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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Lincoln County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2015, at 21.338%. Coffey County had the lowest, at 3.445%. The median was 9.252% and the figure for Kansas was 12.642%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.338Lincoln County
Lowest3.445Coffey County
Median9.252105 counties
Kansas12.642History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 8.168 %Anderson County: 8.573 %Atchison County: 7.304 %Barber County: 8.182 %Barton County: 8.019 %Bourbon County: 8.97 %Brown County: 6.016 %Butler County: 12.575 %Chase County: 16.51 %Chautauqua County: 6.659 %Cherokee County: 8.991 %Cheyenne County: 18.405 %Clark County: 11.29 %Clay County: 6.448 %Cloud County: 9.121 %Coffey County: 3.445 %Comanche County: 7.534 %Cowley County: 8.719 %Crawford County: 9.118 %Decatur County: 12.098 %Dickinson County: 11.945 %Doniphan County: 13.289 %Douglas County: 15.544 %Edwards County: 6.56 %Elk County: 5.105 %Ellis County: 8.952 %Ellsworth County: 12.322 %Finney County: 8.56 %Ford County: 6.897 %Franklin County: 12.397 %Geary County: 15.109 %Gove County: 13.245 %Graham County: 7.494 %Grant County: 13.634 %Gray County: 10.151 %Greeley County: 6.07 %Greenwood County: 10.838 %Hamilton County: 13.104 %Harper County: 10.591 %Harvey County: 9.046 %Haskell County: 10.28 %Hodgeman County: 5.782 %Jackson County: 8.003 %Jefferson County: 13.867 %Jewell County: 6.961 %Johnson County: 15.222 %Kearny County: 7.692 %Kingman County: 9.901 %Kiowa County: 9.448 %Labette County: 7.609 %Lane County: 16.085 %Leavenworth County: 11.632 %Lincoln County: 21.338 %Linn County: 15.158 %Logan County: 11.577 %Lyon County: 13.355 %McPherson County: 8.725 %Marion County: 8.806 %Marshall County: 6.174 %Meade County: 18.486 %Miami County: 9.151 %Mitchell County: 10.585 %Montgomery County: 8.521 %Morris County: 6.741 %Morton County: 7.936 %Nemaha County: 7.556 %Neosho County: 11.093 %Ness County: 5.556 %Norton County: 7.528 %Osage County: 6.596 %Osborne County: 14.007 %Ottawa County: 13.797 %Pawnee County: 9.054 %Phillips County: 8.651 %Pottawatomie County: 14.304 %Pratt County: 10.194 %Rawlins County: 7.607 %Reno County: 8.532 %Republic County: 12.107 %Rice County: 10.078 %Riley County: 11.642 %Rooks County: 8.674 %Rush County: 6.752 %Russell County: 8.366 %Saline County: 9.053 %Scott County: 9.784 %Sedgwick County: 11.916 %Seward County: 7.931 %Shawnee County: 10.649 %Sheridan County: 12.273 %Sherman County: 11.614 %Smith County: 13.016 %Stafford County: 9.425 %Stanton County: 10.378 %Stevens County: 8.479 %Sumner County: 12.538 %Thomas County: 7.757 %Trego County: 9.652 %Wabaunsee County: 9.252 %Wallace County: 9.474 %Washington County: 8.558 %Wichita County: 6.605 %Wilson County: 12.587 %Woodson County: 12.996 %Wyandotte County: 13.056 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Lincoln County: 21.338 %Lincoln County21.338Meade County: 18.486 %Meade County18.486Cheyenne County: 18.405 %Cheyenne County18.405Chase County: 16.51 %Chase County16.51Lane County: 16.085 %Lane County16.085Douglas County: 15.544 %Douglas County15.544Johnson County: 15.222 %Johnson County15.222Linn County: 15.158 %Linn County15.158Geary County: 15.109 %Geary County15.109Pottawatomie