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Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate

Elk County had the highest establishment exit rate of 98 counties in 2019, at 16.26%. Meade County had the lowest, at 2.564%. The median was 7.605% and the figure for Kansas was 7.877%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.26Elk County
Lowest2.564Meade County
Median7.60598 counties
Kansas7.877History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 5.819 %Anderson County: 10.857 %Atchison County: 7.738 %Barber County: 9.329 %Barton County: 6.286 %Bourbon County: 7.963 %Brown County: 5.149 %Butler County: 9.168 %Chase County: 6.957 %Cherokee County: 6.667 %Cheyenne County: 7.527 %Clay County: 6.173 %Cloud County: 6.859 %Coffey County: 9.137 %Comanche County: 6.107 %Cowley County: 8.645 %Crawford County: 6.112 %Decatur County: 9.424 %Dickinson County: 8.424 %Doniphan County: 10 %Douglas County: 8.735 %Edwards County: 6.329 %Elk County: 16.26 %Ellis County: 6.641 %Ellsworth County: 3.81 %Finney County: 5.889 %Ford County: 6.452 %Franklin County: 12.109 %Geary County: 8.186 %Gove County: 10.138 %Graham County: 9.249 %Grant County: 4.523 %Gray County: 7.16 %Greeley County: 10 %Greenwood County: 9.524 %Harper County: 8.939 %Harvey County: 5.429 %Haskell County: 12.435 %Jackson County: 7.676 %Jefferson County: 12.982 %Jewell County: 11.594 %Johnson County: 8.769 %Kearny County: 6.211 %Kingman County: 8.675 %Kiowa County: 5.682 %Labette County: 7.092 %Leavenworth County: 8.362 %Lincoln County: 7.692 %Linn County: 14.164 %Logan County: 10.329 %Lyon County: 6.559 %McPherson County: 6.603 %Marion County: 7.533 %Marshall County: 6.098 %Meade County: 2.564 %Miami County: 8.321 %Mitchell County: 7.78 %Montgomery County: 6.336 %Morris County: 7.347 %Nemaha County: 4.878 %Neosho County: 8.9 %Ness County: 4.032 %Norton County: 9.877 %Osage County: 6.849 %Osborne County: 8.527 %Ottawa County: 12.355 %Pawnee County: 4.528 %Phillips County: 6.961 %Pottawatomie County: 7.414 %Pratt County: 7.407 %Rawlins County: 6.349 %Reno County: 6.819 %Republic County: 6.39 %Rice County: 7.045 %Riley County: 7.091 %Rooks County: 5.233 %Rush County: 4.545 %Russell County: 9.052 %Saline County: 7.753 %Scott County: 6.723 %Sedgwick County: 7.799 %Seward County: 5.446 %Shawnee County: 7.213 %Sheridan County: 8.04 %Sherman County: 3.448 %Smith County: 11.57 %Stafford County: 8.907 %Stanton County: 10.435 %Stevens County: 12.403 %Sumner County: 11.18 %Thomas County: 7.358 %Trego County: 7.273 %Wabaunsee County: 5.385 %Washington County: 10.141 %Wichita County: 9.756 %Wilson County: 8.629 %Woodson County: 8.511 %Wyandotte County: 7.959 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Elk County: 16.26 %Elk County16.26Linn County: 14.164 %Linn County14.164Jefferson County: 12.982 %Jefferson County12.982Haskell County: 12.435 %Haskell County12.435Stevens County: 12.403 %Stevens County12.403Ottawa County: 12.355 %Ottawa County12.355Franklin County: 12.109 %Franklin County12.109Jewell County: 11.594 %Jewell County11.594Smith County: 11.57 %Smith County11.57Sumner County: 11.18 %Sumner County11.18Anderson County: 10.857 %Anderson County10.857Stanton County: 10.435 %Stanton County10.435Logan County: 10.329 %Logan County10.329Washington County: 10.141 %Washington County10.141Gove County: 10.138 %Gove County10.138Doniphan County: 10 %Doniphan County10Greeley County: 10 %Greeley County10Norton County: 9.877 %Norton County9.877Wichita County: 9.756 %Wichita County9.756Greenwood County: 9.524 %Greenwood County9.524Decatur County: 9.424 %Decatur County9.424Barber County: 9.329 %Barber County9.329Graham County: 9.249 %Graham County9.249Butler County: 9.168 %Butler County9.168Coffey County: 9.137 %Coffey County9.137Russell County: 9.052 %Russell County9.052Harper County: 8.939 %Harper County8.939Stafford County: 8.907 %Stafford County8.907Neosho County: 8.9 %Neosho County8.9Johnson County: 8.769 %Johnson County8.769Douglas County: 8.735 %Douglas County8.735Kingman County: 8.675 %Kingman County8.675Cowley County: 8.645 %Cowley County8.645Wilson County: 8.629 %Wilson County8.629Osborne County: 8.527 %Osborne County8.527Woodson County: 8.511 %Woodson County8.511Dickinson County: 8.424 %Dickinson County8.424Leavenworth County: 8.362 %Leavenworth County8.362Miami County: 8.321 %Miami County8.321Geary County: 8.186 %Geary County8.186Elk County: 16.26 %Elk County16.26Linn County: 14.164 %Linn County14.164Jefferson County: 12.982 %Jefferson County12.982Haskell County: 12.435 %Haskell County12.435Stevens County: 12.403 %Stevens County12.403Ottawa County: 12.355 %Ottawa County12.355Franklin County: 12.109 %Franklin County12.109Jewell County: 11.594 %Jewell County11.594Smith County: 11.57 %Smith