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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Wabaunsee County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2021, at 30.292%. Clark County had the lowest, at 4.054%. The median was 9.845% and the figure for Kansas was 12.277%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.292Wabaunsee County
Lowest4.054Clark County
Median9.845105 counties
Kansas12.277History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 20.774 %Anderson County: 11.191 %Atchison County: 7.444 %Barber County: 10.243 %Barton County: 11.643 %Bourbon County: 8.537 %Brown County: 7.78 %Butler County: 9.569 %Chase County: 5.864 %Chautauqua County: 8.553 %Cherokee County: 10.468 %Cheyenne County: 10.265 %Clark County: 4.054 %Clay County: 11.302 %Cloud County: 9.431 %Coffey County: 11.395 %Comanche County: 9.057 %Cowley County: 8.218 %Crawford County: 7.729 %Decatur County: 7.907 %Dickinson County: 7.235 %Doniphan County: 11.765 %Douglas County: 10.143 %Edwards County: 10.991 %Elk County: 11.603 %Ellis County: 9.961 %Ellsworth County: 10.68 %Finney County: 6.164 %Ford County: 9.883 %Franklin County: 6.903 %Geary County: 10.853 %Gove County: 6.786 %Graham County: 7.046 %Grant County: 17.036 %Gray County: 10.236 %Greeley County: 5.672 %Greenwood County: 11.727 %Hamilton County: 13.115 %Harper County: 7.103 %Harvey County: 7.809 %Haskell County: 5.241 %Hodgeman County: 21.732 %Jackson County: 14.263 %Jefferson County: 12.708 %Jewell County: 9.329 %Johnson County: 13.929 %Kearny County: 6.631 %Kingman County: 13.438 %Kiowa County: 15.117 %Labette County: 7.406 %Lane County: 10.033 %Leavenworth County: 8.634 %Lincoln County: 12.542 %Linn County: 25.289 %Logan County: 9.112 %Lyon County: 8.825 %McPherson County: 7.503 %Marion County: 8.586 %Marshall County: 7.764 %Meade County: 12.162 %Miami County: 11.082 %Mitchell County: 9.749 %Montgomery County: 9.467 %Morris County: 10.471 %Morton County: 6.199 %Nemaha County: 10.203 %Neosho County: 11.329 %Ness County: 5.644 %Norton County: 7.928 %Osage County: 17.961 %Osborne County: 10.458 %Ottawa County: 23.656 %Pawnee County: 9.12 %Phillips County: 14.499 %Pottawatomie County: 9.845 %Pratt County: 10.709 %Rawlins County: 9.787 %Reno County: 11.292 %Republic County: 12.139 %Rice County: 13.75 %Riley County: 9.493 %Rooks County: 7.917 %Rush County: 8.016 %Russell County: 11.958 %Saline County: 13.191 %Scott County: 13.784 %Sedgwick County: 9.799 %Seward County: 6.853 %Shawnee County: 8.712 %Sheridan County: 7.908 %Sherman County: 7.427 %Smith County: 16.183 %Stafford County: 11.966 %Stanton County: 6.219 %Stevens County: 16.629 %Sumner County: 8.996 %Thomas County: 9.681 %Trego County: 13.221 %Wabaunsee County: 30.292 %Wallace County: 12.914 %Washington County: 11.91 %Wichita County: 8.866 %Wilson County: 5.211 %Woodson County: 9.571 %Wyandotte County: 9.102 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wabaunsee County: 30.292 %Wabaunsee County30.292Linn County: 25.289 %Linn County25.289Ottawa County: 23.656 %Ottawa County23.656Hodgeman County: 21.732 %Hodgeman County21.732Allen County: 20.774 %Allen County20.774Osage County: 17.961 %Osage County17.961Grant County: 17.036 %Grant County17.036Stevens County: 16.629 %Stevens County16.629Smith