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

Ellis County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2024, at 72%. Norton County had the lowest, at 46%. The median was 62.6% and the figure for Kansas was 66.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72Ellis County
Lowest46Norton County
Median62.6105 counties
Kansas66.1History

Map of counties, 2024

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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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Ellis County: 72 %Ellis County72Johnson County: 71.7 %Johnson County71.7Riley County: 71.5 %Riley County71.5Thomas County: 71.4 %Thomas County71.4Geary County: 71.4 %Geary County71.4Greeley County: 71.3 %Greeley County71.3Ford County: 70.7 %Ford County70.7Barber County: 69.5 %Barber County69.5Logan County: 69.4 %Logan County69.4Lyon County: 69.2 %Lyon County69.2Finney County: 69.2 %Finney County69.2Douglas County: 69 %Douglas County69Sheridan County: 68.4 %Sheridan County68.4Seward County: 68.4 %Seward County68.4Russell County: 68.3 %Russell County68.3Gray County: 67.9 %Gray County67.9Sherman County: 67.7 %Sherman County67.7Rawlins County: 67.2 %Rawlins County67.2Gove County: 67.1 %Gove County67.1Saline County: 67 %Saline County67Scott County: 67 %Scott County67Wyandotte County: 66.5 %Wyandotte County66.5McPherson County: 66.4 %McPherson County66.4Hamilton County: 66.3 %Hamilton County66.3Franklin County: 66.1 %Franklin County66.1Trego County: 66 %Trego County66Miami County: 66 %Miami County66Sedgwick County: 65.7 %Sedgwick County65.7Kiowa County: 65.6 %Kiowa County65.6Pottawatomie County: 65.5 %Pottawatomie County65.5Harvey County: 65.4 %Harvey County65.4Grant County: 65.3 %Grant County65.3Crawford County: 65.1 %Crawford County65.1Ness County: 65.1 %Ness County65.1Jefferson County: 64.8 %Jefferson County64.8Stafford County: 64.4 %Stafford County64.4Ottawa County: 64.1 %Ottawa County64.1Osborne County: 63.8 %Osborne County63.8Rush County: 63.5 %Rush County63.5Washington County: 63.5 %Washington County63.5Ellis County: 72 %Ellis County72Johnson County: 71.7 %Johnson County71.7Riley County: 71.5 %Riley County71.5Thomas County: 71.4 %Thomas County71.4Geary County: 71.4 %Geary County71.4Greeley County: 71.3 %Greeley County71.3Ford County: 70.7 %Ford County70.7Barber County: 69.5 %Barber County69.5Logan County: 69.4 %Logan County69.4Lyon County: 69.2 %Lyon County69.2Finney County: 69.2 %Finney County69.2Douglas County: 69 %Douglas County69Sheridan County: 68.4 %Sheridan County68.4Seward County: 68.4 %Seward County68.4Russell County: 68.3 %Russell County68.3Gray County: 67.9 %Gray County67.9Sherman County: 67.7 %Sherman County67.7Rawlins County: 67.2 %Rawlins County67.2Gove County: 67.1 %Gove County67.1Saline County: 67 %Saline County67Scott County: 67 %Scott County67Wyandotte County: 66.5 %Wyandotte County66.5McPherson County: 66.4 %McPherson County66.4Hamilton County: 66.3 %Hamilton County66.3Franklin County: 66.1 %Franklin County66.1Trego County: 66 %Trego County66Miami County: 66 %Miami County66Sedgwick County: 65.7 %Sedgwick County65.7Kiowa County: 65.6 %Kiowa County65.6Pottawatomie County: 65.5 %Pottawatomie County65.5Harvey County: 65.4 %Harvey County65.4Grant County: 65.3 %Grant County65.3Crawford County: 65.1 %Crawford County65.1Ness County: 65.1 %Ness County65.1Jefferson County: 64.8 %Jefferson County64.8Stafford County: 64.4 %Stafford County64.4Ottawa County: 64.1 %Ottawa County64.1Osborne County: 63.8 %Osborne County63.8Rush County: 63.5 %Rush County63.5Washington County: 63.5 %Washington County63.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ellis County72-0.5 pts
2Johnson County71.7-0.1 pts
3Riley County71.5+0.5 pts
4Thomas County71.4+3 pts
5Geary County71.4-0.8 pts
6Greeley County71.3+1 pts
7Ford County70.7+0.1 pts
