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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate, 2023

Linn County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2023, at 27.422%. Ottawa County had the lowest, at 4.372%. The median was 10.108% and the figure for Kansas was 11.132%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.422Linn County
Lowest4.372Ottawa County
Median10.108105 counties
Kansas11.132History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 9.148 %Anderson County: 16.434 %Atchison County: 8.281 %Barber County: 7.596 %Barton County: 8.916 %Bourbon County: 9.054 %Brown County: 8.502 %Butler County: 10.008 %Chase County: 12.812 %Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Cherokee County: 7.271 %Cheyenne County: 11.732 %Clark County: 12.568 %Clay County: 10.965 %Cloud County: 9.542 %Coffey County: 11.118 %Comanche County: 7.426 %Cowley County: 10.108 %Crawford County: 9.762 %Decatur County: 8.182 %Dickinson County: 6.507 %Doniphan County: 17.302 %Douglas County: 9.995 %Edwards County: 18.231 %Elk County: 9.631 %Ellis County: 10.801 %Ellsworth County: 14.401 %Finney County: 7.441 %Ford County: 5.914 %Franklin County: 6.661 %Geary County: 11.228 %Gove County: 8.952 %Graham County: 10.282 %Grant County: 13.006 %Gray County: 6.689 %Greeley County: 15.194 %Greenwood County: 7.711 %Hamilton County: 11.376 %Harper County: 8.602 %Harvey County: 6.646 %Haskell County: 6.562 %Hodgeman County: 24.065 %Jackson County: 12.034 %Jefferson County: 11.154 %Jewell County: 7.621 %Johnson County: 13.239 %Kearny County: 7.666 %Kingman County: 15.753 %Kiowa County: 8.904 %Labette County: 9.847 %Lane County: 11.074 %Leavenworth County: 10.289 %Lincoln County: 14.77 %Linn County: 27.422 %Logan County: 6.422 %Lyon County: 6.742 %McPherson County: 8.341 %Marion County: 8.343 %Marshall County: 11.821 %Meade County: 18.132 %Miami County: 11.432 %Mitchell County: 10.686 %Montgomery County: 20.645 %Morris County: 15.346 %Morton County: 11.009 %Nemaha County: 8.956 %Neosho County: 7.194 %Ness County: 7.147 %Norton County: 10.727 %Osage County: 12.616 %Osborne County: 6.739 %Ottawa County: 4.372 %Pawnee County: 11.479 %Phillips County: 10.349 %Pottawatomie County: 8.053 %Pratt County: 10.628 %Rawlins County: 5.787 %Reno County: 8.153 %Republic County: 6.371 %Rice County: 15.582 %Riley County: 8.548 %Rooks County: 11.912 %Rush County: 13.772 %Russell County: 10.931 %Saline County: 11.242 %Scott County: 23.585 %Sedgwick County: 9.671 %Seward County: 4.45 %Shawnee County: 10.001 %Sheridan County: 14.016 %Sherman County: 11.33 %Smith County: 5.731 %Stafford County: 13.086 %Stanton County: 6.096 %Stevens County: 12.633 %Sumner County: 10.294 %Thomas County: 8.679 %Trego County: 18.386 %Wabaunsee County: 10.92 %Wallace County: 9.274 %Washington County: 9.286 %Wichita County: 6.239 %Wilson County: 10.111 %Woodson County: 13.953 %Wyandotte County: 9.457 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Linn County: 27.422 %Linn County27.422Hodgeman County: 24.065 %Hodgeman County24.065Scott County: 23.585 %Scott County23.585Montgomery County: 20.645 %Montgomery County20.645Trego County: 18.386 %Trego County18.386Edwards County: 18.231 %Edwards County18.231Meade County: 18.132 %Meade County18.132Doniphan County: 17.302 %Doniphan County17.302Anderson County: 16.434 %Anderson County16.434Kingman County: 15.753 %Kingman County15.753Rice County: 15.582 %Rice County15.582Morris County: 15.346 %Morris County15.346Greeley County: 15.194 %Greeley County15.194Lincoln County: 14.77 %Lincoln County14.77Ellsworth County: 14.401 %Ellsworth County14.401Sheridan County: 14.016 %Sheridan County14.016Woodson County: 13.953 %Woodson County13.953Rush County: 13.772 %Rush County13.772Johnson County: 13.239 %Johnson County13.239Stafford County: 13.086 %Stafford County13.086Grant County: 13.006 %Grant County13.006Chase County: 12.812 %Chase County12.812Stevens County: 12.633 %Stevens County12.633Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Chautauqua County12.627Osage County: 12.616 %Osage County12.616Clark County: 12.568 %Clark County12.568Jackson County: 12.034 %Jackson County12.034Rooks County: 11.912 %Rooks County11.912Marshall County: 11.821 %Marshall County11.821Cheyenne County: 11.732 %Cheyenne County11.732Pawnee County: 11.479 %Pawnee County11.479Miami County: 11.432 %Miami County11.432Hamilton County: 11.376 %Hamilton County11.376Sherman County: 11.33 %Sherman County11.33Saline County: 11.242 %Saline County11.242Geary County: 11.228 %Geary County11.228Jefferson County: 11.154 %Jefferson County11.154Coffey County: 11.118 %Coffey County11.118Lane County: 11.074 %Lane County11.074Morton County: 11.009 %Morton County11.009Linn County: 27.422 %Linn County27.422Hodgeman County: 24.065 %Hodgeman County24.065Scott County: 23.585 %Scott County23.585Montgomery County: 20.645 %Montgomery County20.645Trego County: 18.386 %Trego County18.386Edwards County: 18.231 %Edwards County18.231Meade County: 18.132 %Meade County18.132Doniphan County: 17.302 %Doniphan County17.302Anderson County: 16.434 %Anderson County16.434Kingman County: 15.753 %Kingman County15.753Rice County: 15.582 %Rice County15.582Morris County: 15.346 %Morris County15.346Greeley County: 15.194 %Greeley County15.194Lincoln County: 14.77 %Lincoln County14.77Ellsworth County: 14.401 %Ellsworth County14.401Sheridan County: 14.016 %Sheridan County14.016Woodson County: 13.953 %Woodson County13.953Rush County: 13.772 %Rush County13.772Johnson County: 13.239 %Johnson County13.239Stafford County: 13.086 %Stafford County13.086Grant County: 13.006 %Grant County13.006Chase County: 12.812 %Chase County12.812Stevens County: 12.633 %Stevens County12.633Chautauqua County: 12.627 %Chautauqua County12.627Osage County: 12.616 %Osage County12.616Clark County: 12.568 %Clark County12.568Jackson County: 12.034 %Jackson County12.034Rooks County: 11.912 %Rooks County11.912Marshall County: 11.821 %Marshall County11.821Cheyenne County: 11.732 %Cheyenne County11.732Pawnee County: 11.479 %Pawnee County11.479Miami County: 11.432 %Miami County11.432Hamilton County: 11.376 %Hamilton County11.376Sherman County: 11.33 %Sherman County11.33Saline County: 11.242 %Saline County11.242Geary County: 11.228 %Geary County11.228Jefferson County: 11.154 %Jefferson County11.154Coffey County: 11.118 %Coffey County11.118Lane County: 11.074 %Lane County11.074Morton County: 11.009 %Morton County11.009
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Linn County27.422+12.81 pts
2Hodgeman County24.065+16.4 pts
3Scott County23.585+9.17 pts
4Montgomery County20.645+12.06 pts
5Trego County18.386+2.39 pts
6Edwards County18.231+10.78 pts
