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

Ellis County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2022, at 73.7%. Norton County had the lowest, at 48.3%. The median was 62.5% and the figure for Kansas was 66.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.7Ellis County
Lowest48.3Norton County
Median62.5105 counties
Kansas66.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 60.7 %Anderson County: 60.1 %Atchison County: 63 %Barber County: 61.4 %Barton County: 64.4 %Bourbon County: 61 %Brown County: 64.3 %Butler County: 62.8 %Chase County: 56.4 %Chautauqua County: 52.6 %Cherokee County: 57.9 %Cheyenne County: 62 %Clark County: 62 %Clay County: 61.7 %Cloud County: 61 %Coffey County: 62.1 %Comanche County: 62.5 %Cowley County: 58.7 %Crawford County: 64.7 %Decatur County: 60.9 %Dickinson County: 62.5 %Doniphan County: 60.8 %Douglas County: 70.4 %Edwards County: 62.2 %Elk County: 50.2 %Ellis County: 73.7 %Ellsworth County: 51.2 %Finney County: 70.4 %Ford County: 70.3 %Franklin County: 65.1 %Geary County: 72.1 %Gove County: 63.6 %Graham County: 62.8 %Grant County: 72.2 %Gray County: 69.8 %Greeley County: 72.9 %Greenwood County: 59.7 %Hamilton County: 64.1 %Harper County: 53.5 %Harvey County: 65.9 %Haskell County: 66.2 %Hodgeman County: 61.5 %Jackson County: 63.1 %Jefferson County: 64.5 %Jewell County: 55.9 %Johnson County: 71.9 %Kearny County: 59.6 %Kingman County: 62.5 %Kiowa County: 66.1 %Labette County: 59.8 %Lane County: 64.1 %Leavenworth County: 59.9 %Lincoln County: 61.9 %Linn County: 57.4 %Logan County: 67.7 %Lyon County: 68.2 %McPherson County: 65.4 %Marion County: 60.9 %Marshall County: 65.5 %Meade County: 65.9 %Miami County: 64.7 %Mitchell County: 58.6 %Montgomery County: 57.7 %Morris County: 62.2 %Morton County: 59.2 %Nemaha County: 67.2 %Neosho County: 59.6 %Ness County: 64.3 %Norton County: 48.3 %Osage County: 62.1 %Osborne County: 65.9 %Ottawa County: 65.3 %Pawnee County: 51.6 %Phillips County: 60.2 %Pottawatomie County: 67.2 %Pratt County: 61.5 %Rawlins County: 66.9 %Reno County: 61.6 %Republic County: 59.3 %Rice County: 60.5 %Riley County: 70.7 %Rooks County: 62.3 %Rush County: 63.9 %Russell County: 61.1 %Saline County: 66.6 %Scott County: 69 %Sedgwick County: 66.1 %Seward County: 70 %Shawnee County: 62.4 %Sheridan County: 72.6 %Sherman County: 65.6 %Smith County: 60.1 %Stafford County: 64 %Stanton County: 62.7 %Stevens County: 62.7 %Sumner County: 59.3 %Thomas County: 67.2 %Trego County: 62.5 %Wabaunsee County: 61.6 %Wallace County: 62.6 %Washington County: 59.6 %Wichita County: 58.7 %Wilson County: 58.6 %Woodson County: 54.9 %Wyandotte County: 65.