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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Osage County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2015, at 56.773%. Greeley County had the lowest, at 4.552%. The median was 9.987% and the figure for Kansas was 11.482%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.773Osage County
Lowest4.552Greeley County
Median9.987105 counties
Kansas11.482History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 7.964 %Anderson County: 8.916 %Atchison County: 8.603 %Barber County: 11.948 %Barton County: 25.827 %Bourbon County: 11.374 %Brown County: 8.002 %Butler County: 10.504 %Chase County: 5.253 %Chautauqua County: 8.879 %Cherokee County: 10.941 %Cheyenne County: 11.919 %Clark County: 8.295 %Clay County: 9.987 %Cloud County: 8.694 %Coffey County: 12.878 %Comanche County: 11.416 %Cowley County: 9.982 %Crawford County: 8.562 %Decatur County: 4.878 %Dickinson County: 8.82 %Doniphan County: 8.481 %Douglas County: 10.166 %Edwards County: 8.085 %Elk County: 11.111 %Ellis County: 9.941 %Ellsworth County: 10.376 %Finney County: 8.64 %Ford County: 11.527 %Franklin County: 17.87 %Geary County: 9.796 %Gove County: 11.318 %Graham County: 15.891 %Grant County: 13.417 %Gray County: 31.762 %Greeley County: 4.552 %Greenwood County: 11.005 %Hamilton County: 13.104 %Harper County: 5.711 %Harvey County: 8.056 %Haskell County: 6.766 %Hodgeman County: 12.925 %Jackson County: 6.612 %Jefferson County: 16.686 %Jewell County: 13.921 %Johnson County: 13.622 %Kearny County: 5.917 %Kingman County: 15.199 %Kiowa County: 20.625 %Labette County: 12.227 %Lane County: 6.98 %Leavenworth County: 13 %Lincoln County: 5.758 %Linn County: 10.181 %Logan County: 4.961 %Lyon County: 8.535 %McPherson County: 20.51 %Marion County: 7.406 %Marshall County: 10.822 %Meade County: 8.564 %Miami County: 8.935 %Mitchell County: 11.381 %Montgomery County: 10.467 %Morris County: 13.405 %Morton County: 14.606 %Nemaha County: 6.642 %Neosho County: 10.268 %Ness County: 9.942 %Norton County: 9.467 %Osage County: 56.773 %Osborne County: 6.494 %Ottawa County: 9.692 %Pawnee County: 4.985 %Phillips County: 14.178 %Pottawatomie County: 11.909 %Pratt County: 9.218 %Rawlins County: 10.618 %Reno County: 7.662 %Republic County: 9.459 %Rice County: 10.187 %Riley County: 11.008 %Rooks County: 11.772 %Rush County: 7.482 %Russell County: 11.094 %Saline County: 7.905 %Scott County: 7.965 %Sedgwick County: 10.329 %Seward County: 12.897 %Shawnee County: 8.802 %Sheridan County: 6.364 %Sherman County: 25.42 %Smith County: 12.804 %Stafford County: 8.455 %Stanton County: 11.082 %Stevens County: 5.935 %Sumner County: 8.714 %Thomas County: 8.242 %Trego County: 7.577 %Wabaunsee County: 14.847 %Wallace County: 9.474 %Washington County: 12.557 %Wichita County: 17.75 %Wilson County: 7.048 %Woodson County: 10.352 %Wyandotte County: 9.14 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Osage County: 56.773 %Osage County56.773Gray County: 31.762 %Gray County31.762Barton County: 25.827 %Barton County25.827Sherman County: 25.42 %Sherman County25.42Kiowa County: 20.625 %Kiowa County20.625McPherson County: 20.51 %McPherson County20.51Franklin County: 17.87 %Franklin County17.87Wichita County: 17.75 %Wichita County17.75Jefferson County: 16.686 %Jefferson