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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate, 2023

Lincoln County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2023, at 35.795%. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 3.252%. The median was 11.016% and the figure for Kansas was 12.712%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.795Lincoln County
Lowest3.252Hodgeman County
Median11.016105 counties
Kansas12.712History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 11.206 %Anderson County: 13.206 %Atchison County: 11.7 %Barber County: 18.114 %Barton County: 10.239 %Bourbon County: 12.025 %Brown County: 10.006 %Butler County: 13.076 %Chase County: 13.681 %Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Cherokee County: 9.66 %Cheyenne County: 4.469 %Clark County: 6.501 %Clay County: 11.146 %Cloud County: 11.796 %Coffey County: 6.794 %Comanche County: 12.871 %Cowley County: 8.005 %Crawford County: 10.093 %Decatur County: 10.727 %Dickinson County: 10.675 %Doniphan County: 22.086 %Douglas County: 13.72 %Edwards County: 8.484 %Elk County: 10.273 %Ellis County: 12.557 %Ellsworth County: 12.166 %Finney County: 10.998 %Ford County: 10.79 %Franklin County: 7.648 %Geary County: 10.897 %Gove County: 14.838 %Graham County: 16.252 %Grant County: 12.898 %Gray County: 17.902 %Greeley County: 8.992 %Greenwood County: 14.072 %Hamilton County: 9.908 %Harper County: 13.319 %Harvey County: 8.251 %Haskell County: 8.959 %Hodgeman County: 3.252 %Jackson County: 12.163 %Jefferson County: 13.495 %Jewell County: 6.467 %Johnson County: 15.267 %Kearny County: 7.108 %Kingman County: 18.248 %Kiowa County: 6.986 %Labette County: 8.017 %Lane County: 12.416 %Leavenworth County: 12.673 %Lincoln County: 35.795 %Linn County: 12.142 %Logan County: 9.289 %Lyon County: 11.408 %McPherson County: 9.455 %Marion County: 10.125 %Marshall County: 9.259 %Meade County: 12.935 %Miami County: 10.538 %Mitchell County: 6.346 %Montgomery County: 9.775 %Morris County: 10.398 %Morton County: 4.771 %Nemaha County: 8.976 %Neosho County: 12.729 %Ness County: 9.649 %Norton County: 6.788 %Osage County: 15.067 %Osborne County: 13.271 %Ottawa County: 20.74 %Pawnee County: 6.316 %Phillips County: 17.205 %Pottawatomie County: 17.604 %Pratt County: 9.586 %Rawlins County: 13.19 %Reno County: 10.437 %Republic County: 14.031 %Rice County: 9.349 %Riley County: 12.285 %Rooks County: 14.1 %Rush County: 17.365 %Russell County: 15.161 %Saline County: 9.619 %Scott County: 8.366 %Sedgwick County: 12.281 %Seward County: 8.138 %Shawnee County: 12.129 %Sheridan County: 13.747 %Sherman County: 13.564 %Smith County: 10.994 %Stafford County: 12.116 %Stanton County: 6.531 %Stevens County: 16.286 %Sumner County: 7.814 %Thomas County: 9.659 %Trego County: 5.754 %Wabaunsee County: 18.495 %Wallace County: 9.583 %Washington County: 8.289 %Wichita County: 10.339 %Wilson County: 14.456 %Woodson County: 11.016 %Wyandotte County: 11.602 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lincoln County: 35.795 %Lincoln County35.795Doniphan County: 22.086 %Doniphan County22.086Ottawa County: 20.74 %Ottawa County20.74Wabaunsee County: 18.495 %Wabaunsee County18.495Kingman County: 18.248 %Kingman County18.248Barber County: 18.114 %Barber County18.114Gray County: 17.902 %Gray County17.902Pottawatomie County: 17.604 %Pottawatomie County17.604Rush County: 17.365 %Rush County17.365Phillips