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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Wabaunsee County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2013, at 26.498%. Wallace County had the lowest, at 6.107%. The median was 10.263% and the figure for Kansas was 10.749%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.498Wabaunsee County
Lowest6.107Wallace County
Median10.263105 counties
Kansas10.749History

Map of counties, 2013

Allen County: 7.549 %Anderson County: 20.179 %Atchison County: 11.708 %Barber County: 13.599 %Barton County: 9.221 %Bourbon County: 7.89 %Brown County: 9.186 %Butler County: 10.834 %Chase County: 13.201 %Chautauqua County: 18.614 %Cherokee County: 12.169 %Cheyenne County: 9.038 %Clark County: 12.401 %Clay County: 18.131 %Cloud County: 12.58 %Coffey County: 8.512 %Comanche County: 7.466 %Cowley County: 8.813 %Crawford County: 10.208 %Decatur County: 14.274 %Dickinson County: 10.183 %Doniphan County: 12.605 %Douglas County: 11.114 %Edwards County: 10.667 %Elk County: 11.343 %Ellis County: 12.031 %Ellsworth County: 19.859 %Finney County: 8.694 %Ford County: 6.518 %Franklin County: 12.874 %Geary County: 16.534 %Gove County: 8.279 %Graham County: 13.687 %Grant County: 8.211 %Gray County: 8.213 %Greeley County: 9.434 %Greenwood County: 7.33 %Hamilton County: 10.035 %Harper County: 9.335 %Harvey County: 8.973 %Haskell County: 10.197 %Hodgeman County: 8.319 %Jackson County: 10.875 %Jefferson County: 11.007 %Jewell County: 8.314 %Johnson County: 11.068 %Kearny County: 12.27 %Kingman County: 8.711 %Kiowa County: 8.536 %Labette County: 8.375 %Lane County: 13.908 %Leavenworth County: 12.766 %Lincoln County: 18.039 %Linn County: 16.291 %Logan County: 20.249 %Lyon County: 11.598 %McPherson County: 9.754 %Marion County: 8.697 %Marshall County: 8.29 %Meade County: 15.148 %Miami County: 9.996 %Mitchell County: 9.026 %Montgomery County: 16.333 %Morris County: 7.512 %Morton County: 6.527 %Nemaha County: 7.68 %Neosho County: 14.31 %Ness County: 7.681 %Norton County: 9.059 %Osage County: 12.075 %Osborne County: 10.384 %Ottawa County: 8.494 %Pawnee County: 14.709 %Phillips County: 6.341 %Pottawatomie County: 8.081 %Pratt County: 8.944 %Rawlins County: 8.716 %Reno County: 14.982 %Republic County: 10.023 %Rice County: 7.059 %Riley County: 10.66 %Rooks County: 8.048 %Rush County: 11.248 %Russell County: 11.415 %Saline County: 9.309 %Scott County: 8.268 %Sedgwick County: 10.565 %Seward County: 10.049 %Shawnee County: 11.9 %Sheridan County: 9.978 %Sherman County: 10.957 %Smith County: 7.887 %Stafford County: 12.014 %Stanton County: 10.863 %Stevens County: 9.414 %Sumner County: 10.263 %Thomas County: 10.504 %Trego County: 11.111 %Wabaunsee County: 26.498 %Wallace County: 6.107 %Washington County: 13.167 %Wichita County: 12.632 %Wilson County: 10.402 %Woodson County: 19.802 %Wyandotte County: 10.192 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wabaunsee County: 26.498 %Wabaunsee County26.498Logan County: 20.249 %Logan County20.249Anderson County: 20.179 %Anderson County20.179Ellsworth County: 19.859 %Ellsworth County19.859Woodson County: 19.802 %Woodson County19.802Chautauqua County: 18.614 %Chautauqua County18.614Clay County: 18.131 %Clay County18.131Lincoln County: 18.039 %Lincoln County18.039Geary