County16.686Graham County: 15.891 %Graham County15.891Kingman County: 15.199 %Kingman County15.199Wabaunsee County: 14.847 %Wabaunsee County14.847Morton County: 14.606 %Morton County14.606Phillips County: 14.178 %Phillips County14.178Jewell County: 13.921 %Jewell County13.921Johnson County: 13.622 %Johnson County13.622Grant County: 13.417 %Grant County13.417Morris County: 13.405 %Morris County13.405Hamilton County: 13.104 %Hamilton County13.104Leavenworth County: 13 %Leavenworth County13Hodgeman County: 12.925 %Hodgeman County12.925Seward County: 12.897 %Seward County12.897Coffey County: 12.878 %Coffey County12.878Smith County: 12.804 %Smith County12.804Washington County: 12.557 %Washington County12.557Labette County: 12.227 %Labette County12.227Barber County: 11.948 %Barber County11.948Cheyenne County: 11.919 %Cheyenne County11.919Pottawatomie County: 11.909 %Pottawatomie County11.909Rooks County: 11.772 %Rooks County11.772Ford County: 11.527 %Ford County11.527Comanche County: 11.416 %Comanche County11.416Mitchell County: 11.381 %Mitchell County11.381Bourbon County: 11.374 %Bourbon County11.374Gove County: 11.318 %Gove County11.318Elk County: 11.111 %Elk County11.111Russell County: 11.094 %Russell County11.094Stanton County: 11.082 %Stanton County11.082Riley County: 11.008 %Riley County11.008Greenwood County: 11.005 %Greenwood County11.005Osage County: 56.773 %Osage County56.773Gray County: 31.762 %Gray County31.762Barton County: 25.827 %Barton County25.827Sherman County: 25.42 %Sherman County25.42Kiowa County: 20.625 %Kiowa County20.625McPherson County: 20.51 %McPherson County20.51Franklin County: 17.87 %Franklin County17.87Wichita County: 17.75 %Wichita County17.75Jefferson County: 16.686 %Jefferson County16.686Graham County: 15.891 %Graham County15.891Kingman County: 15.199 %Kingman County15.199Wabaunsee County: 14.847 %Wabaunsee County14.847Morton County: 14.606 %Morton County14.606Phillips County: 14.178 %Phillips County14.178Jewell County: 13.921 %Jewell County13.921Johnson County: 13.622 %Johnson County13.622Grant County: 13.417 %Grant County13.417Morris County: 13.405 %Morris County13.405Hamilton County: 13.104 %Hamilton County13.104Leavenworth County: 13 %Leavenworth County13Hodgeman County: 12.925 %Hodgeman County12.925Seward County: 12.897 %Seward County12.897Coffey County: 12.878 %Coffey County12.878Smith County: 12.804 %Smith County12.804Washington County: 12.557 %Washington County12.557Labette County: 12.227 %Labette County12.227Barber County: 11.948 %Barber County11.948Cheyenne County: 11.919 %Cheyenne County11.919Pottawatomie County: 11.909 %Pottawatomie County11.909Rooks County: 11.772 %Rooks County11.772Ford County: 11.527 %Ford County11.527Comanche County: 11.416 %Comanche County11.416Mitchell County: 11.381 %Mitchell County11.381Bourbon County: 11.374 %Bourbon County11.374Gove County: 11.318 %Gove County11.318Elk County: 11.111 %Elk County11.111Russell County: 11.094 %Russell County11.094Stanton County: 11.082 %Stanton County11.082Riley County: 11.008 %Riley County11.008Greenwood County: 11.005 %Greenwood County11.005
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Osage County56.773+49.42 pts
2Gray County31.762+21.47 pts
3Barton County25.827+18.56 pts
4Sherman County25.42+14.61 pts
5Kiowa County20.625+11.33 pts
