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

Sheridan County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2021, at 73.4%. Elk County had the lowest, at 50.8%. The median was 63.2% and the figure for Kansas was 66.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.4Sheridan County
Lowest50.8Elk County
Median63.2105 counties
Kansas66.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 61.7 %Anderson County: 59.7 %Atchison County: 64.5 %Barber County: 63.1 %Barton County: 64.5 %Bourbon County: 59.4 %Brown County: 63.6 %Butler County: 62 %Chase County: 57.6 %Chautauqua County: 52.2 %Cherokee County: 57.3 %Cheyenne County: 58.5 %Clark County: 60.2 %Clay County: 60.5 %Cloud County: 64 %Coffey County: 61.8 %Comanche County: 63.2 %Cowley County: 58.7 %Crawford County: 63.6 %Decatur County: 62.2 %Dickinson County: 63.9 %Doniphan County: 61.4 %Douglas County: 70.5 %Edwards County: 59.4 %Elk County: 50.8 %Ellis County: 72.9 %Ellsworth County: 53.5 %Finney County: 72.9 %Ford County: 71.2 %Franklin County: 66.4 %Geary County: 71.4 %Gove County: 61.5 %Graham County: 63.6 %Grant County: 62.2 %Gray County: 69.9 %Greeley County: 71.5 %Greenwood County: 59.9 %Hamilton County: 64.6 %Harper County: 54.3 %Harvey County: 66.4 %Haskell County: 67 %Hodgeman County: 64.9 %Jackson County: 63.6 %Jefferson County: 65.3 %Jewell County: 53.1 %Johnson County: 72.1 %Kearny County: 61.8 %Kingman County: 61.7 %Kiowa County: 64.9 %Labette County: 60.5 %Lane County: 69.3 %Leavenworth County: 61.9 %Lincoln County: 61.6 %Linn County: 57.4 %Logan County: 68 %Lyon County: 69.2 %McPherson County: 64 %Marion County: 61.8 %Marshall County: 65.9 %Meade County: 65.6 %Miami County: 66 %Mitchell County: 57.9 %Montgomery County: 58.3 %Morris County: 64.8 %Morton County: 58.9 %Nemaha County: 66 %Neosho County: 60.4 %Ness County: 64.8 %Norton County: 51.6 %Osage County: 62 %Osborne County: 64.1 %Ottawa County: 63.1 %Pawnee County: 51 %Phillips County: 61.3 %Pottawatomie County: 66.5 %Pratt County: 65 %Rawlins County: 68.1 %Reno County: 61.9 %Republic County: 58.8 %Rice County: 64.2 %Riley County: 71.5 %Rooks County: 61.5 %Rush County: 64.1 %Russell County: 60.1 %Saline County: 67 %Scott County: 69.2 %Sedgwick County: 66.6 %Seward County: 71 %Shawnee County: 63 %Sheridan County: 73.4 %Sherman County: 65.1 %Smith County: 58.1 %Stafford County: 63.3 %Stanton County: 62.7 %Stevens County: 64.6 %Sumner County: 60 %Thomas County: 67.7 %Trego County: 64.4 %Wabaunsee County: 62.5 %Wallace County: 61.8 %Washington County: 58.6 %Wichita County: 63.6 %Wilson County: 59.2 %Woodson County: 52.6 %Wyandotte County: 65.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sheridan County: 73.4 %Sheridan County73.4Finney County: 72.9 %Finney County72.9Ellis County: 72.9 %Ellis County72.9Johnson County: 72.1 %Johnson County72.1Riley County: 71.5 %Riley County71.5Greeley County: 71.5 %Greeley County71.5Geary County: 71.4 %Geary County71.4Ford County: 71.2 %Ford County71.2Seward County: 71 %Seward County71Douglas County: 70.5 %Douglas County70.5Gray County: 69.9 %Gray County69.9Lane County: 69.3 %Lane County69.3Lyon County: 69.2 %Lyon County69.2Scott County: 69.2 %Scott County69.2Rawlins County: 68.1 %Rawlins County68.1Logan County: 68 %Logan County68Thomas County: 67.7 %Thomas County67.7Saline County: 67 %Saline County67Haskell County: 67 %Haskell County67Sedgwick County: 66.6 %Sedgwick County66.6Pottawatomie County: 66.5 %Pottawatomie County66.5Franklin County: 66.4 %Franklin County66.4Harvey County: 66.4 %Harvey County66.4Miami County: 66 %Miami County66Nemaha County: 66 %Nemaha County66Marshall County: 65.9 %Marshall County65.9Wyandotte County: 65.7 %Wyandotte County65.7Meade County: 65.6 %Meade County65.6Jefferson County: 65.3 %Jefferson County65.3Sherman County: 65.1 %Sherman County65.1Pratt County: 65 %Pratt County65Hodgeman County: 64.9 %Hodgeman County64.9Kiowa County: 64.9 %Kiowa County64.9Morris County: 64.8 %Morris County64.8Ness County: 64.8 %Ness County64.8Hamilton County: 64.6 %Hamilton County64.6Stevens County: 