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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Wabaunsee County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2018, at 23.069%. Rush County had the lowest, at 4.938%. The median was 10.459% and the figure for Kansas was 11.568%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.069Wabaunsee County
Lowest4.938Rush County
Median10.459105 counties
Kansas11.568History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 8.874 %Anderson County: 11.485 %Atchison County: 7.291 %Barber County: 9.302 %Barton County: 15.161 %Bourbon County: 11.262 %Brown County: 13.756 %Butler County: 11.22 %Chase County: 13.786 %Chautauqua County: 10.245 %Cherokee County: 8.005 %Cheyenne County: 13.412 %Clark County: 6.522 %Clay County: 12.258 %Cloud County: 10.459 %Coffey County: 10.134 %Comanche County: 13.237 %Cowley County: 7.785 %Crawford County: 9.341 %Decatur County: 7.769 %Dickinson County: 13.353 %Doniphan County: 15.218 %Douglas County: 8.884 %Edwards County: 14.442 %Elk County: 13.273 %Ellis County: 10.393 %Ellsworth County: 12.897 %Finney County: 8.997 %Ford County: 6.158 %Franklin County: 9.304 %Geary County: 12.687 %Gove County: 8.472 %Graham County: 7.865 %Grant County: 11.257 %Gray County: 8.645 %Greeley County: 5.66 %Greenwood County: 12.972 %Hamilton County: 11.416 %Harper County: 5.812 %Harvey County: 9.756 %Haskell County: 13.489 %Hodgeman County: 8.577 %Jackson County: 14.855 %Jefferson County: 12.273 %Jewell County: 13.768 %Johnson County: 12.494 %Kearny County: 8.931 %Kingman County: 7.641 %Kiowa County: 7.292 %Labette County: 10.498 %Lane County: 13.746 %Leavenworth County: 11.551 %Lincoln County: 8.936 %Linn County: 13.966 %Logan County: 6.287 %Lyon County: 10.312 %McPherson County: 7.308 %Marion County: 7.934 %Marshall County: 9.643 %Meade County: 9.689 %Miami County: 11.491 %Mitchell County: 11.791 %Montgomery County: 7.152 %Morris County: 10.287 %Morton County: 12.957 %Nemaha County: 6.769 %Neosho County: 17.053 %Ness County: 11.845 %Norton County: 12.225 %Osage County: 13.714 %Osborne County: 15.041 %Ottawa County: 12.441 %Pawnee County: 6.875 %Phillips County: 8.934 %Pottawatomie County: 13.653 %Pratt County: 10.722 %Rawlins County: 8.232 %Reno County: 9.413 %Republic County: 6.565 %Rice County: 9.841 %Riley County: 10.29 %Rooks County: 11.698 %Rush County: 4.938 %Russell County: 10.492 %Saline County: 11.282 %Scott County: 9.745 %Sedgwick County: 11.203 %Seward County: 6.688 %Shawnee County: 11.844 %Sheridan County: 9.031 %Sherman County: 7.55 %Smith County: 9.249 %Stafford County: 22.443 %Stanton County: 16.538 %Stevens County: 12.696 %Sumner County: 11.172 %Thomas County: 8.524 %Trego County: 12.815 %Wabaunsee County: 23.069 %Wallace County: 17.933 %Washington County: 9.234 %Wichita County: 8.724 %Wilson County: 9.239 %Woodson County: 12.752 %Wyandotte County: 10.974 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Wabaunsee County: 23.069 %Wabaunsee County23.069Stafford County: 22.443 %Stafford County22.443Wallace County: 17.933 %Wallace County17.933Neosho County: 17.053 %Neosho County17.053Stanton County: 16.538 %Stanton County16.538Doniphan County: 15.218 %Doniphan County15.218Barton County: 15.161 %Barton County15.161Osborne County: 15.041 %Osborne County15.041Jackson County: 