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Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate

Wallace County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2018, at 16.327%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 3.648%. The median was 7.002% and the figure for Kansas was 8.109%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.327Wallace County
Lowest3.648Thomas County
Median7.002102 counties
Kansas8.109History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 5.247 %Anderson County: 6.857 %Atchison County: 6.557 %Barber County: 8.815 %Barton County: 7.825 %Bourbon County: 5.74 %Brown County: 8.967 %Butler County: 8.17 %Chase County: 13.559 %Chautauqua County: 10.811 %Cherokee County: 5.414 %Cheyenne County: 6.316 %Clark County: 5.556 %Clay County: 6.517 %Cloud County: 7.447 %Coffey County: 7.786 %Cowley County: 5.797 %Crawford County: 6.218 %Decatur County: 6.25 %Dickinson County: 4.872 %Doniphan County: 9.22 %Douglas County: 7.743 %Edwards County: 6.41 %Elk County: 7.937 %Ellis County: 6.907 %Ellsworth County: 8.615 %Finney County: 7.01 %Ford County: 5.683 %Franklin County: 10.387 %Geary County: 6.446 %Gove County: 7.111 %Graham County: 7.91 %Grant County: 6.667 %Gray County: 6.25 %Greenwood County: 11.043 %Hamilton County: 9.917 %Harper County: 6.575 %Harvey County: 8.387 %Haskell County: 15.385 %Jackson County: 7.843 %Jefferson County: 8.874 %Jewell County: 5.755 %Johnson County: 9.356 %Kearny County: 10 %Kingman County: 6.699 %Kiowa County: 4.624 %Labette County: 6.308 %Lane County: 11.966 %Leavenworth County: 9.174 %Lincoln County: 5.229 %Linn County: 12.155 %Logan County: 3.756 %Lyon County: 7.99 %McPherson County: 7.928 %Marion County: 5.65 %Marshall County: 5.505 %Meade County: 6.838 %Miami County: 9.905 %Mitchell County: 10.291 %Montgomery County: 6.399 %Morris County: 7.531 %Morton County: 10.884 %Nemaha County: 5.697 %Neosho County: 8.727 %Ness County: 9.524 %Norton County: 5.373 %Osage County: 8.776 %Osborne County: 6.13 %Ottawa County: 5.534 %Pawnee County: 6.593 %Phillips County: 6.005 %Pottawatomie County: 7.521 %Pratt County: 7.976 %Rawlins County: 5.208 %Reno County: 7.46 %Republic County: 9.434 %Rice County: 5.78 %Riley County: 6.786 %Rooks County: 5.848 %Rush County: 4.52 %Russell County: 5.106 %Saline County: 6.872 %Scott County: 3.9 %Sedgwick County: 8.124 %Seward County: 7.714 %Shawnee County: 8.017 %Sheridan County: 6.965 %Sherman County: 6.236 %Smith County: 4.082 %Stafford County: 4.706 %Stanton County: 8.475 %Stevens County: 9.023 %Sumner County: 9.685 %Thomas County: 3.648 %Trego County: 9.649 %Wabaunsee County: 7.634 %Wallace County: 16.327 %Washington County: 6.522 %Wichita County: 3.681 %Wilson County: 13.268 %Woodson County: 6.993 %Wyandotte County: 10.566 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Wallace County: 16.327 %Wallace County16.327Haskell County: 15.385 %Haskell County15.385Chase County: 13.559 %Chase County13.559Wilson County: 13.268 %Wilson County13.268Linn County: 12.155 %Linn County12.155Lane County: 11.966 %Lane County11.966Greenwood County: 11.043 %Greenwood County11.043Morton County: 10.884 %Morton County10.884Chautauqua County: 10.811 %Chautauqua