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

Gardner, KS had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 38 cities in 2022, at 78.9%. Lansing, KS had the lowest, at 53.9%. The median was 68.3% and the figure for Kansas was 66.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.9Gardner, KS
Lowest53.9Lansing, KS
Median68.338 cities
Kansas66.2History

All cities, 2022

Gardner, KS: 78.9 %Gardner, KS78.9Mission, KS: 75.8 %Mission, KS75.8Spring Hill, KS: 75.6 %Spring Hill, KS75.6Lenexa, KS: 73.8 %Lenexa, KS73.8Olathe, KS: 73.6 %Olathe, KS73.6Hays, KS: 73.2 %Hays, KS73.2Shawnee, KS: 72.8 %Shawnee, KS72.8Junction City, KS: 71.8 %Junction City, KS71.8Lawrence, KS: 71.8 %Lawrence, KS71.8Overland Park, KS: 71.8 %Overland Park, KS71.8Dodge City, KS: 71.4 %Dodge City, KS71.4Liberal, KS: 70.5 %Liberal, KS70.5Prairie Village, KS: 70.4 %Prairie Village, KS70.4Garden City, KS: 69.7 %Garden City, KS69.7Bel Aire, KS: 69.7 %Bel Aire, KS69.7Newton, KS: 69.4 %Newton, KS69.4Merriam, KS: 69 %Merriam, KS69Manhattan, KS: 68.6 %Manhattan, KS68.6Emporia, KS: 68.6 %Emporia, KS68.6McPherson, KS: 67.9 %McPherson, KS67.9Andover, KS: 67.4 %Andover, KS67.4Derby, KS: 67.1 %Derby, KS67.1Great Bend, KS: 66.4 %Great Bend, KS66.4Salina, KS: 66.3 %Salina, KS66.3Wichita, KS: 66 %Wichita, KS66El Dorado, KS: 65.9 %El Dorado, KS65.9Kansas City, KS: 65.7 %Kansas City, KS65.7Pittsburg, KS: 65.4 %Pittsburg, KS65.4Ottawa, KS: 65.3 %Ottawa, KS65.3Haysville, KS: 63.2 %Haysville, KS63.2Leawood, KS: 62.8 %Leawood, KS62.8Hutchinson, KS: 62.3 %Hutchinson, KS62.3Topeka, KS: 61.8 %Topeka, KS61.8Atchison, KS: 61.5 %Atchison, KS61.5Winfield, KS: 59.4 %Winfield, KS59.4Arkansas City, KS: 57.5 %Arkansas City, KS57.5Leavenworth, KS: 56.6 %Leavenworth, KS56.6Lansing, KS: 53.9 %Lansing, KS53.9Gardner, KS: 78.9 %Gardner, KS78.9Mission, KS: 75.8 %Mission, KS75.8Spring Hill, KS: 75.6 %Spring Hill, KS75.6Lenexa, KS: 73.8 %Lenexa, KS73.8Olathe, KS: 73.6 %Olathe, KS73.6Hays, KS: 73.2 %Hays, KS73.2Shawnee, KS: 72.8 %Shawnee, KS72.8Junction City, KS: 71.8 %Junction City, KS71.8Lawrence, KS: 71.8 %Lawrence, KS71.8Overland Park, KS: 71.8 %Overland Park, KS71.8Dodge City, KS: 71.4 %Dodge City, KS71.4Liberal, KS: 70.5 %Liberal, KS70.5Prairie Village, KS: 70.4 %Prairie Village, KS70.4Garden City, KS: 69.7 %Garden City, KS69.7Bel Aire, KS: 69.7 %Bel Aire, KS69.7Newton, KS: 69.4 %Newton, KS69.4Merriam, KS: 69 %Merriam, KS69Manhattan, KS: 68.6 %Manhattan, KS68.6Emporia, KS: 68.6 %Emporia, KS68.6McPherson, KS: 67.9 %McPherson, KS67.9Andover, KS: 67.4 %Andover, KS67.4Derby, KS: 67.1 %Derby, KS67.1Great Bend, KS: 66.4 %Great Bend, KS66.4Salina, KS: 66.3 %Salina, KS66.3Wichita, KS: 66 %Wichita, KS66El Dorado, KS: 65.9 %El Dorado, KS65.9Kansas City, KS: 65.7 %Kansas City, KS65.7Pittsburg, KS: 65.4 %Pittsburg, KS65.4Ottawa, KS: 65.3 %Ottawa, KS65.3Haysville, KS: 63.2 %Haysville, KS63.2Leawood, KS: 62.8 %Leawood, KS62.8Hutchinson, KS: 62.3 %Hutchinson, KS62.3Topeka, KS: 61.8 %Topeka, KS61.8Atchison, KS: 61.5 %Atchison, KS61.5Winfield, KS: 59.4 %Winfield, KS59.4Arkansas City, KS: 57.5 %Arkansas City, KS57.5Leavenworth, KS: 56.6 %Leavenworth, KS56.6Lansing, KS: 53.9 %Lansing, KS53.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gardner, KS78.9-0.6 pts
2Mission, KS75.8+0.5 pts
3Spring Hill, KS75.6+2.1 pts
4Lenexa, KS73.8+0.6 pts
5Olathe, KS73.6-1.2 pts
6Hays, KS73.2+1.6 pts
7Shawnee, KS72.8-0.8 pts
8Junction City, KS71.8+1 pts
9Lawrence, KS71.80 pts
9Overland Park, KS71.8-0 pts
11Dodge City, KS71.4-0.9 pts
12Liberal, KS70.5-1.3 pts
13Prairie Village, KS70.4+0.5 pts
14Garden City, KS69.7-2 pts
15Bel Aire, KS69.7-2.3 pts
16Newton, KS69.4+0.3 pts
17Merriam, KS69-1.3 pts
18Manhattan, KS68.6-1.7 pts
19Emporia, KS68.6-1.1 pts
20McPherson, KS67.9+1.7 pts
21Andover, KS67.4+1.1 pts
22Derby, KS67.1-0.6 pts
23Great Bend, KS66.4+0.4 pts
24Salina, KS66.3-0.8 pts
25Wichita, KS66-0.5 pts
26El Dorado, KS65.9-0.5 pts
27Kansas City, KS65.7-0 pts
28Pittsburg, KS65.4+1.8 pts
29Ottawa, KS65.3-0.9 pts
30Haysville, KS63.2+4.3 pts
31Leawood, KS62.8+0.8 pts
32Hutchinson, KS62.3-0.3 pts
33Topeka, KS61.8-0.4 pts
34Atchison, KS61.5-2.5 pts
35Winfield, KS59.4+2.1 pts
36Arkansas City, KS57.5-0.6 pts
37Leavenworth, KS56.6-2.7 pts
38Lansing, KS53.9-3.2 pts

Other periods

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2022. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2022.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2022. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Gardner, KS, with 78.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lansing, KS, with 53.9% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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