64.6 %Stevens County64.6Atchison County: 64.5 %Atchison County64.5Barton County: 64.5 %Barton County64.5Trego County: 64.4 %Trego County64.4Sheridan County: 73.4 %Sheridan County73.4Finney County: 72.9 %Finney County72.9Ellis County: 72.9 %Ellis County72.9Johnson County: 72.1 %Johnson County72.1Riley County: 71.5 %Riley County71.5Greeley County: 71.5 %Greeley County71.5Geary County: 71.4 %Geary County71.4Ford County: 71.2 %Ford County71.2Seward County: 71 %Seward County71Douglas County: 70.5 %Douglas County70.5Gray County: 69.9 %Gray County69.9Lane County: 69.3 %Lane County69.3Lyon County: 69.2 %Lyon County69.2Scott County: 69.2 %Scott County69.2Rawlins County: 68.1 %Rawlins County68.1Logan County: 68 %Logan County68Thomas County: 67.7 %Thomas County67.7Saline County: 67 %Saline County67Haskell County: 67 %Haskell County67Sedgwick County: 66.6 %Sedgwick County66.6Pottawatomie County: 66.5 %Pottawatomie County66.5Franklin County: 66.4 %Franklin County66.4Harvey County: 66.4 %Harvey County66.4Miami County: 66 %Miami County66Nemaha County: 66 %Nemaha County66Marshall County: 65.9 %Marshall County65.9Wyandotte County: 65.7 %Wyandotte County65.7Meade County: 65.6 %Meade County65.6Jefferson County: 65.3 %Jefferson County65.3Sherman County: 65.1 %Sherman County65.1Pratt County: 65 %Pratt County65Hodgeman County: 64.9 %Hodgeman County64.9Kiowa County: 64.9 %Kiowa County64.9Morris County: 64.8 %Morris County64.8Ness County: 64.8 %Ness County64.8Hamilton County: 64.6 %Hamilton County64.6Stevens County: 64.6 %Stevens County64.6Atchison County: 64.5 %Atchison County64.5Barton County: 64.5 %Barton County64.5Trego County: 64.4 %Trego County64.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sheridan County73.4
2Finney County72.9
3Ellis County72.9
4Johnson County72.1
5Riley County71.5
6Greeley County71.5
7Geary County71.4
8Ford County71.2
9Seward County71
10Douglas County70.5
11Gray County69.9
12Lane County69.3
13Lyon County69.2
14Scott County69.2
15Rawlins County68.1
16Logan County68
17Thomas County67.7
18Saline County67
19Haskell County67
20Sedgwick County66.6
21Pottawatomie County66.5
22Franklin County66.4
23Harvey County66.4
24Miami County66
25Nemaha County66
26Marshall County65.9
27Wyandotte County65.7
28Meade County65.6
29Jefferson County65.3
30Sherman County65.1
31Pratt County65
32Hodgeman County64.9
33Kiowa County64.9
34Morris County64.8
34Ness County64.8
36Hamilton County64.6
37Stevens County64.6
38Atchison County64.5
38Barton County64.5
40Trego County64.4
41Rice County64.2
42Osborne County64.1
43Rush County64.1
44McPherson County64
45Cloud County64
46Dickinson County63.9
47Brown County63.6
47Crawford County63.6
47Jackson County63.6
50Wichita County63.6
51Graham County63.6
52Stafford County63.3
53Comanche County63.2
54Barber County63.1
55Ottawa County63.1
56Shawnee County63
57Stanton County62.7
58Wabaunsee County62.5
59Grant County62.2
60Decatur County62.2
61Butler County62
62Osage County62
63Leavenworth County61.9
64Reno County61.9
65Kearny County61.8
66Coffey County61.8
66Marion County61.8
68Wallace County61.8
69Allen County61.7
70Kingman County61.7
71Lincoln County61.6
72Gove County61.5
73Rooks County61.5
74Doniphan County61.4
75Phillips County61.3
76Clay County60.5
77Labette County60.5
78Neosho County60.4
79Clark County60.2
80Russell County60.1
81Sumner County60
82Greenwood County59.9
83Anderson County59.7
84Edwards County59.4
85Bourbon County59.4
86Wilson County59.2
87Morton County58.9
88Republic County58.8
89Cowley County58.7
90Washington County58.6
91Cheyenne County58.5
92Montgomery County58.3
93Smith County58.1
94Mitchell County57.9
95Chase County57.6
96Linn County57.4
97Cherokee County57.3
98Harper County54.3
99Ellsworth County53.5
100Jewell County53.1
101Woodson County52.6
102Chautauqua County52.2
103Norton County51.6
104Pawnee County51
105Elk County50.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sheridan County, with 73.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Elk County, with 50.8% in 2021.

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