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Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate

Morton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 101 counties in 2016, at 16.949%. Gray County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 7.292% and the figure for Kansas was 7.622%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.949Morton County
Lowest3Gray County
Median7.292101 counties
Kansas7.622History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 6.907 %Anderson County: 8.403 %Atchison County: 7.82 %Barber County: 8.718 %Barton County: 5.791 %Bourbon County: 6.949 %Brown County: 5.929 %Butler County: 7.088 %Chase County: 13.445 %Chautauqua County: 8.696 %Cherokee County: 8.232 %Cheyenne County: 8.556 %Clark County: 5.455 %Clay County: 5.179 %Cloud County: 8.122 %Coffey County: 7.889 %Comanche County: 12.03 %Cowley County: 6.196 %Crawford County: 7.577 %Decatur County: 8.163 %Dickinson County: 6.905 %Doniphan County: 11.847 %Douglas County: 7.157 %Edwards County: 5.747 %Elk County: 8 %Ellis County: 7.656 %Ellsworth County: 4.938 %Finney County: 7.286 %Ford County: 6.63 %Franklin County: 7.07 %Geary County: 5.915 %Gove County: 8.475 %Graham County: 7.292 %Grant County: 7.426 %Gray County: 3 %Greenwood County: 6.042 %Hamilton County: 6.349 %Harper County: 11.549 %Harvey County: 5.481 %Haskell County: 13.793 %Hodgeman County: 7.5 %Jackson County: 5.983 %Jefferson County: 6.884 %Jewell County: 5.714 %Johnson County: 8.445 %Kearny County: 7.692 %Kingman County: 8.824 %Labette County: 8.009 %Leavenworth County: 9.494 %Lincoln County: 9.756 %Linn County: 5.435 %Logan County: 4.739 %Lyon County: 5.875 %McPherson County: 8.134 %Marion County: 6.193 %Marshall County: 7.059 %Meade County: 6.009 %Miami County: 9.368 %Mitchell County: 5.996 %Montgomery County: 7.152 %Morris County: 6.426 %Morton County: 16.949 %Nemaha County: 5.03 %Neosho County: 10.501 %Ness County: 11.278 %Norton County: 3.096 %Osage County: 7.965 %Osborne County: 10.072 %Ottawa County: 10.213 %Pawnee County: 7.534 %Phillips County: 6.364 %Pottawatomie County: 5.425 %Pratt County: 9.777 %Rawlins County: 5.208 %Reno County: 6.501 %Republic County: 9.009 %Rice County: 6.026 %Riley County: 8.241 %Rooks County: 6.077 %Rush County: 7.735 %Russell County: 6.925 %Saline County: 6.832 %Scott County: 8.939 %Sedgwick County: 7.916 %Seward County: 6.191 %Shawnee County: 6.604 %Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sherman County: 6.25 %Smith County: 7.813 %Stafford County: 4.706 %Stevens County: 5.147 %Sumner County: 9.264 %Thomas County: 9.119 %Trego County: 5.645 %Wabaunsee County: 4.781 %Wallace County: 7.692 %Washington County: 6.128 %Wichita County: 7.5 %Wilson County: 9.722 %Woodson County: 10.127 %Wyandotte County: 7.654 %
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%, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Morton County: 16.949 %Morton County16.949Haskell County: 13.793 %Haskell County13.793Chase County: 13.445 %Chase County13.445Comanche County: 12.03 %Comanche County12.03Doniphan County: 11.847 %Doniphan County11.847Harper County: 11.549 %Harper County11.549Ness County: 11.278 %Ness County11.278Neosho County: 10.501 %Neosho County10.501Ottawa County: 10.213 %Ottawa County10.213Woodson County: 10.127 %Woodson County10.127Osborne County: 10.072 %Osborne County10.072Pratt County: 9.777 %Pratt County9.777Lincoln County: 9.756 %Lincoln County9.756Wilson County: 9.722 %Wilson County9.722Leavenworth County: 9.494 %Leavenworth County9.494Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sheridan County9.375Miami County: 9.368 %Miami County9.368Sumner County: 9.264 %Sumner County9.264Thomas County: 9.119 %Thomas County9.119Republic County: 9.009 %Republic County9.009Scott County: 8.939 %Scott County8.939Kingman County: 8.824 %Kingman County8.824Barber County: 8.718 %Barber County8.718Chautauqua County: 8.696 %Chautauqua County8.696Cheyenne County: 8.556 %Cheyenne County8.556Gove County: 8.475 %Gove County8.475Johnson County: 8.445 %Johnson County8.445Anderson County: 8.403 %Anderson County8.403Riley County: 8.241 %Riley County8.241Cherokee County: 8.232 %Cherokee County8.232Decatur County: 8.163 %Decatur County8.163McPherson County: 8.134 %McPherson County8.134Cloud County: 8.122 %Cloud County8.122Labette County: 8.009 %Labette County8.009Elk County: 8 %Elk County8Osage County: 7.965 %Osage County7.965Sedgwick County: 7.916 %Sedgwick County7.916Coffey County: 7.889 %Coffey County7.889Atchison County: 7.82 %Atchison County7.82Smith County: 7.813 %Smith County7.813Morton County: 16.949 %Morton County16.949Haskell County: 13.793 %Haskell County13.793Chase County: 13.445 %Chase County13.445Comanche County: 12.03 %Comanche County12.03Doniphan County: 11.847 %Doniphan County11.847Harper County: 11.549 %Harper County11.549Ness