14.855 %Jackson County14.855Edwards County: 14.442 %Edwards County14.442Linn County: 13.966 %Linn County13.966Chase County: 13.786 %Chase County13.786Jewell County: 13.768 %Jewell County13.768Brown County: 13.756 %Brown County13.756Lane County: 13.746 %Lane County13.746Osage County: 13.714 %Osage County13.714Pottawatomie County: 13.653 %Pottawatomie County13.653Haskell County: 13.489 %Haskell County13.489Cheyenne County: 13.412 %Cheyenne County13.412Dickinson County: 13.353 %Dickinson County13.353Elk County: 13.273 %Elk County13.273Comanche County: 13.237 %Comanche County13.237Greenwood County: 12.972 %Greenwood County12.972Morton County: 12.957 %Morton County12.957Ellsworth County: 12.897 %Ellsworth County12.897Trego County: 12.815 %Trego County12.815Woodson County: 12.752 %Woodson County12.752Stevens County: 12.696 %Stevens County12.696Geary County: 12.687 %Geary County12.687Johnson County: 12.494 %Johnson County12.494Ottawa County: 12.441 %Ottawa County12.441Jefferson County: 12.273 %Jefferson County12.273Clay County: 12.258 %Clay County12.258Norton County: 12.225 %Norton County12.225Ness County: 11.845 %Ness County11.845Shawnee County: 11.844 %Shawnee County11.844Mitchell County: 11.791 %Mitchell County11.791Rooks County: 11.698 %Rooks County11.698Leavenworth County: 11.551 %Leavenworth County11.551Miami County: 11.491 %Miami County11.491Wabaunsee County: 23.069 %Wabaunsee County23.069Stafford County: 22.443 %Stafford County22.443Wallace County: 17.933 %Wallace County17.933Neosho County: 17.053 %Neosho County17.053Stanton County: 16.538 %Stanton County16.538Doniphan County: 15.218 %Doniphan County15.218Barton County: 15.161 %Barton County15.161Osborne County: 15.041 %Osborne County15.041Jackson County: 14.855 %Jackson County14.855Edwards County: 14.442 %Edwards County14.442Linn County: 13.966 %Linn County13.966Chase County: 13.786 %Chase County13.786Jewell County: 13.768 %Jewell County13.768Brown County: 13.756 %Brown County13.756Lane County: 13.746 %Lane County13.746Osage County: 13.714 %Osage County13.714Pottawatomie County: 13.653 %Pottawatomie County13.653Haskell County: 13.489 %Haskell County13.489Cheyenne County: 13.412 %Cheyenne County13.412Dickinson County: 13.353 %Dickinson County13.353Elk County: 13.273 %Elk County13.273Comanche County: 13.237 %Comanche County13.237Greenwood County: 12.972 %Greenwood County12.972Morton County: 12.957 %Morton County12.957Ellsworth County: 12.897 %Ellsworth County12.897Trego County: 12.815 %Trego County12.815Woodson County: 12.752 %Woodson County12.752Stevens County: 12.696 %Stevens County12.696Geary County: 12.687 %Geary County12.687Johnson County: 12.494 %Johnson County12.494Ottawa County: 12.441 %Ottawa County12.441Jefferson County: 12.273 %Jefferson County12.273Clay County: 12.258 %Clay County12.258Norton County: 12.225 %Norton County12.225Ness County: 11.845 %Ness County11.845Shawnee County: 11.844 %Shawnee County11.844Mitchell County: 11.791 %Mitchell County11.791Rooks County: 11.698 %Rooks County11.698Leavenworth County: 11.551 %Leavenworth County11.551Miami County: 11.491 %Miami County11.491
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Wabaunsee County23.069+6.8 pts
2Stafford County22.443+10.23 pts
3Wallace County17.933+12.05 pts
4Neosho County17.053+3.27 pts
5Stanton County16.538-1.94 pts
