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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 2023, at 6.9%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Kansas was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.9Allen County
Lowest0.1Thomas County
Median2.8105 counties
Kansas3.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 6.9 %Anderson County: 4.1 %Atchison County: 4.2 %Barber County: 2.3 %Barton County: 3.3 %Bourbon County: 3.8 %Brown County: 5.4 %Butler County: 3.1 %Chase County: 0.8 %Chautauqua County: 6.3 %Cherokee County: 3.6 %Cheyenne County: 1.8 %Clark County: 2.1 %Clay County: 1.1 %Cloud County: 4.2 %Coffey County: 6 %Comanche County: 2.4 %Cowley County: 5 %Crawford County: 3.5 %Decatur County: 3.7 %Dickinson County: 2.4 %Doniphan County: 1.5 %Douglas County: 4.7 %Edwards County: 4.7 %Elk County: 3.5 %Ellis County: 3.2 %Ellsworth County: 2.9 %Finney County: 5.4 %Ford County: 4.7 %Franklin County: 2.4 %Geary County: 6 %Gove County: 3.5 %Graham County: 4.2 %Grant County: 2.5 %Gray County: 2.1 %Greeley County: 0.2 %Greenwood County: 2.8 %Hamilton County: 0.9 %Harper County: 3.5 %Harvey County: 4.2 %Haskell County: 4.9 %Hodgeman County: 2.8 %Jackson County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 2.4 %Jewell County: 0.4 %Johnson County: 3.2 %Kearny County: 1.4 %Kingman County: 3.7 %Kiowa County: 3.4 %Labette County: 2.8 %Lane County: 0.5 %Leavenworth County: 4.3 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Linn County: 3.7 %Logan County: 1.2 %Lyon County: 2.5 %McPherson County: 2 %Marion County: 3 %Marshall County: 1.8 %Meade County: 1.2 %Miami County: 2.8 %Mitchell County: 0.9 %Montgomery County: 3.9 %Morris County: 2 %Morton County: 3.6 %Nemaha County: 0.9 %Neosho County: 4.6 %Ness County: 1 %Norton County: 0.6 %Osage County: 2.5 %Osborne County: 1.6 %Ottawa County: 3.2 %Pawnee County: 1.2 %Phillips County: 3.2 %Pottawatomie County: 1.9 %Pratt County: 3.7 %Rawlins County: 1.2 %Reno County: 3.9 %Republic County: 1.1 %Rice County: 3.4 %Riley County: 4.7 %Rooks County: 2.1 %Rush County: 5.1 %Russell County: 1.9 %Saline County: 3.6 %Scott County: 1.1 %Sedgwick County: 5.2 %Seward County: 4.2 %Shawnee County: 4.2 %Sheridan County: 0.6 %Sherman County: 0.4 %Smith County: 1.6 %Stafford County: 2.6 %Stanton County: 2.2 %Stevens County: 4.5 %Sumner County: 6 %Thomas County: 0.1 %Trego County: 1.1 %Wabaunsee County: 4 %Wallace County: 1.3 %Washington County: 1.5 %Wichita County: 0.5 %Wilson County: 3.6 %Woodson County: 2.5 %Wyandotte County: 5.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Allen County: 6.9 %Allen County6.9Chautauqua County: 6.3 %Chautauqua County6.3Coffey County: 6 %Coffey County6Geary County: 6 %Geary County6Sumner County: 6 %Sumner County6Finney County: 5.4 %Finney County5.4Wyandotte County: 5.4 %Wyandotte County5.4Brown County: 5.4 %Brown County5.4Sedgwick County: 5.2 %Sedgwick County5.2Rush County: 5.1 %Rush County5.1Cowley County: 5 %Cowley County5Haskell County: 4.9 %Haskell County4.9Riley County: 4.7 %Riley County4.7Douglas County: 4.7 %Douglas County4.7Edwards County: 4.7 %Edwards County4.7Ford County: 4.7 %Ford County4.7Neosho County: 4.6 %Neosho County4.6Stevens County: 4.5 %Stevens County4.5Leavenworth County: 4.3 %Leavenworth County4.3Seward County: 4.2 %Seward County4.2Cloud County: 4.2 %Cloud County4.2Graham County: 4.2 %Graham County4.2Harvey County: 4.2 %Harvey County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Atchison County: 4.2 %Atchison County4.2Anderson County: 4.1 %Anderson County4.1Wabaunsee County: 4 %Wabaunsee County4Reno County: 3.9 %Reno County3.9Montgomery County: 3.9 %Montgomery County3.9Bourbon County: 3.8 %Bourbon County3.8Linn County: 3.7 %Linn County3.7Kingman County: 3.7 %Kingman County3.7Pratt County: 3.7 %Pratt County3.7Decatur County: 3.7 %Decatur County3.7Saline County: 3.6 %Saline County3.6Morton County: 3.6 %Morton County3.6Cherokee County: 3.6 %Cherokee County3.6Wilson County: 3.6 %Wilson County3.6Harper County: 3.5 %Harper County3.5Gove County: 3.5 %Gove County3.5Allen County: 6.9 %Allen County6.9Chautauqua County: 6.3 %Chautauqua County6.3Coffey County: 6 %Coffey County6Geary County: 6 %Geary County6Sumner County: 6 %Sumner County6Finney County: 5.4 %Finney County5.4Wyandotte County: 5.4 %Wyandotte County5.4Brown County: 5.4 %Brown County5.4Sedgwick County: 