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

Allen County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2024, at 7.9%. Mitchell County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Kansas was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Allen County
Lowest0.1Mitchell County
Median2.7105 counties
Kansas3.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 7.9 %Anderson County: 4.1 %Atchison County: 4.6 %Barber County: 1.3 %Barton County: 3.9 %Bourbon County: 5.3 %Brown County: 5.2 %Butler County: 3.4 %Chase County: 0.9 %Chautauqua County: 3.6 %Cherokee County: 3.3 %Cheyenne County: 2.5 %Clark County: 2.8 %Clay County: 1 %Cloud County: 2.5 %Coffey County: 6.4 %Comanche County: 1.7 %Cowley County: 3.9 %Crawford County: 4.1 %Decatur County: 4.1 %Dickinson County: 2.8 %Doniphan County: 1.6 %Douglas County: 4.2 %Edwards County: 6.8 %Elk County: 2 %Ellis County: 3.3 %Ellsworth County: 2.6 %Finney County: 4.1 %Ford County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 3 %Geary County: 6.9 %Gove County: 2.6 %Graham County: 5 %Grant County: 0.7 %Gray County: 2.7 %Greeley County: 0.2 %Greenwood County: 3.4 %Hamilton County: 3.1 %Harper County: 2 %Harvey County: 4.8 %Haskell County: 3.6 %Hodgeman County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 2.4 %Jewell County: 1.4 %Johnson County: 3.2 %Kearny County: 2.2 %Kingman County: 2.2 %Kiowa County: 2.2 %Labette County: 3.1 %Lane County: 0.5 %Leavenworth County: 4.1 %Lincoln County: 2.4 %Linn County: 4.4 %Logan County: 1.8 %Lyon County: 2 %McPherson County: 1.9 %Marion County: 3.4 %Marshall County: 2 %Meade County: 1.5 %Miami County: 3.7 %Mitchell County: 0.1 %Montgomery County: 4.4 %Morris County: 2.5 %Morton County: 1.6 %Nemaha County: 1.5 %Neosho County: 3.2 %Ness County: 0.8 %Norton County: 1.7 %Osage County: 1.9 %Osborne County: 1.6 %Ottawa County: 2.9 %Pawnee County: 1.2 %Phillips County: 3.2 %Pottawatomie County: 2.1 %Pratt County: 3.6 %Rawlins County: 1.3 %Reno County: 3.9 %Republic County: 1.8 %Rice County: 4.4 %Riley County: 3.8 %Rooks County: 2 %Rush County: 3.6 %Russell County: 1.8 %Saline County: 4.8 %Scott County: 2.7 %Sedgwick County: 5 %Seward County: 4.9 %Shawnee County: 4.2 %Sheridan County: 0.7 %Sherman County: 0.6 %Smith County: 0.6 %Stafford County: 2.5 %Stanton County: 1.8 %Stevens County: 3.1 %Sumner County: 5.9 %Thomas County: 0.6 %Trego County: 1 %Wabaunsee County: 4.4 %Wallace County: 1.3 %Washington County: 1.1 %Wichita County: 0.8 %Wilson County: 3 %Woodson County: 1.6 %Wyandotte County: 5.8 %
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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

