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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Wabaunsee County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2017, at 27.11%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.263%. The median was 10.953% and the figure for Kansas was 12.587%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.11Wabaunsee County
Lowest3.263Clark County
Median10.953105 counties
Kansas12.587History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 7.299 %Anderson County: 15.348 %Atchison County: 8.783 %Barber County: 5.191 %Barton County: 13.614 %Bourbon County: 11.986 %Brown County: 10.277 %Butler County: 12.236 %Chase County: 17.033 %Chautauqua County: 13.621 %Cherokee County: 9.317 %Cheyenne County: 18.227 %Clark County: 3.263 %Clay County: 14.193 %Cloud County: 11.751 %Coffey County: 8.706 %Comanche County: 8.467 %Cowley County: 12.384 %Crawford County: 14.491 %Decatur County: 11.232 %Dickinson County: 12.38 %Doniphan County: 12.571 %Douglas County: 10.468 %Edwards County: 4.789 %Elk County: 9.624 %Ellis County: 9.017 %Ellsworth County: 10.976 %Finney County: 11.542 %Ford County: 8.027 %Franklin County: 11.002 %Geary County: 12.306 %Gove County: 10.762 %Graham County: 9.615 %Grant County: 10.273 %Gray County: 14.393 %Greeley County: 8.163 %Greenwood County: 8.533 %Hamilton County: 9.617 %Harper County: 6.949 %Harvey County: 8.398 %Haskell County: 16.723 %Hodgeman County: 15.05 %Jackson County: 8.541 %Jefferson County: 11.478 %Jewell County: 7.126 %Johnson County: 14.749 %Kearny County: 20 %Kingman County: 11.347 %Kiowa County: 13.451 %Labette County: 14.189 %Lane County: 4.854 %Leavenworth County: 14.096 %Lincoln County: 4.325 %Linn County: 13.382 %Logan County: 8.864 %Lyon County: 10.432 %McPherson County: 8.522 %Marion County: 10.466 %Marshall County: 9.922 %Meade County: 8.378 %Miami County: 12.158 %Mitchell County: 7.242 %Montgomery County: 14.793 %Morris County: 11.689 %Morton County: 22.571 %Nemaha County: 8.116 %Neosho County: 19.266 %Ness County: 8.394 %Norton County: 6.832 %Osage County: 11.411 %Osborne County: 11.591 %Ottawa County: 9.058 %Pawnee County: 5.586 %Phillips County: 10.274 %Pottawatomie County: 14.516 %Pratt County: 9.805 %Rawlins County: 12.664 %Reno County: 10.494 %Republic County: 10.714 %Rice County: 17.091 %Riley County: 11.624 %Rooks County: 10.953 %Rush County: 6.134 %Russell County: 13.395 %Saline County: 10.116 %Scott County: 15.061 %Sedgwick County: 11.946 %Seward County: 7.563 %Shawnee County: 10.112 %Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sherman County: 10.266 %Smith County: 11.717 %Stafford County: 15.511 %Stanton County: 10.326 %Stevens County: 8.845 %Sumner County: 10.703 %Thomas County: 9.518 %Trego County: 11.925 %Wabaunsee County: 27.11 %Wallace County: 18.266 %Washington County: 7.133 %Wichita County: 12.081 %Wilson County: 6.894 %Woodson County: 20.971 %Wyandotte County: 12.798 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Wabaunsee County: 27.11 %Wabaunsee County27.11Morton County: 22.571 %Morton County22.571Woodson County: 20.971 %Woodson County20.971Kearny County: 20 %Kearny County20Neosho County: 19.266 %Neosho County19.266Wallace County: 18.266 %Wallace County18.266Cheyenne County: 18.227 %Cheyenne County18.227Rice County: 17.091 %Rice County17.091Chase