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Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate

Morton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 104 counties in 2017, at 17.391%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 3.061%. The median was 7.919% and the figure for Kansas was 8.566%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.391Morton County
Lowest3.061Sheridan County
Median7.919104 counties
Kansas8.566History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 9.077 %Anderson County: 10.345 %Atchison County: 7.496 %Barber County: 6.878 %Barton County: 7.87 %Bourbon County: 6.015 %Brown County: 5.049 %Butler County: 9.075 %Chase County: 10.256 %Chautauqua County: 7.08 %Cherokee County: 8.163 %Cheyenne County: 4.211 %Clark County: 7.207 %Clay County: 7.615 %Cloud County: 8.348 %Coffey County: 9.456 %Comanche County: 6.202 %Cowley County: 8.412 %Crawford County: 7.449 %Decatur County: 8.421 %Dickinson County: 7.282 %Doniphan County: 9.22 %Douglas County: 8.839 %Edwards County: 13.333 %Elk County: 6.504 %Ellis County: 7.803 %Ellsworth County: 5.455 %Finney County: 7.928 %Ford County: 6.94 %Franklin County: 8.156 %Geary County: 8.212 %Gove County: 6.087 %Graham County: 13.978 %Grant County: 9.184 %Gray County: 6.404 %Greeley County: 7.5 %Greenwood County: 6.627 %Hamilton County: 4.839 %Harper County: 8.13 %Harvey County: 7.407 %Haskell County: 12 %Hodgeman County: 6.977 %Jackson County: 11.638 %Jefferson County: 5.903 %Jewell County: 4.255 %Johnson County: 9.78 %Kearny County: 8.805 %Kingman County: 9.662 %Kiowa County: 10.227 %Labette County: 7.209 %Lane County: 6.723 %Leavenworth County: 7.689 %Lincoln County: 8.974 %Linn County: 11.892 %Logan County: 8.451 %Lyon County: 5.528 %McPherson County: 7.332 %Marion County: 7.792 %Marshall County: 8.683 %Meade County: 6.009 %Miami County: 7.054 %Mitchell County: 10.707 %Montgomery County: 7.492 %Morris County: 8.197 %Morton County: 17.391 %Nemaha County: 6.49 %Neosho County: 5.353 %Ness County: 4.633 %Norton County: 6.567 %Osage County: 9.07 %Osborne County: 10.526 %Ottawa County: 5.858 %Pawnee County: 9.155 %Phillips County: 7.39 %Pottawatomie County: 7.511 %Pratt County: 9.012 %Rawlins County: 4.145 %Reno County: 7.519 %Republic County: 6.728 %Rice County: 7.238 %Riley County: 9.385 %Rooks County: 8.499 %Rush County: 6.742 %Russell County: 9.684 %Saline County: 7.413 %Scott County: 7.91 %Sedgwick County: 8.322 %Seward County: 8.194 %Shawnee County: 8.005 %Sheridan County: 3.061 %Sherman County: 6.711 %Smith County: 11.245 %Stafford County: 10.853 %Stanton County: 14.173 %Stevens County: 11.722 %Sumner County: 9.08 %Thomas County: 10.098 %Trego County: 13.333 %Wabaunsee County: 10.728 %Washington County: 4.945 %Wichita County: 3.797 %Wilson County: 8.038 %Woodson County: 14.765 %Wyandotte County: 9.698 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Morton County: 17.391 %Morton County17.391Woodson County: 14.765 %Woodson County14.765Stanton County: 14.173 %Stanton County14.173Graham County: 13.978 %Graham County13.978Edwards County: 13.333 %Edwards County13.333Trego County: 13.333 %Trego County13.333Haskell County: 12 %Haskell County12Linn County: 11.892 %Linn County11.892Stevens County: 11.722 %Stevens