County11.57Sumner County: 11.18 %Sumner County11.18Anderson County: 10.857 %Anderson County10.857Stanton County: 10.435 %Stanton County10.435Logan County: 10.329 %Logan County10.329Washington County: 10.141 %Washington County10.141Gove County: 10.138 %Gove County10.138Doniphan County: 10 %Doniphan County10Greeley County: 10 %Greeley County10Norton County: 9.877 %Norton County9.877Wichita County: 9.756 %Wichita County9.756Greenwood County: 9.524 %Greenwood County9.524Decatur County: 9.424 %Decatur County9.424Barber County: 9.329 %Barber County9.329Graham County: 9.249 %Graham County9.249Butler County: 9.168 %Butler County9.168Coffey County: 9.137 %Coffey County9.137Russell County: 9.052 %Russell County9.052Harper County: 8.939 %Harper County8.939Stafford County: 8.907 %Stafford County8.907Neosho County: 8.9 %Neosho County8.9Johnson County: 8.769 %Johnson County8.769Douglas County: 8.735 %Douglas County8.735Kingman County: 8.675 %Kingman County8.675Cowley County: 8.645 %Cowley County8.645Wilson County: 8.629 %Wilson County8.629Osborne County: 8.527 %Osborne County8.527Woodson County: 8.511 %Woodson County8.511Dickinson County: 8.424 %Dickinson County8.424Leavenworth County: 8.362 %Leavenworth County8.362Miami County: 8.321 %Miami County8.321Geary County: 8.186 %Geary County8.186
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Elk County16.26+8.32 pts
2Linn County14.164+2.01 pts
3Jefferson County12.982+4.11 pts
4Haskell County12.435-2.95 pts
5Stevens County12.403+3.38 pts
6Ottawa County12.355+6.82 pts
7Franklin County12.109+1.72 pts
8Jewell County11.594+5.84 pts
9Smith County11.57+7.49 pts
10Sumner County11.18+1.49 pts
11Anderson County10.857+4 pts
12Stanton County10.435+1.96 pts
13Logan County10.329+6.57 pts
14Washington County10.141+3.62 pts
15Gove County10.138+3.03 pts
16Doniphan County10+0.78 pts
16Greeley County10n/a
18Norton County9.877+4.5 pts
19Wichita County9.756+6.08 pts
20Greenwood County9.524-1.52 pts
21Decatur County9.424+3.17 pts
22Barber County9.329+0.51 pts
23Graham County9.249+1.34 pts
24Butler County9.168+1 pts
25Coffey County9.137+1.35 pts
26Russell County9.052+3.95 pts
27Harper County8.939+2.36 pts
28Stafford County8.907+4.2 pts
29Neosho County8.9+0.17 pts
30Johnson County8.769-0.59 pts
31Douglas County8.735+0.99 pts
32Kingman County8.675+1.98 pts
33Cowley County8.645+2.85 pts
34Wilson County8.629-4.64 pts
35Osborne County8.527+2.4 pts
36Woodson County8.511+1.52 pts
37Dickinson County8.424+3.55 pts
38Leavenworth County8.362-0.81 pts
39Miami County8.321-1.58 pts
40Geary County8.186+1.74 pts
41Sheridan County8.04+1.07 pts
42Bourbon County7.963+2.22 pts
43Wyandotte County7.959-2.61 pts
44Sedgwick County7.799-0.33 pts
45Mitchell County7.78-2.51 pts
46Saline County7.753+0.88 pts
47Atchison County7.738+1.18 pts
48Lincoln County7.692+2.46 pts
49Jackson County7.676-0.17 pts
50Marion County7.533+1.88 pts
51Cheyenne County7.527+1.21 pts
52Pottawatomie County7.414-0.11 pts
53Pratt County7.407-0.57 pts
54Thomas County7.358+3.71 pts
55Morris County7.347-0.18 pts
56Trego County7.273-2.38 pts
57Shawnee County7.213-0.8 pts
58Gray County7.16+0.91 pts
59Labette County7.092+0.78 pts
60Riley County7.091+0.31 pts
61Rice County7.045+1.26 pts
62Phillips County6.961+0.96 pts
63Chase County6.957-6.6 pts
64Cloud County6.859-0.59 pts
65Osage County6.849-1.93 pts
66Reno County6.819-0.64 pts
67Scott County6.723+2.82 pts
68Cherokee County6.667+1.25 pts
69Ellis County6.641-0.27 pts
70McPherson County6.603-1.33 pts
71Lyon County6.559-1.43 pts
72Ford County6.452+0.77 pts
73Republic County6.39-3.04 pts
74Rawlins County6.349+1.14 pts
75Montgomery County6.336-0.06 pts
76Edwards County6.329-0.08 pts
77Barton County6.286-1.54 pts
78Kearny County6.211-3.79 pts
79Clay County6.173-0.34 pts
80Crawford County6.112-0.11 pts
81Comanche County6.107n/a
82Marshall County6.098+0.59 pts
83Finney County5.889-1.12 pts
84Allen County5.819+0.57 pts
85Kiowa County5.682+1.06 pts
86Seward County5.446-2.27 pts
87Harvey County5.429-2.96 pts
88Wabaunsee County5.385-2.25 pts
89Rooks County5.233-0.62 pts
90Brown County5.149-3.82 pts
91Nemaha County4.878-0.82 pts
92Rush County4.545+0.03 pts
93Pawnee County4.528-2.07 pts
94Grant County4.523-2.14 pts
95Ness County4.032-5.49 pts
96Ellsworth County3.81-4.8 pts
97Sherman County3.448-2.79 pts
98Meade County2.564-4.27 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 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/establishment-exit-rate/kansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Elk County, with 16.26% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Meade County, with 2.564% 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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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