8%
55Scott County171-1.7%
56Anderson County165-1.8%
56Harper County165-2.4%
58Washington County162-5.3%
59Linn County161-3.6%
60Barber County160-5.9%
60Rooks County160+1.3%
62Republic County150+0.7%
63Norton County149-7.5%
64Greenwood County148-3.3%
65Ellsworth County146-0.7%
66Doniphan County134+0.8%
67Pawnee County127-0.8%
67Wabaunsee County127+2.4%
69Stevens County126-3.1%
70Ottawa County124-0.8%
71Morris County122+6.1%
72Ness County121+2.5%
73Osborne County116-3.3%
74Smith County109-7.6%
75Meade County1080%
75Stafford County108-5.3%
75Trego County108-3.6%
78Logan County102-1%
79Gove County100-2.9%
80Sheridan County96-3%
81Haskell County95+4.4%
82Rawlins County93-1.1%
83Cheyenne County88-2.2%
83Decatur County88-5.4%
85Kiowa County82+1.2%
86Graham County80-3.6%
86Wichita County80-2.4%
88Edwards County79+2.6%
89Kearny County780%
89Rush County78-2.5%
91Lincoln County77+1.3%
92Woodson County69-1.4%
93Hamilton County68+17.2%
94Morton County64+3.2%
95Comanche County63-1.6%
95Jewell County630%
97Lane County59+7.3%
98Chase County570%
99Chautauqua County56+3.7%
100Elk County55-8.3%
101Clark County52+8.3%
101Stanton County52-5.5%
103Wallace County48+6.7%
104Hodgeman County43+2.4%
105Greeley County400%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 13,363 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 40 in 2019.

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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