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Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County

Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County was 67.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

202467.7%
Change on 2023+0.2 pts
Rank17th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high67.72024
Series low65.12021

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Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County, 2021 to 2024

6566676820212022202320242021: 65.1 %2022: 65.6 %2023: 67.5 %2024: 67.7 %65666768202120242021: 65.1 %2022: 65.6 %2023: 67.5 %2024: 67.7 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202467.7
202367.5
202265.6
202165.1

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2024
Sherman County67.7
Kansas66.1
United States63.5

Sherman County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 62.8 %Anderson County: 62 %Atchison County: 62.6 %Barber County: 69.5 %Barton County: 62.9 %Bourbon County: 61.7 %Brown County: 63.1 %Butler County: 63.5 %Chase County: 55.9 %Chautauqua County: 54.3 %Cherokee County: 60.8 %Cheyenne County: 62.6 %Clark County: 62.6 %Clay County: 58.8 %Cloud County: 63.3 %Coffey County: 59.1 %Comanche County: 62.5 %Cowley County: 57.8 %Crawford County: 65.1 %Decatur County: 61.2 %Dickinson County: 62.1 %Doniphan County: 61.9 %Douglas County: 69 %Edwards County: 58.3 %Elk County: 52.6 %Ellis County: 72 %Ellsworth County: 50.8 %Finney County: 69.2 %Ford County: 70.7 %Franklin County: 66.1 %Geary County: 71.4 %Gove County: 67.1 %Graham County: 61.2 %Grant County: 65.3 %Gray County: 67.9 %Greeley County: 71.3 %Greenwood County: 58.6 %Hamilton County: 66.3 %Harper County: 55.4 %Harvey County: 65.4 %Haskell County: 61.1 %Hodgeman County: 61.8 %Jackson County: 63 %Jefferson County: 64.8 %Jewell County: 60.1 %Johnson County: 71.7 %Kearny County: 63 %Kingman County: 62.5 %Kiowa County: 65.6 %Labette County: 58.4 %Lane County: 58.7 %Leavenworth County: 60.2 %Lincoln County: 62.1 %Linn County: 57.5 %Logan County: 69.4 %Lyon County: 69.2 %McPherson County: 66.4 %Marion County: 60.5 %Marshall County: 63 %Meade County: 60.9 %Miami County: 66 %Mitchell County: 61 %Montgomery County: 57.2 %Morris County: 63 %Morton County: 53.1 %Nemaha County: 63.4 %Neosho County: 62.2 %Ness County: 65.1 %Norton County: 46 %Osage County: 62.1 %Osborne County: 63.8 %Ottawa County: 64.1 %Pawnee County: 53.9 %Phillips County: 59.7 %Pottawatomie County: 65.5 %Pratt County: 59 %Rawlins County: 67.2 %Reno County: 61.1 %Republic County: 61.2 %Rice County: 63.3 %Riley County: 71.5 %Rooks County: 61 %Rush County: 63.5 %Russell County: 68.3 %Saline County: 67 %Scott County: 67 %Sedgwick County: 65.7 %Seward County: 68.4 %Shawnee County: 61.7 %Sheridan County: 68.4 %Sherman County: 67.7 %Smith County: 60.9 %Stafford County: 64.4 %Stanton County: 62.2 %Stevens County: 62 %Sumner County: 59.7 %Thomas County: 71.4 %Trego County: 66 %Wabaunsee County: 62.3 %Wallace County: 61 %Washington County: 63.5 %Wichita County: 60.2 %Wilson County: 60.7 %Woodson County: 54.2 %Wyandotte County: 66.5 %
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Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024, %. Sherman County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sherman County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sherman County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/sherman-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sherman County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/sherman-county-kansas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sherman County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/sherman-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sherman County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/sherman-county-kansas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County?

Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County was 67.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sherman County?

67.7% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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