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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Morton County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2016, at 30.234%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 5.328%. The median was 10.356% and the figure for Kansas was 11.22%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.234Morton County
Lowest5.328Jackson County
Median10.356105 counties
Kansas11.22History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 10.706 %Anderson County: 8.511 %Atchison County: 11.906 %Barber County: 17.358 %Barton County: 11.99 %Bourbon County: 7.618 %Brown County: 7.223 %Butler County: 8.449 %Chase County: 11.938 %Chautauqua County: 9.132 %Cherokee County: 9.304 %Cheyenne County: 13.253 %Clark County: 5.916 %Clay County: 10.989 %Cloud County: 10.757 %Coffey County: 7.759 %Comanche County: 6.834 %Cowley County: 7.075 %Crawford County: 10.489 %Decatur County: 15.794 %Dickinson County: 14.669 %Doniphan County: 8.606 %Douglas County: 10.661 %Edwards County: 8.295 %Elk County: 8.563 %Ellis County: 15.236 %Ellsworth County: 8.299 %Finney County: 9.804 %Ford County: 6.164 %Franklin County: 10.356 %Geary County: 16.392 %Gove County: 13.827 %Graham County: 20.202 %Grant County: 15.07 %Gray County: 7.287 %Greeley County: 9.16 %Greenwood County: 11.438 %Hamilton County: 9.892 %Harper County: 10.905 %Harvey County: 16.803 %Haskell County: 15.723 %Hodgeman County: 20.408 %Jackson County: 5.328 %Jefferson County: 9.487 %Jewell County: 8.264 %Johnson County: 12.108 %Kearny County: 8 %Kingman County: 14.329 %Kiowa County: 7.956 %Labette County: 7.102 %Lane County: 10.511 %Leavenworth County: 9.289 %Lincoln County: 8.984 %Linn County: 10.363 %Logan County: 11.292 %Lyon County: 9.092 %McPherson County: 9.436 %Marion County: 8.541 %Marshall County: 8.783 %Meade County: 5.804 %Miami County: 10.502 %Mitchell County: 12.861 %Montgomery County: 9.359 %Morris County: 10.383 %Morton County: 30.234 %Nemaha County: 5.73 %Neosho County: 14.886 %Ness County: 18.009 %Norton County: 8.407 %Osage County: 9.509 %Osborne County: 13.467 %Ottawa County: 11.649 %Pawnee County: 5.951 %Phillips County: 14.376 %Pottawatomie County: 9.266 %Pratt County: 14.899 %Rawlins County: 7.278 %Reno County: 9.069 %Republic County: 10.423 %Rice County: 13.293 %Riley County: 11.16 %Rooks County: 13.432 %Rush County: 8.929 %Russell County: 16.888 %Saline County: 9.207 %Scott County: 11.311 %Sedgwick County: 13.413 %Seward County: 7.441 %Shawnee County: 7.949 %Sheridan County: 13.953 %Sherman County: 12.337 %Smith County: 17.158 %Stafford County: 12.457 %Stanton County: 11.414 %Stevens County: 10.418 %Sumner County: 9.238 %Thomas County: 8.942 %Trego County: 14.078 %Wabaunsee County: 8.438 %Wallace County: 8.489 %Washington County: 8.476 %Wichita County: 9.62 %Wilson County: 10.317 %Woodson County: 11.472 %Wyandotte County: 9.474 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Morton County: 30.234 %Morton County30.234Hodgeman County: 20.408 %Hodgeman County20.408Graham County: 20.202 %Graham County20.202Ness County: 18.009 %Ness County18.009Barber County: 17.358 %Barber County17.358Smith County: 17.158 %Smith County17.158Russell County: 16.888 %Russell County16.888Harvey County: 16.803 %Harvey