County10.811Wyandotte County: 10.566 %Wyandotte County10.566Franklin County: 10.387 %Franklin County10.387Mitchell County: 10.291 %Mitchell County10.291Kearny County: 10 %Kearny County10Hamilton County: 9.917 %Hamilton County9.917Miami County: 9.905 %Miami County9.905Sumner County: 9.685 %Sumner County9.685Trego County: 9.649 %Trego County9.649Ness County: 9.524 %Ness County9.524Republic County: 9.434 %Republic County9.434Johnson County: 9.356 %Johnson County9.356Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Leavenworth County: 9.174 %Leavenworth County9.174Stevens County: 9.023 %Stevens County9.023Brown County: 8.967 %Brown County8.967Jefferson County: 8.874 %Jefferson County8.874Barber County: 8.815 %Barber County8.815Osage County: 8.776 %Osage County8.776Neosho County: 8.727 %Neosho County8.727Ellsworth County: 8.615 %Ellsworth County8.615Stanton County: 8.475 %Stanton County8.475Harvey County: 8.387 %Harvey County8.387Butler County: 8.17 %Butler County8.17Sedgwick County: 8.124 %Sedgwick County8.124Shawnee County: 8.017 %Shawnee County8.017Lyon County: 7.99 %Lyon County7.99Pratt County: 7.976 %Pratt County7.976Elk County: 7.937 %Elk County7.937McPherson County: 7.928 %McPherson County7.928Graham County: 7.91 %Graham County7.91Jackson County: 7.843 %Jackson County7.843Wallace County: 16.327 %Wallace County16.327Haskell County: 15.385 %Haskell County15.385Chase County: 13.559 %Chase County13.559Wilson County: 13.268 %Wilson County13.268Linn County: 12.155 %Linn County12.155Lane County: 11.966 %Lane County11.966Greenwood County: 11.043 %Greenwood County11.043Morton County: 10.884 %Morton County10.884Chautauqua County: 10.811 %Chautauqua County10.811Wyandotte County: 10.566 %Wyandotte County10.566Franklin County: 10.387 %Franklin County10.387Mitchell County: 10.291 %Mitchell County10.291Kearny County: 10 %Kearny County10Hamilton County: 9.917 %Hamilton County9.917Miami County: 9.905 %Miami County9.905Sumner County: 9.685 %Sumner County9.685Trego County: 9.649 %Trego County9.649Ness County: 9.524 %Ness County9.524Republic County: 9.434 %Republic County9.434Johnson County: 9.356 %Johnson County9.356Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Leavenworth County: 9.174 %Leavenworth County9.174Stevens County: 9.023 %Stevens County9.023Brown County: 8.967 %Brown County8.967Jefferson County: 8.874 %Jefferson County8.874Barber County: 8.815 %Barber County8.815Osage County: 8.776 %Osage County8.776Neosho County: 8.727 %Neosho County8.727Ellsworth County: 8.615 %Ellsworth County8.615Stanton County: 8.475 %Stanton County8.475Harvey County: 8.387 %Harvey County8.387Butler County: 8.17 %Butler County8.17Sedgwick County: 8.124 %Sedgwick County8.124Shawnee County: 8.017 %Shawnee County8.017Lyon County: 7.99 %Lyon County7.99Pratt County: 7.976 %Pratt County7.976Elk County: 7.937 %Elk County7.937McPherson County: 7.928 %McPherson County7.928Graham County: 7.91 %Graham County7.91Jackson County: 7.843 %Jackson County7.843
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Wallace County16.327n/a
2Haskell County15.385+3.38 pts
3Chase County13.559+3.3 pts
4Wilson County13.268+5.23 pts
5Linn County12.155+0.26 pts
6Lane County11.966+5.24 pts
