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Cities in Kansas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Winfield, KS had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 38 cities in 2024, at 7.3%. McPherson, KS had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Kansas was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.3Winfield, KS
Lowest1.9McPherson, KS
Median3.738 cities
Kansas3.9History

All cities, 2024

Winfield, KS: 7.3 %Winfield, KS7.3Junction City, KS: 6.2 %Junction City, KS6.2Newton, KS: 6.1 %Newton, KS6.1Kansas City, KS: 5.8 %Kansas City, KS5.8Dodge City, KS: 5.6 %Dodge City, KS5.6Wichita, KS: 5.6 %Wichita, KS5.6Merriam, KS: 5.4 %Merriam, KS5.4Atchison, KS: 5.3 %Atchison, KS5.3Salina, KS: 5.2 %Salina, KS5.2Liberal, KS: 5.2 %Liberal, KS5.2Topeka, KS: 4.9 %Topeka, KS4.9Leavenworth, KS: 4.8 %Leavenworth, KS4.8Great Bend, KS: 4.7 %Great Bend, KS4.7Hutchinson, KS: 4.6 %Hutchinson, KS4.6Lansing, KS: 4.5 %Lansing, KS4.5Lawrence, KS: 4.4 %Lawrence, KS4.4Pittsburg, KS: 4 %Pittsburg, KS4Gardner, KS: 3.8 %Gardner, KS3.8Derby, KS: 3.7 %Derby, KS3.7Haysville, KS: 3.7 %Haysville, KS3.7Manhattan, KS: 3.6 %Manhattan, KS3.6Overland Park, KS: 3.6 %Overland Park, KS3.6Hays, KS: 3.6 %Hays, KS3.6El Dorado, KS: 3.3 %El Dorado, KS3.3Shawnee, KS: 3.3 %Shawnee, KS3.3Mission, KS: 3.2 %Mission, KS3.2Prairie Village, KS: 3 %Prairie Village, KS3Bel Aire, KS: 2.9 %Bel Aire, KS2.9Ottawa, KS: 2.9 %Ottawa, KS2.9Lenexa, KS: 2.8 %Lenexa, KS2.8Arkansas City, KS: 2.8 %Arkansas City, KS2.8Andover, KS: 2.7 %Andover, KS2.7Garden City, KS: 2.7 %Garden City, KS2.7Olathe, KS: 2.7 %Olathe, KS2.7Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1Emporia, KS: 2.1 %Emporia, KS2.1Leawood, KS: 2 %Leawood, KS2McPherson, KS: 1.9 %McPherson, KS1.9Winfield, KS: 7.3 %Winfield, KS7.3Junction City, KS: 6.2 %Junction City, KS6.2Newton, KS: 6.1 %Newton, KS6.1Kansas City, KS: 5.8 %Kansas City, KS5.8Dodge City, KS: 5.6 %Dodge City, KS5.6Wichita, KS: 5.6 %Wichita, KS5.6Merriam, KS: 5.4 %Merriam, KS5.4Atchison, KS: 5.3 %Atchison, KS5.3Salina, KS: 5.2 %Salina, KS5.2Liberal, KS: 5.2 %Liberal, KS5.2Topeka, KS: 4.9 %Topeka, KS4.9Leavenworth, KS: 4.8 %Leavenworth, KS4.8Great Bend, KS: 4.7 %Great Bend, KS4.7Hutchinson, KS: 4.6 %Hutchinson, KS4.6Lansing, KS: 4.5 %Lansing, KS4.5Lawrence, KS: 4.4 %Lawrence, KS4.4Pittsburg, KS: 4 %Pittsburg, KS4Gardner, KS: 3.8 %Gardner, KS3.8Derby, KS: 3.7 %Derby, KS3.7Haysville, KS: 3.7 %Haysville, KS3.7Manhattan, KS: 3.6 %Manhattan, KS3.6Overland Park, KS: 3.6 %Overland Park, KS3.6Hays, KS: 3.6 %Hays, KS3.6El Dorado, KS: 3.3 %El Dorado, KS3.3Shawnee, KS: 3.3 %Shawnee, KS3.3Mission, KS: 3.2 %Mission, KS3.2Prairie Village, KS: 3 %Prairie Village, KS3Bel Aire, KS: 2.9 %Bel Aire, KS2.9Ottawa, KS: 2.9 %Ottawa, KS2.9Lenexa, KS: 2.8 %Lenexa, KS2.8Arkansas City, KS: 2.8 %Arkansas City, KS2.8Andover, KS: 2.7 %Andover, KS2.7Garden City, KS: 2.7 %Garden City, KS2.7Olathe, KS: 2.7 %Olathe, KS2.7Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1Emporia, KS: 2.1 %Emporia, KS2.1Leawood, KS: 2 %Leawood, KS2McPherson, KS: 1.9 %McPherson, KS1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Winfield, KS7.3+0.7 pts
2Junction City, KS6.2+1.2 pts
3Newton, KS6.1+0.8 pts
4Kansas City, KS5.8+0.3 pts
5Dodge City, KS5.6+0.6 pts
6Wichita, KS5.6-0.1 pts
7Merriam, KS5.4-0.2 pts
8Atchison, KS5.3+0.3 pts
9Salina, KS5.2+1.2 pts
10Liberal, KS5.2+1 pts
11Topeka, KS4.90 pts
12Leavenworth, KS4.8+0.6 pts
13Great Bend, KS4.7+1.5 pts
14Hutchinson, KS4.6+0.1 pts
15Lansing, KS4.5-0.9 pts
16Lawrence, KS4.4-0.6 pts
17Pittsburg, KS4+0.3 pts
18Gardner, KS3.8-0.2 pts
19Derby, KS3.7-0.4 pts
20Haysville, KS3.7-0.9 pts
21Manhattan, KS3.6-0.8 pts
21Overland Park, KS3.6+0.2 pts
23Hays, KS3.6+0.1 pts
24El Dorado, KS3.3-1.2 pts
25Shawnee, KS3.3+0.2 pts
26Mission, KS3.2-1 pts
27Prairie Village, KS3-0.4 pts
28Bel Aire, KS2.9+0.7 pts
29Ottawa, KS2.9+0.8 pts
30Lenexa, KS2.8+0.1 pts
31Arkansas City, KS2.8-2.7 pts
32Andover, KS2.7+1.7 pts
33Garden City, KS2.7-1.5 pts
34Olathe, KS2.7-0.1 pts
35Spring Hill, KS2.1-0.7 pts
36Emporia, KS2.1-0.8 pts
37Leawood, KS2+0.5 pts
38McPherson, KS1.9-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kansas by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kansas by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Winfield, KS, with 7.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

McPherson, KS, with 1.9% 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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