County16.803Geary County: 16.392 %Geary County16.392Decatur County: 15.794 %Decatur County15.794Haskell County: 15.723 %Haskell County15.723Ellis County: 15.236 %Ellis County15.236Grant County: 15.07 %Grant County15.07Pratt County: 14.899 %Pratt County14.899Neosho County: 14.886 %Neosho County14.886Dickinson County: 14.669 %Dickinson County14.669Phillips County: 14.376 %Phillips County14.376Kingman County: 14.329 %Kingman County14.329Trego County: 14.078 %Trego County14.078Sheridan County: 13.953 %Sheridan County13.953Gove County: 13.827 %Gove County13.827Osborne County: 13.467 %Osborne County13.467Rooks County: 13.432 %Rooks County13.432Sedgwick County: 13.413 %Sedgwick County13.413Rice County: 13.293 %Rice County13.293Cheyenne County: 13.253 %Cheyenne County13.253Mitchell County: 12.861 %Mitchell County12.861Stafford County: 12.457 %Stafford County12.457Sherman County: 12.337 %Sherman County12.337Johnson County: 12.108 %Johnson County12.108Barton County: 11.99 %Barton County11.99Chase County: 11.938 %Chase County11.938Atchison County: 11.906 %Atchison County11.906Ottawa County: 11.649 %Ottawa County11.649Woodson County: 11.472 %Woodson County11.472Greenwood County: 11.438 %Greenwood County11.438Stanton County: 11.414 %Stanton County11.414Scott County: 11.311 %Scott County11.311Logan County: 11.292 %Logan County11.292Riley County: 11.16 %Riley County11.16Morton County: 30.234 %Morton County30.234Hodgeman County: 20.408 %Hodgeman County20.408Graham County: 20.202 %Graham County20.202Ness County: 18.009 %Ness County18.009Barber County: 17.358 %Barber County17.358Smith County: 17.158 %Smith County17.158Russell County: 16.888 %Russell County16.888Harvey County: 16.803 %Harvey County16.803Geary County: 16.392 %Geary County16.392Decatur County: 15.794 %Decatur County15.794Haskell County: 15.723 %Haskell County15.723Ellis County: 15.236 %Ellis County15.236Grant County: 15.07 %Grant County15.07Pratt County: 14.899 %Pratt County14.899Neosho County: 14.886 %Neosho County14.886Dickinson County: 14.669 %Dickinson County14.669Phillips County: 14.376 %Phillips County14.376Kingman County: 14.329 %Kingman County14.329Trego County: 14.078 %Trego County14.078Sheridan County: 13.953 %Sheridan County13.953Gove County: 13.827 %Gove County13.827Osborne County: 13.467 %Osborne County13.467Rooks County: 13.432 %Rooks County13.432Sedgwick County: 13.413 %Sedgwick County13.413Rice County: 13.293 %Rice County13.293Cheyenne County: 13.253 %Cheyenne County13.253Mitchell County: 12.861 %Mitchell County12.861Stafford County: 12.457 %Stafford County12.457Sherman County: 12.337 %Sherman County12.337Johnson County: 12.108 %Johnson County12.108Barton County: 11.99 %Barton County11.99Chase County: 11.938 %Chase County11.938Atchison County: 11.906 %Atchison County11.906Ottawa County: 11.649 %Ottawa County11.649Woodson County: 11.472 %Woodson County11.472Greenwood County: 11.438 %Greenwood County11.438Stanton County: 11.414 %Stanton County11.414Scott County: 11.311 %Scott County11.311Logan County: 11.292 %Logan County11.292Riley County: 11.16 %Riley County11.16
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Morton County30.234+15.63 pts
2Hodgeman County20.408+7.48 pts
3Graham County20.202+4.31 pts
4Ness County18.009+8.07 pts
5Barber County17.358+5.41 pts
