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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Morton County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2021, at 28.874%. Greeley County had the lowest, at 4.776%. The median was 10.973% and the figure for Kansas was 13.038%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.874Morton County
Lowest4.776Greeley County
Median10.973105 counties
Kansas13.038History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 16.865 %Anderson County: 9.44 %Atchison County: 10.736 %Barber County: 10.926 %Barton County: 17.902 %Bourbon County: 13.11 %Brown County: 8.693 %Butler County: 14.324 %Chase County: 15.707 %Chautauqua County: 8.333 %Cherokee County: 17.04 %Cheyenne County: 10.973 %Clark County: 6.532 %Clay County: 10.047 %Cloud County: 10.403 %Coffey County: 12.173 %Comanche County: 8.553 %Cowley County: 14.701 %Crawford County: 8.81 %Decatur County: 16.532 %Dickinson County: 11.894 %Doniphan County: 13.333 %Douglas County: 16.807 %Edwards County: 9.421 %Elk County: 10.076 %Ellis County: 10.312 %Ellsworth County: 7.16 %Finney County: 7.443 %Ford County: 9.472 %Franklin County: 8.152 %Geary County: 14.738 %Gove County: 11.71 %Graham County: 7.769 %Grant County: 20.162 %Gray County: 10.302 %Greeley County: 4.776 %Greenwood County: 19.698 %Hamilton County: 14.959 %Harper County: 14.152 %Harvey County: 10.698 %Haskell County: 8.044 %Hodgeman County: 6.929 %Jackson County: 11.436 %Jefferson County: 10.455 %Jewell County: 7.053 %Johnson County: 14.942 %Kearny County: 6.225 %Kingman County: 10.416 %Kiowa County: 12.575 %Labette County: 12.371 %Lane County: 7.692 %Leavenworth County: 11.285 %Lincoln County: 13.22 %Linn County: 10.088 %Logan County: 13.264 %Lyon County: 12.915 %McPherson County: 8.907 %Marion County: 7.18 %Marshall County: 10.559 %Meade County: 16.216 %Miami County: 16.426 %Mitchell County: 12.325 %Montgomery County: 9.977 %Morris County: 9.578 %Morton County: 28.874 %Nemaha County: 7.374 %Neosho County: 13.278 %Ness County: 10.112 %Norton County: 12.432 %Osage County: 9.916 %Osborne County: 13.801 %Ottawa County: 9.734 %Pawnee County: 8.427 %Phillips County: 14.564 %Pottawatomie County: 11.641 %Pratt County: 12.937 %Rawlins County: 10.922 %Reno County: 13.342 %Republic County: 11.313 %Rice County: 12.632 %Riley County: 14.688 %Rooks County: 9.916 %Rush County: 16.807 %Russell County: 11.051 %Saline County: 10.669 %Scott County: 12.178 %Sedgwick County: 13.611 %Seward County: 7.817 %Shawnee County: 10.5 %Sheridan County: 8.196 %Sherman County: 13.771 %Smith County: 8.03 %Stafford County: 13.209 %Stanton County: 8.626 %Stevens County: 16.263 %Sumner County: 25.272 %Thomas County: 8.97 %Trego County: 7.518 %Wabaunsee County: 15.933 %Wallace County: 16.887 %Washington County: 9.288 %Wichita County: 8.866 %Wilson County: 11.34 %Woodson County: 10.307 %Wyandotte County: 12.211 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Morton County: 28.874 %Morton County28.874Sumner County: 25.272 %Sumner County25.272Grant County: 20.162 %Grant County20.162Greenwood County: 19.698 %Greenwood County19.698Barton County: 17.902 %Barton County17.902Cherokee County: 17.04 %Cherokee County17.04Wallace County: 16.887 %Wallace County16.887Allen County: 16.865 %Allen