6McPherson County20.51+11.35 pts
7Franklin County17.87+3.84 pts
8Wichita County17.75+7.95 pts
9Jefferson County16.686+7.77 pts
10Graham County15.891+6.7 pts
11Kingman County15.199+1.98 pts
12Wabaunsee County14.847+3.05 pts
13Morton County14.606+3.95 pts
14Phillips County14.178+2.73 pts
15Jewell County13.921+7 pts
16Johnson County13.622+1.41 pts
17Grant County13.417+2.07 pts
18Morris County13.405+2.17 pts
19Hamilton County13.104+5.52 pts
20Leavenworth County13+3.05 pts
21Hodgeman County12.925+3.32 pts
22Seward County12.897+5.63 pts
23Coffey County12.878+6.05 pts
24Smith County12.804-0.49 pts
25Washington County12.557+4.04 pts
26Labette County12.227+4.33 pts
27Barber County11.948+0.68 pts
28Cheyenne County11.919+3.61 pts
29Pottawatomie County11.909+5.26 pts
30Rooks County11.772+3.59 pts
31Ford County11.527+4.41 pts
32Comanche County11.416+2.08 pts
33Mitchell County11.381+3.27 pts
34Bourbon County11.374+2.53 pts
35Gove County11.318+6.45 pts
36Elk County11.111+0.59 pts
37Russell County11.094-2.19 pts
38Stanton County11.082+5.37 pts
39Riley County11.008+0.74 pts
40Greenwood County11.005+0.73 pts
41Cherokee County10.941+4.03 pts
42Marshall County10.822+4.31 pts
43Rawlins County10.618+2.49 pts
44Butler County10.504-0.38 pts
45Montgomery County10.467+0.78 pts
46Ellsworth County10.376-4.26 pts
47Woodson County10.352+1.25 pts
48Sedgwick County10.329+0.87 pts
49Neosho County10.268+2.22 pts
50Rice County10.187+0.36 pts
51Linn County10.181+0.11 pts
52Douglas County10.166+2.11 pts
53Clay County9.987-0.28 pts
54Cowley County9.982+2.1 pts
55Ness County9.942-3.11 pts
56Ellis County9.941+2.09 pts
57Geary County9.796-3.52 pts
58Ottawa County9.692-4.07 pts
59Wallace County9.474+3.75 pts
60Norton County9.467+0.96 pts
61Republic County9.459+2.88 pts
62Pratt County9.218+2.25 pts
63Wyandotte County9.14-1.96 pts
64Miami County8.935+0.71 pts
65Anderson County8.916-4.82 pts
66Chautauqua County8.879-1.25 pts
67Dickinson County8.82-1.88 pts
68Shawnee County8.802+0.19 pts
69Sumner County8.714-3.79 pts
70Cloud County8.694-0.03 pts
71Finney County8.64+1.14 pts
72Atchison County8.603+0.01 pts
73Meade County8.564+2.29 pts
74Crawford County8.562-0.62 pts
75Lyon County8.535-1.74 pts
76Doniphan County8.481-2.94 pts
77Stafford County8.455-0.3 pts
78Clark County8.295+1.99 pts
79Thomas County8.242-0.4 pts
80Edwards County8.085-5.1 pts
81Harvey County8.056+1.54 pts
82Brown County8.002-0.76 pts
83Scott County7.965-4.01 pts
84Allen County7.964-3.15 pts
85Saline County7.905-3.56 pts
86Reno County7.662-1.94 pts
87Trego County7.577-0.25 pts
88Rush County7.482-1.31 pts
89Marion County7.406+0.52 pts
90Wilson County7.048+1.37 pts
91Lane County6.98-14.44 pts
92Haskell County6.766-1.8 pts
93Nemaha County6.642-0.83 pts
94Jackson County6.612+0.05 pts
95Osborne County6.494-4.23 pts
96Sheridan County6.364-4.71 pts
97Stevens County5.935-0.92 pts
98Kearny County5.917-5.38 pts
99Lincoln County5.758-12.55 pts
100Harper County5.711-6.32 pts
101Chase County5.253-1.4 pts
102Pawnee County4.985-10.52 pts
103Logan County4.961-4.57 pts
104Decatur County4.878-5.03 pts
105Greeley County4.552-3 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Osage County, with 56.773% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Greeley County, with 4.552% in 2015.

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