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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Stevens County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2017, at 58.593%. Wallace County had the lowest, at 5.882%. The median was 11.136% and the figure for Kansas was 11.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.593Stevens County
Lowest5.882Wallace County
Median11.136105 counties
Kansas11.556History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 9.456 %Anderson County: 19.151 %Atchison County: 8.652 %Barber County: 10.901 %Barton County: 9.643 %Bourbon County: 13.477 %Brown County: 9.083 %Butler County: 11.949 %Chase County: 16.842 %Chautauqua County: 8.4 %Cherokee County: 15.072 %Cheyenne County: 10.368 %Clark County: 6.527 %Clay County: 11.812 %Cloud County: 11.65 %Coffey County: 8.067 %Comanche County: 14.416 %Cowley County: 9.577 %Crawford County: 9.105 %Decatur County: 13.399 %Dickinson County: 11.136 %Doniphan County: 11.251 %Douglas County: 10.537 %Edwards County: 19.983 %Elk County: 9.323 %Ellis County: 9.419 %Ellsworth County: 20.508 %Finney County: 7.786 %Ford County: 8.113 %Franklin County: 11.946 %Geary County: 13.915 %Gove County: 10.378 %Graham County: 17.308 %Grant County: 16.164 %Gray County: 12.326 %Greeley County: 9.733 %Greenwood County: 10.013 %Hamilton County: 13.989 %Harper County: 13.503 %Harvey County: 9.272 %Haskell County: 10.249 %Hodgeman County: 10.693 %Jackson County: 16.387 %Jefferson County: 9.807 %Jewell County: 7.586 %Johnson County: 12.385 %Kearny County: 11.667 %Kingman County: 18.912 %Kiowa County: 17.527 %Labette County: 10.123 %Lane County: 14.563 %Leavenworth County: 9.812 %Lincoln County: 22.67 %Linn County: 18.734 %Logan County: 10.859 %Lyon County: 10.978 %McPherson County: 8.264 %Marion County: 12.173 %Marshall County: 8.431 %Meade County: 24.842 %Miami County: 9.018 %Mitchell County: 14.356 %Montgomery County: 13.742 %Morris County: 10.568 %Morton County: 16.442 %Nemaha County: 11.21 %Neosho County: 13.784 %Ness County: 8.058 %Norton County: 7.962 %Osage County: 15.276 %Osborne County: 16.057 %Ottawa County: 9.654 %Pawnee County: 7.549 %Phillips County: 15.015 %Pottawatomie County: 7.195 %Pratt County: 12.197 %Rawlins County: 10.347 %Reno County: 11.032 %Republic County: 14.053 %Rice County: 9.088 %Riley County: 10.872 %Rooks County: 14.266 %Rush County: 7.79 %Russell County: 16.711 %Saline County: 9.453 %Scott County: 11.255 %Sedgwick County: 10.921 %Seward County: 9.032 %Shawnee County: 13.698 %Sheridan County: 9.639 %Sherman County: 10.529 %Smith County: 13.785 %Stafford County: 12.217 %Stanton County: 18.478 %Stevens County: 58.593 %Sumner County: 10.163 %Thomas County: 26.972 %Trego County: 12.039 %Wabaunsee County: 16.266 %Wallace County: 5.882 %Washington County: 14.124 %Wichita County: 7.159 %Wilson County: 10.649 %Woodson County: 26.49 %Wyandotte County: 10.825 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Stevens County: 58.593 %Stevens County58.593Thomas County: 26.972 %Thomas County26.972Woodson County: 26.49 %Woodson County26.49Meade County: 24.842 %Meade County24.842Lincoln County: 22.67 %Lincoln County22.67Ellsworth County: 20.508 %Ellsworth County20.508Edwards County: 19.983 %Edwards County19.983Anderson County: 19.151 %Anderson County19.151Kingman County: 