County: 16.183 %Smith County16.183Kiowa County: 15.117 %Kiowa County15.117Phillips County: 14.499 %Phillips County14.499Jackson County: 14.263 %Jackson County14.263Johnson County: 13.929 %Johnson County13.929Scott County: 13.784 %Scott County13.784Rice County: 13.75 %Rice County13.75Kingman County: 13.438 %Kingman County13.438Trego County: 13.221 %Trego County13.221Saline County: 13.191 %Saline County13.191Hamilton County: 13.115 %Hamilton County13.115Wallace County: 12.914 %Wallace County12.914Jefferson County: 12.708 %Jefferson County12.708Lincoln County: 12.542 %Lincoln County12.542Meade County: 12.162 %Meade County12.162Republic County: 12.139 %Republic County12.139Stafford County: 11.966 %Stafford County11.966Russell County: 11.958 %Russell County11.958Washington County: 11.91 %Washington County11.91Doniphan County: 11.765 %Doniphan County11.765Greenwood County: 11.727 %Greenwood County11.727Barton County: 11.643 %Barton County11.643Elk County: 11.603 %Elk County11.603Coffey County: 11.395 %Coffey County11.395Neosho County: 11.329 %Neosho County11.329Clay County: 11.302 %Clay County11.302Reno County: 11.292 %Reno County11.292Anderson County: 11.191 %Anderson County11.191Miami County: 11.082 %Miami County11.082Edwards County: 10.991 %Edwards County10.991Geary County: 10.853 %Geary County10.853Pratt County: 10.709 %Pratt County10.709Wabaunsee County: 30.292 %Wabaunsee County30.292Linn County: 25.289 %Linn County25.289Ottawa County: 23.656 %Ottawa County23.656Hodgeman County: 21.732 %Hodgeman County21.732Allen County: 20.774 %Allen County20.774Osage County: 17.961 %Osage County17.961Grant County: 17.036 %Grant County17.036Stevens County: 16.629 %Stevens County16.629Smith County: 16.183 %Smith County16.183Kiowa County: 15.117 %Kiowa County15.117Phillips County: 14.499 %Phillips County14.499Jackson County: 14.263 %Jackson County14.263Johnson County: 13.929 %Johnson County13.929Scott County: 13.784 %Scott County13.784Rice County: 13.75 %Rice County13.75Kingman County: 13.438 %Kingman County13.438Trego County: 13.221 %Trego County13.221Saline County: 13.191 %Saline County13.191Hamilton County: 13.115 %Hamilton County13.115Wallace County: 12.914 %Wallace County12.914Jefferson County: 12.708 %Jefferson County12.708Lincoln County: 12.542 %Lincoln County12.542Meade County: 12.162 %Meade County12.162Republic County: 12.139 %Republic County12.139Stafford County: 11.966 %Stafford County11.966Russell County: 11.958 %Russell County11.958Washington County: 11.91 %Washington County11.91Doniphan County: 11.765 %Doniphan County11.765Greenwood County: 11.727 %Greenwood County11.727Barton County: 11.643 %Barton County11.643Elk County: 11.603 %Elk County11.603Coffey County: 11.395 %Coffey County11.395Neosho County: 11.329 %Neosho County11.329Clay County: 11.302 %Clay County11.302Reno County: 11.292 %Reno County11.292Anderson County: 11.191 %Anderson County11.191Miami County: 11.082 %Miami County11.082Edwards County: 10.991 %Edwards County10.991Geary County: 10.853 %Geary County10.853Pratt County: 10.709 %Pratt County10.709
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wabaunsee County30.292+15.34 pts
2Linn County25.289+11.06 pts
3Ottawa County23.656+14.46 pts
4Hodgeman County21.732+4.29 pts
5Allen County20.774+13.22 pts
