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Counties in Kansas by job destruction rate

Ottawa County had the highest job destruction rate of 105 counties in 2022, at 27.52%. Wilson County had the lowest, at 5.729%. The median was 10.92% and the figure for Kansas was 11.571%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.52Ottawa County
Lowest5.729Wilson County
Median10.92105 counties
Kansas11.571History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 15.907 %Anderson County: 11.189 %Atchison County: 6.818 %Barber County: 12.749 %Barton County: 10.71 %Bourbon County: 8.865 %Brown County: 9.324 %Butler County: 13.823 %Chase County: 12.981 %Chautauqua County: 11.249 %Cherokee County: 11.519 %Cheyenne County: 12.478 %Clark County: 6.791 %Clay County: 14.764 %Cloud County: 9.892 %Coffey County: 10.979 %Comanche County: 11.111 %Cowley County: 10.067 %Crawford County: 7.101 %Decatur County: 15.284 %Dickinson County: 9.368 %Doniphan County: 8.014 %Douglas County: 9.434 %Edwards County: 7.455 %Elk County: 15.625 %Ellis County: 9.019 %Ellsworth County: 13.208 %Finney County: 12.829 %Ford County: 5.984 %Franklin County: 8.431 %Geary County: 10.956 %Gove County: 6.168 %Graham County: 7.617 %Grant County: 21.767 %Gray County: 11.805 %Greeley County: 8.06 %Greenwood County: 14.898 %Hamilton County: 7.565 %Harper County: 14.761 %Harvey County: 9.979 %Haskell County: 11.95 %Hodgeman County: 7.67 %Jackson County: 8.735 %Jefferson County: 7.646 %Jewell County: 9.308 %Johnson County: 12.748 %Kearny County: 15.11 %Kingman County: 13.295 %Kiowa County: 11.615 %Labette County: 9.465 %Lane County: 14.023 %Leavenworth County: 13.157 %Lincoln County: 24.408 %Linn County: 14.614 %Logan County: 12.967 %Lyon County: 8.925 %McPherson County: 9.31 %Marion County: 9.994 %Marshall County: 7.546 %Meade County: 9.772 %Miami County: 13.244 %Mitchell County: 8.824 %Montgomery County: 8.58 %Morris County: 13.566 %Morton County: 17.5 %Nemaha County: 6.968 %Neosho County: 10.92 %Ness County: 10.736 %Norton County: 9.831 %Osage County: 14.05 %Osborne County: 10.311 %Ottawa County: 27.52 %Pawnee County: 20.382 %Phillips County: 16.189 %Pottawatomie County: 9.272 %Pratt County: 7.676 %Rawlins County: 10.162 %Reno County: 13.577 %Republic County: 12.112 %Rice County: 11.796 %Riley County: 11.001 %Rooks County: 11.321 %Rush County: 7.417 %Russell County: 9.685 %Saline County: 7.774 %Scott County: 14.414 %Sedgwick County: 11.295 %Seward County: 6.507 %Shawnee County: 10.045 %Sheridan County: 7.542 %Sherman County: 10.656 %Smith County: 11.561 %Stafford County: 22.857 %Stanton County: 6.097 %Stevens County: 10.776 %Sumner County: 11.334 %Thomas County: 10.601 %Trego County: 16 %Wabaunsee County: 26.38 %Wallace County: 13.226 %Washington County: 13.388 %Wichita County: 16.471 %Wilson County: 5.729 %Woodson County: 9.915 %Wyandotte County: 9.015 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Ottawa County: 27.52 %Ottawa County27.52Wabaunsee County: 26.38 %Wabaunsee County26.38Lincoln County: 24.408 %Lincoln County24.408Stafford County: 22.857 %Stafford County22.857Grant County: 21.767 %Grant County21.767Pawnee County: 20.382 %Pawnee County20.382Morton County: 17.5 %Morton County17.5Wichita County: 16.471 %Wichita County16.471Phillips