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Counties in Kansas by employer firms

Johnson County had the highest employer firms of 105 counties in 2022, at 13,855. Greeley County had the lowest, at 38. The median was 178 and the figure for Kansas was 52,470. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,855Johnson County
Lowest38Greeley County
Median178105 counties
Kansas52,470History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 303 countAnderson County: 166 countAtchison County: 316 countBarber County: 152 countBarton County: 735 countBourbon County: 320 countBrown County: 233 countButler County: 1,080 countChase County: 48 countChautauqua County: 55 countCherokee County: 266 countCheyenne County: 85 countClark County: 51 countClay County: 237 countCloud County: 263 countCoffey County: 178 countComanche County: 62 countCowley County: 585 countCrawford County: 727 countDecatur County: 87 countDickinson County: 382 countDoniphan County: 131 countDouglas County: 2,352 countEdwards County: 73 countElk County: 50 countEllis County: 963 countEllsworth County: 138 countFinney County: 873 countFord County: 669 countFranklin County: 461 countGeary County: 459 countGove County: 111 countGraham County: 80 countGrant County: 182 countGray County: 194 countGreeley County: 38 countGreenwood County: 131 countHamilton County: 63 countHarper County: 155 countHarvey County: 643 countHaskell County: 95 countHodgeman County: 40 countJackson County: 227 countJefferson County: 262 countJewell County: 71 countJohnson County: 13,855 countKearny County: 81 countKingman County: 171 countKiowa County: 64 countLabette County: 364 countLane County: 59 countLeavenworth County: 1,085 countLincoln County: 78 countLinn County: 169 countLogan County: 90 countLyon County: 696 countMcPherson County: 765 countMarion County: 225 countMarshall County: 301 countMeade County: 104 countMiami County: 647 countMitchell County: 197 countMontgomery County: 577 countMorris County: 132 countMorton County: 57 countNemaha County: 308 countNeosho County: 353 countNess County: 112 countNorton County: 149 countOsage County: 202 countOsborne County: 112 countOttawa County: 116 countPawnee County: 120 countPhillips County: 191 countPottawatomie County: 574 countPratt County: 325 countRawlins County: 87 countReno County: 1,335 countRepublic County: 158 countRice County: 220 countRiley County: 1,278 countRooks County: 149 countRush County: 79 countRussell County: 219 countSaline County: 1,246 countScott County: 169 countSedgwick County: 9,019 countSeward County: 468 countShawnee County: 3,119 countSheridan County: 94 countSherman County: 203 countSmith County: 109 countStafford County: 104 countStanton County: 51 countStevens County: 126 countSumner County: 379 countThomas County: 277 countTrego County: 110 countWabaunsee County: 130 countWallace County: 51 countWashington County: 159 countWichita County: 75 countWilson County: 189 countWoodson County: 73 countWyandotte County: 2,517 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Johnson County: 13,855 countJohnson County13,855Sedgwick County: 9,019 countSedgwick County9,019Shawnee County: 3,119 countShawnee County3,119Wyandotte County: 2,517 countWyandotte County2,517Douglas County: 2,352 countDouglas County2,352Reno County: 1,335 countReno County1,335Riley County: 1,278 countRiley County1,278Saline County: 1,246 countSaline County1,246Leavenworth County: 1,085 countLeavenworth County1,085Butler County: 1,080 countButler County1,080Ellis County: 963 countEllis County963Finney County: 873 countFinney County873McPherson County: 765 countMcPherson County765Barton County: 735 countBarton County735Crawford County: 727 countCrawford County727Lyon County: 696 countLyon County696Ford County: 669 countFord County669Miami County: 647 countMiami County647Harvey County: 643 countHarvey County643Cowley County: 585 countCowley County585Montgomery County: 577 countMontgomery County577Pottawatomie County: 574 countPottawatomie County574Seward County: 468 countSeward County468Franklin County: 461 countFranklin County461Geary County: 459 countGeary County459Dickinson County: 382 countDickinson County382Sumner County: 379 countSumner County379Labette County: 364 countLabette County364Neosho County: 353 countNeosho County353Pratt County: 325 countPratt County325Bourbon County: 320 countBourbon County320Atchison County: 316 countAtchison County316Nemaha County: 308 countNemaha County308Allen County: 303 countAllen County303Marshall County: 301 countMarshall County301Thomas County: 277 countThomas County277Cherokee County: 266 countCherokee County266Cloud County: 263 countCloud County263Jefferson County: 262 countJefferson