# Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 38 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mission, KS | 79 |
| 2 | Gardner, KS | 78.3 |
| 3 | Spring Hill, KS | 75.2 |
| 4 | Shawnee, KS | 73.3 |
| 5 | Lenexa, KS | 73.3 |
| 6 | Olathe, KS | 72.9 |
| 7 | Dodge City, KS | 72.2 |
| 8 | Hays, KS | 71.8 |
| 9 | Overland Park, KS | 71.5 |
| 10 | Junction City, KS | 70.9 |
| 11 | Emporia, KS | 70.1 |
| 12 | Merriam, KS | 70.1 |
| 13 | Lawrence, KS | 70 |
| 14 | Manhattan, KS | 69.5 |
| 15 | Andover, KS | 69.5 |
| 16 | Garden City, KS | 69.1 |
| 17 | Newton, KS | 68.9 |
| 18 | Ottawa, KS | 68.5 |
| 19 | Liberal, KS | 68.4 |
| 20 | McPherson, KS | 68.4 |
| 21 | Prairie Village, KS | 67.2 |
| 22 | Salina, KS | 66.9 |
| 23 | Derby, KS | 66.8 |
| 24 | Kansas City, KS | 66.5 |
| 25 | Wichita, KS | 65.8 |
| 26 | Pittsburg, KS | 65.5 |
| 27 | Bel Aire, KS | 65.1 |
| 28 | El Dorado, KS | 63.8 |
| 29 | Great Bend, KS | 62.6 |
| 30 | Leawood, KS | 62.2 |
| 31 | Haysville, KS | 62.1 |
| 32 | Atchison, KS | 61.9 |
| 33 | Hutchinson, KS | 61.6 |
| 34 | Topeka, KS | 61 |
| 35 | Lansing, KS | 58.3 |
| 36 | Arkansas City, KS | 57.2 |
| 37 | Leavenworth, KS | 56.9 |
| 38 | Winfield, KS | 55.7 |