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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Wallace County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2012, at 29.457%. Rush County had the lowest, at 4.145%. The median was 10.502% and the figure for Kansas was 10.893%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.457Wallace County
Lowest4.145Rush County
Median10.502105 counties
Kansas10.893History

Map of counties, 2012

Allen County: 10.408 %Anderson County: 17.88 %Atchison County: 11.438 %Barber County: 16.063 %Barton County: 7.783 %Bourbon County: 12.026 %Brown County: 6.682 %Butler County: 10.803 %Chase County: 11.862 %Chautauqua County: 10.334 %Cherokee County: 14.939 %Cheyenne County: 12.075 %Clark County: 9.021 %Clay County: 9.453 %Cloud County: 10.591 %Coffey County: 10.151 %Comanche County: 10.952 %Cowley County: 10.502 %Crawford County: 9.386 %Decatur County: 11.218 %Dickinson County: 8.805 %Doniphan County: 14.734 %Douglas County: 11.03 %Edwards County: 10.519 %Elk County: 9.538 %Ellis County: 8.224 %Ellsworth County: 9.559 %Finney County: 10.494 %Ford County: 7.576 %Franklin County: 9.774 %Geary County: 13.188 %Gove County: 13.226 %Graham County: 12.068 %Grant County: 14.257 %Gray County: 8.893 %Greeley County: 15.774 %Greenwood County: 11.653 %Hamilton County: 13.048 %Harper County: 9.661 %Harvey County: 8.153 %Haskell County: 10.365 %Hodgeman County: 8.362 %Jackson County: 9.728 %Jefferson County: 20.061 %Jewell County: 14.52 %Johnson County: 13.041 %Kearny County: 8.989 %Kingman County: 9.965 %Kiowa County: 13.071 %Labette County: 7.282 %Lane County: 11.594 %Leavenworth County: 15.002 %Lincoln County: 7.938 %Linn County: 14.947 %Logan County: 9.414 %Lyon County: 14.341 %McPherson County: 7.673 %Marion County: 13.673 %Marshall County: 9.139 %Meade County: 10.042 %Miami County: 14.083 %Mitchell County: 8.629 %Montgomery County: 8.608 %Morris County: 12 %Morton County: 13.457 %Nemaha County: 10.206 %Neosho County: 11.431 %Ness County: 11.572 %Norton County: 14.675 %Osage County: 6.933 %Osborne County: 7.185 %Ottawa County: 10.144 %Pawnee County: 18.076 %Phillips County: 7.522 %Pottawatomie County: 7.772 %Pratt County: 11.788 %Rawlins County: 8.074 %Reno County: 8.594 %Republic County: 10.566 %Rice County: 10.69 %Riley County: 11.746 %Rooks County: 6.506 %Rush County: 4.145 %Russell County: 10.043 %Saline County: 9.502 %Scott County: 12.062 %Sedgwick County: 10.484 %Seward County: 6.823 %Shawnee County: 9.777 %Sheridan County: 5.231 %Sherman County: 12.712 %Smith County: 12.166 %Stafford County: 8.808 %Stanton County: 11.195 %Stevens County: 7.439 %Sumner County: 13.926 %Thomas County: 10.571 %Trego County: 6.945 %Wabaunsee County: 10.226 %Wallace County: 29.457 %Washington County: 15.915 %Wichita County: 13.358 %Wilson County: 11.087 %Woodson County: 18.6 %Wyandotte County: 9.585 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Wallace County: 29.457 %Wallace County29.457Jefferson County: 20.061 %Jefferson County20.061Woodson County: 18.6 %Woodson County18.6Pawnee County: 18.076 %Pawnee County18.076Anderson County: 17.88 %Anderson County17.88Barber County: 16.063 %Barber County16.063Washington County: 15.915 %Washington County15.915Greeley County: 15.774 %Greeley