County: 11.278 %Ness County11.278Neosho County: 10.501 %Neosho County10.501Ottawa County: 10.213 %Ottawa County10.213Woodson County: 10.127 %Woodson County10.127Osborne County: 10.072 %Osborne County10.072Pratt County: 9.777 %Pratt County9.777Lincoln County: 9.756 %Lincoln County9.756Wilson County: 9.722 %Wilson County9.722Leavenworth County: 9.494 %Leavenworth County9.494Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sheridan County9.375Miami County: 9.368 %Miami County9.368Sumner County: 9.264 %Sumner County9.264Thomas County: 9.119 %Thomas County9.119Republic County: 9.009 %Republic County9.009Scott County: 8.939 %Scott County8.939Kingman County: 8.824 %Kingman County8.824Barber County: 8.718 %Barber County8.718Chautauqua County: 8.696 %Chautauqua County8.696Cheyenne County: 8.556 %Cheyenne County8.556Gove County: 8.475 %Gove County8.475Johnson County: 8.445 %Johnson County8.445Anderson County: 8.403 %Anderson County8.403Riley County: 8.241 %Riley County8.241Cherokee County: 8.232 %Cherokee County8.232Decatur County: 8.163 %Decatur County8.163McPherson County: 8.134 %McPherson County8.134Cloud County: 8.122 %Cloud County8.122Labette County: 8.009 %Labette County8.009Elk County: 8 %Elk County8Osage County: 7.965 %Osage County7.965Sedgwick County: 7.916 %Sedgwick County7.916Coffey County: 7.889 %Coffey County7.889Atchison County: 7.82 %Atchison County7.82Smith County: 7.813 %Smith County7.813
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Morton County16.949+1.41 pts
2Haskell County13.793+9.83 pts
3Chase County13.445+2.16 pts
4Comanche County12.03+0.84 pts
5Doniphan County11.847+7.58 pts
6Harper County11.549+6.38 pts
7Ness County11.278+5.42 pts
8Neosho County10.501+3.56 pts
9Ottawa County10.213+1.05 pts
10Woodson County10.127+6.35 pts
11Osborne County10.072+3.69 pts
12Pratt County9.777+3.4 pts
13Lincoln County9.756+2.53 pts
14Wilson County9.722-1.49 pts
15Leavenworth County9.494+0.32 pts
16Sheridan County9.375+3.09 pts
17Miami County9.368+0.65 pts
18Sumner County9.264+1.8 pts
19Thomas County9.119+5.02 pts
20Republic County9.009+1.32 pts
21Scott County8.939+6.1 pts
22Kingman County8.824+1.36 pts
23Barber County8.718+2.63 pts
24Chautauqua County8.696-2.78 pts
25Cheyenne County8.556-2.26 pts
26Gove County8.475+0.24 pts
27Johnson County8.445-0.89 pts
28Anderson County8.403+2.26 pts
29Riley County8.241-0.11 pts
30Cherokee County8.232+1.58 pts
31Decatur County8.163+5.1 pts
32McPherson County8.134+1.02 pts
33Cloud County8.122+0.44 pts
34Labette County8.009+1.86 pts
35Elk County8+1.75 pts
36Osage County7.965-2.1 pts
37Sedgwick County7.916+0.12 pts
38Coffey County7.889+0.57 pts
39Atchison County7.82-0.53 pts
40Smith County7.813+0.7 pts
41Rush County7.735+1.18 pts
42Kearny County7.692-1.22 pts
42Wallace County7.692n/a
44Ellis County7.656+0.98 pts
45Wyandotte County7.654-1.46 pts
46Crawford County7.577+1.6 pts
47Pawnee County7.534+1.37 pts
48Hodgeman County7.5-7.13 pts
48Wichita County7.5-2.08 pts
50Grant County7.426-0.4 pts
51Graham County7.292-0.91 pts
52Finney County7.286+0.45 pts
53Douglas County7.157-0.45 pts
54Montgomery County7.152-0.82 pts
55Butler County7.088-1.92 pts
56Franklin County7.07+0.47 pts
57Marshall County7.059-0.28 pts
58Bourbon County6.949-0.04 pts
59Russell County6.925+0.1 pts
60Allen County6.907-0.94 pts
61Dickinson County6.905-1.7 pts
62Jefferson County6.884-4.55 pts
63Saline County6.832-0.03 pts
64Ford County6.63+1.81 pts
65Shawnee County6.604-0.47 pts
66Reno County6.501-0.82 pts
67Morris County6.426+0.13 pts
68Phillips County6.364+0.9 pts
69Hamilton County6.349-0.05 pts
70Sherman County6.25-3.84 pts
71Cowley County6.196-1.5 pts
72Marion County6.193+1.52 pts
73Seward County6.191-1.95 pts
74Washington County6.128-1.07 pts
75Rooks County6.077-3.09 pts
76Greenwood County6.042-1.23 pts
77Rice County6.026+1.83 pts
78Meade County6.009-3.91 pts
79Mitchell County5.996+1.07 pts
80Jackson County5.983-0.97 pts
81Brown County5.929-0.02 pts
82Geary County5.915-3.62 pts
83Lyon County5.875-0.54 pts
84Barton County5.791-0.92 pts
85Edwards County5.747-0.07 pts
86Jewell County5.714-9.15 pts
87Trego County5.645-0.09 pts
88Harvey County5.481-2.42 pts
89Clark County5.455-9.36 pts
90Linn County5.435-1.77 pts
91Pottawatomie County5.425-1.29 pts
92Rawlins County5.208-1.01 pts
93Clay County5.179-0.07 pts
94Stevens County5.147-2.91 pts
95Nemaha County5.03+0.8 pts
96Ellsworth County4.938+0.46 pts
97Wabaunsee County4.781-2.39 pts
98Logan County4.739-1.12 pts
99Stafford County4.706-1.75 pts
100Norton County3.096-5.71 pts
101Gray County3-3.63 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Morton County, with 16.949% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Gray County, with 3% 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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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