County: 17.033 %Chase County17.033Haskell County: 16.723 %Haskell County16.723Stafford County: 15.511 %Stafford County15.511Anderson County: 15.348 %Anderson County15.348Scott County: 15.061 %Scott County15.061Hodgeman County: 15.05 %Hodgeman County15.05Montgomery County: 14.793 %Montgomery County14.793Johnson County: 14.749 %Johnson County14.749Pottawatomie County: 14.516 %Pottawatomie County14.516Crawford County: 14.491 %Crawford County14.491Gray County: 14.393 %Gray County14.393Clay County: 14.193 %Clay County14.193Labette County: 14.189 %Labette County14.189Leavenworth County: 14.096 %Leavenworth County14.096Chautauqua County: 13.621 %Chautauqua County13.621Barton County: 13.614 %Barton County13.614Kiowa County: 13.451 %Kiowa County13.451Russell County: 13.395 %Russell County13.395Linn County: 13.382 %Linn County13.382Wyandotte County: 12.798 %Wyandotte County12.798Rawlins County: 12.664 %Rawlins County12.664Doniphan County: 12.571 %Doniphan County12.571Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5Cowley County: 12.384 %Cowley County12.384Dickinson County: 12.38 %Dickinson County12.38Geary County: 12.306 %Geary County12.306Butler County: 12.236 %Butler County12.236Miami County: 12.158 %Miami County12.158Wichita County: 12.081 %Wichita County12.081Bourbon County: 11.986 %Bourbon County11.986Sedgwick County: 11.946 %Sedgwick County11.946Trego County: 11.925 %Trego County11.925Wabaunsee County: 27.11 %Wabaunsee County27.11Morton County: 22.571 %Morton County22.571Woodson County: 20.971 %Woodson County20.971Kearny County: 20 %Kearny County20Neosho County: 19.266 %Neosho County19.266Wallace County: 18.266 %Wallace County18.266Cheyenne County: 18.227 %Cheyenne County18.227Rice County: 17.091 %Rice County17.091Chase County: 17.033 %Chase County17.033Haskell County: 16.723 %Haskell County16.723Stafford County: 15.511 %Stafford County15.511Anderson County: 15.348 %Anderson County15.348Scott County: 15.061 %Scott County15.061Hodgeman County: 15.05 %Hodgeman County15.05Montgomery County: 14.793 %Montgomery County14.793Johnson County: 14.749 %Johnson County14.749Pottawatomie County: 14.516 %Pottawatomie County14.516Crawford County: 14.491 %Crawford County14.491Gray County: 14.393 %Gray County14.393Clay County: 14.193 %Clay County14.193Labette County: 14.189 %Labette County14.189Leavenworth County: 14.096 %Leavenworth County14.096Chautauqua County: 13.621 %Chautauqua County13.621Barton County: 13.614 %Barton County13.614Kiowa County: 13.451 %Kiowa County13.451Russell County: 13.395 %Russell County13.395Linn County: 13.382 %Linn County13.382Wyandotte County: 12.798 %Wyandotte County12.798Rawlins County: 12.664 %Rawlins County12.664Doniphan County: 12.571 %Doniphan County12.571Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5Cowley County: 12.384 %Cowley County12.384Dickinson County: 12.38 %Dickinson County12.38Geary County: 12.306 %Geary County12.306Butler County: 12.236 %Butler County12.236Miami County: 12.158 %Miami County12.158Wichita County: 12.081 %Wichita County12.081Bourbon County: 11.986 %Bourbon County11.986Sedgwick County: 11.946 %Sedgwick County11.946Trego County: 11.925 %Trego County11.925
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Wabaunsee County27.11+16.04 pts
2Morton County22.571+17.09 pts
3Woodson County20.971+8.85 pts
4Kearny County20+10.98 pts
