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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Ellsworth County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2016, at 26.768%. Trego County had the lowest, at 3.869%. The median was 9.788% and the figure for Kansas was 11.097%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.768Ellsworth County
Lowest3.869Trego County
Median9.788105 counties
Kansas11.097History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 11.34 %Anderson County: 12.023 %Atchison County: 6.524 %Barber County: 8.091 %Barton County: 7.497 %Bourbon County: 12.683 %Brown County: 8.151 %Butler County: 11.151 %Chase County: 5.326 %Chautauqua County: 6.393 %Cherokee County: 11.239 %Cheyenne County: 11.188 %Clark County: 5.461 %Clay County: 7.356 %Cloud County: 9.309 %Coffey County: 4.476 %Comanche County: 10.934 %Cowley County: 6.567 %Crawford County: 10.808 %Decatur County: 12.369 %Dickinson County: 10.682 %Doniphan County: 11.496 %Douglas County: 10.73 %Edwards County: 7.68 %Elk County: 12.232 %Ellis County: 8.469 %Ellsworth County: 26.768 %Finney County: 7.966 %Ford County: 6.77 %Franklin County: 8.573 %Geary County: 15.644 %Gove County: 7.531 %Graham County: 5.483 %Grant County: 9.246 %Gray County: 8.442 %Greeley County: 5.191 %Greenwood County: 7 %Hamilton County: 9.892 %Harper County: 9.815 %Harvey County: 10.268 %Haskell County: 7.195 %Hodgeman County: 9.647 %Jackson County: 23.596 %Jefferson County: 12.178 %Jewell County: 13.223 %Johnson County: 11.564 %Kearny County: 9.018 %Kingman County: 12.941 %Kiowa County: 13.443 %Labette County: 7.402 %Lane County: 5.105 %Leavenworth County: 11.537 %Lincoln County: 24.006 %Linn County: 14.897 %Logan County: 7.818 %Lyon County: 8.617 %McPherson County: 12.475 %Marion County: 8.211 %Marshall County: 8.392 %Meade County: 15.89 %Miami County: 9.941 %Mitchell County: 9.788 %Montgomery County: 7.494 %Morris County: 8.147 %Morton County: 5.485 %Nemaha County: 11.115 %Neosho County: 10.861 %Ness County: 6.003 %Norton County: 10.352 %Osage County: 11.704 %Osborne County: 8.098 %Ottawa County: 6.344 %Pawnee County: 5.951 %Phillips County: 18.303 %Pottawatomie County: 10.774 %Pratt County: 7.659 %Rawlins County: 10.285 %Reno County: 6.947 %Republic County: 8.988 %Rice County: 6.364 %Riley County: 12.906 %Rooks County: 8.654 %Rush County: 4.041 %Russell County: 10.753 %Saline County: 8.325 %Scott County: 15.417 %Sedgwick County: 11.461 %Seward County: 6.046 %Shawnee County: 10.663 %Sheridan County: 10.203 %Sherman County: 8.973 %Smith County: 9.836 %Stafford County: 10.657 %Stanton County: 11.589 %Stevens County: 8.963 %Sumner County: 8.026 %Thomas County: 16.195 %Trego County: 3.869 %Wabaunsee County: 11.068 %Wallace County: 14.941 %Washington County: 13.1 %Wichita County: 5.817 %Wilson County: 6.472 %Woodson County: 12.121 %Wyandotte County: 11.705 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Ellsworth County: 26.768 %Ellsworth County26.768Lincoln County: 24.006 %Lincoln County24.006Jackson County: 23.596 %Jackson County23.596Phillips County: 18.303 %Phillips County18.303Thomas County: 16.195 %Thomas County16.195Meade County: 15.89 %Meade County15.89Geary County: 15.644 %Geary County15.644Scott County: 15.417 %Scott County15.417Wallace County: 14.941 %Wallace County14.941Linn