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Counties in Kansas by job creation rate

Coffey County had the highest job creation rate of 105 counties in 2022, at 47.289%. Greeley County had the lowest, at 6.269%. The median was 12.068% and the figure for Kansas was 14.162%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.289Coffey County
Lowest6.269Greeley County
Median12.068105 counties
Kansas14.162History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 10.165 %Anderson County: 14.28 %Atchison County: 9.659 %Barber County: 9.801 %Barton County: 10.263 %Bourbon County: 11.626 %Brown County: 11.702 %Butler County: 13.169 %Chase County: 15.182 %Chautauqua County: 8.999 %Cherokee County: 11.141 %Cheyenne County: 11.23 %Clark County: 14.02 %Clay County: 16.644 %Cloud County: 11.691 %Coffey County: 47.289 %Comanche County: 9.343 %Cowley County: 8.277 %Crawford County: 11.097 %Decatur County: 16.403 %Dickinson County: 12.058 %Doniphan County: 15.677 %Douglas County: 15.978 %Edwards County: 19.818 %Elk County: 9.375 %Ellis County: 12.197 %Ellsworth County: 9.27 %Finney County: 9.145 %Ford County: 9.966 %Franklin County: 8.341 %Geary County: 13.131 %Gove County: 14.304 %Graham County: 14.526 %Grant County: 20.313 %Gray County: 7.711 %Greeley County: 6.269 %Greenwood County: 11.1 %Hamilton County: 19.981 %Harper County: 12.86 %Harvey County: 7.199 %Haskell County: 8.302 %Hodgeman County: 8.85 %Jackson County: 7.9 %Jefferson County: 19.26 %Jewell County: 7.491 %Johnson County: 15.413 %Kearny County: 13.187 %Kingman County: 14.772 %Kiowa County: 8.011 %Labette County: 10.956 %Lane County: 11.352 %Leavenworth County: 12.068 %Lincoln County: 10.2 %Linn County: 18.762 %Logan County: 14.486 %Lyon County: 13.741 %McPherson County: 10.681 %Marion County: 6.989 %Marshall County: 11.961 %Meade County: 16.435 %Miami County: 15.852 %Mitchell County: 10.072 %Montgomery County: 9.836 %Morris County: 12.591 %Morton County: 19.643 %Nemaha County: 13.574 %Neosho County: 8.837 %Ness County: 10.495 %Norton County: 12.907 %Osage County: 13.569 %Osborne County: 8.485 %Ottawa County: 11.212 %Pawnee County: 10.387 %Phillips County: 11.859 %Pottawatomie County: 12.114 %Pratt County: 14.222 %Rawlins County: 12.562 %Reno County: 10.678 %Republic County: 14.024 %Rice County: 12.902 %Riley County: 13.062 %Rooks County: 11.321 %Rush County: 17.136 %Russell County: 10.135 %Saline County: 13.624 %Scott County: 12.946 %Sedgwick County: 14.122 %Seward County: 9.827 %Shawnee County: 13.373 %Sheridan County: 15.363 %Sherman County: 15.325 %Smith County: 10.131 %Stafford County: 19.841 %Stanton County: 38.611 %Stevens County: 22.069 %Sumner County: 12.803 %Thomas County: 11.555 %Trego County: 10.968 %Wabaunsee County: 11.038 %Wallace County: 24.194 %Washington County: 10.53 %Wichita County: 10.053 %Wilson County: 14.557 %Woodson County: 13.785 %Wyandotte County: 17.123 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Coffey County: 47.289 %Coffey County47.289Stanton County: 38.611 %Stanton County38.611Wallace County: 24.194 %Wallace County24.194Stevens County: 22.069 %Stevens County22.069Grant County: 20.313 %Grant County20.313Hamilton County: 19.981 %Hamilton County19.981Stafford County: 19.841 %Stafford County19.841Edwards County: 19.818 %Edwards County19.818Morton