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

Chautauqua County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2021, at 8.2%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Kansas was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.2Chautauqua County
Lowest0Hamilton County
Median3.4105 counties
Kansas4.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 6 %Anderson County: 6 %Atchison County: 4.4 %Barber County: 2.3 %Barton County: 3.8 %Bourbon County: 3.6 %Brown County: 5.4 %Butler County: 3.4 %Chase County: 0.7 %Chautauqua County: 8.2 %Cherokee County: 1.4 %Cheyenne County: 2.6 %Clark County: 1.1 %Clay County: 2.1 %Cloud County: 4.6 %Coffey County: 4.3 %Comanche County: 3.8 %Cowley County: 5.8 %Crawford County: 4.1 %Decatur County: 4.3 %Dickinson County: 3 %Doniphan County: 1.9 %Douglas County: 4.4 %Edwards County: 2.4 %Elk County: 5 %Ellis County: 3.6 %Ellsworth County: 3.8 %Finney County: 5.2 %Ford County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 2.9 %Geary County: 4.7 %Gove County: 3.3 %Graham County: 4 %Grant County: 2.6 %Gray County: 1.8 %Greeley County: 0 %Greenwood County: 2.3 %Hamilton County: 0 %Harper County: 4.2 %Harvey County: 3.5 %Haskell County: 3.2 %Hodgeman County: 4.5 %Jackson County: 4 %Jefferson County: 3.7 %Jewell County: 1.3 %Johnson County: 3.1 %Kearny County: 2.1 %Kingman County: 3.5 %Kiowa County: 3.7 %Labette County: 3 %Lane County: 0.2 %Leavenworth County: 5.2 %Lincoln County: 2.4 %Linn County: 4.4 %Logan County: 0.8 %Lyon County: 3.4 %McPherson County: 1.6 %Marion County: 4.7 %Marshall County: 2.6 %Meade County: 1.7 %Miami County: 2.9 %Mitchell County: 1.8 %Montgomery County: 4.5 %Morris County: 3.3 %Morton County: 2.2 %Nemaha County: 1.7 %Neosho County: 4.7 %Ness County: 0.7 %Norton County: 1.4 %Osage County: 3.3 %Osborne County: 2.7 %Ottawa County: 4.1 %Pawnee County: 1.3 %Phillips County: 3.7 %Pottawatomie County: 2.1 %Pratt County: 2.9 %Rawlins County: 0.6 %Reno County: 4.2 %Republic County: 1 %Rice County: 4.8 %Riley County: 4.9 %Rooks County: 2 %Rush County: 3.4 %Russell County: 4.6 %Saline County: 3.6 %Scott County: 0.3 %Sedgwick County: 5.6 %Seward County: 3.6 %Shawnee County: 4 %Sheridan County: 1.9 %Sherman County: 4.1 %Smith County: 2.5 %Stafford County: 3.8 %Stanton County: 3.6 %Stevens County: 6.8 %Sumner County: 6.3 %Thomas County: 1.4 %Trego County: 2 %Wabaunsee County: 2.2 %Wallace County: 0.8 %Washington County: 2.3 %Wichita County: 5.1 %Wilson County: 4.3 %Woodson County: 7.2 %Wyandotte County: 6 %
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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