5Neosho County19.266+8.4 pts
6Wallace County18.266+3.32 pts
7Cheyenne County18.227+7.04 pts
8Rice County17.091+10.73 pts
9Chase County17.033+11.71 pts
10Haskell County16.723+9.53 pts
11Stafford County15.511+4.85 pts
12Anderson County15.348+3.33 pts
13Scott County15.061-0.36 pts
14Hodgeman County15.05+5.4 pts
15Montgomery County14.793+7.3 pts
16Johnson County14.749+3.19 pts
17Pottawatomie County14.516+3.74 pts
18Crawford County14.491+3.68 pts
19Gray County14.393+5.95 pts
20Clay County14.193+6.84 pts
21Labette County14.189+6.79 pts
22Leavenworth County14.096+2.56 pts
23Chautauqua County13.621+7.23 pts
24Barton County13.614+6.12 pts
25Kiowa County13.451+0.01 pts
26Russell County13.395+2.64 pts
27Linn County13.382-1.52 pts
28Wyandotte County12.798+1.09 pts
29Rawlins County12.664+2.38 pts
30Doniphan County12.571+1.07 pts
31Sheridan County12.5+2.3 pts
32Cowley County12.384+5.82 pts
33Dickinson County12.38+1.7 pts
34Geary County12.306-3.34 pts
35Butler County12.236+1.09 pts
36Miami County12.158+2.22 pts
37Wichita County12.081+6.26 pts
38Bourbon County11.986-0.7 pts
39Sedgwick County11.946+0.48 pts
40Trego County11.925+8.06 pts
41Cloud County11.751+2.44 pts
42Smith County11.717+1.88 pts
43Morris County11.689+3.54 pts
44Riley County11.624-1.28 pts
45Osborne County11.591+3.49 pts
46Finney County11.542+3.58 pts
47Jefferson County11.478-0.7 pts
48Osage County11.411-0.29 pts
49Kingman County11.347-1.59 pts
50Decatur County11.232-1.14 pts
51Franklin County11.002+2.43 pts
52Ellsworth County10.976-15.79 pts
53Rooks County10.953+2.3 pts
54Gove County10.762+3.23 pts
55Republic County10.714+1.73 pts
56Sumner County10.703+2.68 pts
57Reno County10.494+3.55 pts
58Douglas County10.468-0.26 pts
59Marion County10.466+2.25 pts
60Lyon County10.432+1.81 pts
61Stanton County10.326-1.26 pts
62Brown County10.277+2.13 pts
63Phillips County10.274-8.03 pts
64Grant County10.273+1.03 pts
65Sherman County10.266+1.29 pts
66Saline County10.116+1.79 pts
67Shawnee County10.112-0.55 pts
68Marshall County9.922+1.53 pts
69Pratt County9.805+2.15 pts
70Elk County9.624-2.61 pts
71Hamilton County9.617-0.27 pts
72Graham County9.615+4.13 pts
73Thomas County9.518-6.68 pts
74Cherokee County9.317-1.92 pts
75Ottawa County9.058+2.71 pts
76Ellis County9.017+0.55 pts
77Logan County8.864+1.05 pts
78Stevens County8.845-0.12 pts
79Atchison County8.783+2.26 pts
80Coffey County8.706+4.23 pts
81Jackson County8.541-15.05 pts
82Greenwood County8.533+1.53 pts
83McPherson County8.522-3.95 pts
84Comanche County8.467-2.47 pts
85Harvey County8.398-1.87 pts
86Ness County8.394+2.39 pts
87Meade County8.378-7.51 pts
88Greeley County8.163+2.97 pts
89Nemaha County8.116-3 pts
90Ford County8.027+1.26 pts
91Seward County7.563+1.52 pts
92Allen County7.299-4.04 pts
93Mitchell County7.242-2.55 pts
94Washington County7.133-5.97 pts
95Jewell County7.126-6.1 pts
96Harper County6.949-2.87 pts
97Wilson County6.894+0.42 pts
98Norton County6.832-3.52 pts
99Rush County6.134+2.09 pts
100Pawnee County5.586-0.36 pts
101Barber County5.191-2.9 pts
102Lane County4.854-0.25 pts
103Edwards County4.789-2.89 pts
104Lincoln County4.325-19.68 pts
105Clark County3.263-2.2 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wabaunsee County, with 27.11% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 3.263% in 2017.

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