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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Chase County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2013, at 31.023%. Decatur County had the lowest, at 3.013%. The median was 10.516% and the figure for Kansas was 12.134%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.023Chase County
Lowest3.013Decatur County
Median10.516105 counties
Kansas12.134History

Map of counties, 2013

Allen County: 11.7 %Anderson County: 22.314 %Atchison County: 8.7 %Barber County: 14.726 %Barton County: 11.321 %Bourbon County: 11.494 %Brown County: 10.84 %Butler County: 12.218 %Chase County: 31.023 %Chautauqua County: 4.964 %Cherokee County: 8.948 %Cheyenne County: 8.269 %Clark County: 7.441 %Clay County: 8.005 %Cloud County: 10.868 %Coffey County: 6.892 %Comanche County: 12.67 %Cowley County: 7.923 %Crawford County: 9.365 %Decatur County: 3.013 %Dickinson County: 7.858 %Doniphan County: 8.333 %Douglas County: 9.875 %Edwards County: 10.222 %Elk County: 11.045 %Ellis County: 8.757 %Ellsworth County: 11.903 %Finney County: 12.539 %Ford County: 7.825 %Franklin County: 6.905 %Geary County: 13.142 %Gove County: 14.192 %Graham County: 11.837 %Grant County: 8.835 %Gray County: 11.51 %Greeley County: 6.604 %Greenwood County: 12.411 %Hamilton County: 11.435 %Harper County: 13.182 %Harvey County: 12.227 %Haskell County: 6.934 %Hodgeman County: 8.319 %Jackson County: 7.307 %Jefferson County: 9.696 %Jewell County: 15.473 %Johnson County: 14.063 %Kearny County: 8.896 %Kingman County: 10.047 %Kiowa County: 21.536 %Labette County: 8.795 %Lane County: 7.51 %Leavenworth County: 15.021 %Lincoln County: 11.608 %Linn County: 17.477 %Logan County: 9.276 %Lyon County: 11.948 %McPherson County: 9.095 %Marion County: 6.505 %Marshall County: 11.101 %Meade County: 7.097 %Miami County: 9.891 %Mitchell County: 7.515 %Montgomery County: 11.946 %Morris County: 15.024 %Morton County: 7.522 %Nemaha County: 11.774 %Neosho County: 11.171 %Ness County: 12.482 %Norton County: 12.66 %Osage County: 6.496 %Osborne County: 6.411 %Ottawa County: 13.137 %Pawnee County: 8.304 %Phillips County: 8.668 %Pottawatomie County: 8.174 %Pratt County: 10.449 %Rawlins County: 12.678 %Reno County: 8.89 %Republic County: 6.399 %Rice County: 10.948 %Riley County: 12.769 %Rooks County: 13.568 %Rush County: 19.376 %Russell County: 13.793 %Saline County: 10.516 %Scott County: 16.628 %Sedgwick County: 11.821 %Seward County: 7.536 %Shawnee County: 10.634 %Sheridan County: 10.276 %Sherman County: 14.542 %Smith County: 8.493 %Stafford County: 9.556 %Stanton County: 11.251 %Stevens County: 21.053 %Sumner County: 24.348 %Thomas County: 8.439 %Trego County: 7.692 %Wabaunsee County: 9.925 %Wallace County: 14.885 %Washington County: 11.85 %Wichita County: 8.995 %Wilson County: 7.721 %Woodson County: 9.901 %Wyandotte County: 11.534 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Chase County: 31.023 %Chase County31.023Sumner County: 24.348 %Sumner County24.348Anderson County: 22.314 %Anderson County22.314Kiowa County: 21.536 %Kiowa County21.536Stevens County: 21.053 %Stevens County21.053Rush County: 19.376 %Rush County19.376Linn County: 17.477 %Linn County17.477Scott County: 16.628 %Scott County16.628Jewell County: 15.473 %Jewell