Allen County: 7.9 %Allen County7.9Geary County: 6.9 %Geary County6.9Edwards County: 6.8 %Edwards County6.8Coffey County: 6.4 %Coffey County6.4Sumner County: 5.9 %Sumner County5.9Wyandotte County: 5.8 %Wyandotte County5.8Bourbon County: 5.3 %Bourbon County5.3Brown County: 5.2 %Brown County5.2Ford County: 5.1 %Ford County5.1Graham County: 5 %Graham County5Sedgwick County: 5 %Sedgwick County5Seward County: 4.9 %Seward County4.9Saline County: 4.8 %Saline County4.8Harvey County: 4.8 %Harvey County4.8Atchison County: 4.6 %Atchison County4.6Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Rice County: 4.4 %Rice County4.4Montgomery County: 4.4 %Montgomery County4.4Wabaunsee County: 4.4 %Wabaunsee County4.4Douglas County: 4.2 %Douglas County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Decatur County: 4.1 %Decatur County4.1Anderson County: 4.1 %Anderson County4.1Leavenworth County: 4.1 %Leavenworth County4.1Crawford County: 4.1 %Crawford County4.1Finney County: 4.1 %Finney County4.1Barton County: 3.9 %Barton County3.9Reno County: 3.9 %Reno County3.9Cowley County: 3.9 %Cowley County3.9Riley County: 3.8 %Riley County3.8Miami County: 3.7 %Miami County3.7Haskell County: 3.6 %Haskell County3.6Chautauqua County: 3.6 %Chautauqua County3.6Pratt County: 3.6 %Pratt County3.6Rush County: 3.6 %Rush County3.6Marion County: 3.4 %Marion County3.4Butler County: 3.4 %Butler County3.4Greenwood County: 3.4 %Greenwood County3.4Cherokee County: 3.3 %Cherokee County3.3Ellis County: 3.3 %Ellis County3.3Allen County: 7.9 %Allen County7.9Geary County: 6.9 %Geary County6.9Edwards County: 6.8 %Edwards County6.8Coffey County: 6.4 %Coffey County6.4Sumner County: 5.9 %Sumner County5.9Wyandotte County: 5.8 %Wyandotte County5.8Bourbon County: 5.3 %Bourbon County5.3Brown County: 5.2 %Brown County5.2Ford County: 5.1 %Ford County5.1Graham County: 5 %Graham County5Sedgwick County: 5 %Sedgwick County5Seward County: 4.9 %Seward County4.9Saline County: 4.8 %Saline County4.8Harvey County: 4.8 %Harvey County4.8Atchison County: 4.6 %Atchison County4.6Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Rice County: 4.4 %Rice County4.4Montgomery County: 4.4 %Montgomery County4.4Wabaunsee County: 4.4 %Wabaunsee County4.4Douglas County: 4.2 %Douglas County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Decatur County: 4.1 %Decatur County4.1Anderson County: 4.1 %Anderson County4.1Leavenworth County: 4.1 %Leavenworth County4.1Crawford County: 4.1 %Crawford County4.1Finney County: 4.1 %Finney County4.1Barton County: 3.9 %Barton County3.9Reno County: 3.9 %Reno County3.9Cowley County: 3.9 %Cowley County3.9Riley County: 3.8 %Riley County3.8Miami County: 3.7 %Miami County3.7Haskell County: 3.6 %Haskell County3.6Chautauqua County: 3.6 %Chautauqua County3.6Pratt County: 3.6 %Pratt County3.6Rush County: 3.6 %Rush County3.6Marion County: 3.4 %Marion County3.4Butler County: 3.4 %Butler County3.4Greenwood County: 3.4 %Greenwood County3.4Cherokee County: 3.3 %Cherokee County3.3Ellis County: 3.3 %Ellis County3.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Allen County7.9+1 pts
2Geary County6.9+1 pts
3Edwards County6.8+2.1 pts
4Coffey County6.4+0.4 pts
5Sumner County5.9-0 pts
6Wyandotte County5.8+0.3 pts
7Bourbon County5.3+1.5 pts
8Brown County5.2-0.2 pts
9Ford County5.1+0.4 pts
10Graham County5+0.8 pts
11Sedgwick County5-0.2 pts
12Seward County4.9+0.7 pts
13Saline County4.8+1.2 pts
14Harvey County4.8+0.6 pts
15Atchison County4.6+0.4 pts
16Linn County4.4+0.6 pts
16Rice County4.4+1 pts
18Montgomery County4.4+0.5 pts
18Wabaunsee County4.4+0.4 pts
20Douglas County4.2-0.5 pts
21Shawnee County4.2-0 pts
22Decatur County4.1+0.4 pts
23Anderson County4.10 pts
24Leavenworth County4.1-0.2 pts
25Crawford County4.1+0.6 pts
26Finney County4.1-1.4 pts
27Barton County3.9+0.6 pts
27Reno County3.9-0 pts
29Cowley County3.9-1.1 pts
30Riley County3.8-0.9 pts
31Miami County3.7+0.9 pts
32Haskell County3.6-1.2 pts
33Chautauqua County3.6-2.6 pts
34Pratt County3.6-0.1 pts
34Rush County3.6-1.5 pts
36Marion County3.4+0.4 pts
37Butler County3.4+0.3 pts
38Greenwood County3.4+0.6 pts
39Cherokee County3.3-0.3 pts
40Ellis County3.3+0.1 pts
41Neosho County3.2-1.4 pts
42Phillips County3.2+0.1 pts
43Johnson County3.20 pts
44Stevens County3.1-1.4 pts
45Labette County3.1+0.3 pts
46Hamilton County3.1+2.2 pts
47Franklin County3+0.6 pts
48Wilson County3-0.6 pts
49Ottawa County2.9-0.4 pts
50Clark County2.8+0.7 pts
51Dickinson County2.8+0.4 pts
52Scott County2.7+1.6 pts
53Gray County2.7+0.5 pts
54Gove County2.6-0.9 pts
55Ellsworth County2.6-0.3 pts
56Cloud County2.5-1.7 pts
56Morris County2.5+0.5 pts
56Stafford County2.5-0.1 pts
59Cheyenne County2.5+0.7 pts
60Lincoln County2.4+0.7 pts
61Jefferson County2.40 pts
62Kingman County2.2-1.5 pts
63Kearny County2.2+0.9 pts
64Kiowa County2.2-1.2 pts
65Pottawatomie County2.1+0.2 pts
66Marshall County2+0.2 pts
67Elk County2-1.4 pts
68Rooks County2-0.1 pts
69Lyon County2-0.5 pts
70Harper County2-1.6 pts
71Osage County1.9-0.6 pts
72McPherson County1.9-0.2 pts
73Russell County1.8-0 pts
74Logan County1.8+0.6 pts
75Republic County1.8+0.8 pts
76Jackson County1.80 pts
77Stanton County1.8-0.5 pts
78Comanche County1.7-0.8 pts
79Norton County1.7+1 pts
80Doniphan County1.6+0.1 pts
80Morton County1.6-1.9 pts
80Osborne County1.60 pts
83Woodson County1.6-0.9 pts
84Meade County1.5+0.4 pts
85Nemaha County1.5+0.6 pts
86Jewell County1.4+0.9 pts
87Rawlins County1.3+0.2 pts
87Wallace County1.3+0.1 pts
89Barber County1.3-1 pts
90Pawnee County1.20 pts
91Washington County1.1-0.4 pts
92Clay County1-0.1 pts
93Trego County1-0.1 pts
94Chase County0.9+0.2 pts
95Ness County0.8-0.2 pts
96Wichita County0.8+0.3 pts
97Grant County0.7-1.8 pts
97Sheridan County0.7+0.1 pts
99Hodgeman County0.6-2.2 pts
100Smith County0.6-1 pts
101Sherman County0.6+0.2 pts
102Thomas County0.6+0.4 pts
103Lane County0.5-0.1 pts
104Greeley County0.20 pts
105Mitchell County0.1-0.7 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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties 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-counties.

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

Allen County, with 7.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mitchell County, with 0.1% in 2024.

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