7Greenwood County11.043+4.42 pts
8Morton County10.884-6.51 pts
9Chautauqua County10.811+3.73 pts
10Wyandotte County10.566+0.87 pts
11Franklin County10.387+2.23 pts
12Mitchell County10.291-0.42 pts
13Kearny County10+1.2 pts
14Hamilton County9.917+5.08 pts
15Miami County9.905+2.85 pts
16Sumner County9.685+0.61 pts
17Trego County9.649-3.68 pts
18Ness County9.524+4.89 pts
19Republic County9.434+2.71 pts
20Johnson County9.356-0.42 pts
21Doniphan County9.220 pts
22Leavenworth County9.174+1.48 pts
23Stevens County9.023-2.7 pts
24Brown County8.967+3.92 pts
25Jefferson County8.874+2.97 pts
26Barber County8.815+1.94 pts
27Osage County8.776-0.29 pts
28Neosho County8.727+3.37 pts
29Ellsworth County8.615+3.16 pts
30Stanton County8.475-5.7 pts
31Harvey County8.387+0.98 pts
32Butler County8.17-0.9 pts
33Sedgwick County8.124-0.2 pts
34Shawnee County8.017+0.01 pts
35Lyon County7.99+2.46 pts
36Pratt County7.976-1.04 pts
37Elk County7.937+1.43 pts
38McPherson County7.928+0.6 pts
39Graham County7.91-6.07 pts
40Jackson County7.843-3.79 pts
41Barton County7.825-0.04 pts
42Coffey County7.786-1.67 pts
43Douglas County7.743-1.1 pts
44Seward County7.714-0.48 pts
45Wabaunsee County7.634-3.09 pts
46Morris County7.531-0.67 pts
47Pottawatomie County7.521+0.01 pts
48Reno County7.46-0.06 pts
49Cloud County7.447-0.9 pts
50Gove County7.111+1.02 pts
51Finney County7.01-0.92 pts
52Woodson County6.993-7.77 pts
53Sheridan County6.965+3.9 pts
54Ellis County6.907-0.9 pts
55Saline County6.872-0.54 pts
56Anderson County6.857-3.49 pts
57Meade County6.838+0.83 pts
58Riley County6.786-2.6 pts
59Kingman County6.699-2.96 pts
60Grant County6.667-2.52 pts
61Pawnee County6.593-2.56 pts
62Harper County6.575-1.56 pts
63Atchison County6.557-0.94 pts
64Washington County6.522+1.58 pts
65Clay County6.517-1.1 pts
66Geary County6.446-1.77 pts
67Edwards County6.41-6.92 pts
68Montgomery County6.399-1.09 pts
69Cheyenne County6.316+2.1 pts
70Labette County6.308-0.9 pts
71Decatur County6.25-2.17 pts
71Gray County6.25-0.15 pts
73Sherman County6.236-0.48 pts
74Crawford County6.218-1.23 pts
75Osborne County6.13-4.4 pts
76Phillips County6.005-1.38 pts
77Rooks County5.848-2.65 pts
78Cowley County5.797-2.62 pts
79Rice County5.78-1.46 pts
80Jewell County5.755+1.5 pts
81Bourbon County5.74-0.27 pts
82Nemaha County5.697-0.79 pts
83Ford County5.683-1.26 pts
84Marion County5.65-2.14 pts
85Clark County5.556-1.65 pts
86Ottawa County5.534-0.32 pts
87Marshall County5.505-3.18 pts
88Cherokee County5.414-2.75 pts
89Norton County5.373-1.19 pts
90Allen County5.247-3.83 pts
91Lincoln County5.229-3.75 pts
92Rawlins County5.208+1.06 pts
93Russell County5.106-4.58 pts
94Dickinson County4.872-2.41 pts
95Stafford County4.706-6.15 pts
96Kiowa County4.624-5.6 pts
97Rush County4.52-2.22 pts
98Smith County4.082-7.16 pts
99Scott County3.9-4.01 pts
100Logan County3.756-4.7 pts
101Wichita County3.681-0.12 pts
102Thomas County3.648-6.45 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wallace County, with 16.327% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Thomas County, with 3.648% in 2018.

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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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