County15.473Morris County: 15.024 %Morris County15.024Leavenworth County: 15.021 %Leavenworth County15.021Wallace County: 14.885 %Wallace County14.885Barber County: 14.726 %Barber County14.726Sherman County: 14.542 %Sherman County14.542Gove County: 14.192 %Gove County14.192Johnson County: 14.063 %Johnson County14.063Russell County: 13.793 %Russell County13.793Rooks County: 13.568 %Rooks County13.568Harper County: 13.182 %Harper County13.182Geary County: 13.142 %Geary County13.142Ottawa County: 13.137 %Ottawa County13.137Riley County: 12.769 %Riley County12.769Rawlins County: 12.678 %Rawlins County12.678Comanche County: 12.67 %Comanche County12.67Norton County: 12.66 %Norton County12.66Finney County: 12.539 %Finney County12.539Ness County: 12.482 %Ness County12.482Greenwood County: 12.411 %Greenwood County12.411Harvey County: 12.227 %Harvey County12.227Butler County: 12.218 %Butler County12.218Lyon County: 11.948 %Lyon County11.948Montgomery County: 11.946 %Montgomery County11.946Ellsworth County: 11.903 %Ellsworth County11.903Washington County: 11.85 %Washington County11.85Graham County: 11.837 %Graham County11.837Sedgwick County: 11.821 %Sedgwick County11.821Nemaha County: 11.774 %Nemaha County11.774Allen County: 11.7 %Allen County11.7Lincoln County: 11.608 %Lincoln County11.608Wyandotte County: 11.534 %Wyandotte County11.534Chase County: 31.023 %Chase County31.023Sumner County: 24.348 %Sumner County24.348Anderson County: 22.314 %Anderson County22.314Kiowa County: 21.536 %Kiowa County21.536Stevens County: 21.053 %Stevens County21.053Rush County: 19.376 %Rush County19.376Linn County: 17.477 %Linn County17.477Scott County: 16.628 %Scott County16.628Jewell County: 15.473 %Jewell County15.473Morris County: 15.024 %Morris County15.024Leavenworth County: 15.021 %Leavenworth County15.021Wallace County: 14.885 %Wallace County14.885Barber County: 14.726 %Barber County14.726Sherman County: 14.542 %Sherman County14.542Gove County: 14.192 %Gove County14.192Johnson County: 14.063 %Johnson County14.063Russell County: 13.793 %Russell County13.793Rooks County: 13.568 %Rooks County13.568Harper County: 13.182 %Harper County13.182Geary County: 13.142 %Geary County13.142Ottawa County: 13.137 %Ottawa County13.137Riley County: 12.769 %Riley County12.769Rawlins County: 12.678 %Rawlins County12.678Comanche County: 12.67 %Comanche County12.67Norton County: 12.66 %Norton County12.66Finney County: 12.539 %Finney County12.539Ness County: 12.482 %Ness County12.482Greenwood County: 12.411 %Greenwood County12.411Harvey County: 12.227 %Harvey County12.227Butler County: 12.218 %Butler County12.218Lyon County: 11.948 %Lyon County11.948Montgomery County: 11.946 %Montgomery County11.946Ellsworth County: 11.903 %Ellsworth County11.903Washington County: 11.85 %Washington County11.85Graham County: 11.837 %Graham County11.837Sedgwick County: 11.821 %Sedgwick County11.821Nemaha County: 11.774 %Nemaha County11.774Allen County: 11.7 %Allen County11.7Lincoln County: 11.608 %Lincoln County11.608Wyandotte County: 11.534 %Wyandotte County11.534
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Chase County31.023+20.58 pts
2Sumner County24.348+5.57 pts
3Anderson County22.314+9.72 pts
4Kiowa County21.536+10.15 pts
5Stevens County21.053+7.02 pts
6Rush County19.376+0.67 pts
