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Counties in Kansas by establishment exit rate

Kiowa County had the highest establishment exit rate of 105 counties in 2020, at 14.201%. Brown County had the lowest, at 3.953%. The median was 8% and the figure for Kansas was 8.311%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.201Kiowa County
Lowest3.953Brown County
Median8105 counties
Kansas8.311History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 9.366 %Anderson County: 8.721 %Atchison County: 7.386 %Barber County: 7.407 %Barton County: 6.308 %Bourbon County: 8.723 %Brown County: 3.953 %Butler County: 7.185 %Chase County: 12.613 %Chautauqua County: 10.619 %Cherokee County: 7.029 %Cheyenne County: 8.696 %Clark County: 5.31 %Clay County: 4.858 %Cloud County: 7.38 %Coffey County: 7.874 %Comanche County: 4.688 %Cowley County: 7.704 %Crawford County: 6.783 %Decatur County: 5.376 %Dickinson County: 11.002 %Doniphan County: 10.108 %Douglas County: 9.125 %Edwards County: 12.987 %Elk County: 8.696 %Ellis County: 6.179 %Ellsworth County: 6.515 %Finney County: 8.705 %Ford County: 8.69 %Franklin County: 8.425 %Geary County: 6.128 %Gove County: 5.53 %Graham County: 8.235 %Grant County: 5.985 %Gray County: 4.739 %Greeley County: 7.5 %Greenwood County: 8.638 %Hamilton County: 7.463 %Harper County: 6.723 %Harvey County: 9.013 %Haskell County: 12.308 %Hodgeman County: 11.111 %Jackson County: 11.04 %Jefferson County: 10.275 %Jewell County: 5.634 %Johnson County: 9.46 %Kearny County: 10.063 %Kingman County: 9.429 %Kiowa County: 14.201 %Labette County: 9.409 %Lane County: 13.559 %Leavenworth County: 9.574 %Lincoln County: 6.369 %Linn County: 10.119 %Logan County: 5.66 %Lyon County: 6.968 %McPherson County: 6.363 %Marion County: 7.28 %Marshall County: 4.249 %Meade County: 6.087 %Miami County: 9.071 %Mitchell County: 6.481 %Montgomery County: 8.106 %Morris County: 7.905 %Morton County: 8.511 %Nemaha County: 8.295 %Neosho County: 7.37 %Ness County: 5.761 %Norton County: 4.502 %Osage County: 7.798 %Osborne County: 8 %Ottawa County: 10.98 %Pawnee County: 13.23 %Phillips County: 7.092 %Pottawatomie County: 7.233 %Pratt County: 6.876 %Rawlins County: 8.649 %Reno County: 7.216 %Republic County: 4.403 %Rice County: 11.765 %Riley County: 8.215 %Rooks County: 9.552 %Rush County: 9.302 %Russell County: 7.912 %Saline County: 7.27 %Scott County: 8.671 %Sedgwick County: 7.954 %Seward County: 9.632 %Shawnee County: 8.126 %Sheridan County: 9.278 %Sherman County: 9.787 %Smith County: 8.734 %Stafford County: 7.563 %Stanton County: 12.389 %Stevens County: 4.706 %Sumner County: 7.187 %Thomas County: 4.075 %Trego County: 11.321 %Wabaunsee County: 10.078 %Wallace County: 10.417 %Washington County: 6.433 %Wichita County: 9.816 %Wilson County: 7.179 %Woodson County: 5.634 %Wyandotte County: 8.595 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Kiowa County: 14.201 %Kiowa County14.201Lane County: 13.559 %Lane County13.559Pawnee County: 13.23 %Pawnee County13.23Edwards County: 12.987 %Edwards County12.987Chase County: 12.613 %Chase County12.613Stanton County: 12.389 %Stanton County12.389Haskell County: 12.308 %Haskell County12.308Rice County: 11.765 %Rice County11.765Trego County: 11.321 %Trego