County: 14.897 %Linn County14.897Kiowa County: 13.443 %Kiowa County13.443Jewell County: 13.223 %Jewell County13.223Washington County: 13.1 %Washington County13.1Kingman County: 12.941 %Kingman County12.941Riley County: 12.906 %Riley County12.906Bourbon County: 12.683 %Bourbon County12.683McPherson County: 12.475 %McPherson County12.475Decatur County: 12.369 %Decatur County12.369Elk County: 12.232 %Elk County12.232Jefferson County: 12.178 %Jefferson County12.178Woodson County: 12.121 %Woodson County12.121Anderson County: 12.023 %Anderson County12.023Wyandotte County: 11.705 %Wyandotte County11.705Osage County: 11.704 %Osage County11.704Stanton County: 11.589 %Stanton County11.589Johnson County: 11.564 %Johnson County11.564Leavenworth County: 11.537 %Leavenworth County11.537Doniphan County: 11.496 %Doniphan County11.496Sedgwick County: 11.461 %Sedgwick County11.461Allen County: 11.34 %Allen County11.34Cherokee County: 11.239 %Cherokee County11.239Cheyenne County: 11.188 %Cheyenne County11.188Butler County: 11.151 %Butler County11.151Nemaha County: 11.115 %Nemaha County11.115Wabaunsee County: 11.068 %Wabaunsee County11.068Comanche County: 10.934 %Comanche County10.934Neosho County: 10.861 %Neosho County10.861Crawford County: 10.808 %Crawford County10.808Pottawatomie County: 10.774 %Pottawatomie County10.774Russell County: 10.753 %Russell County10.753Ellsworth County: 26.768 %Ellsworth County26.768Lincoln County: 24.006 %Lincoln County24.006Jackson County: 23.596 %Jackson County23.596Phillips County: 18.303 %Phillips County18.303Thomas County: 16.195 %Thomas County16.195Meade County: 15.89 %Meade County15.89Geary County: 15.644 %Geary County15.644Scott County: 15.417 %Scott County15.417Wallace County: 14.941 %Wallace County14.941Linn County: 14.897 %Linn County14.897Kiowa County: 13.443 %Kiowa County13.443Jewell County: 13.223 %Jewell County13.223Washington County: 13.1 %Washington County13.1Kingman County: 12.941 %Kingman County12.941Riley County: 12.906 %Riley County12.906Bourbon County: 12.683 %Bourbon County12.683McPherson County: 12.475 %McPherson County12.475Decatur County: 12.369 %Decatur County12.369Elk County: 12.232 %Elk County12.232Jefferson County: 12.178 %Jefferson County12.178Woodson County: 12.121 %Woodson County12.121Anderson County: 12.023 %Anderson County12.023Wyandotte County: 11.705 %Wyandotte County11.705Osage County: 11.704 %Osage County11.704Stanton County: 11.589 %Stanton County11.589Johnson County: 11.564 %Johnson County11.564Leavenworth County: 11.537 %Leavenworth County11.537Doniphan County: 11.496 %Doniphan County11.496Sedgwick County: 11.461 %Sedgwick County11.461Allen County: 11.34 %Allen County11.34Cherokee County: 11.239 %Cherokee County11.239Cheyenne County: 11.188 %Cheyenne County11.188Butler County: 11.151 %Butler County11.151Nemaha County: 11.115 %Nemaha County11.115Wabaunsee County: 11.068 %Wabaunsee County11.068Comanche County: 10.934 %Comanche County10.934Neosho County: 10.861 %Neosho County10.861Crawford County: 10.808 %Crawford County10.808Pottawatomie County: 10.774 %Pottawatomie County10.774Russell County: 10.753 %Russell County10.753
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ellsworth County26.768+14.45 pts
2Lincoln County24.006+2.67 pts
3Jackson County23.596+15.59 pts
4Phillips County18.303+9.65 pts