County16.865Douglas County: 16.807 %Douglas County16.807Rush County: 16.807 %Rush County16.807Decatur County: 16.532 %Decatur County16.532Miami County: 16.426 %Miami County16.426Stevens County: 16.263 %Stevens County16.263Meade County: 16.216 %Meade County16.216Wabaunsee County: 15.933 %Wabaunsee County15.933Chase County: 15.707 %Chase County15.707Hamilton County: 14.959 %Hamilton County14.959Johnson County: 14.942 %Johnson County14.942Geary County: 14.738 %Geary County14.738Cowley County: 14.701 %Cowley County14.701Riley County: 14.688 %Riley County14.688Phillips County: 14.564 %Phillips County14.564Butler County: 14.324 %Butler County14.324Harper County: 14.152 %Harper County14.152Osborne County: 13.801 %Osborne County13.801Sherman County: 13.771 %Sherman County13.771Sedgwick County: 13.611 %Sedgwick County13.611Reno County: 13.342 %Reno County13.342Doniphan County: 13.333 %Doniphan County13.333Neosho County: 13.278 %Neosho County13.278Logan County: 13.264 %Logan County13.264Lincoln County: 13.22 %Lincoln County13.22Stafford County: 13.209 %Stafford County13.209Bourbon County: 13.11 %Bourbon County13.11Pratt County: 12.937 %Pratt County12.937Lyon County: 12.915 %Lyon County12.915Rice County: 12.632 %Rice County12.632Kiowa County: 12.575 %Kiowa County12.575Norton County: 12.432 %Norton County12.432Labette County: 12.371 %Labette County12.371Morton County: 28.874 %Morton County28.874Sumner County: 25.272 %Sumner County25.272Grant County: 20.162 %Grant County20.162Greenwood County: 19.698 %Greenwood County19.698Barton County: 17.902 %Barton County17.902Cherokee County: 17.04 %Cherokee County17.04Wallace County: 16.887 %Wallace County16.887Allen County: 16.865 %Allen County16.865Douglas County: 16.807 %Douglas County16.807Rush County: 16.807 %Rush County16.807Decatur County: 16.532 %Decatur County16.532Miami County: 16.426 %Miami County16.426Stevens County: 16.263 %Stevens County16.263Meade County: 16.216 %Meade County16.216Wabaunsee County: 15.933 %Wabaunsee County15.933Chase County: 15.707 %Chase County15.707Hamilton County: 14.959 %Hamilton County14.959Johnson County: 14.942 %Johnson County14.942Geary County: 14.738 %Geary County14.738Cowley County: 14.701 %Cowley County14.701Riley County: 14.688 %Riley County14.688Phillips County: 14.564 %Phillips County14.564Butler County: 14.324 %Butler County14.324Harper County: 14.152 %Harper County14.152Osborne County: 13.801 %Osborne County13.801Sherman County: 13.771 %Sherman County13.771Sedgwick County: 13.611 %Sedgwick County13.611Reno County: 13.342 %Reno County13.342Doniphan County: 13.333 %Doniphan County13.333Neosho County: 13.278 %Neosho County13.278Logan County: 13.264 %Logan County13.264Lincoln County: 13.22 %Lincoln County13.22Stafford County: 13.209 %Stafford County13.209Bourbon County: 13.11 %Bourbon County13.11Pratt County: 12.937 %Pratt County12.937Lyon County: 12.915 %Lyon County12.915Rice County: 12.632 %Rice County12.632Kiowa County: 12.575 %Kiowa County12.575Norton County: 12.432 %Norton County12.432Labette County: 12.371 %Labette County12.371
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Morton County28.874+20.09 pts
2Sumner County25.272+14.16 pts
3Grant County20.162+10.97 pts
4Greenwood County19.698+12.02 pts
5Barton County17.902+9.48 pts
6Cherokee County17.04+4 pts