County15.774Leavenworth County: 15.002 %Leavenworth County15.002Linn County: 14.947 %Linn County14.947Cherokee County: 14.939 %Cherokee County14.939Doniphan County: 14.734 %Doniphan County14.734Norton County: 14.675 %Norton County14.675Jewell County: 14.52 %Jewell County14.52Lyon County: 14.341 %Lyon County14.341Grant County: 14.257 %Grant County14.257Miami County: 14.083 %Miami County14.083Sumner County: 13.926 %Sumner County13.926Marion County: 13.673 %Marion County13.673Morton County: 13.457 %Morton County13.457Wichita County: 13.358 %Wichita County13.358Gove County: 13.226 %Gove County13.226Geary County: 13.188 %Geary County13.188Kiowa County: 13.071 %Kiowa County13.071Hamilton County: 13.048 %Hamilton County13.048Johnson County: 13.041 %Johnson County13.041Sherman County: 12.712 %Sherman County12.712Smith County: 12.166 %Smith County12.166Cheyenne County: 12.075 %Cheyenne County12.075Graham County: 12.068 %Graham County12.068Scott County: 12.062 %Scott County12.062Bourbon County: 12.026 %Bourbon County12.026Morris County: 12 %Morris County12Chase County: 11.862 %Chase County11.862Pratt County: 11.788 %Pratt County11.788Riley County: 11.746 %Riley County11.746Greenwood County: 11.653 %Greenwood County11.653Lane County: 11.594 %Lane County11.594Ness County: 11.572 %Ness County11.572Atchison County: 11.438 %Atchison County11.438Wallace County: 29.457 %Wallace County29.457Jefferson County: 20.061 %Jefferson County20.061Woodson County: 18.6 %Woodson County18.6Pawnee County: 18.076 %Pawnee County18.076Anderson County: 17.88 %Anderson County17.88Barber County: 16.063 %Barber County16.063Washington County: 15.915 %Washington County15.915Greeley County: 15.774 %Greeley County15.774Leavenworth County: 15.002 %Leavenworth County15.002Linn County: 14.947 %Linn County14.947Cherokee County: 14.939 %Cherokee County14.939Doniphan County: 14.734 %Doniphan County14.734Norton County: 14.675 %Norton County14.675Jewell County: 14.52 %Jewell County14.52Lyon County: 14.341 %Lyon County14.341Grant County: 14.257 %Grant County14.257Miami County: 14.083 %Miami County14.083Sumner County: 13.926 %Sumner County13.926Marion County: 13.673 %Marion County13.673Morton County: 13.457 %Morton County13.457Wichita County: 13.358 %Wichita County13.358Gove County: 13.226 %Gove County13.226Geary County: 13.188 %Geary County13.188Kiowa County: 13.071 %Kiowa County13.071Hamilton County: 13.048 %Hamilton County13.048Johnson County: 13.041 %Johnson County13.041Sherman County: 12.712 %Sherman County12.712Smith County: 12.166 %Smith County12.166Cheyenne County: 12.075 %Cheyenne County12.075Graham County: 12.068 %Graham County12.068Scott County: 12.062 %Scott County12.062Bourbon County: 12.026 %Bourbon County12.026Morris County: 12 %Morris County12Chase County: 11.862 %Chase County11.862Pratt County: 11.788 %Pratt County11.788Riley County: 11.746 %Riley County11.746Greenwood County: 11.653 %Greenwood County11.653Lane County: 11.594 %Lane County11.594Ness County: 11.572 %Ness County11.572Atchison County: 11.438 %Atchison County11.438
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Wallace County29.457+17.87 pts
2Jefferson County20.061-1.23 pts
3Woodson County18.6+2.63 pts
4Pawnee County18.076+10.28 pts
5Anderson County17.88+5.54 pts
6Barber County16.063-0.21 pts