County: 14.304 %Pottawatomie County14.304Osborne County: 14.007 %Osborne County14.007Jefferson County: 13.867 %Jefferson County13.867Ottawa County: 13.797 %Ottawa County13.797Grant County: 13.634 %Grant County13.634Lyon County: 13.355 %Lyon County13.355Doniphan County: 13.289 %Doniphan County13.289Gove County: 13.245 %Gove County13.245Hamilton County: 13.104 %Hamilton County13.104Wyandotte County: 13.056 %Wyandotte County13.056Smith County: 13.016 %Smith County13.016Woodson County: 12.996 %Woodson County12.996Wilson County: 12.587 %Wilson County12.587Butler County: 12.575 %Butler County12.575Sumner County: 12.538 %Sumner County12.538Franklin County: 12.397 %Franklin County12.397Ellsworth County: 12.322 %Ellsworth County12.322Sheridan County: 12.273 %Sheridan County12.273Republic County: 12.107 %Republic County12.107Decatur County: 12.098 %Decatur County12.098Dickinson County: 11.945 %Dickinson County11.945Sedgwick County: 11.916 %Sedgwick County11.916Riley County: 11.642 %Riley County11.642Leavenworth County: 11.632 %Leavenworth County11.632Sherman County: 11.614 %Sherman County11.614Logan County: 11.577 %Logan County11.577Clark County: 11.29 %Clark County11.29Neosho County: 11.093 %Neosho County11.093Greenwood County: 10.838 %Greenwood County10.838Shawnee County: 10.649 %Shawnee County10.649Harper County: 10.591 %Harper County10.591Lincoln County: 21.338 %Lincoln County21.338Meade County: 18.486 %Meade County18.486Cheyenne County: 18.405 %Cheyenne County18.405Chase County: 16.51 %Chase County16.51Lane County: 16.085 %Lane County16.085Douglas County: 15.544 %Douglas County15.544Johnson County: 15.222 %Johnson County15.222Linn County: 15.158 %Linn County15.158Geary County: 15.109 %Geary County15.109Pottawatomie County: 14.304 %Pottawatomie County14.304Osborne County: 14.007 %Osborne County14.007Jefferson County: 13.867 %Jefferson County13.867Ottawa County: 13.797 %Ottawa County13.797Grant County: 13.634 %Grant County13.634Lyon County: 13.355 %Lyon County13.355Doniphan County: 13.289 %Doniphan County13.289Gove County: 13.245 %Gove County13.245Hamilton County: 13.104 %Hamilton County13.104Wyandotte County: 13.056 %Wyandotte County13.056Smith County: 13.016 %Smith County13.016Woodson County: 12.996 %Woodson County12.996Wilson County: 12.587 %Wilson County12.587Butler County: 12.575 %Butler County12.575Sumner County: 12.538 %Sumner County12.538Franklin County: 12.397 %Franklin County12.397Ellsworth County: 12.322 %Ellsworth County12.322Sheridan County: 12.273 %Sheridan County12.273Republic County: 12.107 %Republic County12.107Decatur County: 12.098 %Decatur County12.098Dickinson County: 11.945 %Dickinson County11.945Sedgwick County: 11.916 %Sedgwick County11.916Riley County: 11.642 %Riley County11.642Leavenworth County: 11.632 %Leavenworth County11.632Sherman County: 11.614 %Sherman County11.614Logan County: 11.577 %Logan County11.577Clark County: 11.29 %Clark County11.29Neosho County: 11.093 %Neosho County11.093Greenwood County: 10.838 %Greenwood County10.838Shawnee County: 10.649 %Shawnee County10.649Harper County: 10.591 %Harper County10.591
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Lincoln County21.338+15.35 pts
2Meade County18.486+11.11 pts
3Cheyenne County18.405+0.68 pts
4Chase County16.51+7.84 pts
5Lane County16.085+3.72 pts