County: 16.189 %Phillips County16.189Trego County: 16 %Trego County16Allen County: 15.907 %Allen County15.907Elk County: 15.625 %Elk County15.625Decatur County: 15.284 %Decatur County15.284Kearny County: 15.11 %Kearny County15.11Greenwood County: 14.898 %Greenwood County14.898Clay County: 14.764 %Clay County14.764Harper County: 14.761 %Harper County14.761Linn County: 14.614 %Linn County14.614Scott County: 14.414 %Scott County14.414Osage County: 14.05 %Osage County14.05Lane County: 14.023 %Lane County14.023Butler County: 13.823 %Butler County13.823Reno County: 13.577 %Reno County13.577Morris County: 13.566 %Morris County13.566Washington County: 13.388 %Washington County13.388Kingman County: 13.295 %Kingman County13.295Miami County: 13.244 %Miami County13.244Wallace County: 13.226 %Wallace County13.226Ellsworth County: 13.208 %Ellsworth County13.208Leavenworth County: 13.157 %Leavenworth County13.157Chase County: 12.981 %Chase County12.981Logan County: 12.967 %Logan County12.967Finney County: 12.829 %Finney County12.829Barber County: 12.749 %Barber County12.749Johnson County: 12.748 %Johnson County12.748Cheyenne County: 12.478 %Cheyenne County12.478Republic County: 12.112 %Republic County12.112Haskell County: 11.95 %Haskell County11.95Gray County: 11.805 %Gray County11.805Rice County: 11.796 %Rice County11.796Ottawa County: 27.52 %Ottawa County27.52Wabaunsee County: 26.38 %Wabaunsee County26.38Lincoln County: 24.408 %Lincoln County24.408Stafford County: 22.857 %Stafford County22.857Grant County: 21.767 %Grant County21.767Pawnee County: 20.382 %Pawnee County20.382Morton County: 17.5 %Morton County17.5Wichita County: 16.471 %Wichita County16.471Phillips County: 16.189 %Phillips County16.189Trego County: 16 %Trego County16Allen County: 15.907 %Allen County15.907Elk County: 15.625 %Elk County15.625Decatur County: 15.284 %Decatur County15.284Kearny County: 15.11 %Kearny County15.11Greenwood County: 14.898 %Greenwood County14.898Clay County: 14.764 %Clay County14.764Harper County: 14.761 %Harper County14.761Linn County: 14.614 %Linn County14.614Scott County: 14.414 %Scott County14.414Osage County: 14.05 %Osage County14.05Lane County: 14.023 %Lane County14.023Butler County: 13.823 %Butler County13.823Reno County: 13.577 %Reno County13.577Morris County: 13.566 %Morris County13.566Washington County: 13.388 %Washington County13.388Kingman County: 13.295 %Kingman County13.295Miami County: 13.244 %Miami County13.244Wallace County: 13.226 %Wallace County13.226Ellsworth County: 13.208 %Ellsworth County13.208Leavenworth County: 13.157 %Leavenworth County13.157Chase County: 12.981 %Chase County12.981Logan County: 12.967 %Logan County12.967Finney County: 12.829 %Finney County12.829Barber County: 12.749 %Barber County12.749Johnson County: 12.748 %Johnson County12.748Cheyenne County: 12.478 %Cheyenne County12.478Republic County: 12.112 %Republic County12.112Haskell County: 11.95 %Haskell County11.95Gray County: 11.805 %Gray County11.805Rice County: 11.796 %Rice County11.796
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ottawa County27.52+17.79 pts
2Wabaunsee County26.38+10.45 pts
3Lincoln County24.408+11.19 pts
4Stafford County22.857+9.65 pts
5Grant County21.767+1.61 pts
6Pawnee County20.382+11.96 pts
