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

Allen County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 105 counties in 2022, at 7.3%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Kansas was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.3Allen County
Lowest0Hamilton County
Median3.2105 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 7.3 %Anderson County: 3.3 %Atchison County: 4.5 %Barber County: 2.4 %Barton County: 4.1 %Bourbon County: 3.8 %Brown County: 4.4 %Butler County: 3.1 %Chase County: 1.2 %Chautauqua County: 5.6 %Cherokee County: 2.3 %Cheyenne County: 1.8 %Clark County: 1.1 %Clay County: 1.4 %Cloud County: 4.7 %Coffey County: 5.3 %Comanche County: 3.8 %Cowley County: 5.4 %Crawford County: 3.9 %Decatur County: 4.9 %Dickinson County: 3.1 %Doniphan County: 1.6 %Douglas County: 4.8 %Edwards County: 3.9 %Elk County: 3.8 %Ellis County: 3.3 %Ellsworth County: 3.5 %Finney County: 5.4 %Ford County: 3.2 %Franklin County: 2.6 %Geary County: 4.5 %Gove County: 3.3 %Graham County: 6.1 %Grant County: 3.6 %Gray County: 2.1 %Greeley County: 0.1 %Greenwood County: 2.6 %Hamilton County: 0 %Harper County: 5.3 %Harvey County: 4.2 %Haskell County: 3.5 %Hodgeman County: 2.1 %Jackson County: 2.1 %Jefferson County: 3.5 %Jewell County: 1.5 %Johnson County: 3.2 %Kearny County: 2.3 %Kingman County: 4.7 %Kiowa County: 3.6 %Labette County: 2.5 %Lane County: 0.4 %Leavenworth County: 4.5 %Lincoln County: 1.8 %Linn County: 4.4 %Logan County: 0.4 %Lyon County: 2.7 %McPherson County: 2.1 %Marion County: 3.7 %Marshall County: 2.8 %Meade County: 1.2 %Miami County: 2.8 %Mitchell County: 0.7 %Montgomery County: 4.7 %Morris County: 2.1 %Morton County: 3.3 %Nemaha County: 1.7 %Neosho County: 4.5 %Ness County: 0.6 %Norton County: 1.4 %Osage County: 3.4 %Osborne County: 1.7 %Ottawa County: 3.3 %Pawnee County: 1.6 %Phillips County: 4 %Pottawatomie County: 1.9 %Pratt County: 3.6 %Rawlins County: 1 %Reno County: 4.2 %Republic County: 0.6 %Rice County: 3.6 %Riley County: 5.1 %Rooks County: 1.8 %Rush County: 4.5 %Russell County: 4 %Saline County: 3.6 %Scott County: 2.3 %Sedgwick County: 5.3 %Seward County: 2.7 %Shawnee County: 4.2 %Sheridan County: 0.4 %Sherman County: 2.4 %Smith County: 2.1 %Stafford County: 3.5 %Stanton County: 3 %Stevens County: 1.9 %Sumner County: 5.2 %Thomas County: 0.6 %Trego County: 2.6 %Wabaunsee County: 3 %Wallace County: 2.2 %Washington County: 1.9 %Wichita County: 2.3 %Wilson County: 3.7 %Woodson County: 6.2 %Wyandotte County: 5.7 %
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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

