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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Hodgeman County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2020, at 17.438%. Ness County had the lowest, at 3.962%. The median was 9.244% and the figure for Kansas was 10.88%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.438Hodgeman County
Lowest3.962Ness County
Median9.244105 counties
Kansas10.88History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 7.558 %Anderson County: 9.63 %Atchison County: 7.107 %Barber County: 7.107 %Barton County: 9.48 %Bourbon County: 11.986 %Brown County: 6.59 %Butler County: 10.882 %Chase County: 8.431 %Chautauqua County: 8.649 %Cherokee County: 6.073 %Cheyenne County: 9.244 %Clark County: 11.137 %Clay County: 10.051 %Cloud County: 9.725 %Coffey County: 11.243 %Comanche County: 6.557 %Cowley County: 12.168 %Crawford County: 13.174 %Decatur County: 9.341 %Dickinson County: 9.535 %Doniphan County: 12.22 %Douglas County: 9.043 %Edwards County: 8.3 %Elk County: 10.303 %Ellis County: 8.346 %Ellsworth County: 5.626 %Finney County: 10.441 %Ford County: 7.215 %Franklin County: 13.64 %Geary County: 12.588 %Gove County: 9.806 %Graham County: 8.517 %Grant County: 15.095 %Gray County: 12.242 %Greeley County: 5.672 %Greenwood County: 5.587 %Hamilton County: 11.077 %Harper County: 9.284 %Harvey County: 6.503 %Haskell County: 12.745 %Hodgeman County: 17.438 %Jackson County: 7.036 %Jefferson County: 10.983 %Jewell County: 8.966 %Johnson County: 12.879 %Kearny County: 8.188 %Kingman County: 12.337 %Kiowa County: 10.014 %Labette County: 6.696 %Lane County: 7.856 %Leavenworth County: 10.417 %Lincoln County: 14.886 %Linn County: 14.23 %Logan County: 14.428 %Lyon County: 8.665 %McPherson County: 7.478 %Marion County: 8.7 %Marshall County: 6.873 %Meade County: 4.757 %Miami County: 12.547 %Mitchell County: 10.104 %Montgomery County: 7.79 %Morris County: 9.455 %Morton County: 13.02 %Nemaha County: 6.608 %Neosho County: 8.279 %Ness County: 3.962 %Norton County: 7.509 %Osage County: 9.076 %Osborne County: 13.636 %Ottawa County: 9.198 %Pawnee County: 5.735 %Phillips County: 7.49 %Pottawatomie County: 13.759 %Pratt County: 13.516 %Rawlins County: 14.978 %Reno County: 7.86 %Republic County: 7.453 %Rice County: 14.442 %Riley County: 9.409 %Rooks County: 7.559 %Rush County: 7.363 %Russell County: 8.147 %Saline County: 8 %Scott County: 6.833 %Sedgwick County: 10.36 %Seward County: 7.319 %Shawnee County: 10.223 %Sheridan County: 6.723 %Sherman County: 10.669 %Smith County: 6.75 %Stafford County: 10.252 %Stanton County: 8.594 %Stevens County: 8.7 %Sumner County: 11.86 %Thomas County: 7.095 %Trego County: 9.413 %Wabaunsee County: 14.954 %Wallace County: 11.465 %Washington County: 8.892 %Wichita County: 14.376 %Wilson County: 5.279 %Woodson County: 7.848 %Wyandotte County: 9.566 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hodgeman County: 17.438 %Hodgeman County17.438Grant County: 15.095 %Grant County15.095Rawlins County: 14.978 %Rawlins County14.978Wabaunsee County: 14.954 %Wabaunsee County14.954Lincoln County: 14.886 %Lincoln County14.886Rice County: 14.442 %Rice County14.442Logan County: 14.428 %Logan County14.428Wichita County: 14.376 %Wichita County14.376Linn County: 14.23 %Linn