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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Stevens County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2014, at 56.55%. Clark County had the lowest, at 5.134%. The median was 10.22% and the figure for Kansas was 12.614%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.55Stevens County
Lowest5.134Clark County
Median10.22105 counties
Kansas12.614History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 9.358 %Anderson County: 14.213 %Atchison County: 8.311 %Barber County: 14.642 %Barton County: 16.86 %Bourbon County: 10.581 %Brown County: 7.973 %Butler County: 11.247 %Chase County: 8.669 %Chautauqua County: 11.013 %Cherokee County: 11.934 %Cheyenne County: 17.729 %Clark County: 5.134 %Clay County: 12.147 %Cloud County: 9.688 %Coffey County: 14.514 %Comanche County: 8 %Cowley County: 9.552 %Crawford County: 9.851 %Decatur County: 12.59 %Dickinson County: 9.905 %Doniphan County: 14.554 %Douglas County: 12.811 %Edwards County: 9.545 %Elk County: 11.696 %Ellis County: 13.64 %Ellsworth County: 6.745 %Finney County: 10.775 %Ford County: 5.658 %Franklin County: 16.172 %Geary County: 9.78 %Gove County: 9.607 %Graham County: 9.559 %Grant County: 13.11 %Gray County: 5.967 %Greeley County: 12.264 %Greenwood County: 7.806 %Hamilton County: 15.162 %Harper County: 9.786 %Harvey County: 10.228 %Haskell County: 12.517 %Hodgeman County: 10.927 %Jackson County: 7.699 %Jefferson County: 14.84 %Jewell County: 6.696 %Johnson County: 15.402 %Kearny County: 15.267 %Kingman County: 8.222 %Kiowa County: 6.448 %Labette County: 10.22 %Lane County: 12.368 %Leavenworth County: 12.376 %Lincoln County: 5.988 %Linn County: 11.475 %Logan County: 14.41 %Lyon County: 10.668 %McPherson County: 16.558 %Marion County: 6.668 %Marshall County: 6.695 %Meade County: 7.379 %Miami County: 11.874 %Mitchell County: 6.297 %Montgomery County: 8.354 %Morris County: 16.926 %Morton County: 9.212 %Nemaha County: 8.848 %Neosho County: 9.569 %Ness County: 11.726 %Norton County: 9.751 %Osage County: 10.145 %Osborne County: 7.906 %Ottawa County: 9.784 %Pawnee County: 9.562 %Phillips County: 9.59 %Pottawatomie County: 8.171 %Pratt County: 11.837 %Rawlins County: 8.444 %Reno County: 10.328 %Republic County: 8.44 %Rice County: 12.175 %Riley County: 13.065 %Rooks County: 12.779 %Rush County: 9.334 %Russell County: 11.207 %Saline County: 9.099 %Scott County: 12.329 %Sedgwick County: 13.04 %Seward County: 8.34 %Shawnee County: 10.083 %Sheridan County: 5.459 %Sherman County: 23.423 %Smith County: 8.247 %Stafford County: 7.783 %Stanton County: 16.022 %Stevens County: 56.55 %Sumner County: 8.939 %Thomas County: 19.98 %Trego County: 11.04 %Wabaunsee County: 10.243 %Wallace County: 8.945 %Washington County: 9.906 %Wichita County: 10.784 %Wilson County: 9.88 %Woodson County: 12.514 %Wyandotte County: 10.778 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Stevens County: 56.55 %Stevens County56.55Sherman County: 23.423 %Sherman County23.423Thomas County: 19.98 %Thomas County19.98Cheyenne County: 17.729 %Cheyenne County17.729Morris County: 16.926 %Morris County16.926Barton County: 16.86 %Barton County16.86McPherson County: 16.558 %McPherson County16.558Franklin County: 16.172 %Franklin