18.912 %Kingman County18.912Linn County: 18.734 %Linn County18.734Stanton County: 18.478 %Stanton County18.478Kiowa County: 17.527 %Kiowa County17.527Graham County: 17.308 %Graham County17.308Chase County: 16.842 %Chase County16.842Russell County: 16.711 %Russell County16.711Morton County: 16.442 %Morton County16.442Jackson County: 16.387 %Jackson County16.387Wabaunsee County: 16.266 %Wabaunsee County16.266Grant County: 16.164 %Grant County16.164Osborne County: 16.057 %Osborne County16.057Osage County: 15.276 %Osage County15.276Cherokee County: 15.072 %Cherokee County15.072Phillips County: 15.015 %Phillips County15.015Lane County: 14.563 %Lane County14.563Comanche County: 14.416 %Comanche County14.416Mitchell County: 14.356 %Mitchell County14.356Rooks County: 14.266 %Rooks County14.266Washington County: 14.124 %Washington County14.124Republic County: 14.053 %Republic County14.053Hamilton County: 13.989 %Hamilton County13.989Geary County: 13.915 %Geary County13.915Smith County: 13.785 %Smith County13.785Neosho County: 13.784 %Neosho County13.784Montgomery County: 13.742 %Montgomery County13.742Shawnee County: 13.698 %Shawnee County13.698Harper County: 13.503 %Harper County13.503Bourbon County: 13.477 %Bourbon County13.477Decatur County: 13.399 %Decatur County13.399Johnson County: 12.385 %Johnson County12.385Gray County: 12.326 %Gray County12.326Stevens County: 58.593 %Stevens County58.593Thomas County: 26.972 %Thomas County26.972Woodson County: 26.49 %Woodson County26.49Meade County: 24.842 %Meade County24.842Lincoln County: 22.67 %Lincoln County22.67Ellsworth County: 20.508 %Ellsworth County20.508Edwards County: 19.983 %Edwards County19.983Anderson County: 19.151 %Anderson County19.151Kingman County: 18.912 %Kingman County18.912Linn County: 18.734 %Linn County18.734Stanton County: 18.478 %Stanton County18.478Kiowa County: 17.527 %Kiowa County17.527Graham County: 17.308 %Graham County17.308Chase County: 16.842 %Chase County16.842Russell County: 16.711 %Russell County16.711Morton County: 16.442 %Morton County16.442Jackson County: 16.387 %Jackson County16.387Wabaunsee County: 16.266 %Wabaunsee County16.266Grant County: 16.164 %Grant County16.164Osborne County: 16.057 %Osborne County16.057Osage County: 15.276 %Osage County15.276Cherokee County: 15.072 %Cherokee County15.072Phillips County: 15.015 %Phillips County15.015Lane County: 14.563 %Lane County14.563Comanche County: 14.416 %Comanche County14.416Mitchell County: 14.356 %Mitchell County14.356Rooks County: 14.266 %Rooks County14.266Washington County: 14.124 %Washington County14.124Republic County: 14.053 %Republic County14.053Hamilton County: 13.989 %Hamilton County13.989Geary County: 13.915 %Geary County13.915Smith County: 13.785 %Smith County13.785Neosho County: 13.784 %Neosho County13.784Montgomery County: 13.742 %Montgomery County13.742Shawnee County: 13.698 %Shawnee County13.698Harper County: 13.503 %Harper County13.503Bourbon County: 13.477 %Bourbon County13.477Decatur County: 13.399 %Decatur County13.399Johnson County: 12.385 %Johnson County12.385Gray County: 12.326 %Gray County12.326
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Stevens County58.593+48.18 pts
2Thomas County26.972+18.03 pts
3Woodson County26.49+15.02 pts
4Meade County24.842+19.04 pts
5Lincoln County22.67+13.69 pts