7Linn County17.477+7.04 pts
8Scott County16.628+1.22 pts
9Jewell County15.473+4.7 pts
10Morris County15.024+9.15 pts
11Leavenworth County15.021+3.3 pts
12Wallace County14.885-6.04 pts
13Barber County14.726-5.64 pts
14Sherman County14.542+2.19 pts
15Gove County14.192+2.97 pts
16Johnson County14.063-0.14 pts
17Russell County13.793+1.55 pts
18Rooks County13.568+1.33 pts
19Harper County13.182-1.13 pts
20Geary County13.142-2.95 pts
21Ottawa County13.137+3.69 pts
22Riley County12.769+1.1 pts
23Rawlins County12.678-2.96 pts
24Comanche County12.67-2.09 pts
25Norton County12.66+1.58 pts
26Finney County12.539+3.9 pts
27Ness County12.482+5.44 pts
28Greenwood County12.411-0.88 pts
29Harvey County12.227+2.41 pts
30Butler County12.218+0.22 pts
31Lyon County11.948+1 pts
32Montgomery County11.946+0.53 pts
33Ellsworth County11.903+0.51 pts
34Washington County11.85-2.97 pts
35Graham County11.837-6.39 pts
36Sedgwick County11.821-0.78 pts
37Nemaha County11.774+2.97 pts
38Allen County11.7+6.51 pts
39Lincoln County11.608-1.47 pts
40Wyandotte County11.534-0.71 pts
41Gray County11.51-8.7 pts
42Bourbon County11.494+0.29 pts
43Hamilton County11.435+5.36 pts
44Barton County11.321-5.36 pts
45Stanton County11.251+4.04 pts
46Neosho County11.171+0.23 pts
47Marshall County11.101-2.3 pts
48Elk County11.045+0.91 pts
49Rice County10.948-1.05 pts
50Cloud County10.868+1.12 pts
51Brown County10.84-0.27 pts
52Shawnee County10.634-1.94 pts
53Saline County10.516+1.5 pts
54Pratt County10.449+0.79 pts
55Sheridan County10.276-4.34 pts
56Edwards County10.222-1.63 pts
57Kingman County10.047-2.74 pts
58Wabaunsee County9.925+2.09 pts
59Woodson County9.901+1.9 pts
60Miami County9.891-4.77 pts
61Douglas County9.875-2.19 pts
62Jefferson County9.696-11.02 pts
63Stafford County9.556-1.83 pts
64Crawford County9.365-1.15 pts
65Logan County9.276-3.31 pts
66McPherson County9.095-0.25 pts
67Wichita County8.995-0.65 pts
68Cherokee County8.948-3.65 pts
69Kearny County8.896-12.45 pts
70Reno County8.89-7.95 pts
71Grant County8.835-5.74 pts
72Labette County8.795+0.32 pts
73Ellis County8.757-3.56 pts
74Atchison County8.7-5.82 pts
75Phillips County8.668-1.6 pts
76Smith County8.493+1.67 pts
77Thomas County8.439-2.95 pts
78Doniphan County8.333-15.66 pts
79Hodgeman County8.319-1.44 pts
80Pawnee County8.304+3.32 pts
81Cheyenne County8.269-1.92 pts
82Pottawatomie County8.174-4.54 pts
83Clay County8.005-6.04 pts
84Cowley County7.923-1.36 pts
85Dickinson County7.858-3.01 pts
86Ford County7.825+1.23 pts
87Wilson County7.721-6.46 pts
88Trego County7.692-7.07 pts
89Seward County7.536-2.51 pts
90Morton County7.522-3.2 pts
91Mitchell County7.515-6.24 pts
92Lane County7.51+1.98 pts
93Clark County7.441-1.14 pts
94Jackson County7.307-2.95 pts
95Meade County7.097-11.21 pts
96Haskell County6.934-3.3 pts
97Franklin County6.905-5.11 pts
98Coffey County6.892-2.94 pts
99Greeley County6.604-2.62 pts
100Marion County6.505-3.24 pts
101Osage County6.496+0.15 pts
102Osborne County6.411-2.93 pts
103Republic County6.399-3.49 pts
104Chautauqua County4.964-13.88 pts
105Decatur County3.013-5.55 pts

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Chase County, with 31.023% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Decatur County, with 3.013% in 2013.

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