County11.722Jackson County: 11.638 %Jackson County11.638Smith County: 11.245 %Smith County11.245Stafford County: 10.853 %Stafford County10.853Wabaunsee County: 10.728 %Wabaunsee County10.728Mitchell County: 10.707 %Mitchell County10.707Osborne County: 10.526 %Osborne County10.526Anderson County: 10.345 %Anderson County10.345Chase County: 10.256 %Chase County10.256Kiowa County: 10.227 %Kiowa County10.227Thomas County: 10.098 %Thomas County10.098Johnson County: 9.78 %Johnson County9.78Wyandotte County: 9.698 %Wyandotte County9.698Russell County: 9.684 %Russell County9.684Kingman County: 9.662 %Kingman County9.662Coffey County: 9.456 %Coffey County9.456Riley County: 9.385 %Riley County9.385Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Grant County: 9.184 %Grant County9.184Pawnee County: 9.155 %Pawnee County9.155Sumner County: 9.08 %Sumner County9.08Allen County: 9.077 %Allen County9.077Butler County: 9.075 %Butler County9.075Osage County: 9.07 %Osage County9.07Pratt County: 9.012 %Pratt County9.012Lincoln County: 8.974 %Lincoln County8.974Douglas County: 8.839 %Douglas County8.839Kearny County: 8.805 %Kearny County8.805Marshall County: 8.683 %Marshall County8.683Rooks County: 8.499 %Rooks County8.499Logan County: 8.451 %Logan County8.451Decatur County: 8.421 %Decatur County8.421Morton County: 17.391 %Morton County17.391Woodson County: 14.765 %Woodson County14.765Stanton County: 14.173 %Stanton County14.173Graham County: 13.978 %Graham County13.978Edwards County: 13.333 %Edwards County13.333Trego County: 13.333 %Trego County13.333Haskell County: 12 %Haskell County12Linn County: 11.892 %Linn County11.892Stevens County: 11.722 %Stevens County11.722Jackson County: 11.638 %Jackson County11.638Smith County: 11.245 %Smith County11.245Stafford County: 10.853 %Stafford County10.853Wabaunsee County: 10.728 %Wabaunsee County10.728Mitchell County: 10.707 %Mitchell County10.707Osborne County: 10.526 %Osborne County10.526Anderson County: 10.345 %Anderson County10.345Chase County: 10.256 %Chase County10.256Kiowa County: 10.227 %Kiowa County10.227Thomas County: 10.098 %Thomas County10.098Johnson County: 9.78 %Johnson County9.78Wyandotte County: 9.698 %Wyandotte County9.698Russell County: 9.684 %Russell County9.684Kingman County: 9.662 %Kingman County9.662Coffey County: 9.456 %Coffey County9.456Riley County: 9.385 %Riley County9.385Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Grant County: 9.184 %Grant County9.184Pawnee County: 9.155 %Pawnee County9.155Sumner County: 9.08 %Sumner County9.08Allen County: 9.077 %Allen County9.077Butler County: 9.075 %Butler County9.075Osage County: 9.07 %Osage County9.07Pratt County: 9.012 %Pratt County9.012Lincoln County: 8.974 %Lincoln County8.974Douglas County: 8.839 %Douglas County8.839Kearny County: 8.805 %Kearny County8.805Marshall County: 8.683 %Marshall County8.683Rooks County: 8.499 %Rooks County8.499Logan County: 8.451 %Logan County8.451Decatur County: 8.421 %Decatur County8.421
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Morton County17.391+0.44 pts
2Woodson County14.765+4.64 pts
3Stanton County14.173n/a
4Graham County13.978+6.69 pts
5Edwards County13.333+7.59 pts
5Trego County13.333+7.69 pts
7Haskell County12-1.79 pts
8Linn County11.892+6.46 pts
9Stevens County11.722+6.57 pts
