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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 2023, at 78.1%. Lansing, KS had the lowest, at 55.9%. The median was 68.7% and the figure for Kansas was 66.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.1Gardner, KS
Lowest55.9Lansing, KS
Median68.738 cities
Kansas66.3History

All cities, 2023

Gardner, KS: 78.1 %Gardner, KS78.1Mission, KS: 76.6 %Mission, KS76.6Lenexa, KS: 73.5 %Lenexa, KS73.5Shawnee, KS: 73.4 %Shawnee, KS73.4Olathe, KS: 73.3 %Olathe, KS73.3Spring Hill, KS: 73.2 %Spring Hill, KS73.2Junction City, KS: 72.9 %Junction City, KS72.9Dodge City, KS: 71.9 %Dodge City, KS71.9Hays, KS: 71.8 %Hays, KS71.8Overland Park, KS: 71.6 %Overland Park, KS71.6Andover, KS: 71.4 %Andover, KS71.4Lawrence, KS: 70.9 %Lawrence, KS70.9Liberal, KS: 70.2 %Liberal, KS70.2Garden City, KS: 70 %Garden City, KS70McPherson, KS: 70 %McPherson, KS70Prairie Village, KS: 69.4 %Prairie Village, KS69.4Merriam, KS: 68.8 %Merriam, KS68.8Newton, KS: 68.8 %Newton, KS68.8Emporia, KS: 68.7 %Emporia, KS68.7Manhattan, KS: 68.6 %Manhattan, KS68.6Bel Aire, KS: 68.1 %Bel Aire, KS68.1Derby, KS: 67.9 %Derby, KS67.9Ottawa, KS: 67.2 %Ottawa, KS67.2Salina, KS: 66.7 %Salina, KS66.7Wichita, KS: 65.9 %Wichita, KS65.9Kansas City, KS: 65.5 %Kansas City, KS65.5Pittsburg, KS: 65 %Pittsburg, KS65Great Bend, KS: 63.6 %Great Bend, KS63.6Leawood, KS: 63 %Leawood, KS63Topeka, KS: 62.1 %Topeka, KS62.1El Dorado, KS: 62.1 %El Dorado, KS62.1Atchison, KS: 61.8 %Atchison, KS61.8Haysville, KS: 61.7 %Haysville, KS61.7Hutchinson, KS: 61.5 %Hutchinson, KS61.5Arkansas City, KS: 58.8 %Arkansas City, KS58.8Leavenworth, KS: 57.6 %Leavenworth, KS57.6Winfield, KS: 57.5 %Winfield, KS57.5Lansing, KS: 55.9 %Lansing, KS55.9Gardner, KS: 78.1 %Gardner, KS78.1Mission, KS: 76.6 %Mission, KS76.6Lenexa, KS: 73.5 %Lenexa, KS73.5Shawnee, KS: 73.4 %Shawnee, KS73.4Olathe, KS: 73.3 %Olathe, KS73.3Spring Hill, KS: 73.2 %Spring Hill, KS73.2Junction City, KS: 72.9 %Junction City, KS72.9Dodge City, KS: 71.9 %Dodge City, KS71.9Hays, KS: 71.8 %Hays, KS71.8Overland Park, KS: 71.6 %Overland Park, KS71.6Andover, KS: 71.4 %Andover, KS71.4Lawrence, KS: 70.9 %Lawrence, KS70.9Liberal, KS: 70.2 %Liberal, KS70.2Garden City, KS: 70 %Garden City, KS70McPherson, KS: 70 %McPherson, KS70Prairie Village, KS: 69.4 %Prairie Village, KS69.4Merriam, KS: 68.8 %Merriam, KS68.8Newton, KS: 68.8 %Newton, KS68.8Emporia, KS: 68.7 %Emporia, KS68.7Manhattan, KS: 68.6 %Manhattan, KS68.6Bel Aire, KS: 68.1 %Bel Aire, KS68.1Derby, KS: 67.9 %Derby, KS67.9Ottawa, KS: 67.2 %Ottawa, KS67.2Salina, KS: 66.7 %Salina, KS66.7Wichita, KS: 65.9 %Wichita, KS65.9Kansas City, KS: 65.5 %Kansas City, KS65.5Pittsburg, KS: 65 %Pittsburg, KS65Great Bend, KS: 63.6 %Great Bend, KS63.6Leawood, KS: 63 %Leawood, KS63Topeka, KS: 62.1 %Topeka, KS62.1El Dorado, KS: 62.1 %El Dorado, KS62.1Atchison, KS: 61.8 %Atchison, KS61.8Haysville, KS: 61.7 %Haysville, KS61.7Hutchinson, KS: 61.5 %Hutchinson, KS61.5Arkansas City, KS: 58.8 %Arkansas City, KS58.8Leavenworth, KS: 57.6 %Leavenworth, KS57.6Winfield, KS: 57.5 %Winfield, KS57.5Lansing, KS: 55.9 %Lansing, KS55.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gardner, KS78.1-0.8 pts
2Mission, KS76.6+0.8 pts
3Lenexa, KS73.5-0.3 pts
4Shawnee, KS73.4+0.6 pts
5Olathe, KS73.3-0.3 pts
6Spring Hill, KS73.2-2.4 pts
7Junction City, KS72.9+1.1 pts
8Dodge City, KS71.9+0.5 pts
9Hays, KS71.8-1.3 pts
10Overland Park, KS71.6-0.2 pts
11Andover, KS71.4+4 pts
12Lawrence, KS70.9-0.9 pts
13Liberal, KS70.2-0.3 pts
14Garden City, KS70+0.3 pts
15McPherson, KS70+2 pts
16Prairie Village, KS69.4-1 pts
17Merriam, KS68.8-0.1 pts
18Newton, KS68.8-0.6 pts
19Emporia, KS68.7+0.2 pts
20Manhattan, KS68.6-0 pts
21Bel Aire, KS68.1-1.5 pts
22Derby, KS67.9+0.9 pts
23Ottawa, KS67.2+1.9 pts
24Salina, KS66.7+0.4 pts
25Wichita, KS65.9-0.1 pts
26Kansas City, KS65.5-0.2 pts
27Pittsburg, KS65-0.3 pts
28Great Bend, KS63.6-2.9 pts
29Leawood, KS63+0.2 pts
30Topeka, KS62.1+0.3 pts
31El Dorado, KS62.1-3.8 pts
32Atchison, KS61.8+0.2 pts
33Haysville, KS61.7-1.6 pts
34Hutchinson, KS61.5-0.7 pts
35Arkansas City, KS58.8+1.4 pts
36Leavenworth, KS57.6+1 pts
37Winfield, KS57.5-2 pts
38Lansing, KS55.9+1.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 78.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lansing, KS, with 55.9% in 2023.

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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