County: 16.534 %Geary County16.534Montgomery County: 16.333 %Montgomery County16.333Linn County: 16.291 %Linn County16.291Meade County: 15.148 %Meade County15.148Reno County: 14.982 %Reno County14.982Pawnee County: 14.709 %Pawnee County14.709Neosho County: 14.31 %Neosho County14.31Decatur County: 14.274 %Decatur County14.274Lane County: 13.908 %Lane County13.908Graham County: 13.687 %Graham County13.687Barber County: 13.599 %Barber County13.599Chase County: 13.201 %Chase County13.201Washington County: 13.167 %Washington County13.167Franklin County: 12.874 %Franklin County12.874Leavenworth County: 12.766 %Leavenworth County12.766Wichita County: 12.632 %Wichita County12.632Doniphan County: 12.605 %Doniphan County12.605Cloud County: 12.58 %Cloud County12.58Clark County: 12.401 %Clark County12.401Kearny County: 12.27 %Kearny County12.27Cherokee County: 12.169 %Cherokee County12.169Osage County: 12.075 %Osage County12.075Ellis County: 12.031 %Ellis County12.031Stafford County: 12.014 %Stafford County12.014Shawnee County: 11.9 %Shawnee County11.9Atchison County: 11.708 %Atchison County11.708Lyon County: 11.598 %Lyon County11.598Russell County: 11.415 %Russell County11.415Elk County: 11.343 %Elk County11.343Rush County: 11.248 %Rush County11.248Douglas County: 11.114 %Douglas County11.114Trego County: 11.111 %Trego County11.111Wabaunsee County: 26.498 %Wabaunsee County26.498Logan County: 20.249 %Logan County20.249Anderson County: 20.179 %Anderson County20.179Ellsworth County: 19.859 %Ellsworth County19.859Woodson County: 19.802 %Woodson County19.802Chautauqua County: 18.614 %Chautauqua County18.614Clay County: 18.131 %Clay County18.131Lincoln County: 18.039 %Lincoln County18.039Geary County: 16.534 %Geary County16.534Montgomery County: 16.333 %Montgomery County16.333Linn County: 16.291 %Linn County16.291Meade County: 15.148 %Meade County15.148Reno County: 14.982 %Reno County14.982Pawnee County: 14.709 %Pawnee County14.709Neosho County: 14.31 %Neosho County14.31Decatur County: 14.274 %Decatur County14.274Lane County: 13.908 %Lane County13.908Graham County: 13.687 %Graham County13.687Barber County: 13.599 %Barber County13.599Chase County: 13.201 %Chase County13.201Washington County: 13.167 %Washington County13.167Franklin County: 12.874 %Franklin County12.874Leavenworth County: 12.766 %Leavenworth County12.766Wichita County: 12.632 %Wichita County12.632Doniphan County: 12.605 %Doniphan County12.605Cloud County: 12.58 %Cloud County12.58Clark County: 12.401 %Clark County12.401Kearny County: 12.27 %Kearny County12.27Cherokee County: 12.169 %Cherokee County12.169Osage County: 12.075 %Osage County12.075Ellis County: 12.031 %Ellis County12.031Stafford County: 12.014 %Stafford County12.014Shawnee County: 11.9 %Shawnee County11.9Atchison County: 11.708 %Atchison County11.708Lyon County: 11.598 %Lyon County11.598Russell County: 11.415 %Russell County11.415Elk County: 11.343 %Elk County11.343Rush County: 11.248 %Rush County11.248Douglas County: 11.114 %Douglas County11.114Trego County: 11.111 %Trego County11.111
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wabaunsee County26.498+16.27 pts
2Logan County20.249+10.83 pts
3Anderson County20.179+2.3 pts
4Ellsworth County19.859+10.3 pts
5Woodson County19.802+1.2 pts
6Chautauqua County18.614+8.28 pts