6Osage County17.961+8.88 pts
7Grant County17.036+1.94 pts
8Stevens County16.629+7.93 pts
9Smith County16.183+9.43 pts
10Kiowa County15.117+5.1 pts
11Phillips County14.499+7.01 pts
12Jackson County14.263+7.23 pts
13Johnson County13.929+1.05 pts
14Scott County13.784+6.95 pts
15Rice County13.75-0.69 pts
16Kingman County13.438+1.1 pts
17Trego County13.221+3.81 pts
18Saline County13.191+5.19 pts
19Hamilton County13.115+2.04 pts
20Wallace County12.914+1.45 pts
21Jefferson County12.708+1.72 pts
22Lincoln County12.542-2.34 pts
23Meade County12.162+7.41 pts
24Republic County12.139+4.69 pts
25Stafford County11.966+1.71 pts
26Russell County11.958+3.81 pts
27Washington County11.91+3.02 pts
28Doniphan County11.765-0.46 pts
29Greenwood County11.727+6.14 pts
30Barton County11.643+2.16 pts
31Elk County11.603+1.3 pts
32Coffey County11.395+0.15 pts
33Neosho County11.329+3.05 pts
34Clay County11.302+1.25 pts
35Reno County11.292+3.43 pts
36Anderson County11.191+1.56 pts
37Miami County11.082-1.46 pts
38Edwards County10.991+2.69 pts
39Geary County10.853-1.73 pts
40Pratt County10.709-2.81 pts
41Ellsworth County10.68+5.05 pts
42Morris County10.471+1.02 pts
43Cherokee County10.468+4.39 pts
44Osborne County10.458-3.18 pts
45Cheyenne County10.265+1.02 pts
46Barber County10.243+3.14 pts
47Gray County10.236-2.01 pts
48Nemaha County10.203+3.59 pts
49Douglas County10.143+1.1 pts
50Lane County10.033+2.18 pts
51Ellis County9.961+1.62 pts
52Ford County9.883+2.67 pts
53Pottawatomie County9.845-3.91 pts
54Sedgwick County9.799-0.56 pts
55Rawlins County9.787-5.19 pts
56Mitchell County9.749-0.35 pts
57Thomas County9.681+2.59 pts
58Woodson County9.571+1.72 pts
59Butler County9.569-1.31 pts
60Riley County9.493+0.08 pts
61Montgomery County9.467+1.68 pts
62Cloud County9.431-0.29 pts
63Jewell County9.329+0.36 pts
64Pawnee County9.12+3.38 pts
65Logan County9.112-5.32 pts
66Wyandotte County9.102-0.46 pts
67Comanche County9.057+2.5 pts
68Sumner County8.996-2.86 pts
69Wichita County8.866-5.51 pts
70Lyon County8.825+0.16 pts
71Shawnee County8.712-1.51 pts
72Leavenworth County8.634-1.78 pts
73Marion County8.586-0.11 pts
74Chautauqua County8.553-0.1 pts
75Bourbon County8.537-3.45 pts
76Cowley County8.218-3.95 pts
77Rush County8.016+0.65 pts
78Norton County7.928+0.42 pts
79Rooks County7.917+0.36 pts
80Sheridan County7.908+1.19 pts
81Decatur County7.907-1.43 pts
82Harvey County7.809+1.31 pts
83Brown County7.78+1.19 pts
84Marshall County7.764+0.89 pts
85Crawford County7.729-5.44 pts
86McPherson County7.503+0.03 pts
87Atchison County7.444+0.34 pts
88Sherman County7.427-3.24 pts
89Labette County7.406+0.71 pts
90Dickinson County7.235-2.3 pts
91Harper County7.103-2.18 pts
92Graham County7.046-1.47 pts
93Franklin County6.903-6.74 pts
94Seward County6.853-0.47 pts
95Gove County6.786-3.02 pts
96Kearny County6.631-1.56 pts
97Stanton County6.219-2.37 pts
98Morton County6.199-6.82 pts
99Finney County6.164-4.28 pts
100Chase County5.864-2.57 pts
101Greeley County5.6720 pts
102Ness County5.644+1.68 pts
103Haskell County5.241-7.5 pts
104Wilson County5.211-0.07 pts
105Clark County4.054-7.08 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wabaunsee County, with 30.292% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 4.054% in 2021.

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