6Doniphan County15.218+3.97 pts
7Barton County15.161+5.52 pts
8Osborne County15.041-1.02 pts
9Jackson County14.855-1.53 pts
10Edwards County14.442-5.54 pts
11Linn County13.966-4.77 pts
12Chase County13.786-3.06 pts
13Jewell County13.768+6.18 pts
14Brown County13.756+4.67 pts
15Lane County13.746-0.82 pts
16Osage County13.714-1.56 pts
17Pottawatomie County13.653+6.46 pts
18Haskell County13.489+3.24 pts
19Cheyenne County13.412+3.04 pts
20Dickinson County13.353+2.22 pts
21Elk County13.273+3.95 pts
22Comanche County13.237-1.18 pts
23Greenwood County12.972+2.96 pts
24Morton County12.957-3.48 pts
25Ellsworth County12.897-7.61 pts
26Trego County12.815+0.78 pts
27Woodson County12.752-13.74 pts
28Stevens County12.696-45.9 pts
29Geary County12.687-1.23 pts
30Johnson County12.494+0.11 pts
31Ottawa County12.441+2.79 pts
32Jefferson County12.273+2.47 pts
33Clay County12.258+0.45 pts
34Norton County12.225+4.26 pts
35Ness County11.845+3.79 pts
36Shawnee County11.844-1.85 pts
37Mitchell County11.791-2.56 pts
38Rooks County11.698-2.57 pts
39Leavenworth County11.551+1.74 pts
40Miami County11.491+2.47 pts
41Anderson County11.485-7.67 pts
42Hamilton County11.416-2.57 pts
43Saline County11.282+1.83 pts
44Bourbon County11.262-2.21 pts
45Grant County11.257-4.91 pts
46Butler County11.22-0.73 pts
47Sedgwick County11.203+0.28 pts
48Sumner County11.172+1.01 pts
49Wyandotte County10.974+0.15 pts
50Pratt County10.722-1.47 pts
51Labette County10.498+0.38 pts
52Russell County10.492-6.22 pts
53Cloud County10.459-1.19 pts
54Ellis County10.393+0.97 pts
55Lyon County10.312-0.67 pts
56Riley County10.29-0.58 pts
57Morris County10.287-0.28 pts
58Chautauqua County10.245+1.84 pts
59Coffey County10.134+2.07 pts
60Rice County9.841+0.75 pts
61Harvey County9.756+0.48 pts
62Scott County9.745-1.51 pts
63Meade County9.689-15.15 pts
64Marshall County9.643+1.21 pts
65Reno County9.413-1.62 pts
66Crawford County9.341+0.24 pts
67Franklin County9.304-2.64 pts
68Barber County9.302-1.6 pts
69Smith County9.249-4.54 pts
70Wilson County9.239-1.41 pts
71Washington County9.234-4.89 pts
72Sheridan County9.031-0.61 pts
73Finney County8.997+1.21 pts
74Lincoln County8.936-13.73 pts
75Phillips County8.934-6.08 pts
76Kearny County8.931-2.74 pts
77Douglas County8.884-1.65 pts
78Allen County8.874-0.58 pts
79Wichita County8.724+1.57 pts
80Gray County8.645-3.68 pts
81Hodgeman County8.577-2.12 pts
82Thomas County8.524-18.45 pts
83Gove County8.472-1.91 pts
84Rawlins County8.232-2.12 pts
85Cherokee County8.005-7.07 pts
86Marion County7.934-4.24 pts
87Graham County7.865-9.44 pts
88Cowley County7.785-1.79 pts
89Decatur County7.769-5.63 pts
90Kingman County7.641-11.27 pts
91Sherman County7.55-2.98 pts
92McPherson County7.308-0.96 pts
93Kiowa County7.292-10.24 pts
94Atchison County7.291-1.36 pts
95Montgomery County7.152-6.59 pts
96Pawnee County6.875-0.67 pts
97Nemaha County6.769-4.44 pts
98Seward County6.688-2.34 pts
99Republic County6.565-7.49 pts
100Clark County6.522-0 pts
101Logan County6.287-4.57 pts
102Ford County6.158-1.95 pts
103Harper County5.812-7.69 pts
104Greeley County5.66-4.07 pts
105Rush County4.938-2.85 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wabaunsee County, with 23.069% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Rush County, with 4.938% in 2018.

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