County262Clay County: 237 countClay County237Johnson County: 13,855 countJohnson County13,855Sedgwick County: 9,019 countSedgwick County9,019Shawnee County: 3,119 countShawnee County3,119Wyandotte County: 2,517 countWyandotte County2,517Douglas County: 2,352 countDouglas County2,352Reno County: 1,335 countReno County1,335Riley County: 1,278 countRiley County1,278Saline County: 1,246 countSaline County1,246Leavenworth County: 1,085 countLeavenworth County1,085Butler County: 1,080 countButler County1,080Ellis County: 963 countEllis County963Finney County: 873 countFinney County873McPherson County: 765 countMcPherson County765Barton County: 735 countBarton County735Crawford County: 727 countCrawford County727Lyon County: 696 countLyon County696Ford County: 669 countFord County669Miami County: 647 countMiami County647Harvey County: 643 countHarvey County643Cowley County: 585 countCowley County585Montgomery County: 577 countMontgomery County577Pottawatomie County: 574 countPottawatomie County574Seward County: 468 countSeward County468Franklin County: 461 countFranklin County461Geary County: 459 countGeary County459Dickinson County: 382 countDickinson County382Sumner County: 379 countSumner County379Labette County: 364 countLabette County364Neosho County: 353 countNeosho County353Pratt County: 325 countPratt County325Bourbon County: 320 countBourbon County320Atchison County: 316 countAtchison County316Nemaha County: 308 countNemaha County308Allen County: 303 countAllen County303Marshall County: 301 countMarshall County301Thomas County: 277 countThomas County277Cherokee County: 266 countCherokee County266Cloud County: 263 countCloud County263Jefferson County: 262 countJefferson County262Clay County: 237 countClay County237
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Johnson County13,855+1.1%
2Sedgwick County9,019+0.9%
3Shawnee County3,119-1%
4Wyandotte County2,517+1.9%
5Douglas County2,352+1.9%
6Reno County1,335+1.7%
7Riley County1,278-0.4%
8Saline County1,246+1.5%
9Leavenworth County1,085+3.7%
10Butler County1,080+1.3%
11Ellis County963+0.9%
12Finney County873+0.2%
13McPherson County765+0.5%
14Barton County735-4.5%
15Crawford County727-0.5%
16Lyon County696+0.7%
17Ford County669+2.1%
18Miami County647+0.2%
19Harvey County643-0.5%
20Cowley County585+0.7%
21Montgomery County577-4%
22Pottawatomie County574+2.7%
23Seward County468+0.4%
24Franklin County461+2%
25Geary County459+1.1%
26Dickinson County382+2.1%
27Sumner County379+2.2%
28Labette County364-0.3%
29Neosho County353-0.6%
30Pratt County325+3.2%
31Bourbon County320+3.6%
32Atchison County316-0.3%
33Nemaha County308+1%
34Allen County303+0.3%
35Marshall County301-1.6%
36Thomas County277-3.5%
37Cherokee County266-0.4%
38Cloud County263+1.5%
39Jefferson County262-1.5%
40Clay County237-2.1%
41Brown County233-0.9%
42Jackson County227-0.9%
43Marion County225-1.7%
44Rice County220+2.3%
45Russell County219-3.5%
46Sherman County203-2.9%
47Osage County202+3.6%
48Mitchell County1970%
49Gray County194+2.1%
50Phillips County191-0.5%
51Wilson County189+1.1%
52Grant County182+0.6%
53Coffey County1780%
54Kingman County171-5%
55Linn County169+1.8%
55Scott County169-1.2%
57Anderson County166+1.8%
58Washington County159-4.2%
59Republic County158+3.9%
60Harper County155-3.1%
61Barber County152-1.3%
62Norton County1490%
62Rooks County149-0.7%
64Ellsworth County1380%
65Morris County132+7.3%
66Doniphan County131+0.8%
66Greenwood County131-5.1%
68Wabaunsee County130+7.4%
69Stevens County126+2.4%
70Pawnee County120-0.8%
71Ottawa County116-3.3%
72Ness County1120%
72Osborne County112-0.9%
74Gove County111+3.7%
75Trego County110+2.8%
76Smith County109+0.9%
77Meade County1040%
77Stafford County1040%
79Haskell County95+2.2%
80Sheridan County94-3.1%
81Logan County90-7.2%
82Decatur County87+2.4%
82Rawlins County87-2.2%
84Cheyenne County85-5.6%
85Kearny County81+6.6%
86Graham County80+1.3%
87Rush County79+5.3%
88Lincoln County78+1.3%
89Wichita County75-12.8%
90Edwards County73+2.8%
90Woodson County73+4.3%
92Jewell County71+6%
93Kiowa County64-8.6%
94Hamilton County63-3.1%
95Comanche County62-3.1%
96Lane County59+7.3%
97Morton County57-6.6%
98Chautauqua County55+3.8%
99Clark County51-5.6%
99Stanton County51+2%
99Wallace County51+4.1%
102Elk County50-9.1%
103Chase County48-4%
104Hodgeman County400%
105Greeley County38-5%

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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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kansas by employer firms, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Johnson County, with 13,855 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greeley County, with 38 in 2022.

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