10Jackson County11.638+5.66 pts
11Smith County11.245+3.43 pts
12Stafford County10.853+6.15 pts
13Wabaunsee County10.728+5.95 pts
14Mitchell County10.707+4.71 pts
15Osborne County10.526+0.45 pts
16Anderson County10.345+1.94 pts
17Chase County10.256-3.19 pts
18Kiowa County10.227n/a
19Thomas County10.098+0.98 pts
20Johnson County9.78+1.33 pts
21Wyandotte County9.698+2.04 pts
22Russell County9.684+2.76 pts
23Kingman County9.662+0.84 pts
24Coffey County9.456+1.57 pts
25Riley County9.385+1.14 pts
26Doniphan County9.22-2.63 pts
27Grant County9.184+1.76 pts
28Pawnee County9.155+1.62 pts
29Sumner County9.08-0.18 pts
30Allen County9.077+2.17 pts
31Butler County9.075+1.99 pts
32Osage County9.07+1.11 pts
33Pratt County9.012-0.76 pts
34Lincoln County8.974-0.78 pts
35Douglas County8.839+1.68 pts
36Kearny County8.805+1.11 pts
37Marshall County8.683+1.62 pts
38Rooks County8.499+2.42 pts
39Logan County8.451+3.71 pts
40Decatur County8.421+0.26 pts
41Cowley County8.412+2.22 pts
42Cloud County8.348+0.23 pts
43Sedgwick County8.322+0.41 pts
44Geary County8.212+2.3 pts
45Morris County8.197+1.77 pts
46Seward County8.194+2 pts
47Cherokee County8.163-0.07 pts
48Franklin County8.156+1.09 pts
49Harper County8.13-3.42 pts
50Wilson County8.038-1.68 pts
51Shawnee County8.005+1.4 pts
52Finney County7.928+0.64 pts
53Scott County7.91-1.03 pts
54Barton County7.87+2.08 pts
55Ellis County7.803+0.15 pts
56Marion County7.792+1.6 pts
57Leavenworth County7.689-1.8 pts
58Clay County7.615+2.44 pts
59Reno County7.519+1.02 pts
60Pottawatomie County7.511+2.09 pts
61Greeley County7.5n/a
62Atchison County7.496-0.32 pts
63Montgomery County7.492+0.34 pts
64Crawford County7.449-0.13 pts
65Saline County7.413+0.58 pts
66Harvey County7.407+1.93 pts
67Phillips County7.39+1.03 pts
68McPherson County7.332-0.8 pts
69Dickinson County7.282+0.38 pts
70Rice County7.238+1.21 pts
71Labette County7.209-0.8 pts
72Clark County7.207+1.75 pts
73Chautauqua County7.08-1.62 pts
74Miami County7.054-2.31 pts
75Hodgeman County6.977-0.52 pts
76Ford County6.94+0.31 pts
77Barber County6.878-1.84 pts
78Rush County6.742-0.99 pts
79Republic County6.728-2.28 pts
80Lane County6.723n/a
81Sherman County6.711+0.46 pts
82Greenwood County6.627+0.58 pts
83Norton County6.567+3.47 pts
84Elk County6.504-1.5 pts
85Nemaha County6.49+1.46 pts
86Gray County6.404+3.4 pts
87Comanche County6.202-5.83 pts
88Gove County6.087-2.39 pts
89Bourbon County6.015-0.93 pts
90Meade County6.0090 pts
91Jefferson County5.903-0.98 pts
92Ottawa County5.858-4.35 pts
93Lyon County5.528-0.35 pts
94Ellsworth County5.455+0.52 pts
95Neosho County5.353-5.15 pts
96Brown County5.049-0.88 pts
97Washington County4.945-1.18 pts
98Hamilton County4.839-1.51 pts
99Ness County4.633-6.65 pts
100Jewell County4.255-1.46 pts
101Cheyenne County4.211-4.34 pts
102Rawlins County4.145-1.06 pts
103Wichita County3.797-3.7 pts
104Sheridan County3.061-6.31 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2017) [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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Morton County, with 17.391% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sheridan County, with 3.061% in 2017.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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