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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Lincoln County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2019, at 23.7%. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 3.065%. The median was 9.875% and the figure for Kansas was 10.092%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.7Lincoln County
Lowest3.065Hodgeman County
Median9.875105 counties
Kansas10.092History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 7.437 %Anderson County: 7.298 %Atchison County: 7.91 %Barber County: 17.415 %Barton County: 13.79 %Bourbon County: 15.483 %Brown County: 8.016 %Butler County: 9.465 %Chase County: 7.429 %Chautauqua County: 6.783 %Cherokee County: 9.407 %Cheyenne County: 6.897 %Clark County: 4.146 %Clay County: 9.875 %Cloud County: 16.16 %Coffey County: 12.406 %Comanche County: 7.711 %Cowley County: 7.695 %Crawford County: 10.629 %Decatur County: 9.532 %Dickinson County: 12.299 %Doniphan County: 11.391 %Douglas County: 12.777 %Edwards County: 10.029 %Elk County: 9.624 %Ellis County: 10.93 %Ellsworth County: 10.078 %Finney County: 10.188 %Ford County: 7.27 %Franklin County: 14.952 %Geary County: 10.237 %Gove County: 9.884 %Graham County: 12.446 %Grant County: 20.302 %Gray County: 10.45 %Greeley County: 9.05 %Greenwood County: 8.462 %Hamilton County: 8.263 %Harper County: 8.517 %Harvey County: 4.807 %Haskell County: 9.688 %Hodgeman County: 3.065 %Jackson County: 5.145 %Jefferson County: 17.088 %Jewell County: 8.685 %Johnson County: 11.04 %Kearny County: 6.491 %Kingman County: 13.866 %Kiowa County: 10.205 %Labette County: 7.989 %Lane County: 9.651 %Leavenworth County: 11.09 %Lincoln County: 23.7 %Linn County: 19.659 %Logan County: 11.355 %Lyon County: 7.88 %McPherson County: 7.459 %Marion County: 6.119 %Marshall County: 6.743 %Meade County: 6.386 %Miami County: 10.717 %Mitchell County: 6.493 %Montgomery County: 4.829 %Morris County: 10.526 %Morton County: 3.614 %Nemaha County: 9.733 %Neosho County: 18.818 %Ness County: 5.786 %Norton County: 6.036 %Osage County: 14.586 %Osborne County: 10.481 %Ottawa County: 17.321 %Pawnee County: 5.717 %Phillips County: 10.433 %Pottawatomie County: 13.184 %Pratt County: 12.92 %Rawlins County: 8.462 %Reno County: 7.589 %Republic County: 14.457 %Rice County: 14.998 %Riley County: 11.711 %Rooks County: 11.297 %Rush County: 6.522 %Russell County: 10.451 %Saline County: 9.932 %Scott County: 7.159 %Sedgwick County: 9.349 %Seward County: 5.426 %Shawnee County: 9.901 %Sheridan County: 8.69 %Sherman County: 8.799 %Smith County: 7.697 %Stafford County: 10.526 %Stanton County: 13.659 %Stevens County: 16.541 %Sumner County: 12.985 %Thomas County: 8.325 %Trego County: 4.77 %Wabaunsee County: 7.721 %Wallace County: 10.989 %Washington County: 12.613 %Wichita County: 9.967 %Wilson County: 7.42 %Woodson County: 13.394 %Wyandotte County: 9.927 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lincoln County: 23.7 %Lincoln County23.7Grant County: 20.302 %Grant County20.302Linn County: 19.659 %Linn County19.659Neosho County: 18.818 %Neosho County18.818Barber County: 17.415 %Barber County17.415Ottawa County: 17.321 %Ottawa County17.321Jefferson County: 17.088 %Jefferson County17.088Stevens County: 16.541 %Stevens County16.541Cloud County: 16.16 %Cloud County16.16Bourbon County: 15.483 %Bourbon County15.483Rice County: 14.998 %Rice County14.998Franklin County: 14.952 %Franklin County14.952Osage County: 14.586 %Osage County14.586Republic County: 14.457 %Republic County14.457Kingman County: 13.866 %Kingman County13.866Barton County: 13.79 %Barton County13.79Stanton County: 13.659 %Stanton County13.659Woodson County: 13.394 %Woodson County13.394Pottawatomie County: 13.184 %Pottawatomie County13.184Sumner County: 12.985 %Sumner County12.985Pratt County: 12.92 %Pratt County12.92Douglas County: 12.777 %Douglas County12.777Washington County: 12.613 %Washington County12.613Graham County: 12.446 %Graham County12.446Coffey County: 12.406 %Coffey County12.406Dickinson County: 12.299 %Dickinson County12.299Riley County: 11.711 %Riley County11.711Doniphan County: 11.391 %Doniphan County11.391Logan County: 11.355 %Logan County11.355Rooks County: 11.297 %Rooks County11.297Leavenworth County: 11.09 %Leavenworth County11.09Johnson County: 11.04 %Johnson County11.04Wallace County: 10.989 %Wallace County10.989Ellis County: 10.93 %Ellis County10.93Miami County: 10.717 %Miami County10.717Crawford County: 10.629 %Crawford County10.629Morris County: 10.526 %Morris County10.526Stafford County: 10.526 %Stafford County10.526Osborne County: 10.481 %Osborne County10.481Russell County: 10.451 %Russell County10.451Lincoln County: 23.7 %Lincoln County23.7Grant County: 20.302 %Grant County20.302Linn County: 19.659 %Linn County19.659Neosho County: 18.818 %Neosho County18.818Barber County: 17.415 %Barber County17.415Ottawa County: 17.321 %Ottawa County17.321Jefferson County: 17.088 %Jefferson County17.088Stevens County: 16.541 %Stevens County16.541Cloud County: 16.16 %Cloud County16.16Bourbon County: 15.483 %Bourbon County15.483Rice County: 14.998 %Rice County14.998Franklin County: 14.952 %Franklin County14.952Osage County: 14.586 %Osage County14.586Republic County: 14.457 %Republic County14.457Kingman County: 13.866 %Kingman County13.866Barton County: 13.79 %Barton County13.79Stanton County: 13.659 %Stanton County13.659Woodson County: 13.394 %Woodson County13.394Pottawatomie County: 13.184 %Pottawatomie County13.184Sumner County: 12.985 %Sumner County12.985Pratt County: 12.92 %Pratt County12.92Douglas County: 12.777 %Douglas County12.777Washington County: 12.613 %Washington County12.613Graham County: 12.446 %Graham County12.446Coffey County: 12.406 %Coffey County12.406Dickinson County: 12.299 %Dickinson County12.299Riley County: 11.711 %Riley County11.711Doniphan County: 11.391 %Doniphan County11.391Logan County: 11.355 %Logan County11.355Rooks County: 11.297 %Rooks County11.297Leavenworth County: 11.09 %Leavenworth County11.09Johnson County: 11.04 %Johnson County11.04Wallace County: 10.989 %Wallace County10.989Ellis County: 10.93 %Ellis County10.93Miami County: 10.717 %Miami County10.717Crawford County: 10.629 %Crawford County10.629Morris County: 10.526 %Morris County10.526Stafford County: 10.526 %Stafford County10.526Osborne County: 10.481 %Osborne County10.481Russell County: 10.451 %Russell County10.451
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lincoln County23.7+14.76 pts
2Grant County20.302+9.04 pts
3Linn County19.659+5.69 pts
4Neosho County18.818+1.77 pts
5Barber County17.415+8.11 pts