7Clay County18.131+8.68 pts
8Lincoln County18.039+10.1 pts
9Geary County16.534+3.35 pts
10Montgomery County16.333+7.72 pts
11Linn County16.291+1.34 pts
12Meade County15.148+5.11 pts
13Reno County14.982+6.39 pts
14Pawnee County14.709-3.37 pts
15Neosho County14.31+2.88 pts
16Decatur County14.274+3.06 pts
17Lane County13.908+2.31 pts
18Graham County13.687+1.62 pts
19Barber County13.599-2.46 pts
20Chase County13.201+1.34 pts
21Washington County13.167-2.75 pts
22Franklin County12.874+3.1 pts
23Leavenworth County12.766-2.24 pts
24Wichita County12.632-0.73 pts
25Doniphan County12.605-2.13 pts
26Cloud County12.58+1.99 pts
27Clark County12.401+3.38 pts
28Kearny County12.27+3.28 pts
29Cherokee County12.169-2.77 pts
30Osage County12.075+5.14 pts
31Ellis County12.031+3.81 pts
32Stafford County12.014+3.21 pts
33Shawnee County11.9+2.12 pts
34Atchison County11.708+0.27 pts
35Lyon County11.598-2.74 pts
36Russell County11.415+1.37 pts
37Elk County11.343+1.8 pts
38Rush County11.248+7.1 pts
39Douglas County11.114+0.08 pts
40Trego County11.111+4.17 pts
41Johnson County11.068-1.97 pts
42Jefferson County11.007-9.05 pts
43Sherman County10.957-1.75 pts
44Jackson County10.875+1.15 pts
45Stanton County10.863-0.33 pts
46Butler County10.834+0.03 pts
47Edwards County10.667+0.15 pts
48Riley County10.66-1.09 pts
49Sedgwick County10.565+0.08 pts
50Thomas County10.504-0.07 pts
51Wilson County10.402-0.69 pts
52Osborne County10.384+3.2 pts
53Sumner County10.263-3.66 pts
54Crawford County10.208+0.82 pts
55Haskell County10.197-0.17 pts
56Wyandotte County10.192+0.61 pts
57Dickinson County10.183+1.38 pts
58Seward County10.049+3.23 pts
59Hamilton County10.035-3.01 pts
60Republic County10.023-0.54 pts
61Miami County9.996-4.09 pts
62Sheridan County9.978+4.75 pts
63McPherson County9.754+2.08 pts
64Greeley County9.434-6.34 pts
65Stevens County9.414+1.97 pts
66Harper County9.335-0.33 pts
67Saline County9.309-0.19 pts
68Barton County9.221+1.44 pts
69Brown County9.186+2.5 pts
70Norton County9.059-5.62 pts
71Cheyenne County9.038-3.04 pts
72Mitchell County9.026+0.4 pts
73Harvey County8.973+0.82 pts
74Pratt County8.944-2.84 pts
75Cowley County8.813-1.69 pts
76Rawlins County8.716+0.64 pts
77Kingman County8.711-1.25 pts
78Marion County8.697-4.98 pts
79Finney County8.694-1.8 pts
80Kiowa County8.536-4.54 pts
81Coffey County8.512-1.64 pts
82Ottawa County8.494-1.65 pts
83Labette County8.375+1.09 pts
84Hodgeman County8.319-0.04 pts
85Jewell County8.314-6.21 pts
86Marshall County8.29-0.85 pts
87Gove County8.279-4.95 pts
88Scott County8.268-3.79 pts
89Gray County8.213-0.68 pts
90Grant County8.211-6.05 pts
91Pottawatomie County8.081+0.31 pts
92Rooks County8.048+1.54 pts
93Bourbon County7.89-4.14 pts
94Smith County7.887-4.28 pts
95Ness County7.681-3.89 pts
96Nemaha County7.68-2.53 pts
97Allen County7.549-2.86 pts
98Morris County7.512-4.49 pts
99Comanche County7.466-3.49 pts
100Greenwood County7.33-4.32 pts
101Rice County7.059-3.63 pts
102Morton County6.527-6.93 pts
103Ford County6.518-1.06 pts
104Phillips County6.341-1.18 pts
105Wallace County6.107-23.35 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wabaunsee County, with 26.498% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wallace County, with 6.107% in 2013.

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