7Wallace County16.887+1.92 pts
8Allen County16.865-8.58 pts
9Douglas County16.807-0.44 pts
9Rush County16.807-12.2 pts
11Decatur County16.532+1.19 pts
12Miami County16.426+5.68 pts
13Stevens County16.263+1.62 pts
14Meade County16.216-1.88 pts
15Wabaunsee County15.933+6.57 pts
16Chase County15.707+4.92 pts
17Hamilton County14.959+6.34 pts
18Johnson County14.942+2.45 pts
19Geary County14.738+3.76 pts
20Cowley County14.701+9 pts
21Riley County14.688+2.87 pts
22Phillips County14.564+1.62 pts
23Butler County14.324+3.1 pts
24Harper County14.152+6.22 pts
25Osborne County13.801+3.74 pts
26Sherman County13.771-2.51 pts
27Sedgwick County13.611+3.24 pts
28Reno County13.342+3.87 pts
29Doniphan County13.333+5.47 pts
30Neosho County13.278+4.91 pts
31Logan County13.264-4.72 pts
32Lincoln County13.22+6.04 pts
33Stafford County13.209+1.73 pts
34Bourbon County13.11+2.95 pts
35Pratt County12.937+2.95 pts
36Lyon County12.915+5.12 pts
37Rice County12.632-7 pts
38Kiowa County12.575+1.21 pts
39Norton County12.432+2.94 pts
40Labette County12.371+0.04 pts
41Mitchell County12.325-3.65 pts
42Wyandotte County12.211+2.22 pts
43Scott County12.178+2.43 pts
44Coffey County12.173-34.14 pts
45Dickinson County11.894+1.86 pts
46Gove County11.71+1.13 pts
47Pottawatomie County11.641+1.93 pts
48Jackson County11.436-0.07 pts
49Wilson County11.34-4.09 pts
50Republic County11.313+3.45 pts
51Leavenworth County11.285+1.18 pts
52Russell County11.051-0.72 pts
53Cheyenne County10.973-8.02 pts
54Barber County10.926+2.89 pts
55Rawlins County10.922+4.02 pts
56Atchison County10.736-5.85 pts
57Harvey County10.698+0.42 pts
58Saline County10.669-0.58 pts
59Marshall County10.559+1.19 pts
60Shawnee County10.5-1.18 pts
61Jefferson County10.455+1.08 pts
62Kingman County10.416+0.41 pts
63Cloud County10.403+0.46 pts
64Ellis County10.312+0.37 pts
65Woodson County10.307-2.77 pts
66Gray County10.302-2.41 pts
67Ness County10.112+2.98 pts
68Linn County10.088-0.02 pts
69Elk County10.076-2.65 pts
70Clay County10.047-0.14 pts
71Montgomery County9.977-9.39 pts
72Osage County9.916-4.05 pts
72Rooks County9.916-2.81 pts
74Ottawa County9.734-5.01 pts
75Morris County9.578+0.2 pts
76Ford County9.472+0.8 pts
77Anderson County9.44-20.08 pts
78Edwards County9.421-0.26 pts
79Washington County9.288-0.88 pts
80Thomas County8.97+0.63 pts
81McPherson County8.907+1.18 pts
82Wichita County8.866-0.86 pts
83Crawford County8.81-1.11 pts
84Brown County8.693+0.11 pts
85Stanton County8.626-2.7 pts
86Comanche County8.553+0.99 pts
87Pawnee County8.427-0.41 pts
88Chautauqua County8.333-1.4 pts
89Sheridan County8.196-3.15 pts
90Franklin County8.152+1.38 pts
91Haskell County8.044+0.08 pts
92Smith County8.03-7.1 pts
93Seward County7.817+0.7 pts
94Graham County7.769-29.65 pts
95Lane County7.692-6.06 pts
96Trego County7.518-19.74 pts
97Finney County7.443-0.48 pts
98Nemaha County7.374-6.95 pts
99Marion County7.18-3 pts
100Ellsworth County7.16-5.99 pts
101Jewell County7.053-1.68 pts
102Hodgeman County6.929-0.19 pts
103Clark County6.532+3.98 pts
104Kearny County6.225-3.71 pts
105Greeley County4.776-1.49 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Morton County, with 28.874% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Greeley County, with 4.776% in 2021.

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