7Morton County17.5-11.37 pts
8Wichita County16.471+7.61 pts
9Phillips County16.189+1.63 pts
10Trego County16+8.48 pts
11Allen County15.907-0.96 pts
12Elk County15.625+5.55 pts
13Decatur County15.284-1.25 pts
14Kearny County15.11+8.88 pts
15Greenwood County14.898-4.8 pts
16Clay County14.764+4.72 pts
17Harper County14.761+0.61 pts
18Linn County14.614+4.53 pts
19Scott County14.414+2.24 pts
20Osage County14.05+4.13 pts
21Lane County14.023+6.33 pts
22Butler County13.823-0.5 pts
23Reno County13.577+0.23 pts
24Morris County13.566+3.99 pts
25Washington County13.388+4.1 pts
26Kingman County13.295+2.88 pts
27Miami County13.244-3.18 pts
28Wallace County13.226-3.66 pts
29Ellsworth County13.208+6.05 pts
30Leavenworth County13.157+1.87 pts
31Chase County12.981-2.73 pts
32Logan County12.967-0.3 pts
33Finney County12.829+5.39 pts
34Barber County12.749+1.82 pts
35Johnson County12.748-2.19 pts
36Cheyenne County12.478+1.5 pts
37Republic County12.112+0.8 pts
38Haskell County11.95+3.91 pts
39Gray County11.805+1.5 pts
40Rice County11.796-0.84 pts
41Kiowa County11.615-0.96 pts
42Smith County11.561+3.53 pts
43Cherokee County11.519-5.52 pts
44Sumner County11.334-13.94 pts
45Rooks County11.321+1.4 pts
46Sedgwick County11.295-2.32 pts
47Chautauqua County11.249+2.92 pts
48Anderson County11.189+1.75 pts
49Comanche County11.111+2.56 pts
50Riley County11.001-3.69 pts
51Coffey County10.979-1.19 pts
52Geary County10.956-3.78 pts
53Neosho County10.92-2.36 pts
54Stevens County10.776-5.49 pts
55Ness County10.736+0.62 pts
56Barton County10.71-7.19 pts
57Sherman County10.656-3.12 pts
58Thomas County10.601+1.63 pts
59Osborne County10.311-3.49 pts
60Rawlins County10.162-0.76 pts
61Cowley County10.067-4.63 pts
62Shawnee County10.045-0.46 pts
63Marion County9.994+2.81 pts
64Harvey County9.979-0.72 pts
65Woodson County9.915-0.39 pts
66Cloud County9.892-0.51 pts
67Norton County9.831-2.6 pts
68Meade County9.772-6.44 pts
69Russell County9.685-1.37 pts
70Labette County9.465-2.91 pts
71Douglas County9.434-7.37 pts
72Dickinson County9.368-2.53 pts
73Brown County9.324+0.63 pts
74McPherson County9.31+0.4 pts
75Jewell County9.308+2.25 pts
76Pottawatomie County9.272-2.37 pts
77Ellis County9.019-1.29 pts
78Wyandotte County9.015-3.2 pts
79Lyon County8.925-3.99 pts
80Bourbon County8.865-4.24 pts
81Mitchell County8.824-3.5 pts
82Jackson County8.735-2.7 pts
83Montgomery County8.58-1.4 pts
84Franklin County8.431+0.28 pts
85Greeley County8.06+3.28 pts
86Doniphan County8.014-5.32 pts
87Saline County7.774-2.9 pts
88Pratt County7.676-5.26 pts
89Hodgeman County7.67+0.74 pts
90Jefferson County7.646-2.81 pts
91Graham County7.617-0.15 pts
92Hamilton County7.565-7.39 pts
93Marshall County7.546-3.01 pts
94Sheridan County7.542-0.65 pts
95Edwards County7.455-1.97 pts
96Rush County7.417-9.39 pts
97Crawford County7.101-1.71 pts
98Nemaha County6.968-0.41 pts
99Atchison County6.818-3.92 pts
100Clark County6.791+0.26 pts
101Seward County6.507-1.31 pts
102Gove County6.168-5.54 pts
103Stanton County6.097-2.53 pts
104Ford County5.984-3.49 pts
105Wilson County5.729-5.61 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Ottawa County, with 27.52% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wilson County, with 5.729% in 2022.

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