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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Coffey County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2020, at 46.316%. Clark County had the lowest, at 2.552%. The median was 10.173% and the figure for Kansas was 11.549%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.316Coffey County
Lowest2.552Clark County
Median10.173105 counties
Kansas11.549History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 25.447 %Anderson County: 29.518 %Atchison County: 16.588 %Barber County: 8.037 %Barton County: 8.424 %Bourbon County: 10.159 %Brown County: 8.579 %Butler County: 11.226 %Chase County: 10.784 %Chautauqua County: 9.73 %Cherokee County: 13.039 %Cheyenne County: 18.992 %Clark County: 2.552 %Clay County: 10.192 %Cloud County: 9.939 %Coffey County: 46.316 %Comanche County: 7.566 %Cowley County: 5.703 %Crawford County: 9.922 %Decatur County: 15.346 %Dickinson County: 10.037 %Doniphan County: 7.86 %Douglas County: 17.25 %Edwards County: 9.684 %Elk County: 12.727 %Ellis County: 9.946 %Ellsworth County: 13.148 %Finney County: 7.924 %Ford County: 8.674 %Franklin County: 6.768 %Geary County: 10.975 %Gove County: 10.581 %Graham County: 37.414 %Grant County: 9.193 %Gray County: 12.708 %Greeley County: 6.269 %Greenwood County: 7.682 %Hamilton County: 8.615 %Harper County: 7.936 %Harvey County: 10.275 %Haskell County: 7.966 %Hodgeman County: 7.117 %Jackson County: 11.502 %Jefferson County: 9.375 %Jewell County: 8.736 %Johnson County: 12.489 %Kearny County: 9.933 %Kingman County: 10.003 %Kiowa County: 11.367 %Labette County: 12.329 %Lane County: 13.748 %Leavenworth County: 10.108 %Lincoln County: 7.18 %Linn County: 10.109 %Logan County: 17.98 %Lyon County: 7.798 %McPherson County: 7.725 %Marion County: 10.181 %Marshall County: 9.366 %Meade County: 18.097 %Miami County: 10.75 %Mitchell County: 15.972 %Montgomery County: 19.37 %Morris County: 9.374 %Morton County: 8.781 %Nemaha County: 14.328 %Neosho County: 8.364 %Ness County: 7.131 %Norton County: 9.488 %Osage County: 13.964 %Osborne County: 10.065 %Ottawa County: 14.741 %Pawnee County: 8.84 %Phillips County: 12.948 %Pottawatomie County: 9.715 %Pratt County: 9.983 %Rawlins County: 6.902 %Reno County: 9.473 %Republic County: 7.867 %Rice County: 19.635 %Riley County: 11.823 %Rooks County: 12.727 %Rush County: 29.011 %Russell County: 11.775 %Saline County: 11.248 %Scott County: 9.751 %Sedgwick County: 10.367 %Seward County: 7.12 %Shawnee County: 11.676 %Sheridan County: 11.345 %Sherman County: 16.284 %Smith County: 15.125 %Stafford County: 11.477 %Stanton County: 11.328 %Stevens County: 14.647 %Sumner County: 11.112 %Thomas County: 8.336 %Trego County: 27.262 %Wabaunsee County: 9.359 %Wallace County: 14.968 %Washington County: 10.173 %Wichita County: 9.725 %Wilson County: 15.429 %Woodson County: 13.08 %Wyandotte County: 9.992 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Coffey County: 46.316 %Coffey County46.316Graham County: 37.414 %Graham County37.414Anderson County: 29.518 %Anderson County29.518Rush County: 29.011 %Rush County29.011Trego County: 27.262 %Trego County27.262Allen County: 25.447 %Allen County25.447Rice County: 19.635 %Rice County19.635Montgomery County: 19.37 %Montgomery County19.37Cheyenne