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Ellis County: 73.7 %Ellis County73.7Greeley County: 72.9 %Greeley County72.9Sheridan County: 72.6 %Sheridan County72.6Grant County: 72.2 %Grant County72.2Geary County: 72.1 %Geary County72.1Johnson County: 71.9 %Johnson County71.9Riley County: 70.7 %Riley County70.7Finney County: 70.4 %Finney County70.4Douglas County: 70.4 %Douglas County70.4Ford County: 70.3 %Ford County70.3Seward County: 70 %Seward County70Gray County: 69.8 %Gray County69.8Scott County: 69 %Scott County69Lyon County: 68.2 %Lyon County68.2Logan County: 67.7 %Logan County67.7Pottawatomie County: 67.2 %Pottawatomie County67.2Thomas County: 67.2 %Thomas County67.2Nemaha County: 67.2 %Nemaha County67.2Rawlins County: 66.9 %Rawlins County66.9Saline County: 66.6 %Saline County66.6Haskell County: 66.2 %Haskell County66.2Kiowa County: 66.1 %Kiowa County66.1Sedgwick County: 66.1 %Sedgwick County66.1Osborne County: 65.9 %Osborne County65.9Harvey County: 65.9 %Harvey County65.9Meade County: 65.9 %Meade County65.9Wyandotte County: 65.8 %Wyandotte County65.8Sherman County: 65.6 %Sherman County65.6Marshall County: 65.5 %Marshall County65.5McPherson County: 65.4 %McPherson County65.4Ottawa County: 65.3 %Ottawa County65.3Franklin County: 65.1 %Franklin County65.1Crawford County: 64.7 %Crawford County64.7Miami County: 64.7 %Miami County64.7Jefferson County: 64.5 %Jefferson County64.5Barton County: 64.4 %Barton County64.4Ness County: 64.3 %Ness County64.3Brown County: 64.3 %Brown County64.3Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Lane County: 64.1 %Lane County64.1Ellis County: 73.7 %Ellis County73.7Greeley County: 72.9 %Greeley County72.9Sheridan County: 72.6 %Sheridan County72.6Grant County: 72.2 %Grant County72.2Geary County: 72.1 %Geary County72.1Johnson County: 71.9 %Johnson County71.9Riley County: 70.7 %Riley County70.7Finney County: 70.4 %Finney County70.4Douglas County: 70.4 %Douglas County70.4Ford County: 70.3 %Ford County70.3Seward County: 70 %Seward County70Gray County: 69.8 %Gray County69.8Scott County: 69 %Scott County69Lyon County: 68.2 %Lyon County68.2Logan County: 67.7 %Logan County67.7Pottawatomie County: 67.2 %Pottawatomie County67.2Thomas County: 67.2 %Thomas County67.2Nemaha County: 67.2 %Nemaha County67.2Rawlins County: 66.9 %Rawlins County66.9Saline County: 66.6 %Saline County66.6Haskell County: 66.2 %Haskell County66.2Kiowa County: 66.1 %Kiowa County66.1Sedgwick County: 66.1 %Sedgwick County66.1Osborne County: 65.9 %Osborne County65.9Harvey County: 65.9 %Harvey County65.9Meade County: 65.9 %Meade County65.9Wyandotte County: 65.8 %Wyandotte County65.8Sherman County: 65.6 %Sherman County65.6Marshall County: 65.5 %Marshall County65.5McPherson County: 65.4 %McPherson County65.4Ottawa County: 65.3 %Ottawa County65.3Franklin County: 65.1 %Franklin County65.1Crawford County: 64.7 %Crawford County64.7Miami County: 64.7 %Miami County64.7Jefferson County: 64.5 %Jefferson County64.5Barton County: 64.4 %Barton County64.4Ness County: 64.3 %Ness County64.3Brown County: 64.3 %Brown County64.3Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Lane County: 64.1 %Lane County64.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ellis County73.7+0.8 pts
2Greeley County72.9+1.4 pts
3Sheridan County72.6-0.9 pts
4Grant County72.2+10 pts
5Geary County72.1+0.7 pts
6Johnson County71.9-0.2 pts
7Riley County70.7-0.9 pts
8Finney County70.4-2.5 pts
9Douglas County70.4-0.1 pts
