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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Graham County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2019, at 27.468%. Coffey County had the lowest, at 4.027%. The median was 9.587% and the figure for Kansas was 11.11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.468Graham County
Lowest4.027Coffey County
Median9.587105 counties
Kansas11.11History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 11.942 %Anderson County: 17.877 %Atchison County: 12.306 %Barber County: 5.043 %Barton County: 15.425 %Bourbon County: 12.586 %Brown County: 7.555 %Butler County: 12.414 %Chase County: 8.798 %Chautauqua County: 10.503 %Cherokee County: 7.827 %Cheyenne County: 15.307 %Clark County: 5.366 %Clay County: 8.484 %Cloud County: 8.871 %Coffey County: 4.027 %Comanche County: 5.97 %Cowley County: 6.756 %Crawford County: 8.284 %Decatur County: 6.785 %Dickinson County: 12.884 %Doniphan County: 9.088 %Douglas County: 11.381 %Edwards County: 5.014 %Elk County: 10.526 %Ellis County: 10.398 %Ellsworth County: 18.476 %Finney County: 9.343 %Ford County: 10.071 %Franklin County: 11.683 %Geary County: 10.719 %Gove County: 10.27 %Graham County: 27.468 %Grant County: 7.839 %Gray County: 9.325 %Greeley County: 11.765 %Greenwood County: 11.988 %Hamilton County: 12.924 %Harper County: 10.988 %Harvey County: 9.997 %Haskell County: 12.62 %Hodgeman County: 8.046 %Jackson County: 7.75 %Jefferson County: 9.587 %Jewell County: 18.094 %Johnson County: 12.607 %Kearny County: 8.654 %Kingman County: 11.798 %Kiowa County: 8.085 %Labette County: 8.252 %Lane County: 18.303 %Leavenworth County: 9.34 %Lincoln County: 9.207 %Linn County: 9.752 %Logan County: 9.427 %Lyon County: 8.122 %McPherson County: 10.982 %Marion County: 6.745 %Marshall County: 6.148 %Meade County: 13.077 %Miami County: 9.896 %Mitchell County: 12.986 %Montgomery County: 8.292 %Morris County: 9.16 %Morton County: 6.599 %Nemaha County: 9.002 %Neosho County: 13.659 %Ness County: 9.529 %Norton County: 6.726 %Osage County: 13.721 %Osborne County: 5.835 %Ottawa County: 19.284 %Pawnee County: 4.79 %Phillips County: 8.653 %Pottawatomie County: 9.667 %Pratt County: 7.995 %Rawlins County: 7.231 %Reno County: 7.307 %Republic County: 7.987 %Rice County: 4.912 %Riley County: 11.816 %Rooks County: 8.621 %Rush County: 7.016 %Russell County: 20.385 %Saline County: 9.508 %Scott County: 10.275 %Sedgwick County: 10.301 %Seward County: 6.707 %Shawnee County: 9.951 %Sheridan County: 12.334 %Sherman County: 11.884 %Smith County: 7.352 %Stafford County: 8.421 %Stanton County: 15.415 %Stevens County: 11.111 %Sumner County: 13.006 %Thomas County: 8.713 %Trego County: 7.836 %Wabaunsee County: 12.761 %Wallace County: 11.303 %Washington County: 6.597 %Wichita County: 11.268 %Wilson County: 14.68 %Woodson County: 9.535 %Wyandotte County: 13.313 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Graham County: 27.468 %Graham County27.468Russell County: 20.385 %Russell County20.385Ottawa County: 19.284 %Ottawa County19.284Ellsworth County: 18.476 %Ellsworth County18.476Lane County: 18.303 %Lane County18.303Jewell County: 18.094 %Jewell County18.094Anderson County: 17.877 %Anderson County17.877Barton County: 15.425 %Barton County15.425Stanton County: 15.415 %Stanton