6Douglas County15.544+2.73 pts
7Johnson County15.222-0.18 pts
8Linn County15.158+3.68 pts
9Geary County15.109+5.33 pts
10Pottawatomie County14.304+6.13 pts
11Osborne County14.007+6.1 pts
12Jefferson County13.867-0.97 pts
13Ottawa County13.797+4.01 pts
14Grant County13.634+0.52 pts
15Lyon County13.355+2.69 pts
16Doniphan County13.289-1.27 pts
17Gove County13.245+3.64 pts
18Hamilton County13.104-2.06 pts
19Wyandotte County13.056+2.28 pts
20Smith County13.016+4.77 pts
21Woodson County12.996+0.48 pts
22Wilson County12.587+2.71 pts
23Butler County12.575+1.33 pts
24Sumner County12.538+3.6 pts
25Franklin County12.397-3.78 pts
26Ellsworth County12.322+5.58 pts
27Sheridan County12.273+6.81 pts
28Republic County12.107+3.67 pts
29Decatur County12.098-0.49 pts
30Dickinson County11.945+2.04 pts
31Sedgwick County11.916-1.12 pts
32Riley County11.642-1.42 pts
33Leavenworth County11.632-0.74 pts
34Sherman County11.614-11.81 pts
35Logan County11.577-2.83 pts
36Clark County11.29+6.16 pts
37Neosho County11.093+1.52 pts
38Greenwood County10.838+3.03 pts
39Shawnee County10.649+0.57 pts
40Harper County10.591+0.8 pts
41Mitchell County10.585+4.29 pts
42Stanton County10.378-5.64 pts
43Haskell County10.28-2.24 pts
44Pratt County10.194-1.64 pts
45Gray County10.151+4.18 pts
46Rice County10.078-2.1 pts
47Kingman County9.901+1.68 pts
48Scott County9.784-2.54 pts
49Trego County9.652-1.39 pts
50Wallace County9.474+0.53 pts
51Kiowa County9.448+3 pts
52Stafford County9.425+1.64 pts
53Wabaunsee County9.252-0.99 pts
54Miami County9.151-2.72 pts
55Cloud County9.121-0.57 pts
56Crawford County9.118-0.73 pts
57Pawnee County9.054-0.51 pts
58Saline County9.053-0.05 pts
59Harvey County9.046-1.18 pts
60Cherokee County8.991-2.94 pts
61Bourbon County8.97-1.61 pts
62Ellis County8.952-4.69 pts
63Marion County8.806+2.14 pts
64McPherson County8.725-7.83 pts
65Cowley County8.719-0.83 pts
66Rooks County8.674-4.11 pts
67Phillips County8.651-0.94 pts
68Anderson County8.573-5.64 pts
69Finney County8.56-2.21 pts
70Washington County8.558-1.35 pts
71Reno County8.532-1.8 pts
72Montgomery County8.521+0.17 pts
73Stevens County8.479-48.07 pts
74Russell County8.366-2.84 pts
75Barber County8.182-6.46 pts
76Allen County8.168-1.19 pts
77Barton County8.019-8.84 pts
78Jackson County8.003+0.3 pts
79Morton County7.936-1.28 pts
80Seward County7.931-0.41 pts
81Thomas County7.757-12.22 pts
82Kearny County7.692-7.57 pts
83Labette County7.609-2.61 pts
84Rawlins County7.607-0.84 pts
85Nemaha County7.556-1.29 pts
86Comanche County7.534-0.47 pts
87Norton County7.528-2.22 pts
88Graham County7.494-2.06 pts
89Atchison County7.304-1.01 pts
90Jewell County6.961+0.27 pts
91Ford County6.897+1.24 pts
92Rush County6.752-2.58 pts
93Morris County6.741-10.18 pts
94Chautauqua County6.659-4.35 pts
95Wichita County6.605-4.18 pts
96Osage County6.596-3.55 pts
97Edwards County6.56-2.99 pts
98Clay County6.448-5.7 pts
99Marshall County6.174-0.52 pts
100Greeley County6.07-6.19 pts
101Brown County6.016-1.96 pts
102Hodgeman County5.782-5.14 pts
103Ness County5.556-6.17 pts
104Elk County5.105-6.59 pts
105Coffey County3.445-11.07 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lincoln County, with 21.338% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Coffey County, with 3.445% in 2015.

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