County: 19.643 %Morton County19.643Jefferson County: 19.26 %Jefferson County19.26Linn County: 18.762 %Linn County18.762Rush County: 17.136 %Rush County17.136Wyandotte County: 17.123 %Wyandotte County17.123Clay County: 16.644 %Clay County16.644Meade County: 16.435 %Meade County16.435Decatur County: 16.403 %Decatur County16.403Douglas County: 15.978 %Douglas County15.978Miami County: 15.852 %Miami County15.852Doniphan County: 15.677 %Doniphan County15.677Johnson County: 15.413 %Johnson County15.413Sheridan County: 15.363 %Sheridan County15.363Sherman County: 15.325 %Sherman County15.325Chase County: 15.182 %Chase County15.182Kingman County: 14.772 %Kingman County14.772Wilson County: 14.557 %Wilson County14.557Graham County: 14.526 %Graham County14.526Logan County: 14.486 %Logan County14.486Gove County: 14.304 %Gove County14.304Anderson County: 14.28 %Anderson County14.28Pratt County: 14.222 %Pratt County14.222Sedgwick County: 14.122 %Sedgwick County14.122Republic County: 14.024 %Republic County14.024Clark County: 14.02 %Clark County14.02Woodson County: 13.785 %Woodson County13.785Lyon County: 13.741 %Lyon County13.741Saline County: 13.624 %Saline County13.624Nemaha County: 13.574 %Nemaha County13.574Osage County: 13.569 %Osage County13.569Shawnee County: 13.373 %Shawnee County13.373Kearny County: 13.187 %Kearny County13.187Coffey County: 47.289 %Coffey County47.289Stanton County: 38.611 %Stanton County38.611Wallace County: 24.194 %Wallace County24.194Stevens County: 22.069 %Stevens County22.069Grant County: 20.313 %Grant County20.313Hamilton County: 19.981 %Hamilton County19.981Stafford County: 19.841 %Stafford County19.841Edwards County: 19.818 %Edwards County19.818Morton County: 19.643 %Morton County19.643Jefferson County: 19.26 %Jefferson County19.26Linn County: 18.762 %Linn County18.762Rush County: 17.136 %Rush County17.136Wyandotte County: 17.123 %Wyandotte County17.123Clay County: 16.644 %Clay County16.644Meade County: 16.435 %Meade County16.435Decatur County: 16.403 %Decatur County16.403Douglas County: 15.978 %Douglas County15.978Miami County: 15.852 %Miami County15.852Doniphan County: 15.677 %Doniphan County15.677Johnson County: 15.413 %Johnson County15.413Sheridan County: 15.363 %Sheridan County15.363Sherman County: 15.325 %Sherman County15.325Chase County: 15.182 %Chase County15.182Kingman County: 14.772 %Kingman County14.772Wilson County: 14.557 %Wilson County14.557Graham County: 14.526 %Graham County14.526Logan County: 14.486 %Logan County14.486Gove County: 14.304 %Gove County14.304Anderson County: 14.28 %Anderson County14.28Pratt County: 14.222 %Pratt County14.222Sedgwick County: 14.122 %Sedgwick County14.122Republic County: 14.024 %Republic County14.024Clark County: 14.02 %Clark County14.02Woodson County: 13.785 %Woodson County13.785Lyon County: 13.741 %Lyon County13.741Saline County: 13.624 %Saline County13.624Nemaha County: 13.574 %Nemaha County13.574Osage County: 13.569 %Osage County13.569Shawnee County: 13.373 %Shawnee County13.373Kearny County: 13.187 %Kearny County13.187
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Coffey County47.289+35.89 pts
2Stanton County38.611+32.39 pts
3Wallace County24.194+11.28 pts
4Stevens County22.069+5.44 pts
5Grant County20.313+3.28 pts
6Hamilton County19.981+6.87 pts