County11.321Hodgeman County: 11.111 %Hodgeman County11.111Jackson County: 11.04 %Jackson County11.04Dickinson County: 11.002 %Dickinson County11.002Ottawa County: 10.98 %Ottawa County10.98Chautauqua County: 10.619 %Chautauqua County10.619Wallace County: 10.417 %Wallace County10.417Jefferson County: 10.275 %Jefferson County10.275Linn County: 10.119 %Linn County10.119Doniphan County: 10.108 %Doniphan County10.108Wabaunsee County: 10.078 %Wabaunsee County10.078Kearny County: 10.063 %Kearny County10.063Wichita County: 9.816 %Wichita County9.816Sherman County: 9.787 %Sherman County9.787Seward County: 9.632 %Seward County9.632Leavenworth County: 9.574 %Leavenworth County9.574Rooks County: 9.552 %Rooks County9.552Johnson County: 9.46 %Johnson County9.46Kingman County: 9.429 %Kingman County9.429Labette County: 9.409 %Labette County9.409Allen County: 9.366 %Allen County9.366Rush County: 9.302 %Rush County9.302Sheridan County: 9.278 %Sheridan County9.278Douglas County: 9.125 %Douglas County9.125Miami County: 9.071 %Miami County9.071Harvey County: 9.013 %Harvey County9.013Smith County: 8.734 %Smith County8.734Bourbon County: 8.723 %Bourbon County8.723Anderson County: 8.721 %Anderson County8.721Finney County: 8.705 %Finney County8.705Cheyenne County: 8.696 %Cheyenne County8.696Elk County: 8.696 %Elk County8.696Kiowa County: 14.201 %Kiowa County14.201Lane County: 13.559 %Lane County13.559Pawnee County: 13.23 %Pawnee County13.23Edwards County: 12.987 %Edwards County12.987Chase County: 12.613 %Chase County12.613Stanton County: 12.389 %Stanton County12.389Haskell County: 12.308 %Haskell County12.308Rice County: 11.765 %Rice County11.765Trego County: 11.321 %Trego County11.321Hodgeman County: 11.111 %Hodgeman County11.111Jackson County: 11.04 %Jackson County11.04Dickinson County: 11.002 %Dickinson County11.002Ottawa County: 10.98 %Ottawa County10.98Chautauqua County: 10.619 %Chautauqua County10.619Wallace County: 10.417 %Wallace County10.417Jefferson County: 10.275 %Jefferson County10.275Linn County: 10.119 %Linn County10.119Doniphan County: 10.108 %Doniphan County10.108Wabaunsee County: 10.078 %Wabaunsee County10.078Kearny County: 10.063 %Kearny County10.063Wichita County: 9.816 %Wichita County9.816Sherman County: 9.787 %Sherman County9.787Seward County: 9.632 %Seward County9.632Leavenworth County: 9.574 %Leavenworth County9.574Rooks County: 9.552 %Rooks County9.552Johnson County: 9.46 %Johnson County9.46Kingman County: 9.429 %Kingman County9.429Labette County: 9.409 %Labette County9.409Allen County: 9.366 %Allen County9.366Rush County: 9.302 %Rush County9.302Sheridan County: 9.278 %Sheridan County9.278Douglas County: 9.125 %Douglas County9.125Miami County: 9.071 %Miami County9.071Harvey County: 9.013 %Harvey County9.013Smith County: 8.734 %Smith County8.734Bourbon County: 8.723 %Bourbon County8.723Anderson County: 8.721 %Anderson County8.721Finney County: 8.705 %Finney County8.705Cheyenne County: 8.696 %Cheyenne County8.696Elk County: 8.696 %Elk County8.696
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Kiowa County14.201+8.52 pts
2Lane County13.559n/a
3Pawnee County13.23+8.7 pts
4Edwards County12.987+6.66 pts
5Chase County12.613+5.66 pts
6Stanton County12.389+1.95 pts
7Haskell County12.308-0.13 pts
