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Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County

Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County was 0.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1 pts from 2023. That is the 100th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

20240.6%
Change on 2023-1 pts
Rank100th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high2.52021
Series low0.62024

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Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County, 2021 to 2024

0.511.522.520212022202320242021: 2.5 %2022: 2.1 %2023: 1.6 %2024: 0.6 %0.511.522.5202120242021: 2.5 %2022: 2.1 %2023: 1.6 %2024: 0.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
20240.6
20231.6
20222.1
20212.5

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2024
Smith County0.6
Kansas3.9
United States5.2

Smith County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 7.9 %Anderson County: 4.1 %Atchison County: 4.6 %Barber County: 1.3 %Barton County: 3.9 %Bourbon County: 5.3 %Brown County: 5.2 %Butler County: 3.4 %Chase County: 0.9 %Chautauqua County: 3.6 %Cherokee County: 3.3 %Cheyenne County: 2.5 %Clark County: 2.8 %Clay County: 1 %Cloud County: 2.5 %Coffey County: 6.4 %Comanche County: 1.7 %Cowley County: 3.9 %Crawford County: 4.1 %Decatur County: 4.1 %Dickinson County: 2.8 %Doniphan County: 1.6 %Douglas County: 4.2 %Edwards County: 6.8 %Elk County: 2 %Ellis County: 3.3 %Ellsworth County: 2.6 %Finney County: 4.1 %Ford County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 3 %Geary County: 6.9 %Gove County: 2.6 %Graham County: 5 %Grant County: 0.7 %Gray County: 2.7 %Greeley County: 0.2 %Greenwood County: 3.4 %Hamilton County: 3.1 %Harper County: 2 %Harvey County: 4.8 %Haskell County: 3.6 %Hodgeman County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 2.4 %Jewell County: 1.4 %Johnson County: 3.2 %Kearny County: 2.2 %Kingman County: 2.2 %Kiowa County: 2.2 %Labette County: 3.1 %Lane County: 0.5 %Leavenworth County: 4.1 %Lincoln County: 2.4 %Linn County: 4.4 %Logan County: 1.8 %Lyon County: 2 %McPherson County: 1.9 %Marion County: 3.4 %Marshall County: 2 %Meade County: 1.5 %Miami County: 3.7 %Mitchell County: 0.1 %Montgomery County: 4.4 %Morris County: 2.5 %Morton County: 1.6 %Nemaha County: 1.5 %Neosho County: 3.2 %Ness County: 0.8 %Norton County: 1.7 %Osage County: 1.9 %Osborne County: 1.6 %Ottawa County: 2.9 %Pawnee County: 1.2 %Phillips County: 3.2 %Pottawatomie County: 2.1 %Pratt County: 3.6 %Rawlins County: 1.3 %Reno County: 3.9 %Republic County: 1.8 %Rice County: 4.4 %Riley County: 3.8 %Rooks County: 2 %Rush County: 3.6 %Russell County: 1.8 %Saline County: 4.8 %Scott County: 2.7 %Sedgwick County: 5 %Seward County: 4.9 %Shawnee County: 4.2 %Sheridan County: 0.7 %Sherman County: 0.6 %Smith County: 0.6 %Stafford County: 2.5 %Stanton County: 1.8 %Stevens County: 3.1 %Sumner County: 5.9 %Thomas County: 0.6 %Trego County: 1 %Wabaunsee County: 4.4 %Wallace County: 1.3 %Washington County: 1.1 %Wichita County: 0.8 %Wilson County: 3 %Woodson County: 1.6 %Wyandotte County: 5.8 %
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  • 3.5 to 4.3
  • 4.3 and over
Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024, %. Smith 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

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Smith 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Smith 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/unemployment-rate-acs/smith-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Smith 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/unemployment-rate-acs/smith-county-kansas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Smith 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/unemployment-rate-acs/smith-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County?

Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County was 0.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1 pts from 2023. That is the 100th highest of 105 counties in 2024.

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

What was the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Smith County?

2.5% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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