County: 18.992 %Cheyenne County18.992Meade County: 18.097 %Meade County18.097Logan County: 17.98 %Logan County17.98Douglas County: 17.25 %Douglas County17.25Atchison County: 16.588 %Atchison County16.588Sherman County: 16.284 %Sherman County16.284Mitchell County: 15.972 %Mitchell County15.972Wilson County: 15.429 %Wilson County15.429Decatur County: 15.346 %Decatur County15.346Smith County: 15.125 %Smith County15.125Wallace County: 14.968 %Wallace County14.968Ottawa County: 14.741 %Ottawa County14.741Stevens County: 14.647 %Stevens County14.647Nemaha County: 14.328 %Nemaha County14.328Osage County: 13.964 %Osage County13.964Lane County: 13.748 %Lane County13.748Ellsworth County: 13.148 %Ellsworth County13.148Woodson County: 13.08 %Woodson County13.08Cherokee County: 13.039 %Cherokee County13.039Phillips County: 12.948 %Phillips County12.948Elk County: 12.727 %Elk County12.727Rooks County: 12.727 %Rooks County12.727Gray County: 12.708 %Gray County12.708Johnson County: 12.489 %Johnson County12.489Labette County: 12.329 %Labette County12.329Riley County: 11.823 %Riley County11.823Russell County: 11.775 %Russell County11.775Shawnee County: 11.676 %Shawnee County11.676Jackson County: 11.502 %Jackson County11.502Stafford County: 11.477 %Stafford County11.477Kiowa County: 11.367 %Kiowa County11.367Sheridan County: 11.345 %Sheridan County11.345Coffey County: 46.316 %Coffey County46.316Graham County: 37.414 %Graham County37.414Anderson County: 29.518 %Anderson County29.518Rush County: 29.011 %Rush County29.011Trego County: 27.262 %Trego County27.262Allen County: 25.447 %Allen County25.447Rice County: 19.635 %Rice County19.635Montgomery County: 19.37 %Montgomery County19.37Cheyenne County: 18.992 %Cheyenne County18.992Meade County: 18.097 %Meade County18.097Logan County: 17.98 %Logan County17.98Douglas County: 17.25 %Douglas County17.25Atchison County: 16.588 %Atchison County16.588Sherman County: 16.284 %Sherman County16.284Mitchell County: 15.972 %Mitchell County15.972Wilson County: 15.429 %Wilson County15.429Decatur County: 15.346 %Decatur County15.346Smith County: 15.125 %Smith County15.125Wallace County: 14.968 %Wallace County14.968Ottawa County: 14.741 %Ottawa County14.741Stevens County: 14.647 %Stevens County14.647Nemaha County: 14.328 %Nemaha County14.328Osage County: 13.964 %Osage County13.964Lane County: 13.748 %Lane County13.748Ellsworth County: 13.148 %Ellsworth County13.148Woodson County: 13.08 %Woodson County13.08Cherokee County: 13.039 %Cherokee County13.039Phillips County: 12.948 %Phillips County12.948Elk County: 12.727 %Elk County12.727Rooks County: 12.727 %Rooks County12.727Gray County: 12.708 %Gray County12.708Johnson County: 12.489 %Johnson County12.489Labette County: 12.329 %Labette County12.329Riley County: 11.823 %Riley County11.823Russell County: 11.775 %Russell County11.775Shawnee County: 11.676 %Shawnee County11.676Jackson County: 11.502 %Jackson County11.502Stafford County: 11.477 %Stafford County11.477Kiowa County: 11.367 %Kiowa County11.367Sheridan County: 11.345 %Sheridan County11.345
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Coffey County46.316+33.91 pts
2Graham County37.414+24.97 pts
3Anderson County29.518+22.22 pts
4Rush County29.011+22.49 pts
5Trego County27.262+22.49 pts
6Allen County25.447+18.01 pts
