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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Lane County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2014, at 21.418%. Gove County had the lowest, at 4.866%. The median was 9.187% and the figure for Kansas was 10.869%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.418Lane County
Lowest4.866Gove County
Median9.187105 counties
Kansas10.869History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 11.112 %Anderson County: 13.734 %Atchison County: 8.589 %Barber County: 11.273 %Barton County: 7.271 %Bourbon County: 8.841 %Brown County: 8.767 %Butler County: 10.879 %Chase County: 6.653 %Chautauqua County: 10.132 %Cherokee County: 6.907 %Cheyenne County: 8.31 %Clark County: 6.301 %Clay County: 10.262 %Cloud County: 8.729 %Coffey County: 6.827 %Comanche County: 9.333 %Cowley County: 7.885 %Crawford County: 9.179 %Decatur County: 9.907 %Dickinson County: 10.698 %Doniphan County: 11.421 %Douglas County: 8.058 %Edwards County: 13.182 %Elk County: 10.526 %Ellis County: 7.855 %Ellsworth County: 14.636 %Finney County: 7.499 %Ford County: 7.119 %Franklin County: 14.033 %Geary County: 13.311 %Gove County: 4.866 %Graham County: 9.187 %Grant County: 11.351 %Gray County: 10.295 %Greeley County: 7.547 %Greenwood County: 10.271 %Hamilton County: 7.581 %Harper County: 12.036 %Harvey County: 6.511 %Haskell County: 8.571 %Hodgeman County: 9.603 %Jackson County: 6.565 %Jefferson County: 8.913 %Jewell County: 6.92 %Johnson County: 12.211 %Kearny County: 11.298 %Kingman County: 13.216 %Kiowa County: 9.299 %Labette County: 7.894 %Lane County: 21.418 %Leavenworth County: 9.952 %Lincoln County: 18.306 %Linn County: 10.07 %Logan County: 9.529 %Lyon County: 10.275 %McPherson County: 9.161 %Marion County: 6.89 %Marshall County: 6.508 %Meade County: 6.278 %Miami County: 8.227 %Mitchell County: 8.107 %Montgomery County: 9.686 %Morris County: 11.233 %Morton County: 10.655 %Nemaha County: 7.471 %Neosho County: 8.052 %Ness County: 13.05 %Norton County: 8.503 %Osage County: 7.357 %Osborne County: 10.729 %Ottawa County: 13.766 %Pawnee County: 15.501 %Phillips County: 11.45 %Pottawatomie County: 6.652 %Pratt County: 6.968 %Rawlins County: 8.131 %Reno County: 9.606 %Republic County: 6.581 %Rice County: 9.828 %Riley County: 10.268 %Rooks County: 8.184 %Rush County: 8.79 %Russell County: 13.282 %Saline County: 11.462 %Scott County: 11.977 %Sedgwick County: 9.455 %Seward County: 7.263 %Shawnee County: 8.61 %Sheridan County: 11.069 %Sherman County: 10.807 %Smith County: 13.299 %Stafford County: 8.756 %Stanton County: 5.709 %Stevens County: 6.851 %Sumner County: 12.503 %Thomas County: 8.645 %Trego County: 7.824 %Wabaunsee County: 11.795 %Wallace County: 5.725 %Washington County: 8.521 %Wichita County: 9.804 %Wilson County: 5.679 %Woodson County: 9.101 %Wyandotte County: 11.095 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Lane County: 21.418 %Lane County21.418Lincoln County: 18.306 %Lincoln County18.306Pawnee County: 15.501 %Pawnee County15.501Ellsworth County: 14.636 %Ellsworth County14.636Franklin County: 14.033 %Franklin County14.033Ottawa County: 13.766 %Ottawa County13.766Anderson County: 13.734 %Anderson County13.734Geary County: 13.311 %Geary County13.311Smith County: 13.299 %Smith County13.299Russell County: 13.282 %Russell County13.282Kingman County: 13.216 %Kingman County13.216Edwards County: 13.182 %Edwards County13.182Ness County: 13.05 %Ness County13.05Sumner County: 12.503 %Sumner County12.503Johnson County: 12.211 %Johnson County12.211Harper County: 12.036 %Harper County12.036Scott County: 11.977 %Scott County11.977Wabaunsee County: 11.795 %Wabaunsee County11.795Saline County: 11.462 %Saline County11.462Phillips County: 11.45 %Phillips County11.45Doniphan County: 11.421 %Doniphan County11.421Grant County: 11.351 %Grant County11.351Kearny County: 11.298 %Kearny County11.298Barber County: 11.273 %Barber County11.273Morris County: 11.233 %Morris County11.233Allen County: 11.112 %Allen County11.112Wyandotte County: 11.095 %Wyandotte County11.095Sheridan County: 11.069 %Sheridan County11.069Butler County: 10.879 %Butler County10.879Sherman County: 10.807 %Sherman County10.807Osborne County: 10.729 %Osborne County10.729Dickinson County: 10.698 %Dickinson County10.698Morton County: 10.655 %Morton County10.655Elk County: 10.526 %Elk County10.526Gray County: 10.295 %Gray County10.295Lyon County: 10.275 %Lyon County10.275Greenwood County: 10.271 %Greenwood County10.271Riley County: 10.268 %Riley County10.268Clay County: 10.262 %Clay County10.262Chautauqua County: 10.132 %Chautauqua County10.132Lane County: 21.418 %Lane County21.418Lincoln County: 18.306 %Lincoln County18.306Pawnee County: 15.501 %Pawnee County15.501Ellsworth County: 14.636 %Ellsworth County14.636Franklin County: 14.033 %Franklin County14.033Ottawa County: 13.766 %Ottawa County13.766Anderson County: 13.734 %Anderson County13.734Geary County: 13.311 %Geary County13.311Smith County: 13.299 %Smith County13.299Russell County: 13.282 %Russell County13.282Kingman County: 13.216 %Kingman County13.216Edwards County: 13.182 %Edwards County13.182Ness County: 13.05 %Ness County13.05Sumner County: 12.503 %Sumner County12.503Johnson County: 12.211 %Johnson County12.211Harper County: 12.036 %Harper County12.036Scott County: 11.977 %Scott County11.977Wabaunsee County: 11.795 %Wabaunsee County11.795Saline County: 11.462 %Saline County11.462Phillips County: 11.45 %Phillips County11.45Doniphan County: 11.421 %Doniphan County11.421Grant County: 11.351 %Grant County11.351Kearny County: 11.298 %Kearny County11.298Barber County: 11.273 %Barber County11.273Morris County: 11.233 %Morris County11.233Allen County: 11.112 %Allen County11.112Wyandotte County: 11.095 %Wyandotte County11.095Sheridan County: 11.069 %Sheridan County11.069Butler County: 10.879 %Butler County10.879Sherman County: 10.807 %Sherman County10.807Osborne County: 10.729 %Osborne County10.729Dickinson County: 10.698 %Dickinson County10.698Morton County: 10.655 %Morton County10.655Elk County: 10.526 %Elk County10.526Gray County: 10.295 %Gray County10.295Lyon County: 10.275 %Lyon County10.275Greenwood County: 10.271 %Greenwood County10.271Riley County: 10.268 %Riley County10.268Clay County: 10.262 %Clay County10.262Chautauqua County: 10.132 %Chautauqua County10.132
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lane County21.418+7.51 pts
2Lincoln County18.306+0.27 pts
3Pawnee County15.501+0.79 pts
4Ellsworth County14.636-5.22 pts
5Franklin County14.033+1.16 pts