County15.415Cheyenne County: 15.307 %Cheyenne County15.307Wilson County: 14.68 %Wilson County14.68Osage County: 13.721 %Osage County13.721Neosho County: 13.659 %Neosho County13.659Wyandotte County: 13.313 %Wyandotte County13.313Meade County: 13.077 %Meade County13.077Sumner County: 13.006 %Sumner County13.006Mitchell County: 12.986 %Mitchell County12.986Hamilton County: 12.924 %Hamilton County12.924Dickinson County: 12.884 %Dickinson County12.884Wabaunsee County: 12.761 %Wabaunsee County12.761Haskell County: 12.62 %Haskell County12.62Johnson County: 12.607 %Johnson County12.607Bourbon County: 12.586 %Bourbon County12.586Butler County: 12.414 %Butler County12.414Sheridan County: 12.334 %Sheridan County12.334Atchison County: 12.306 %Atchison County12.306Greenwood County: 11.988 %Greenwood County11.988Allen County: 11.942 %Allen County11.942Sherman County: 11.884 %Sherman County11.884Riley County: 11.816 %Riley County11.816Kingman County: 11.798 %Kingman County11.798Greeley County: 11.765 %Greeley County11.765Franklin County: 11.683 %Franklin County11.683Douglas County: 11.381 %Douglas County11.381Wallace County: 11.303 %Wallace County11.303Wichita County: 11.268 %Wichita County11.268Stevens County: 11.111 %Stevens County11.111Harper County: 10.988 %Harper County10.988McPherson County: 10.982 %McPherson County10.982Geary County: 10.719 %Geary County10.719Graham County: 27.468 %Graham County27.468Russell County: 20.385 %Russell County20.385Ottawa County: 19.284 %Ottawa County19.284Ellsworth County: 18.476 %Ellsworth County18.476Lane County: 18.303 %Lane County18.303Jewell County: 18.094 %Jewell County18.094Anderson County: 17.877 %Anderson County17.877Barton County: 15.425 %Barton County15.425Stanton County: 15.415 %Stanton County15.415Cheyenne County: 15.307 %Cheyenne County15.307Wilson County: 14.68 %Wilson County14.68Osage County: 13.721 %Osage County13.721Neosho County: 13.659 %Neosho County13.659Wyandotte County: 13.313 %Wyandotte County13.313Meade County: 13.077 %Meade County13.077Sumner County: 13.006 %Sumner County13.006Mitchell County: 12.986 %Mitchell County12.986Hamilton County: 12.924 %Hamilton County12.924Dickinson County: 12.884 %Dickinson County12.884Wabaunsee County: 12.761 %Wabaunsee County12.761Haskell County: 12.62 %Haskell County12.62Johnson County: 12.607 %Johnson County12.607Bourbon County: 12.586 %Bourbon County12.586Butler County: 12.414 %Butler County12.414Sheridan County: 12.334 %Sheridan County12.334Atchison County: 12.306 %Atchison County12.306Greenwood County: 11.988 %Greenwood County11.988Allen County: 11.942 %Allen County11.942Sherman County: 11.884 %Sherman County11.884Riley County: 11.816 %Riley County11.816Kingman County: 11.798 %Kingman County11.798Greeley County: 11.765 %Greeley County11.765Franklin County: 11.683 %Franklin County11.683Douglas County: 11.381 %Douglas County11.381Wallace County: 11.303 %Wallace County11.303Wichita County: 11.268 %Wichita County11.268Stevens County: 11.111 %Stevens County11.111Harper County: 10.988 %Harper County10.988McPherson County: 10.982 %McPherson County10.982Geary County: 10.719 %Geary County10.719
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Graham County27.468+13.66 pts
2Russell County20.385+10.85 pts
3Ottawa County19.284+3.76 pts
4Ellsworth County18.476+8.97 pts
5Lane County18.303+7.65 pts