County14.23Pottawatomie County: 13.759 %Pottawatomie County13.759Franklin County: 13.64 %Franklin County13.64Osborne County: 13.636 %Osborne County13.636Pratt County: 13.516 %Pratt County13.516Crawford County: 13.174 %Crawford County13.174Morton County: 13.02 %Morton County13.02Johnson County: 12.879 %Johnson County12.879Haskell County: 12.745 %Haskell County12.745Geary County: 12.588 %Geary County12.588Miami County: 12.547 %Miami County12.547Kingman County: 12.337 %Kingman County12.337Gray County: 12.242 %Gray County12.242Doniphan County: 12.22 %Doniphan County12.22Cowley County: 12.168 %Cowley County12.168Bourbon County: 11.986 %Bourbon County11.986Sumner County: 11.86 %Sumner County11.86Wallace County: 11.465 %Wallace County11.465Coffey County: 11.243 %Coffey County11.243Clark County: 11.137 %Clark County11.137Hamilton County: 11.077 %Hamilton County11.077Jefferson County: 10.983 %Jefferson County10.983Butler County: 10.882 %Butler County10.882Sherman County: 10.669 %Sherman County10.669Finney County: 10.441 %Finney County10.441Leavenworth County: 10.417 %Leavenworth County10.417Sedgwick County: 10.36 %Sedgwick County10.36Elk County: 10.303 %Elk County10.303Stafford County: 10.252 %Stafford County10.252Shawnee County: 10.223 %Shawnee County10.223Mitchell County: 10.104 %Mitchell County10.104Clay County: 10.051 %Clay County10.051Hodgeman County: 17.438 %Hodgeman County17.438Grant County: 15.095 %Grant County15.095Rawlins County: 14.978 %Rawlins County14.978Wabaunsee County: 14.954 %Wabaunsee County14.954Lincoln County: 14.886 %Lincoln County14.886Rice County: 14.442 %Rice County14.442Logan County: 14.428 %Logan County14.428Wichita County: 14.376 %Wichita County14.376Linn County: 14.23 %Linn County14.23Pottawatomie County: 13.759 %Pottawatomie County13.759Franklin County: 13.64 %Franklin County13.64Osborne County: 13.636 %Osborne County13.636Pratt County: 13.516 %Pratt County13.516Crawford County: 13.174 %Crawford County13.174Morton County: 13.02 %Morton County13.02Johnson County: 12.879 %Johnson County12.879Haskell County: 12.745 %Haskell County12.745Geary County: 12.588 %Geary County12.588Miami County: 12.547 %Miami County12.547Kingman County: 12.337 %Kingman County12.337Gray County: 12.242 %Gray County12.242Doniphan County: 12.22 %Doniphan County12.22Cowley County: 12.168 %Cowley County12.168Bourbon County: 11.986 %Bourbon County11.986Sumner County: 11.86 %Sumner County11.86Wallace County: 11.465 %Wallace County11.465Coffey County: 11.243 %Coffey County11.243Clark County: 11.137 %Clark County11.137Hamilton County: 11.077 %Hamilton County11.077Jefferson County: 10.983 %Jefferson County10.983Butler County: 10.882 %Butler County10.882Sherman County: 10.669 %Sherman County10.669Finney County: 10.441 %Finney County10.441Leavenworth County: 10.417 %Leavenworth County10.417Sedgwick County: 10.36 %Sedgwick County10.36Elk County: 10.303 %Elk County10.303Stafford County: 10.252 %Stafford County10.252Shawnee County: 10.223 %Shawnee County10.223Mitchell County: 10.104 %Mitchell County10.104Clay County: 10.051 %Clay County10.051
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hodgeman County17.438+9.39 pts
2Grant County15.095+7.26 pts
3Rawlins County14.978+7.75 pts
4Wabaunsee County14.954+2.19 pts
5Lincoln County14.886+5.68 pts