6Ellsworth County20.508+12.21 pts
7Edwards County19.983+11.69 pts
8Anderson County19.151+10.64 pts
9Kingman County18.912+4.58 pts
10Linn County18.734+8.37 pts
11Stanton County18.478+7.06 pts
12Kiowa County17.527+9.57 pts
13Graham County17.308-2.89 pts
14Chase County16.842+4.9 pts
15Russell County16.711-0.18 pts
16Morton County16.442-13.79 pts
17Jackson County16.387+11.06 pts
18Wabaunsee County16.266+7.83 pts
19Grant County16.164+1.09 pts
20Osborne County16.057+2.59 pts
21Osage County15.276+5.77 pts
22Cherokee County15.072+5.77 pts
23Phillips County15.015+0.64 pts
24Lane County14.563+4.05 pts
25Comanche County14.416+7.58 pts
26Mitchell County14.356+1.49 pts
27Rooks County14.266+0.83 pts
28Washington County14.124+5.65 pts
29Republic County14.053+3.63 pts
30Hamilton County13.989+4.1 pts
31Geary County13.915-2.48 pts
32Smith County13.785-3.37 pts
33Neosho County13.784-1.1 pts
34Montgomery County13.742+4.38 pts
35Shawnee County13.698+5.75 pts
36Harper County13.503+2.6 pts
37Bourbon County13.477+5.86 pts
38Decatur County13.399-2.4 pts
39Johnson County12.385+0.28 pts
40Gray County12.326+5.04 pts
41Stafford County12.217-0.24 pts
42Pratt County12.197-2.7 pts
43Marion County12.173+3.63 pts
44Trego County12.039-2.04 pts
45Butler County11.949+3.5 pts
46Franklin County11.946+1.59 pts
47Clay County11.812+0.82 pts
48Kearny County11.667+3.67 pts
49Cloud County11.65+0.89 pts
50Scott County11.255-0.06 pts
51Doniphan County11.251+2.64 pts
52Nemaha County11.21+5.48 pts
53Dickinson County11.136-3.53 pts
54Reno County11.032+1.96 pts
55Lyon County10.978+1.89 pts
56Sedgwick County10.921-2.49 pts
57Barber County10.901-6.46 pts
58Riley County10.872-0.29 pts
59Logan County10.859-0.43 pts
60Wyandotte County10.825+1.35 pts
61Hodgeman County10.693-9.72 pts
62Wilson County10.649+0.33 pts
63Morris County10.568+0.19 pts
64Douglas County10.537-0.12 pts
65Sherman County10.529-1.81 pts
66Gove County10.378-3.45 pts
67Cheyenne County10.368-2.88 pts
68Rawlins County10.347+3.07 pts
69Haskell County10.249-5.47 pts
70Sumner County10.163+0.93 pts
71Labette County10.123+3.02 pts
72Greenwood County10.013-1.43 pts
73Leavenworth County9.812+0.52 pts
74Jefferson County9.807+0.32 pts
75Greeley County9.733+0.57 pts
76Ottawa County9.654-1.99 pts
77Barton County9.643-2.35 pts
78Sheridan County9.639-4.31 pts
79Cowley County9.577+2.5 pts
80Allen County9.456-1.25 pts
81Saline County9.453+0.25 pts
82Ellis County9.419-5.82 pts
83Elk County9.323+0.76 pts
84Harvey County9.272-7.53 pts
85Crawford County9.105-1.38 pts
86Rice County9.088-4.21 pts
87Brown County9.083+1.86 pts
88Seward County9.032+1.59 pts
89Miami County9.018-1.48 pts
90Atchison County8.652-3.25 pts
91Marshall County8.431-0.35 pts
92Chautauqua County8.4-0.73 pts
93McPherson County8.264-1.17 pts
94Ford County8.113+1.95 pts
95Coffey County8.067+0.31 pts
96Ness County8.058-9.95 pts
97Norton County7.962-0.45 pts
98Rush County7.79-1.14 pts
99Finney County7.786-2.02 pts
100Jewell County7.586-0.68 pts
101Pawnee County7.549+1.6 pts
102Pottawatomie County7.195-2.07 pts
103Wichita County7.159-2.46 pts
104Clark County6.527+0.61 pts
105Wallace County5.882-2.61 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Stevens County, with 58.593% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wallace County, with 5.882% in 2017.

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