County16.172Stanton County: 16.022 %Stanton County16.022Johnson County: 15.402 %Johnson County15.402Kearny County: 15.267 %Kearny County15.267Hamilton County: 15.162 %Hamilton County15.162Jefferson County: 14.84 %Jefferson County14.84Barber County: 14.642 %Barber County14.642Doniphan County: 14.554 %Doniphan County14.554Coffey County: 14.514 %Coffey County14.514Logan County: 14.41 %Logan County14.41Anderson County: 14.213 %Anderson County14.213Ellis County: 13.64 %Ellis County13.64Grant County: 13.11 %Grant County13.11Riley County: 13.065 %Riley County13.065Sedgwick County: 13.04 %Sedgwick County13.04Douglas County: 12.811 %Douglas County12.811Rooks County: 12.779 %Rooks County12.779Decatur County: 12.59 %Decatur County12.59Haskell County: 12.517 %Haskell County12.517Woodson County: 12.514 %Woodson County12.514Leavenworth County: 12.376 %Leavenworth County12.376Lane County: 12.368 %Lane County12.368Scott County: 12.329 %Scott County12.329Greeley County: 12.264 %Greeley County12.264Rice County: 12.175 %Rice County12.175Clay County: 12.147 %Clay County12.147Cherokee County: 11.934 %Cherokee County11.934Miami County: 11.874 %Miami County11.874Pratt County: 11.837 %Pratt County11.837Ness County: 11.726 %Ness County11.726Elk County: 11.696 %Elk County11.696Linn County: 11.475 %Linn County11.475Butler County: 11.247 %Butler County11.247Stevens County: 56.55 %Stevens County56.55Sherman County: 23.423 %Sherman County23.423Thomas County: 19.98 %Thomas County19.98Cheyenne County: 17.729 %Cheyenne County17.729Morris County: 16.926 %Morris County16.926Barton County: 16.86 %Barton County16.86McPherson County: 16.558 %McPherson County16.558Franklin County: 16.172 %Franklin County16.172Stanton County: 16.022 %Stanton County16.022Johnson County: 15.402 %Johnson County15.402Kearny County: 15.267 %Kearny County15.267Hamilton County: 15.162 %Hamilton County15.162Jefferson County: 14.84 %Jefferson County14.84Barber County: 14.642 %Barber County14.642Doniphan County: 14.554 %Doniphan County14.554Coffey County: 14.514 %Coffey County14.514Logan County: 14.41 %Logan County14.41Anderson County: 14.213 %Anderson County14.213Ellis County: 13.64 %Ellis County13.64Grant County: 13.11 %Grant County13.11Riley County: 13.065 %Riley County13.065Sedgwick County: 13.04 %Sedgwick County13.04Douglas County: 12.811 %Douglas County12.811Rooks County: 12.779 %Rooks County12.779Decatur County: 12.59 %Decatur County12.59Haskell County: 12.517 %Haskell County12.517Woodson County: 12.514 %Woodson County12.514Leavenworth County: 12.376 %Leavenworth County12.376Lane County: 12.368 %Lane County12.368Scott County: 12.329 %Scott County12.329Greeley County: 12.264 %Greeley County12.264Rice County: 12.175 %Rice County12.175Clay County: 12.147 %Clay County12.147Cherokee County: 11.934 %Cherokee County11.934Miami County: 11.874 %Miami County11.874Pratt County: 11.837 %Pratt County11.837Ness County: 11.726 %Ness County11.726Elk County: 11.696 %Elk County11.696Linn County: 11.475 %Linn County11.475Butler County: 11.247 %Butler County11.247
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Stevens County56.55+35.5 pts
2Sherman County23.423+8.88 pts
3Thomas County19.98+11.54 pts
4Cheyenne County17.729+9.46 pts
5Morris County16.926+1.9 pts
6Barton County16.86+5.54 pts