6Jewell County18.094+13.75 pts
7Anderson County17.877+7.02 pts
8Barton County15.425+6.19 pts
9Stanton County15.415+4.07 pts
10Cheyenne County15.307+9.78 pts
11Wilson County14.68+2.51 pts
12Osage County13.721-1.42 pts
13Neosho County13.659+1.85 pts
14Wyandotte County13.313+1.56 pts
15Meade County13.077+2.44 pts
16Sumner County13.006+3 pts
17Mitchell County12.986+4.71 pts
18Hamilton County12.924+0.19 pts
19Dickinson County12.884+0.84 pts
20Wabaunsee County12.761+2.36 pts
21Haskell County12.62-1.65 pts
22Johnson County12.607-1.45 pts
23Bourbon County12.586+3.62 pts
24Butler County12.414+1.99 pts
25Sheridan County12.334-0.19 pts
26Atchison County12.306+3.92 pts
27Greenwood County11.988+1.24 pts
28Allen County11.942-2.28 pts
29Sherman County11.884+2.46 pts
30Riley County11.816+0.18 pts
31Kingman County11.798-4.7 pts
32Greeley County11.765+2.02 pts
33Franklin County11.683+0.4 pts
34Douglas County11.381+1.81 pts
35Wallace County11.303-0.25 pts
36Wichita County11.268+2.11 pts
37Stevens County11.111+0.5 pts
38Harper County10.988-4.12 pts
39McPherson County10.982+0.14 pts
40Geary County10.719+2.75 pts
41Elk County10.526-2.14 pts
42Chautauqua County10.503+1.82 pts
43Ellis County10.398-0.36 pts
44Sedgwick County10.301-0.9 pts
45Scott County10.275+4.24 pts
46Gove County10.27+2.05 pts
47Ford County10.071+1.01 pts
48Harvey County9.997+2.85 pts
49Shawnee County9.951+1.1 pts
50Miami County9.896-2.75 pts
51Linn County9.752-6.83 pts
52Pottawatomie County9.667-2.4 pts
53Jefferson County9.587-3.81 pts
54Woodson County9.535-4.11 pts
55Ness County9.529+1.44 pts
56Saline County9.508+0.99 pts
57Logan County9.427-2.28 pts
58Finney County9.343+2.19 pts
59Leavenworth County9.34-0.64 pts
60Gray County9.325-6.13 pts
61Lincoln County9.207-2.65 pts
62Morris County9.16-1.13 pts
63Doniphan County9.088-8.42 pts
64Nemaha County9.002-1.4 pts
65Cloud County8.871-3.53 pts
66Chase County8.798-1.49 pts
67Thomas County8.713-1.52 pts
68Kearny County8.654+0.54 pts
69Phillips County8.653-2.56 pts
70Rooks County8.621+2.84 pts
71Clay County8.484+0.64 pts
72Stafford County8.421-4.93 pts
73Montgomery County8.292-0.91 pts
74Crawford County8.284+0.42 pts
75Labette County8.252-2.5 pts
76Lyon County8.122-7.32 pts
77Kiowa County8.085-4.34 pts
78Hodgeman County8.046+1.42 pts
79Pratt County7.995-3.62 pts
80Republic County7.987-0.38 pts
81Grant County7.839-6.1 pts
82Trego County7.836-4.98 pts
83Cherokee County7.827-5.85 pts
84Jackson County7.75-0.63 pts
85Brown County7.555-1.47 pts
86Smith County7.352-5.25 pts
87Reno County7.307-2.69 pts
88Rawlins County7.231-1.15 pts
89Rush County7.016+2.47 pts
90Decatur County6.785-7.6 pts
91Cowley County6.756-3.68 pts
92Marion County6.745-2.98 pts
93Norton County6.726-3.44 pts
94Seward County6.707-3.92 pts
95Morton County6.599+2.18 pts
96Washington County6.597-6.93 pts
97Marshall County6.148-1.73 pts
98Comanche County5.97-3.9 pts
99Osborne County5.835-2.09 pts
100Clark County5.366+1.98 pts
101Barber County5.043-6.89 pts
102Edwards County5.014-4.67 pts
103Rice County4.912-5.64 pts
104Pawnee County4.79-0.56 pts
105Coffey County4.027-3.63 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Graham County, with 27.468% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Coffey County, with 4.027% in 2019.

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