Allen County: 7.3 %Allen County7.3Woodson County: 6.2 %Woodson County6.2Graham County: 6.1 %Graham County6.1Wyandotte County: 5.7 %Wyandotte County5.7Chautauqua County: 5.6 %Chautauqua County5.6Cowley County: 5.4 %Cowley County5.4Finney County: 5.4 %Finney County5.4Sedgwick County: 5.3 %Sedgwick County5.3Harper County: 5.3 %Harper County5.3Coffey County: 5.3 %Coffey County5.3Sumner County: 5.2 %Sumner County5.2Riley County: 5.1 %Riley County5.1Decatur County: 4.9 %Decatur County4.9Douglas County: 4.8 %Douglas County4.8Kingman County: 4.7 %Kingman County4.7Cloud County: 4.7 %Cloud County4.7Montgomery County: 4.7 %Montgomery County4.7Geary County: 4.5 %Geary County4.5Leavenworth County: 4.5 %Leavenworth County4.5Neosho County: 4.5 %Neosho County4.5Atchison County: 4.5 %Atchison County4.5Rush County: 4.5 %Rush County4.5Brown County: 4.4 %Brown County4.4Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Harvey County: 4.2 %Harvey County4.2Reno County: 4.2 %Reno County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Barton County: 4.1 %Barton County4.1Phillips County: 4 %Phillips County4Russell County: 4 %Russell County4Crawford County: 3.9 %Crawford County3.9Edwards County: 3.9 %Edwards County3.9Comanche County: 3.8 %Comanche County3.8Elk County: 3.8 %Elk County3.8Bourbon County: 3.8 %Bourbon County3.8Marion County: 3.7 %Marion County3.7Wilson County: 3.7 %Wilson County3.7Kiowa County: 3.6 %Kiowa County3.6Saline County: 3.6 %Saline County3.6Grant County: 3.6 %Grant County3.6Allen County: 7.3 %Allen County7.3Woodson County: 6.2 %Woodson County6.2Graham County: 6.1 %Graham County6.1Wyandotte County: 5.7 %Wyandotte County5.7Chautauqua County: 5.6 %Chautauqua County5.6Cowley County: 5.4 %Cowley County5.4Finney County: 5.4 %Finney County5.4Sedgwick County: 5.3 %Sedgwick County5.3Harper County: 5.3 %Harper County5.3Coffey County: 5.3 %Coffey County5.3Sumner County: 5.2 %Sumner County5.2Riley County: 5.1 %Riley County5.1Decatur County: 4.9 %Decatur County4.9Douglas County: 4.8 %Douglas County4.8Kingman County: 4.7 %Kingman County4.7Cloud County: 4.7 %Cloud County4.7Montgomery County: 4.7 %Montgomery County4.7Geary County: 4.5 %Geary County4.5Leavenworth County: 4.5 %Leavenworth County4.5Neosho County: 4.5 %Neosho County4.5Atchison County: 4.5 %Atchison County4.5Rush County: 4.5 %Rush County4.5Brown County: 4.4 %Brown County4.4Linn County: 4.4 %Linn County4.4Harvey County: 4.2 %Harvey County4.2Reno County: 4.2 %Reno County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Barton County: 4.1 %Barton County4.1Phillips County: 4 %Phillips County4Russell County: 4 %Russell County4Crawford County: 3.9 %Crawford County3.9Edwards County: 3.9 %Edwards County3.9Comanche County: 3.8 %Comanche County3.8Elk County: 3.8 %Elk County3.8Bourbon County: 3.8 %Bourbon County3.8Marion County: 3.7 %Marion County3.7Wilson County: 3.7 %Wilson County3.7Kiowa County: 3.6 %Kiowa County3.6Saline County: 3.6 %Saline County3.6Grant County: 3.6 %Grant County3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Allen County7.3+1.3 pts
2Woodson County6.2-1 pts
3Graham County6.1+2.1 pts
4Wyandotte County5.7-0.3 pts
5Chautauqua County5.6-2.6 pts
6Cowley County5.4-0.4 pts
6Finney County5.4+0.2 pts
8Sedgwick County5.3-0.2 pts
9Harper County5.3+1.1 pts
10Coffey County5.3+1 pts
11Sumner County5.2-1.1 pts
12Riley County5.1+0.2 pts
13Decatur County4.9+0.6 pts
14Douglas County4.8+0.4 pts
15Kingman County4.7+1.2 pts
16Cloud County4.7+0.1 pts
16Montgomery County4.7+0.2 pts
18Geary County4.5-0.1 pts
19Leavenworth County4.5-0.7 pts
19Neosho County4.5-0.2 pts
21Atchison County4.50 pts
22Rush County4.5+1.1 pts
23Brown County4.4-1 pts
23Linn County4.40 pts
25Harvey County4.2+0.7 pts
26Reno County4.2-0 pts
26Shawnee County4.2+0.1 pts
28Barton County4.1+0.4 pts
29Phillips County4+0.3 pts
30Russell County4-0.7 pts
31Crawford County3.9-0.1 pts
32Edwards County3.9+1.5 pts
33Comanche County3.8+0.1 pts
33Elk County3.8-1.1 pts
35Bourbon County3.8+0.2 pts
36Marion County3.7-1 pts
37Wilson County3.7-0.7 pts
38Kiowa County3.6-0.1 pts
39Saline County3.60 pts
40Grant County3.6+1.1 pts
41Pratt County3.6+0.6 pts
41Rice County3.6-1.2 pts
43Jefferson County3.5-0.2 pts
44Haskell County3.5+0.4 pts
44Stafford County3.5-0.3 pts
46Ellsworth County3.5-0.3 pts
47Osage County3.4+0.1 pts
48Anderson County3.3-2.6 pts
49Ottawa County3.3-0.8 pts
50Ellis County3.3-0.3 pts
50Gove County3.30 pts
50Morton County3.3+1.1 pts
53Ford County3.2-0.5 pts
54Johnson County3.2+0.1 pts
55Butler County3.1-0.3 pts
56Dickinson County3.1+0.1 pts
57Stanton County3-0.6 pts
58Wabaunsee County3+0.8 pts
59Marshall County2.8+0.3 pts
60Miami County2.8-0.1 pts
61Lyon County2.7-0.6 pts
62Seward County2.7-0.9 pts
63Greenwood County2.6+0.3 pts
64Franklin County2.6-0.3 pts
65Trego County2.6+0.6 pts
66Labette County2.5-0.6 pts
67Barber County2.4+0.1 pts
68Sherman County2.4-1.7 pts
69Scott County2.3+2 pts
70Wichita County2.3-2.8 pts
71Cherokee County2.3+0.9 pts
72Kearny County2.3+0.1 pts
73Wallace County2.2+1.4 pts
74Gray County2.1+0.3 pts
74McPherson County2.1+0.6 pts
74Morris County2.1-1.1 pts
77Smith County2.1-0.4 pts
78Hodgeman County2.1-2.4 pts
78Jackson County2.1-1.9 pts
80Stevens County1.9-4.9 pts
81Pottawatomie County1.9-0.2 pts
81Washington County1.9-0.5 pts
83Lincoln County1.8-0.6 pts
84Cheyenne County1.8-0.8 pts
84Rooks County1.8-0.2 pts
86Nemaha County1.70 pts
87Osborne County1.7-1 pts
88Pawnee County1.6+0.4 pts
89Doniphan County1.6-0.3 pts
90Jewell County1.5+0.2 pts
91Norton County1.40 pts
92Clay County1.4-0.7 pts
93Meade County1.2-0.5 pts
94Chase County1.2+0.4 pts
95Clark County1.1-0 pts
96Rawlins County1+0.4 pts
97Mitchell County0.7-1.1 pts
98Ness County0.6-0.1 pts
98Republic County0.6-0.4 pts
100Thomas County0.6-0.8 pts
101Sheridan County0.4-1.4 pts
102Lane County0.4+0.1 pts
103Logan County0.4-0.4 pts
104Greeley County0.1+0.1 pts
105Hamilton County00 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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Allen County, with 7.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 0% in 2022.

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