8Barber County69.5+3.1 pts
9Logan County69.4+1.4 pts
10Lyon County69.2+0.8 pts
11Finney County69.2-1.1 pts
12Douglas County69-0.6 pts
13Sheridan County68.4-0.7 pts
14Seward County68.4-1.5 pts
15Russell County68.3+4.3 pts
16Gray County67.9-0.3 pts
17Sherman County67.7+0.2 pts
18Rawlins County67.2-0.5 pts
19Gove County67.1+1.7 pts
20Saline County67+0.2 pts
21Scott County67-1.5 pts
22Wyandotte County66.5+0.8 pts
23McPherson County66.4-0.8 pts
24Hamilton County66.3+0.9 pts
25Franklin County66.1-0.3 pts
26Trego County66+1.3 pts
27Miami County66+0.6 pts
28Sedgwick County65.7-0.3 pts
29Kiowa County65.6-0.3 pts
30Pottawatomie County65.5-1.4 pts
31Harvey County65.4-0.1 pts
32Grant County65.3-2.3 pts
33Crawford County65.1+0.1 pts
34Ness County65.1-0.7 pts
35Jefferson County64.8+0.4 pts
36Stafford County64.4-0.1 pts
37Ottawa County64.1+0.2 pts
38Osborne County63.8-0.9 pts
39Rush County63.5-0.3 pts
39Washington County63.5+3.7 pts
41Butler County63.5+0.5 pts
42Nemaha County63.4-2.7 pts
43Cloud County63.3+1.9 pts
44Rice County63.3+1.3 pts
45Brown County63.1+0.3 pts
46Jackson County63-0.1 pts
46Kearny County63+1.1 pts
48Morris County63-1.5 pts
49Marshall County63-2.6 pts
50Barton County62.9-0.2 pts
51Allen County62.8+2.6 pts
52Atchison County62.6-0.2 pts
53Cheyenne County62.6+0.5 pts
54Clark County62.6+0.8 pts
55Comanche County62.5+0.6 pts
56Kingman County62.5-1.2 pts
57Wabaunsee County62.3+0.1 pts
58Neosho County62.2+1.4 pts
59Stanton County62.2+2 pts
60Osage County62.1+0.2 pts
61Lincoln County62.1-0.3 pts
62Dickinson County62.1-1.1 pts
63Anderson County62+1.2 pts
64Stevens County62-0.1 pts
65Doniphan County61.9+0.6 pts
66Hodgeman County61.8-2.9 pts
67Bourbon County61.7-1.2 pts
68Shawnee County61.7-0.9 pts
69Decatur County61.2-2 pts
69Republic County61.2+1.7 pts
71Graham County61.2-2.5 pts
72Haskell County61.1-1.7 pts
73Reno County61.1-0 pts
74Rooks County61-1.1 pts
75Wallace County61-2.1 pts
76Mitchell County61+1.8 pts
77Smith County60.9+0.1 pts
78Meade County60.9-1.8 pts
79Cherokee County60.8-0.9 pts
80Wilson County60.7+0.8 pts
81Marion County60.5-0.3 pts
82Wichita County60.2+0.4 pts
83Leavenworth County60.2-0.4 pts
84Jewell County60.1+0.6 pts
85Phillips County59.7+0.5 pts
86Sumner County59.7-0.9 pts
87Coffey County59.1-1.4 pts
88Pratt County59-2.1 pts
89Clay County58.8+0.4 pts
90Lane County58.7-4.5 pts
91Greenwood County58.6-1 pts
92Labette County58.4-1.4 pts
93Edwards County58.3-2 pts
94Cowley County57.8-1.1 pts
95Linn County57.5-0.7 pts
96Montgomery County57.20 pts
97Chase County55.9-1.3 pts
98Harper County55.4-0.2 pts
99Chautauqua County54.3+0.5 pts
100Woodson County54.2+2.6 pts
101Pawnee County53.9+0.6 pts
102Morton County53.1-3.9 pts
103Elk County52.6+1.4 pts
104Ellsworth County50.8-1.4 pts
105Norton County46-0.1 pts

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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 counties 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. 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 (Counties in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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, Counties in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties. 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. Counties in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties.

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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, Counties in Kansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties. 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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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ellis County, with 72% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Norton County, with 46% in 2024.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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