6Ottawa County17.321+4.88 pts
7Jefferson County17.088+4.82 pts
8Stevens County16.541+3.85 pts
9Cloud County16.16+5.7 pts
10Bourbon County15.483+4.22 pts
11Rice County14.998+5.16 pts
12Franklin County14.952+5.65 pts
13Osage County14.586+0.87 pts
14Republic County14.457+7.89 pts
15Kingman County13.866+6.22 pts
16Barton County13.79-1.37 pts
17Stanton County13.659-2.88 pts
18Woodson County13.394+0.64 pts
19Pottawatomie County13.184-0.47 pts
20Sumner County12.985+1.81 pts
21Pratt County12.92+2.2 pts
22Douglas County12.777+3.89 pts
23Washington County12.613+3.38 pts
24Graham County12.446+4.58 pts
25Coffey County12.406+2.27 pts
26Dickinson County12.299-1.05 pts
27Riley County11.711+1.42 pts
28Doniphan County11.391-3.83 pts
29Logan County11.355+5.07 pts
30Rooks County11.297-0.4 pts
31Leavenworth County11.09-0.46 pts
32Johnson County11.04-1.45 pts
33Wallace County10.989-6.94 pts
34Ellis County10.93+0.54 pts
35Miami County10.717-0.77 pts
36Crawford County10.629+1.29 pts
37Morris County10.526+0.24 pts
37Stafford County10.526-11.92 pts
39Osborne County10.481-4.56 pts
40Russell County10.451-0.04 pts
41Gray County10.45+1.8 pts
42Phillips County10.433+1.5 pts
43Geary County10.237-2.45 pts
44Kiowa County10.205+2.91 pts
45Finney County10.188+1.19 pts
46Ellsworth County10.078-2.82 pts
47Edwards County10.029-4.41 pts
48Wichita County9.967+1.24 pts
49Saline County9.932-1.35 pts
50Wyandotte County9.927-1.05 pts
51Shawnee County9.901-1.94 pts
52Gove County9.884+1.41 pts
53Clay County9.875-2.38 pts
54Nemaha County9.733+2.96 pts
55Haskell County9.688-3.8 pts
56Lane County9.651-4.1 pts
57Elk County9.624-3.65 pts
58Decatur County9.532+1.76 pts
59Butler County9.465-1.76 pts
60Cherokee County9.407+1.4 pts
61Sedgwick County9.349-1.85 pts
62Greeley County9.05+3.39 pts
63Sherman County8.799+1.25 pts
64Sheridan County8.69-0.34 pts
65Jewell County8.685-5.08 pts
66Harper County8.517+2.7 pts
67Greenwood County8.462-4.51 pts
67Rawlins County8.462+0.23 pts
69Thomas County8.325-0.2 pts
70Hamilton County8.263-3.15 pts
71Brown County8.016-5.74 pts
72Labette County7.989-2.51 pts
73Atchison County7.91+0.62 pts
74Lyon County7.88-2.43 pts
75Wabaunsee County7.721-15.35 pts
76Comanche County7.711-5.53 pts
77Smith County7.697-1.55 pts
78Cowley County7.695-0.09 pts
79Reno County7.589-1.82 pts
80McPherson County7.459+0.15 pts
81Allen County7.437-1.44 pts
82Chase County7.429-6.36 pts
83Wilson County7.42-1.82 pts
84Anderson County7.298-4.19 pts
85Ford County7.27+1.11 pts
86Scott County7.159-2.59 pts
87Cheyenne County6.897-6.52 pts
88Chautauqua County6.783-3.46 pts
89Marshall County6.743-2.9 pts
90Rush County6.522+1.58 pts
91Mitchell County6.493-5.3 pts
92Kearny County6.491-2.44 pts
93Meade County6.386-3.3 pts
94Marion County6.119-1.82 pts
95Norton County6.036-6.19 pts
96Ness County5.786-6.06 pts
97Pawnee County5.717-1.16 pts
98Seward County5.426-1.26 pts
99Jackson County5.145-9.71 pts
100Montgomery County4.829-2.32 pts
101Harvey County4.807-4.95 pts
102Trego County4.77-8.04 pts
103Clark County4.146-2.38 pts
104Morton County3.614-9.34 pts
105Hodgeman County3.065-5.51 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lincoln County, with 23.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hodgeman County, with 3.065% in 2019.

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