5.2 %Sedgwick County5.2Rush County: 5.1 %Rush County5.1Cowley County: 5 %Cowley County5Haskell County: 4.9 %Haskell County4.9Riley County: 4.7 %Riley County4.7Douglas County: 4.7 %Douglas County4.7Edwards County: 4.7 %Edwards County4.7Ford County: 4.7 %Ford County4.7Neosho County: 4.6 %Neosho County4.6Stevens County: 4.5 %Stevens County4.5Leavenworth County: 4.3 %Leavenworth County4.3Seward County: 4.2 %Seward County4.2Cloud County: 4.2 %Cloud County4.2Graham County: 4.2 %Graham County4.2Harvey County: 4.2 %Harvey County4.2Shawnee County: 4.2 %Shawnee County4.2Atchison County: 4.2 %Atchison County4.2Anderson County: 4.1 %Anderson County4.1Wabaunsee County: 4 %Wabaunsee County4Reno County: 3.9 %Reno County3.9Montgomery County: 3.9 %Montgomery County3.9Bourbon County: 3.8 %Bourbon County3.8Linn County: 3.7 %Linn County3.7Kingman County: 3.7 %Kingman County3.7Pratt County: 3.7 %Pratt County3.7Decatur County: 3.7 %Decatur County3.7Saline County: 3.6 %Saline County3.6Morton County: 3.6 %Morton County3.6Cherokee County: 3.6 %Cherokee County3.6Wilson County: 3.6 %Wilson County3.6Harper County: 3.5 %Harper County3.5Gove County: 3.5 %Gove County3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Allen County6.9-0.4 pts
2Chautauqua County6.3+0.6 pts
3Coffey County6+0.7 pts
4Geary County6+1.4 pts
5Sumner County6+0.7 pts
6Finney County5.4+0.1 pts
7Wyandotte County5.4-0.3 pts
8Brown County5.4+1 pts
9Sedgwick County5.2-0.1 pts
10Rush County5.1+0.7 pts
11Cowley County5-0.4 pts
12Haskell County4.9+1.4 pts
13Riley County4.7-0.4 pts
14Douglas County4.7-0.1 pts
15Edwards County4.7+0.8 pts
16Ford County4.7+1.4 pts
17Neosho County4.6+0.1 pts
18Stevens County4.5+2.6 pts
19Leavenworth County4.3-0.2 pts
20Seward County4.2+1.6 pts
21Cloud County4.2-0.5 pts
21Graham County4.2-1.9 pts
23Harvey County4.2-0 pts
24Shawnee County4.2-0 pts
25Atchison County4.2-0.3 pts
26Anderson County4.1+0.8 pts
27Wabaunsee County4+1 pts
28Reno County3.9-0.2 pts
29Montgomery County3.9-0.8 pts
30Bourbon County3.80 pts
31Linn County3.7-0.7 pts
32Kingman County3.7-1 pts
32Pratt County3.7+0.2 pts
34Decatur County3.7-1.2 pts
35Saline County3.6-0 pts
36Morton County3.6+0.3 pts
37Cherokee County3.6+1.3 pts
38Wilson County3.6-0.1 pts
39Harper County3.5-1.8 pts
40Gove County3.5+0.2 pts
41Crawford County3.5-0.5 pts
41Elk County3.5-0.4 pts
43Kiowa County3.4-0.3 pts
44Rice County3.4-0.2 pts
45Barton County3.3-0.8 pts
46Ottawa County3.2-0.1 pts
47Phillips County3.2-0.8 pts
48Ellis County3.2-0.1 pts
48Johnson County3.2-0 pts
50Butler County3.1-0 pts
51Marion County3-0.7 pts
52Ellsworth County2.9-0.6 pts
53Labette County2.8+0.4 pts
54Hodgeman County2.8+0.7 pts
55Miami County2.80 pts
56Greenwood County2.8+0.2 pts
57Stafford County2.6-0.9 pts
58Osage County2.5-0.8 pts
59Woodson County2.5-3.7 pts
60Lyon County2.5-0.3 pts
61Grant County2.5-1.1 pts
62Comanche County2.4-1.4 pts
63Franklin County2.4-0.2 pts
64Dickinson County2.4-0.7 pts
65Jefferson County2.4-1.2 pts
66Barber County2.3-0.1 pts
67Stanton County2.2-0.8 pts
68Gray County2.10 pts
69Rooks County2.1+0.3 pts
70Clark County2.1+1 pts
71McPherson County2-0.1 pts
72Morris County2-0.1 pts
73Pottawatomie County1.9+0.1 pts
74Russell County1.9-2.1 pts
75Marshall County1.8-1 pts
76Cheyenne County1.80 pts
77Jackson County1.8-0.3 pts
78Lincoln County1.7-0.1 pts
79Smith County1.6-0.5 pts
80Osborne County1.6-0.1 pts
81Washington County1.5-0.3 pts
82Doniphan County1.5-0.1 pts
83Kearny County1.4-0.9 pts
84Wallace County1.3-0.9 pts
85Logan County1.2+0.9 pts
86Pawnee County1.2-0.4 pts
87Rawlins County1.2+0.2 pts
88Meade County1.2-0.1 pts
89Clay County1.1-0.3 pts
89Scott County1.1-1.2 pts
91Trego County1.1-1.5 pts
92Republic County1.1+0.4 pts
93Ness County1+0.4 pts
94Mitchell County0.9+0.2 pts
94Nemaha County0.9-0.8 pts
96Hamilton County0.9+0.8 pts
97Chase County0.8-0.4 pts
98Norton County0.6-0.8 pts
99Sheridan County0.6+0.2 pts
100Lane County0.5+0.2 pts
101Wichita County0.5-1.8 pts
102Jewell County0.4-1.1 pts
103Sherman County0.4-2 pts
104Greeley County0.20 pts
105Thomas County0.1-0.5 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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/kansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Allen County, with 6.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thomas County, with 0.1% in 2023.

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