6Smith County17.158+4.35 pts
7Russell County16.888+5.79 pts
8Harvey County16.803+8.75 pts
9Geary County16.392+6.6 pts
10Decatur County15.794+10.92 pts
11Haskell County15.723+8.96 pts
12Ellis County15.236+5.29 pts
13Grant County15.07+1.65 pts
14Pratt County14.899+5.68 pts
15Neosho County14.886+4.62 pts
16Dickinson County14.669+5.85 pts
17Phillips County14.376+0.2 pts
18Kingman County14.329-0.87 pts
19Trego County14.078+6.5 pts
20Sheridan County13.953+7.59 pts
21Gove County13.827+2.51 pts
22Osborne County13.467+6.97 pts
23Rooks County13.432+1.66 pts
24Sedgwick County13.413+3.08 pts
25Rice County13.293+3.11 pts
26Cheyenne County13.253+1.33 pts
27Mitchell County12.861+1.48 pts
28Stafford County12.457+4 pts
29Sherman County12.337-13.08 pts
30Johnson County12.108-1.51 pts
31Barton County11.99-13.84 pts
32Chase County11.938+6.69 pts
33Atchison County11.906+3.3 pts
34Ottawa County11.649+1.96 pts
35Woodson County11.472+1.12 pts
36Greenwood County11.438+0.43 pts
37Stanton County11.414+0.33 pts
38Scott County11.311+3.35 pts
39Logan County11.292+6.33 pts
40Riley County11.16+0.15 pts
41Clay County10.989+1 pts
42Harper County10.905+5.19 pts
43Cloud County10.757+2.06 pts
44Allen County10.706+2.74 pts
45Douglas County10.661+0.49 pts
46Lane County10.511+3.53 pts
47Miami County10.502+1.57 pts
48Crawford County10.489+1.93 pts
49Republic County10.423+0.96 pts
50Stevens County10.418+4.48 pts
51Morris County10.383-3.02 pts
52Linn County10.363+0.18 pts
53Franklin County10.356-7.51 pts
54Wilson County10.317+3.27 pts
55Hamilton County9.892-3.21 pts
56Finney County9.804+1.16 pts
57Wichita County9.62-8.13 pts
58Osage County9.509-47.26 pts
59Jefferson County9.487-7.2 pts
60Wyandotte County9.474+0.33 pts
61McPherson County9.436-11.07 pts
62Montgomery County9.359-1.11 pts
63Cherokee County9.304-1.64 pts
64Leavenworth County9.289-3.71 pts
65Pottawatomie County9.266-2.64 pts
66Sumner County9.238+0.52 pts
67Saline County9.207+1.3 pts
68Greeley County9.16+4.61 pts
69Chautauqua County9.132+0.25 pts
70Lyon County9.092+0.56 pts
71Reno County9.069+1.41 pts
72Lincoln County8.984+3.23 pts
73Thomas County8.942+0.7 pts
74Rush County8.929+1.45 pts
75Marshall County8.783-2.04 pts
76Doniphan County8.606+0.13 pts
77Elk County8.563-2.55 pts
78Marion County8.541+1.14 pts
79Anderson County8.511-0.41 pts
80Wallace County8.489-0.98 pts
81Washington County8.476-4.08 pts
82Butler County8.449-2.05 pts
83Wabaunsee County8.438-6.41 pts
84Norton County8.407-1.06 pts
85Ellsworth County8.299-2.08 pts
86Edwards County8.295+0.21 pts
87Jewell County8.264-5.66 pts
88Kearny County8+2.08 pts
89Kiowa County7.956-12.67 pts
90Shawnee County7.949-0.85 pts
91Coffey County7.759-5.12 pts
92Bourbon County7.618-3.76 pts
93Seward County7.441-5.46 pts
94Gray County7.287-24.48 pts
95Rawlins County7.278-3.34 pts
96Brown County7.223-0.78 pts
97Labette County7.102-5.13 pts
98Cowley County7.075-2.91 pts
99Comanche County6.834-4.58 pts
100Ford County6.164-5.36 pts
101Pawnee County5.951+0.97 pts
102Clark County5.916-2.38 pts
103Meade County5.804-2.76 pts
104Nemaha County5.73-0.91 pts
105Jackson County5.328-1.28 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Morton County, with 30.234% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 5.328% in 2016.

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