County: 17.205 %Phillips County17.205Stevens County: 16.286 %Stevens County16.286Graham County: 16.252 %Graham County16.252Johnson County: 15.267 %Johnson County15.267Russell County: 15.161 %Russell County15.161Osage County: 15.067 %Osage County15.067Gove County: 14.838 %Gove County14.838Wilson County: 14.456 %Wilson County14.456Rooks County: 14.1 %Rooks County14.1Greenwood County: 14.072 %Greenwood County14.072Republic County: 14.031 %Republic County14.031Sheridan County: 13.747 %Sheridan County13.747Douglas County: 13.72 %Douglas County13.72Chase County: 13.681 %Chase County13.681Sherman County: 13.564 %Sherman County13.564Jefferson County: 13.495 %Jefferson County13.495Harper County: 13.319 %Harper County13.319Osborne County: 13.271 %Osborne County13.271Anderson County: 13.206 %Anderson County13.206Rawlins County: 13.19 %Rawlins County13.19Butler County: 13.076 %Butler County13.076Meade County: 12.935 %Meade County12.935Grant County: 12.898 %Grant County12.898Comanche County: 12.871 %Comanche County12.871Neosho County: 12.729 %Neosho County12.729Leavenworth County: 12.673 %Leavenworth County12.673Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Chautauqua County12.627Ellis County: 12.557 %Ellis County12.557Lane County: 12.416 %Lane County12.416Riley County: 12.285 %Riley County12.285Sedgwick County: 12.281 %Sedgwick County12.281Lincoln County: 35.795 %Lincoln County35.795Doniphan County: 22.086 %Doniphan County22.086Ottawa County: 20.74 %Ottawa County20.74Wabaunsee County: 18.495 %Wabaunsee County18.495Kingman County: 18.248 %Kingman County18.248Barber County: 18.114 %Barber County18.114Gray County: 17.902 %Gray County17.902Pottawatomie County: 17.604 %Pottawatomie County17.604Rush County: 17.365 %Rush County17.365Phillips County: 17.205 %Phillips County17.205Stevens County: 16.286 %Stevens County16.286Graham County: 16.252 %Graham County16.252Johnson County: 15.267 %Johnson County15.267Russell County: 15.161 %Russell County15.161Osage County: 15.067 %Osage County15.067Gove County: 14.838 %Gove County14.838Wilson County: 14.456 %Wilson County14.456Rooks County: 14.1 %Rooks County14.1Greenwood County: 14.072 %Greenwood County14.072Republic County: 14.031 %Republic County14.031Sheridan County: 13.747 %Sheridan County13.747Douglas County: 13.72 %Douglas County13.72Chase County: 13.681 %Chase County13.681Sherman County: 13.564 %Sherman County13.564Jefferson County: 13.495 %Jefferson County13.495Harper County: 13.319 %Harper County13.319Osborne County: 13.271 %Osborne County13.271Anderson County: 13.206 %Anderson County13.206Rawlins County: 13.19 %Rawlins County13.19Butler County: 13.076 %Butler County13.076Meade County: 12.935 %Meade County12.935Grant County: 12.898 %Grant County12.898Comanche County: 12.871 %Comanche County12.871Neosho County: 12.729 %Neosho County12.729Leavenworth County: 12.673 %Leavenworth County12.673Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Chautauqua County12.627Ellis County: 12.557 %Ellis County12.557Lane County: 12.416 %Lane County12.416Riley County: 12.285 %Riley County12.285Sedgwick County: 12.281 %Sedgwick County12.281
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lincoln County35.795+25.6 pts
2Doniphan County22.086+6.41 pts
3Ottawa County20.74+9.53 pts
4Wabaunsee County18.495+7.46 pts
5Kingman County18.248+3.48 pts
6Barber County18.114+8.31 pts
7Gray County17.902+10.19 pts
8Pottawatomie County17.604+5.49 pts