10Ford County70.3-0.9 pts
11Seward County70-1 pts
12Gray County69.8-0 pts
13Scott County69-0.1 pts
14Lyon County68.2-1 pts
15Logan County67.7-0.2 pts
16Pottawatomie County67.2+0.7 pts
17Thomas County67.2-0.5 pts
18Nemaha County67.2+1.1 pts
19Rawlins County66.9-1.2 pts
20Saline County66.6-0.4 pts
21Haskell County66.2-0.8 pts
22Kiowa County66.1+1.3 pts
23Sedgwick County66.1-0.5 pts
24Osborne County65.9+1.8 pts
25Harvey County65.9-0.5 pts
26Meade County65.9+0.3 pts
27Wyandotte County65.8+0.1 pts
28Sherman County65.6+0.6 pts
29Marshall County65.5-0.4 pts
30McPherson County65.4+1.4 pts
31Ottawa County65.3+2.2 pts
32Franklin County65.1-1.3 pts
33Crawford County64.7+1.1 pts
33Miami County64.7-1.3 pts
35Jefferson County64.5-0.8 pts
36Barton County64.4-0.1 pts
37Ness County64.3-0.5 pts
38Brown County64.3+0.6 pts
39Hamilton County64.1-0.5 pts
39Lane County64.1-5.2 pts
41Stafford County64+0.7 pts
42Rush County63.9-0.1 pts
43Gove County63.6+2.2 pts
44Jackson County63.1-0.6 pts
45Atchison County63-1.5 pts
46Graham County62.8-0.8 pts
47Butler County62.8+0.7 pts
48Stanton County62.70 pts
48Stevens County62.7-1.9 pts
50Wallace County62.6+0.8 pts
51Comanche County62.5-0.7 pts
52Trego County62.5-1.9 pts
53Kingman County62.5+0.8 pts
54Dickinson County62.5-1.5 pts
55Shawnee County62.4-0.5 pts
56Rooks County62.3+0.9 pts
57Edwards County62.2+2.8 pts
57Morris County62.2-2.5 pts
59Coffey County62.1+0.3 pts
60Osage County62.1+0.1 pts
61Clark County62+1.8 pts
62Cheyenne County62+3.5 pts
63Lincoln County61.9+0.3 pts
64Clay County61.7+1.2 pts
65Reno County61.6-0.3 pts
66Wabaunsee County61.6-0.9 pts
67Pratt County61.5-3.5 pts
68Hodgeman County61.5-3.4 pts
69Barber County61.4-1.7 pts
70Russell County61.1+1.1 pts
71Cloud County61-3 pts
72Bourbon County61+1.6 pts
73Decatur County60.9-1.3 pts
74Marion County60.9-0.9 pts
75Doniphan County60.8-0.6 pts
76Allen County60.7-1.1 pts
77Rice County60.5-3.7 pts
78Phillips County60.2-1.1 pts
79Anderson County60.1+0.4 pts
80Smith County60.1+2 pts
81Leavenworth County59.9-2 pts
82Labette County59.8-0.7 pts
83Greenwood County59.7-0.2 pts
84Kearny County59.6-2.2 pts
84Washington County59.6+1 pts
86Neosho County59.6-0.9 pts
87Republic County59.3+0.5 pts
88Sumner County59.3-0.7 pts
89Morton County59.2+0.3 pts
90Cowley County58.70 pts
91Wichita County58.7-5 pts
92Mitchell County58.6+0.7 pts
92Wilson County58.6-0.6 pts
94Cherokee County57.9+0.6 pts
95Montgomery County57.7-0.6 pts
96Linn County57.40 pts
97Chase County56.4-1.2 pts
98Jewell County55.9+2.8 pts
99Woodson County54.9+2.4 pts
100Harper County53.5-0.8 pts
101Chautauqua County52.6+0.4 pts
102Pawnee County51.6+0.6 pts
103Ellsworth County51.2-2.3 pts
104Elk County50.2-0.6 pts
105Norton County48.3-3.2 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ellis County, with 73.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Norton County, with 48.3% in 2022.

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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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