6Rice County14.442+9.53 pts
7Logan County14.428+5 pts
8Wichita County14.376+3.11 pts
9Linn County14.23+4.48 pts
10Pottawatomie County13.759+4.09 pts
11Franklin County13.64+1.96 pts
12Osborne County13.636+7.8 pts
13Pratt County13.516+5.52 pts
14Crawford County13.174+4.89 pts
15Morton County13.02+6.42 pts
16Johnson County12.879+0.27 pts
17Haskell County12.745+0.13 pts
18Geary County12.588+1.87 pts
19Miami County12.547+2.65 pts
20Kingman County12.337+0.54 pts
21Gray County12.242+2.92 pts
22Doniphan County12.22+3.13 pts
23Cowley County12.168+5.41 pts
24Bourbon County11.986-0.6 pts
25Sumner County11.86-1.15 pts
26Wallace County11.465+0.16 pts
27Coffey County11.243+7.22 pts
28Clark County11.137+5.77 pts
29Hamilton County11.077-1.85 pts
30Jefferson County10.983+1.4 pts
31Butler County10.882-1.53 pts
32Sherman County10.669-1.21 pts
33Finney County10.441+1.1 pts
34Leavenworth County10.417+1.08 pts
35Sedgwick County10.36+0.06 pts
36Elk County10.303-0.22 pts
37Stafford County10.252+1.83 pts
38Shawnee County10.223+0.27 pts
39Mitchell County10.104-2.88 pts
40Clay County10.051+1.57 pts
41Kiowa County10.014+1.93 pts
42Gove County9.806-0.46 pts
43Cloud County9.725+0.85 pts
44Anderson County9.63-8.25 pts
45Wyandotte County9.566-3.75 pts
46Dickinson County9.535-3.35 pts
47Barton County9.48-5.95 pts
48Morris County9.455+0.29 pts
49Trego County9.413+1.58 pts
50Riley County9.409-2.41 pts
51Decatur County9.341+2.56 pts
52Harper County9.284-1.7 pts
53Cheyenne County9.244-6.06 pts
54Ottawa County9.198-10.09 pts
55Osage County9.076-4.64 pts
56Douglas County9.043-2.34 pts
57Jewell County8.966-9.13 pts
58Washington County8.892+2.29 pts
59Marion County8.7+1.95 pts
59Stevens County8.7-2.41 pts
61Lyon County8.665+0.54 pts
62Chautauqua County8.649-1.85 pts
63Stanton County8.594-6.82 pts
64Graham County8.517-18.95 pts
65Chase County8.431-0.37 pts
66Ellis County8.346-2.05 pts
67Edwards County8.3+3.29 pts
68Neosho County8.279-5.38 pts
69Kearny County8.188-0.47 pts
70Russell County8.147-12.24 pts
71Saline County8-1.51 pts
72Reno County7.86+0.55 pts
73Lane County7.856-10.45 pts
74Woodson County7.848-1.69 pts
75Montgomery County7.79-0.5 pts
76Rooks County7.559-1.06 pts
77Allen County7.558-4.38 pts
78Norton County7.509+0.78 pts
79Phillips County7.49-1.16 pts
80McPherson County7.478-3.5 pts
81Republic County7.453-0.53 pts
82Rush County7.363+0.35 pts
83Seward County7.319+0.61 pts
84Ford County7.215-2.86 pts
85Atchison County7.107-5.2 pts
85Barber County7.107+2.06 pts
87Thomas County7.095-1.62 pts
88Jackson County7.036-0.71 pts
89Marshall County6.873+0.73 pts
90Scott County6.833-3.44 pts
91Smith County6.75-0.6 pts
92Sheridan County6.723-5.61 pts
93Labette County6.696-1.56 pts
94Nemaha County6.608-2.39 pts
95Brown County6.59-0.96 pts
96Comanche County6.557+0.59 pts
97Harvey County6.503-3.49 pts
98Cherokee County6.073-1.75 pts
99Pawnee County5.735+0.95 pts
100Greeley County5.672-6.09 pts
101Ellsworth County5.626-12.85 pts
102Greenwood County5.587-6.4 pts
103Wilson County5.279-9.4 pts
104Meade County4.757-8.32 pts
105Ness County3.962-5.57 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hodgeman County, with 17.438% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Ness County, with 3.962% in 2020.

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