9Rush County17.365+0.23 pts
10Phillips County17.205+5.35 pts
11Stevens County16.286-5.78 pts
12Graham County16.252+1.73 pts
13Johnson County15.267-0.15 pts
14Russell County15.161+5.03 pts
15Osage County15.067+1.5 pts
16Gove County14.838+0.53 pts
17Wilson County14.456-0.1 pts
18Rooks County14.1+2.78 pts
19Greenwood County14.072+2.97 pts
20Republic County14.031+0.01 pts
21Sheridan County13.747-1.62 pts
22Douglas County13.72-2.26 pts
23Chase County13.681-1.5 pts
24Sherman County13.564-1.76 pts
25Jefferson County13.495-5.77 pts
26Harper County13.319+0.46 pts
27Osborne County13.271+4.79 pts
28Anderson County13.206-1.07 pts
29Rawlins County13.19+0.63 pts
30Butler County13.076-0.09 pts
31Meade County12.935-3.5 pts
32Grant County12.898-7.41 pts
33Comanche County12.871+3.53 pts
34Neosho County12.729+3.89 pts
35Leavenworth County12.673+0.61 pts
36Chautauqua County12.627+3.63 pts
37Ellis County12.557+0.36 pts
38Lane County12.416+1.06 pts
39Riley County12.285-0.78 pts
40Sedgwick County12.281-1.84 pts
41Ellsworth County12.166+2.9 pts
42Jackson County12.163+4.26 pts
43Linn County12.142-6.62 pts
44Shawnee County12.129-1.24 pts
45Stafford County12.116-7.73 pts
46Bourbon County12.025+0.4 pts
47Cloud County11.796+0.1 pts
48Atchison County11.7+2.04 pts
49Wyandotte County11.602-5.52 pts
50Lyon County11.408-2.33 pts
51Allen County11.206+1.04 pts
52Clay County11.146-5.5 pts
53Woodson County11.016-2.77 pts
54Finney County10.998+1.85 pts
55Smith County10.994+0.86 pts
56Geary County10.897-2.23 pts
57Ford County10.79+0.82 pts
58Decatur County10.727-5.68 pts
59Dickinson County10.675-1.38 pts
60Miami County10.538-5.31 pts
61Reno County10.437-0.24 pts
62Morris County10.398-2.19 pts
63Wichita County10.339+0.29 pts
64Elk County10.273+0.9 pts
65Barton County10.239-0.02 pts
66Marion County10.125+3.14 pts
67Crawford County10.093-1 pts
68Brown County10.006-1.7 pts
69Hamilton County9.908-10.07 pts
70Montgomery County9.775-0.06 pts
71Cherokee County9.66-1.48 pts
72Thomas County9.659-1.9 pts
73Ness County9.649-0.85 pts
74Saline County9.619-4.01 pts
75Pratt County9.586-4.64 pts
76Wallace County9.583-14.61 pts
77McPherson County9.455-1.23 pts
78Rice County9.349-3.55 pts
79Logan County9.289-5.2 pts
80Marshall County9.259-2.7 pts
81Greeley County8.992+2.72 pts
82Nemaha County8.976-4.6 pts
83Haskell County8.959+0.66 pts
84Edwards County8.484-11.33 pts
85Scott County8.366-4.58 pts
86Washington County8.289-2.24 pts
87Harvey County8.251+1.05 pts
88Seward County8.138-1.69 pts
89Labette County8.017-2.94 pts
90Cowley County8.005-0.27 pts
91Sumner County7.814-4.99 pts
92Franklin County7.648-0.69 pts
93Kearny County7.108-6.08 pts
94Kiowa County6.986-1.02 pts
95Coffey County6.794-40.5 pts
96Norton County6.788-6.12 pts
97Stanton County6.531-32.08 pts
98Clark County6.501-7.52 pts
99Jewell County6.467-1.02 pts
100Mitchell County6.346-3.73 pts
101Pawnee County6.316-4.07 pts
102Trego County5.754-5.21 pts
103Morton County4.771-14.87 pts
104Cheyenne County4.469-6.76 pts
105Hodgeman County3.252-5.6 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Kansas by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Kansas by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/kansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lincoln County, with 35.795% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hodgeman County, with 3.252% in 2023.

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