The following report is an objective look at several key economic trends occurring in Atchison County over the last few decades. The Atchison County area is a community which has seen a slightly declining population in recent years, although the workforce has been growing. Specific data on those and other developments will hopefully prove valuable to Atchison County’s community leaders. This report looks at variables categorized under the following areas: Population, employment, earnings and income, retail trade, agriculture, and education. Throughout the report, Atchison County’s performance is compared with the performance of the State of Kansas and other Comparative Counties. It is by no means a comprehensive analysis of economic t...