7McPherson County16.558+7.46 pts
8Franklin County16.172+9.27 pts
9Stanton County16.022+4.77 pts
10Johnson County15.402+1.34 pts
11Kearny County15.267+6.37 pts
12Hamilton County15.162+3.73 pts
13Jefferson County14.84+5.14 pts
14Barber County14.642-0.08 pts
15Doniphan County14.554+6.22 pts
16Coffey County14.514+7.62 pts
17Logan County14.41+5.13 pts
18Anderson County14.213-8.1 pts
19Ellis County13.64+4.88 pts
20Grant County13.11+4.27 pts
21Riley County13.065+0.3 pts
22Sedgwick County13.04+1.22 pts
23Douglas County12.811+2.94 pts
24Rooks County12.779-0.79 pts
25Decatur County12.59+9.58 pts
26Haskell County12.517+5.58 pts
27Woodson County12.514+2.61 pts
28Leavenworth County12.376-2.65 pts
29Lane County12.368+4.86 pts
30Scott County12.329-4.3 pts
31Greeley County12.264+5.66 pts
32Rice County12.175+1.23 pts
33Clay County12.147+4.14 pts
34Cherokee County11.934+2.99 pts
35Miami County11.874+1.98 pts
36Pratt County11.837+1.39 pts
37Ness County11.726-0.76 pts
38Elk County11.696+0.65 pts
39Linn County11.475-6 pts
40Butler County11.247-0.97 pts
41Russell County11.207-2.59 pts
42Trego County11.04+3.35 pts
43Chautauqua County11.013+6.05 pts
44Hodgeman County10.927+2.61 pts
45Wichita County10.784+1.79 pts
46Wyandotte County10.778-0.76 pts
47Finney County10.775-1.76 pts
48Lyon County10.668-1.28 pts
49Bourbon County10.581-0.91 pts
50Reno County10.328+1.44 pts
51Wabaunsee County10.243+0.32 pts
52Harvey County10.228-2 pts
53Labette County10.22+1.43 pts
54Osage County10.145+3.65 pts
55Shawnee County10.083-0.55 pts
56Washington County9.906-1.94 pts
57Dickinson County9.905+2.05 pts
58Wilson County9.88+2.16 pts
59Crawford County9.851+0.49 pts
60Harper County9.786-3.4 pts
61Ottawa County9.784-3.35 pts
62Geary County9.78-3.36 pts
63Norton County9.751-2.91 pts
64Cloud County9.688-1.18 pts
65Gove County9.607-4.59 pts
66Phillips County9.59+0.92 pts
67Neosho County9.569-1.6 pts
68Pawnee County9.562+1.26 pts
69Graham County9.559-2.28 pts
70Cowley County9.552+1.63 pts
71Edwards County9.545-0.68 pts
72Allen County9.358-2.34 pts
73Rush County9.334-10.04 pts
74Morton County9.212+1.69 pts
75Saline County9.099-1.42 pts
76Wallace County8.945-5.94 pts
77Sumner County8.939-15.41 pts
78Nemaha County8.848-2.93 pts
79Chase County8.669-22.35 pts
80Rawlins County8.444-4.23 pts
81Republic County8.44+2.04 pts
82Montgomery County8.354-3.59 pts
83Seward County8.34+0.8 pts
84Atchison County8.311-0.39 pts
85Smith County8.247-0.25 pts
86Kingman County8.222-1.83 pts
87Pottawatomie County8.171-0 pts
88Comanche County8-4.67 pts
89Brown County7.973-2.87 pts
90Osborne County7.906+1.5 pts
91Greenwood County7.806-4.6 pts
92Stafford County7.783-1.77 pts
93Jackson County7.699+0.39 pts
94Meade County7.379+0.28 pts
95Ellsworth County6.745-5.16 pts
96Jewell County6.696-8.78 pts
97Marshall County6.695-4.41 pts
98Marion County6.668+0.16 pts
99Kiowa County6.448-15.09 pts
100Mitchell County6.297-1.22 pts
101Lincoln County5.988-5.62 pts
102Gray County5.967-5.54 pts
103Ford County5.658-2.17 pts
104Sheridan County5.459-4.82 pts
105Clark County5.134-2.31 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Stevens County, with 56.55% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 5.134% in 2014.

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