6Ottawa County13.766+5.27 pts
7Anderson County13.734-6.44 pts
8Geary County13.311-3.22 pts
9Smith County13.299+5.41 pts
10Russell County13.282+1.87 pts
11Kingman County13.216+4.5 pts
12Edwards County13.182+2.52 pts
13Ness County13.05+5.37 pts
14Sumner County12.503+2.24 pts
15Johnson County12.211+1.14 pts
16Harper County12.036+2.7 pts
17Scott County11.977+3.71 pts
18Wabaunsee County11.795-14.7 pts
19Saline County11.462+2.15 pts
20Phillips County11.45+5.11 pts
21Doniphan County11.421-1.18 pts
22Grant County11.351+3.14 pts
23Kearny County11.298-0.97 pts
24Barber County11.273-2.33 pts
25Morris County11.233+3.72 pts
26Allen County11.112+3.56 pts
27Wyandotte County11.095+0.9 pts
28Sheridan County11.069+1.09 pts
29Butler County10.879+0.04 pts
30Sherman County10.807-0.15 pts
31Osborne County10.729+0.34 pts
32Dickinson County10.698+0.52 pts
33Morton County10.655+4.13 pts
34Elk County10.526-0.82 pts
35Gray County10.295+2.08 pts
36Lyon County10.275-1.32 pts
37Greenwood County10.271+2.94 pts
38Riley County10.268-0.39 pts
39Clay County10.262-7.87 pts
40Chautauqua County10.132-8.48 pts
41Linn County10.07-6.22 pts
42Leavenworth County9.952-2.81 pts
43Decatur County9.907-4.37 pts
44Rice County9.828+2.77 pts
45Wichita County9.804-2.83 pts
46Montgomery County9.686-6.65 pts
47Reno County9.606-5.38 pts
48Hodgeman County9.603+1.28 pts
49Logan County9.529-10.72 pts
50Sedgwick County9.455-1.11 pts
51Comanche County9.333+1.87 pts
52Kiowa County9.299+0.76 pts
53Graham County9.187-4.5 pts
54Crawford County9.179-1.03 pts
55McPherson County9.161-0.59 pts
56Woodson County9.101-10.7 pts
57Jefferson County8.913-2.09 pts
58Bourbon County8.841+0.95 pts
59Rush County8.79-2.46 pts
60Brown County8.767-0.42 pts
61Stafford County8.756-3.26 pts
62Cloud County8.729-3.85 pts
63Thomas County8.645-1.86 pts
64Shawnee County8.61-3.29 pts
65Atchison County8.589-3.12 pts
66Haskell County8.571-1.63 pts
67Washington County8.521-4.65 pts
68Norton County8.503-0.56 pts
69Cheyenne County8.31-0.73 pts
70Miami County8.227-1.77 pts
71Rooks County8.184+0.14 pts
72Rawlins County8.131-0.58 pts
73Mitchell County8.107-0.92 pts
74Douglas County8.058-3.06 pts
75Neosho County8.052-6.26 pts
76Labette County7.894-0.48 pts
77Cowley County7.885-0.93 pts
78Ellis County7.855-4.18 pts
79Trego County7.824-3.29 pts
80Hamilton County7.581-2.45 pts
81Greeley County7.547-1.89 pts
82Finney County7.499-1.2 pts
83Nemaha County7.471-0.21 pts
84Osage County7.357-4.72 pts
85Barton County7.271-1.95 pts
86Seward County7.263-2.79 pts
87Ford County7.119+0.6 pts
88Pratt County6.968-1.98 pts
89Jewell County6.92-1.39 pts
90Cherokee County6.907-5.26 pts
91Marion County6.89-1.81 pts
92Stevens County6.851-2.56 pts
93Coffey County6.827-1.69 pts
94Chase County6.653-6.55 pts
95Pottawatomie County6.652-1.43 pts
96Republic County6.581-3.44 pts
97Jackson County6.565-4.31 pts
98Harvey County6.511-2.46 pts
99Marshall County6.508-1.78 pts
100Clark County6.301-6.1 pts
101Meade County6.278-8.87 pts
102Wallace County5.725-0.38 pts
103Stanton County5.709-5.15 pts
104Wilson County5.679-4.72 pts
105Gove County4.866-3.41 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lane County, with 21.418% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gove County, with 4.866% in 2014.

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