8Rice County11.765+4.72 pts
9Trego County11.321+4.05 pts
10Hodgeman County11.111n/a
11Jackson County11.04+3.36 pts
12Dickinson County11.002+2.58 pts
13Ottawa County10.98-1.38 pts
14Chautauqua County10.619n/a
15Wallace County10.417n/a
16Jefferson County10.275-2.71 pts
17Linn County10.119-4.04 pts
18Doniphan County10.108+0.11 pts
19Wabaunsee County10.078+4.69 pts
20Kearny County10.063+3.85 pts
21Wichita County9.816+0.06 pts
22Sherman County9.787+6.34 pts
23Seward County9.632+4.19 pts
24Leavenworth County9.574+1.21 pts
25Rooks County9.552+4.32 pts
26Johnson County9.46+0.69 pts
27Kingman County9.429+0.75 pts
28Labette County9.409+2.32 pts
29Allen County9.366+3.55 pts
30Rush County9.302+4.76 pts
31Sheridan County9.278+1.24 pts
32Douglas County9.125+0.39 pts
33Miami County9.071+0.75 pts
34Harvey County9.013+3.58 pts
35Smith County8.734-2.84 pts
36Bourbon County8.723+0.76 pts
37Anderson County8.721-2.14 pts
38Finney County8.705+2.82 pts
39Cheyenne County8.696+1.17 pts
39Elk County8.696-7.56 pts
41Ford County8.69+2.24 pts
42Scott County8.671+1.95 pts
43Rawlins County8.649+2.3 pts
44Greenwood County8.638-0.89 pts
45Wyandotte County8.595+0.64 pts
46Morton County8.511n/a
47Franklin County8.425-3.68 pts
48Nemaha County8.295+3.42 pts
49Graham County8.235-1.01 pts
50Riley County8.215+1.12 pts
51Shawnee County8.126+0.91 pts
52Montgomery County8.106+1.77 pts
53Osborne County8-0.53 pts
54Sedgwick County7.954+0.15 pts
55Russell County7.912-1.14 pts
56Morris County7.905+0.56 pts
57Coffey County7.874-1.26 pts
58Osage County7.798+0.95 pts
59Cowley County7.704-0.94 pts
60Stafford County7.563-1.34 pts
61Greeley County7.5-2.5 pts
62Hamilton County7.463n/a
63Barber County7.407-1.92 pts
64Atchison County7.386-0.35 pts
65Cloud County7.38+0.52 pts
66Neosho County7.37-1.53 pts
67Marion County7.28-0.25 pts
68Saline County7.27-0.48 pts
69Pottawatomie County7.233-0.18 pts
70Reno County7.216+0.4 pts
71Sumner County7.187-3.99 pts
72Butler County7.185-1.98 pts
73Wilson County7.179-1.45 pts
74Phillips County7.092+0.13 pts
75Cherokee County7.029+0.36 pts
76Lyon County6.968+0.41 pts
77Pratt County6.876-0.53 pts
78Crawford County6.783+0.67 pts
79Harper County6.723-2.22 pts
80Ellsworth County6.515+2.7 pts
81Mitchell County6.481-1.3 pts
82Washington County6.433-3.71 pts
83Lincoln County6.369-1.32 pts
84McPherson County6.363-0.24 pts
85Barton County6.308+0.02 pts
86Ellis County6.179-0.46 pts
87Geary County6.128-2.06 pts
88Meade County6.087+3.52 pts
89Grant County5.985+1.46 pts
90Ness County5.761+1.73 pts
91Logan County5.66-4.67 pts
92Jewell County5.634-5.96 pts
92Woodson County5.634-2.88 pts
94Gove County5.53-4.61 pts
95Decatur County5.376-4.05 pts
96Clark County5.31n/a
97Clay County4.858-1.32 pts
98Gray County4.739-2.42 pts
99Stevens County4.706-7.7 pts
100Comanche County4.688-1.42 pts
101Norton County4.502-5.38 pts
102Republic County4.403-1.99 pts
103Marshall County4.249-1.85 pts
104Thomas County4.075-3.28 pts
105Brown County3.953-1.2 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. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Kiowa County, with 14.201% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Brown County, with 3.953% in 2020.

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