7Meade County18.132+8.36 pts
8Doniphan County17.302+9.29 pts
9Anderson County16.434+5.25 pts
10Kingman County15.753+2.46 pts
11Rice County15.582+3.79 pts
12Morris County15.346+1.78 pts
13Greeley County15.194+7.13 pts
14Lincoln County14.77-9.64 pts
15Ellsworth County14.401+1.19 pts
16Sheridan County14.016+6.47 pts
17Woodson County13.953+4.04 pts
18Rush County13.772+6.36 pts
19Johnson County13.239+0.49 pts
20Stafford County13.086-9.77 pts
21Grant County13.006-8.76 pts
22Chase County12.812-0.17 pts
23Stevens County12.633+1.86 pts
24Chautauqua County12.627+1.38 pts
25Osage County12.616-1.43 pts
26Clark County12.568+5.78 pts
27Jackson County12.034+3.3 pts
28Rooks County11.912+0.59 pts
29Marshall County11.821+4.27 pts
30Cheyenne County11.732-0.75 pts
31Pawnee County11.479-8.9 pts
32Miami County11.432-1.81 pts
33Hamilton County11.376+3.81 pts
34Sherman County11.33+0.67 pts
35Saline County11.242+3.47 pts
36Geary County11.228+0.27 pts
37Jefferson County11.154+3.51 pts
38Coffey County11.118+0.14 pts
39Lane County11.074-2.95 pts
40Morton County11.009-6.49 pts
41Clay County10.965-3.8 pts
42Russell County10.931+1.25 pts
43Wabaunsee County10.92-15.46 pts
44Ellis County10.801+1.78 pts
45Norton County10.727+0.9 pts
46Mitchell County10.686+1.86 pts
47Pratt County10.628+2.95 pts
48Phillips County10.349-5.84 pts
49Sumner County10.294-1.04 pts
50Leavenworth County10.289-2.87 pts
51Graham County10.282+2.67 pts
52Wilson County10.111+4.38 pts
53Cowley County10.108+0.04 pts
54Butler County10.008-3.82 pts
55Shawnee County10.001-0.04 pts
56Douglas County9.995+0.56 pts
57Labette County9.847+0.38 pts
58Crawford County9.762+2.66 pts
59Sedgwick County9.671-1.62 pts
60Elk County9.631-5.99 pts
61Cloud County9.542-0.35 pts
62Wyandotte County9.457+0.44 pts
63Washington County9.286-4.1 pts
64Wallace County9.274-3.95 pts
65Allen County9.148-6.76 pts
66Bourbon County9.054+0.19 pts
67Nemaha County8.956+1.99 pts
68Gove County8.952+2.78 pts
69Barton County8.916-1.79 pts
70Kiowa County8.904-2.71 pts
71Thomas County8.679-1.92 pts
72Harper County8.602-6.16 pts
73Riley County8.548-2.45 pts
74Brown County8.502-0.82 pts
75Marion County8.343-1.65 pts
76McPherson County8.341-0.97 pts
77Atchison County8.281+1.46 pts
78Decatur County8.182-7.1 pts
79Reno County8.153-5.42 pts
80Pottawatomie County8.053-1.22 pts
81Greenwood County7.711-7.19 pts
82Kearny County7.666-7.44 pts
83Jewell County7.621-1.69 pts
84Barber County7.596-5.15 pts
85Finney County7.441-5.39 pts
86Comanche County7.426-3.69 pts
87Cherokee County7.271-4.25 pts
88Neosho County7.194-3.73 pts
89Ness County7.147-3.59 pts
90Lyon County6.742-2.18 pts
91Osborne County6.739-3.57 pts
92Gray County6.689-5.12 pts
93Franklin County6.661-1.77 pts
94Harvey County6.646-3.33 pts
95Haskell County6.562-5.39 pts
96Dickinson County6.507-2.86 pts
97Logan County6.422-6.55 pts
98Republic County6.371-5.74 pts
99Wichita County6.239-10.23 pts
100Stanton County6.096-0 pts
101Ford County5.914-0.07 pts
102Rawlins County5.787-4.38 pts
103Smith County5.731-5.83 pts
104Seward County4.45-2.06 pts
105Ottawa County4.372-23.15 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/kansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Linn County, with 27.422% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ottawa County, with 4.372% in 2023.

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