Chautauqua County: 8.2 %Chautauqua County8.2Woodson County: 7.2 %Woodson County7.2Stevens County: 6.8 %Stevens County6.8Sumner County: 6.3 %Sumner County6.3Wyandotte County: 6 %Wyandotte County6Allen County: 6 %Allen County6Anderson County: 6 %Anderson County6Cowley County: 5.8 %Cowley County5.8Sedgwick County: 5.6 %Sedgwick County5.6Brown County: 5.4 %Brown County5.4Leavenworth County: 5.2 %Leavenworth County5.2Finney County: 5.2 %Finney County5.2Wichita County: 5.1 %Wichita County5.1Elk County: 5 %Elk County5Riley County: 4.9 %Riley County4.9Rice County: 4.8 %Rice County4.8Neosho County: 4.7 %Neosho County4.7Marion County: 4.7 %Marion County4.7Geary County: 4.7 %Geary County4.7Russell County: 4.6 %Russell County4.6Cloud County: 4.6 %Cloud County4.6Hodgeman County: 4.5 %Hodgeman County4.5Montgomery County: 4.5 %Montgomery County4.5Atchison County: 4.4 %Atchison County4.4Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Douglas County: 4.4 %Douglas County4.4Wilson County: 4.3 %Wilson County4.3Coffey County: 4.3 %Coffey County4.3Decatur County: 4.3 %Decatur County4.3Reno County: 4.2 %Reno County4.2Harper County: 4.2 %Harper County4.2Ottawa County: 4.1 %Ottawa County4.1Sherman County: 4.1 %Sherman County4.1Crawford County: 4.1 %Crawford County4.1Shawnee County: 4 %Shawnee County4Graham County: 4 %Graham County4Jackson County: 4 %Jackson County4Stafford County: 3.8 %Stafford County3.8Ellsworth County: 3.8 %Ellsworth County3.8Barton County: 3.8 %Barton County3.8Chautauqua County: 8.2 %Chautauqua County8.2Woodson County: 7.2 %Woodson County7.2Stevens County: 6.8 %Stevens County6.8Sumner County: 6.3 %Sumner County6.3Wyandotte County: 6 %Wyandotte County6Allen County: 6 %Allen County6Anderson County: 6 %Anderson County6Cowley County: 5.8 %Cowley County5.8Sedgwick County: 5.6 %Sedgwick County5.6Brown County: 5.4 %Brown County5.4Leavenworth County: 5.2 %Leavenworth County5.2Finney County: 5.2 %Finney County5.2Wichita County: 5.1 %Wichita County5.1Elk County: 5 %Elk County5Riley County: 4.9 %Riley County4.9Rice County: 4.8 %Rice County4.8Neosho County: 4.7 %Neosho County4.7Marion County: 4.7 %Marion County4.7Geary County: 4.7 %Geary County4.7Russell County: 4.6 %Russell County4.6Cloud County: 4.6 %Cloud County4.6Hodgeman County: 4.5 %Hodgeman County4.5Montgomery County: 4.5 %Montgomery County4.5Atchison County: 4.4 %Atchison County4.4Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Douglas County: 4.4 %Douglas County4.4Wilson County: 4.3 %Wilson County4.3Coffey County: 4.3 %Coffey County4.3Decatur County: 4.3 %Decatur County4.3Reno County: 4.2 %Reno County4.2Harper County: 4.2 %Harper County4.2Ottawa County: 4.1 %Ottawa County4.1Sherman County: 4.1 %Sherman County4.1Crawford County: 4.1 %Crawford County4.1Shawnee County: 4 %Shawnee County4Graham County: 4 %Graham County4Jackson County: 4 %Jackson County4Stafford County: 3.8 %Stafford County3.8Ellsworth County: 3.8 %Ellsworth County3.8Barton County: 3.8 %Barton County3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Chautauqua County8.2
2Woodson County7.2
3Stevens County6.8
4Sumner County6.3
5Wyandotte County6
6Allen County6
7Anderson County6
8Cowley County5.8
9Sedgwick County5.6
10Brown County5.4
11Leavenworth County5.2
12Finney County5.2
13Wichita County5.1
14Elk County5
15Riley County4.9
16Rice County4.8
17Neosho County4.7
18Marion County4.7
19Geary County4.7
20Russell County4.6
21Cloud County4.6
22Hodgeman County4.5
23Montgomery County4.5
24Atchison County4.4
25Linn County4.4
26Douglas County4.4
27Wilson County4.3
28Coffey County4.3
29Decatur County4.3
30Reno County4.2
31Harper County4.2
32Ottawa County4.1
33Sherman County4.1
34Crawford County4.1
35Shawnee County4
36Graham County4
37Jackson County4
38Stafford County3.8
39Ellsworth County3.8
40Barton County3.8
41Comanche County3.8
42Jefferson County3.7
43Ford County3.7
44Phillips County3.7
45Kiowa County3.7
46Stanton County3.6
47Seward County3.6
48Ellis County3.6
48Saline County3.6
50Bourbon County3.6
51Kingman County3.5
52Harvey County3.5
53Butler County3.4
54Rush County3.4
55Lyon County3.4
56Osage County3.3
57Morris County3.3
58Gove County3.3
59Haskell County3.2
60Johnson County3.1
61Labette County3
62Dickinson County3
63Pratt County2.9
64Miami County2.9
65Franklin County2.9
66Osborne County2.7
67Marshall County2.6
68Cheyenne County2.6
68Grant County2.6
70Smith County2.5
71Edwards County2.4
72Lincoln County2.4
73Greenwood County2.3
74Barber County2.3
75Washington County2.3
76Wabaunsee County2.2
77Morton County2.2
78Kearny County2.1
79Pottawatomie County2.1
80Clay County2.1
81Trego County2
82Rooks County2
83Sheridan County1.9
84Doniphan County1.9
85Mitchell County1.8
86Gray County1.8
87Meade County1.7
88Nemaha County1.7
89McPherson County1.6
90Norton County1.4
91Cherokee County1.4
92Thomas County1.4
93Jewell County1.3
93Pawnee County1.3
95Clark County1.1
96Republic County1
97Wallace County0.8
98Logan County0.8
99Chase County0.7
100Ness County0.7
101Rawlins County0.6
102Scott County0.3
103Lane County0.2
104Greeley County0
104Hamilton County0

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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.

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. 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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Chautauqua County, with 8.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 0% in 2021.

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