7Stafford County19.841+7.88 pts
8Edwards County19.818+8.83 pts
9Morton County19.643+13.44 pts
10Jefferson County19.26+6.55 pts
11Linn County18.762-6.53 pts
12Rush County17.136+9.12 pts
13Wyandotte County17.123+8.02 pts
14Clay County16.644+5.34 pts
15Meade County16.435+4.27 pts
16Decatur County16.403+8.5 pts
17Douglas County15.978+5.83 pts
18Miami County15.852+4.77 pts
19Doniphan County15.677+3.91 pts
20Johnson County15.413+1.48 pts
21Sheridan County15.363+7.45 pts
22Sherman County15.325+7.9 pts
23Chase County15.182+9.32 pts
24Kingman County14.772+1.33 pts
25Wilson County14.557+9.35 pts
26Graham County14.526+7.48 pts
27Logan County14.486+5.37 pts
28Gove County14.304+7.52 pts
29Anderson County14.28+3.09 pts
30Pratt County14.222+3.51 pts
31Sedgwick County14.122+4.32 pts
32Republic County14.024+1.88 pts
33Clark County14.02+9.97 pts
34Woodson County13.785+4.21 pts
35Lyon County13.741+4.92 pts
36Saline County13.624+0.43 pts
37Nemaha County13.574+3.37 pts
38Osage County13.569-4.39 pts
39Shawnee County13.373+4.66 pts
40Kearny County13.187+6.56 pts
41Butler County13.169+3.6 pts
42Geary County13.131+2.28 pts
43Riley County13.062+3.57 pts
44Scott County12.946-0.84 pts
45Norton County12.907+4.98 pts
46Rice County12.902-0.85 pts
47Harper County12.86+5.76 pts
48Sumner County12.803+3.81 pts
49Morris County12.591+2.12 pts
50Rawlins County12.562+2.77 pts
51Ellis County12.197+2.24 pts
52Pottawatomie County12.114+2.27 pts
53Leavenworth County12.068+3.43 pts
54Dickinson County12.058+4.82 pts
55Marshall County11.961+4.2 pts
56Phillips County11.859-2.64 pts
57Brown County11.702+3.92 pts
58Cloud County11.691+2.26 pts
59Bourbon County11.626+3.09 pts
60Thomas County11.555+1.87 pts
61Lane County11.352+1.32 pts
62Rooks County11.321+3.4 pts
63Cheyenne County11.23+0.96 pts
64Ottawa County11.212-12.44 pts
65Cherokee County11.141+0.67 pts
66Greenwood County11.1-0.63 pts
67Crawford County11.097+3.37 pts
68Wabaunsee County11.038-19.25 pts
69Trego County10.968-2.25 pts
70Labette County10.956+3.55 pts
71McPherson County10.681+3.18 pts
72Reno County10.678-0.61 pts
73Washington County10.53-1.38 pts
74Ness County10.495+4.85 pts
75Pawnee County10.387+1.27 pts
76Barton County10.263-1.38 pts
77Lincoln County10.2-2.34 pts
78Allen County10.165-10.61 pts
79Russell County10.135-1.82 pts
80Smith County10.131-6.05 pts
81Mitchell County10.072+0.32 pts
82Wichita County10.053+1.19 pts
83Ford County9.966+0.08 pts
84Montgomery County9.836+0.37 pts
85Seward County9.827+2.97 pts
86Barber County9.801-0.44 pts
87Atchison County9.659+2.22 pts
88Elk County9.375-2.23 pts
89Comanche County9.343+0.29 pts
90Ellsworth County9.27-1.41 pts
91Finney County9.145+2.98 pts
92Chautauqua County8.999+0.45 pts
93Hodgeman County8.85-12.88 pts
94Neosho County8.837-2.49 pts
95Osborne County8.485-1.97 pts
96Franklin County8.341+1.44 pts
97Haskell County8.302+3.06 pts
98Cowley County8.277+0.06 pts
99Kiowa County8.011-7.11 pts
100Jackson County7.9-6.36 pts
101Gray County7.711-2.53 pts
102Jewell County7.491-1.84 pts
103Harvey County7.199-0.61 pts
104Marion County6.989-1.6 pts
105Greeley County6.269+0.6 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Coffey County, with 47.289% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Greeley County, with 6.269% in 2022.

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