5Thomas County16.195+8.44 pts
6Meade County15.89-2.6 pts
7Geary County15.644+0.54 pts
8Scott County15.417+5.63 pts
9Wallace County14.941+5.47 pts
10Linn County14.897-0.26 pts
11Kiowa County13.443+3.99 pts
12Jewell County13.223+6.26 pts
13Washington County13.1+4.54 pts
14Kingman County12.941+3.04 pts
15Riley County12.906+1.26 pts
16Bourbon County12.683+3.71 pts
17McPherson County12.475+3.75 pts
18Decatur County12.369+0.27 pts
19Elk County12.232+7.13 pts
20Jefferson County12.178-1.69 pts
21Woodson County12.121-0.88 pts
22Anderson County12.023+3.45 pts
23Wyandotte County11.705-1.35 pts
24Osage County11.704+5.11 pts
25Stanton County11.589+1.21 pts
26Johnson County11.564-3.66 pts
27Leavenworth County11.537-0.09 pts
28Doniphan County11.496-1.79 pts
29Sedgwick County11.461-0.46 pts
30Allen County11.34+3.17 pts
31Cherokee County11.239+2.25 pts
32Cheyenne County11.188-7.22 pts
33Butler County11.151-1.42 pts
34Nemaha County11.115+3.56 pts
35Wabaunsee County11.068+1.82 pts
36Comanche County10.934+3.4 pts
37Neosho County10.861-0.23 pts
38Crawford County10.808+1.69 pts
39Pottawatomie County10.774-3.53 pts
40Russell County10.753+2.39 pts
41Douglas County10.73-4.81 pts
42Dickinson County10.682-1.26 pts
43Shawnee County10.663+0.01 pts
44Stafford County10.657+1.23 pts
45Norton County10.352+2.82 pts
46Rawlins County10.285+2.68 pts
47Harvey County10.268+1.22 pts
48Sheridan County10.203-2.07 pts
49Miami County9.941+0.79 pts
50Hamilton County9.892-3.21 pts
51Smith County9.836-3.18 pts
52Harper County9.815-0.78 pts
53Mitchell County9.788-0.8 pts
54Hodgeman County9.647+3.87 pts
55Cloud County9.309+0.19 pts
56Grant County9.246-4.39 pts
57Kearny County9.018+1.33 pts
58Republic County8.988-3.12 pts
59Sherman County8.973-2.64 pts
60Stevens County8.963+0.48 pts
61Rooks County8.654-0.02 pts
62Lyon County8.617-4.74 pts
63Franklin County8.573-3.82 pts
64Ellis County8.469-0.48 pts
65Gray County8.442-1.71 pts
66Marshall County8.392+2.22 pts
67Saline County8.325-0.73 pts
68Marion County8.211-0.59 pts
69Brown County8.151+2.13 pts
70Morris County8.147+1.41 pts
71Osborne County8.098-5.91 pts
72Barber County8.091-0.09 pts
73Sumner County8.026-4.51 pts
74Finney County7.966-0.59 pts
75Logan County7.818-3.76 pts
76Edwards County7.68+1.12 pts
77Pratt County7.659-2.54 pts
78Gove County7.531-5.71 pts
79Barton County7.497-0.52 pts
80Montgomery County7.494-1.03 pts
81Labette County7.402-0.21 pts
82Clay County7.356+0.91 pts
83Haskell County7.195-3.08 pts
84Greenwood County7-3.84 pts
85Reno County6.947-1.58 pts
86Ford County6.77-0.13 pts
87Cowley County6.567-2.15 pts
88Atchison County6.524-0.78 pts
89Wilson County6.472-6.11 pts
90Chautauqua County6.393-0.27 pts
91Rice County6.364-3.71 pts
92Ottawa County6.344-7.45 pts
93Seward County6.046-1.88 pts
94Ness County6.003+0.45 pts
95Pawnee County5.951-3.1 pts
96Wichita County5.817-0.79 pts
97Morton County5.485-2.45 pts
98Graham County5.483-2.01 pts
99Clark County5.461-5.83 pts
100Chase County5.326-11.18 pts
101Greeley County5.191-0.88 pts
102Lane County5.105-10.98 pts
103Coffey County4.476+1.03 pts
104Rush County4.041-2.71 pts
105Trego County3.869-5.78 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ellsworth County, with 26.768% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Trego County, with 3.869% in 2016.

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