7Washington County15.915+5.09 pts
8Greeley County15.774+1.83 pts
9Leavenworth County15.002+3.72 pts
10Linn County14.947+6.72 pts
11Cherokee County14.939+3.4 pts
12Doniphan County14.734+5.88 pts
13Norton County14.675+6.02 pts
14Jewell County14.52+0.58 pts
15Lyon County14.341+4.46 pts
16Grant County14.257+6.09 pts
17Miami County14.083+0.58 pts
18Sumner County13.926+2.74 pts
19Marion County13.673+5.87 pts
20Morton County13.457+5.32 pts
21Wichita County13.358+4.55 pts
22Gove County13.226+2.55 pts
23Geary County13.188-3.95 pts
24Kiowa County13.071-1.17 pts
25Hamilton County13.048+0.26 pts
26Johnson County13.041-0.46 pts
27Sherman County12.712+2.1 pts
28Smith County12.166+2.18 pts
29Cheyenne County12.075-1.43 pts
30Graham County12.068+2.85 pts
31Scott County12.062+0.61 pts
32Bourbon County12.026-4.23 pts
33Morris County12-1.18 pts
34Chase County11.862-5.64 pts
35Pratt County11.788+2.13 pts
36Riley County11.746-2.77 pts
37Greenwood County11.653+1.68 pts
38Lane County11.594+1.08 pts
39Ness County11.572+2.15 pts
40Atchison County11.438+2.16 pts
41Neosho County11.431-2.96 pts
42Decatur County11.218-0.87 pts
43Stanton County11.195-3.77 pts
44Wilson County11.087+0.98 pts
45Douglas County11.03-0.86 pts
46Comanche County10.952-13.31 pts
47Butler County10.803-1.44 pts
48Rice County10.69+0.37 pts
49Cloud County10.591+1.26 pts
50Thomas County10.571-2.5 pts
51Republic County10.566-0.07 pts
52Edwards County10.519-0.28 pts
53Cowley County10.502+3.24 pts
54Finney County10.494+2.9 pts
55Sedgwick County10.484-2.49 pts
56Allen County10.408+3.8 pts
57Haskell County10.365-1.71 pts
58Chautauqua County10.334-8.96 pts
59Wabaunsee County10.226-3.82 pts
60Nemaha County10.206+2.87 pts
61Coffey County10.151+1.4 pts
62Ottawa County10.144-7.79 pts
63Russell County10.043-1.19 pts
64Meade County10.042-2.77 pts
65Kingman County9.965-2.68 pts
66Shawnee County9.777-2.52 pts
67Franklin County9.774-0.56 pts
68Jackson County9.728+2.53 pts
69Harper County9.661-2.08 pts
70Wyandotte County9.585+1.42 pts
71Ellsworth County9.559+1.16 pts
72Elk County9.538-2.78 pts
73Saline County9.502+0.21 pts
74Clay County9.453-0.62 pts
75Logan County9.414-1.01 pts
76Crawford County9.386-1.53 pts
77Marshall County9.139+1.58 pts
78Clark County9.021+1.8 pts
79Kearny County8.989-34.38 pts
80Gray County8.893-2.45 pts
81Stafford County8.808-4.33 pts
82Dickinson County8.805-3.7 pts
83Mitchell County8.629-2.37 pts
84Montgomery County8.608-2.58 pts
85Reno County8.594-1.51 pts
86Hodgeman County8.362-0.46 pts
87Ellis County8.224-0.89 pts
88Harvey County8.153-0.54 pts
89Rawlins County8.074-4.86 pts
90Lincoln County7.938-8.82 pts
91Barton County7.783-4.38 pts
92Pottawatomie County7.772-2.38 pts
93McPherson County7.673+0.69 pts
94Ford County7.576+0.59 pts
95Phillips County7.522-3.43 pts
96Stevens County7.439-5.51 pts
97Labette County7.282-0.81 pts
98Osborne County7.185-9.24 pts
99Trego County6.945-6.29 pts
100Osage County6.933-15.06 pts
101Seward County6.823-0.42 pts
102Brown County6.682-3.5 pts
103Rooks County6.506-5.32 pts
104Sheridan County5.231-3.81 pts
105Rush County4.145-5.79 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wallace County, with 29.457% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Rush County, with 4.145% in 2012.

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