7Rice County19.635+4.64 pts
8Montgomery County19.37+14.54 pts
9Cheyenne County18.992+12.1 pts
10Meade County18.097+11.71 pts
11Logan County17.98+6.63 pts
12Douglas County17.25+4.47 pts
13Atchison County16.588+8.68 pts
14Sherman County16.284+7.48 pts
15Mitchell County15.972+9.48 pts
16Wilson County15.429+8.01 pts
17Decatur County15.346+5.81 pts
18Smith County15.125+7.43 pts
19Wallace County14.968+3.98 pts
20Ottawa County14.741-2.58 pts
21Stevens County14.647-1.89 pts
22Nemaha County14.328+4.59 pts
23Osage County13.964-0.62 pts
24Lane County13.748+4.1 pts
25Ellsworth County13.148+3.07 pts
26Woodson County13.08-0.31 pts
27Cherokee County13.039+3.63 pts
28Phillips County12.948+2.52 pts
29Elk County12.727+3.1 pts
29Rooks County12.727+1.43 pts
31Gray County12.708+2.26 pts
32Johnson County12.489+1.45 pts
33Labette County12.329+4.34 pts
34Riley County11.823+0.11 pts
35Russell County11.775+1.32 pts
36Shawnee County11.676+1.78 pts
37Jackson County11.502+6.36 pts
38Stafford County11.477+0.95 pts
39Kiowa County11.367+1.16 pts
40Sheridan County11.345+2.66 pts
41Stanton County11.328-2.33 pts
42Saline County11.248+1.32 pts
43Butler County11.226+1.76 pts
44Sumner County11.112-1.87 pts
45Geary County10.975+0.74 pts
46Chase County10.784+3.36 pts
47Miami County10.75+0.03 pts
48Gove County10.581+0.7 pts
49Sedgwick County10.367+1.02 pts
50Harvey County10.275+5.47 pts
51Clay County10.192+0.32 pts
52Marion County10.181+4.06 pts
53Washington County10.173-2.44 pts
54Bourbon County10.159-5.32 pts
55Linn County10.109-9.55 pts
56Leavenworth County10.108-0.98 pts
57Osborne County10.065-0.42 pts
58Dickinson County10.037-2.26 pts
59Kingman County10.003-3.86 pts
60Wyandotte County9.992+0.07 pts
61Pratt County9.983-2.94 pts
62Ellis County9.946-0.98 pts
63Cloud County9.939-6.22 pts
64Kearny County9.933+3.44 pts
65Crawford County9.922-0.71 pts
66Scott County9.751+2.59 pts
67Chautauqua County9.73+2.95 pts
68Wichita County9.725-0.24 pts
69Pottawatomie County9.715-3.47 pts
70Edwards County9.684-0.35 pts
71Norton County9.488+3.45 pts
72Reno County9.473+1.88 pts
73Jefferson County9.375-7.71 pts
74Morris County9.374-1.15 pts
75Marshall County9.366+2.62 pts
76Wabaunsee County9.359+1.64 pts
77Grant County9.193-11.11 pts
78Pawnee County8.84+3.12 pts
79Morton County8.781+5.17 pts
80Jewell County8.736+0.05 pts
81Ford County8.674+1.4 pts
82Hamilton County8.615+0.35 pts
83Brown County8.579+0.56 pts
84Barton County8.424-5.37 pts
85Neosho County8.364-10.45 pts
86Thomas County8.336+0.01 pts
87Barber County8.037-9.38 pts
88Haskell County7.966-1.72 pts
89Harper County7.936-0.58 pts
90Finney County7.924-2.26 pts
91Republic County7.867-6.59 pts
92Doniphan County7.86-3.53 pts
93Lyon County7.798-0.08 pts
94McPherson County7.725+0.27 pts
95Greenwood County7.682-0.78 pts
96Comanche County7.566-0.15 pts
97Lincoln County7.18-16.52 pts
98Ness County7.131+1.35 pts
99Seward County7.12+1.69 pts
100Hodgeman County7.117+4.05 pts
101Rawlins County6.902-1.56 pts
102Franklin County6.768-8.18 pts
103Greeley County6.269-2.78 pts
104Cowley County5.703-1.99 pts
105Clark County2.552-1.59 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Coffey County, with 46.316% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 2.552% in 2020.

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