Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate, August 2026
Bourbon County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in August 2026, at 6.3%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 counties, August 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | August 2026 (%) | Change on August 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon County Provisional | 6.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 2 | Geary County Provisional | 6.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 3 | Woodson County Provisional | 6 | -0.3 pts |
| 4 | Chautauqua County Provisional | 5.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 5 | Allen County Provisional | 5.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 6 | Coffey County Provisional | 5.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 6 | Linn County Provisional | 5.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 6 | Montgomery County Provisional | 5.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 6 | Wilson County Provisional | 5.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 10 | Elk County Provisional | 5.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Lane County Provisional | 5.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 10 | Lyon County Provisional | 5.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 13 | Wyandotte County Provisional | 5.1 | 0 pts |
| 14 | Chase County Provisional | 5 | +0.8 pts |
| 14 | Jewell County Provisional | 5 | +0.1 pts |
| 16 | Brown County Provisional | 4.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 16 | Greenwood County Provisional | 4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | Lincoln County Provisional | 4.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 19 | Cowley County Provisional | 4.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Graham County Provisional | 4.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 19 | Leavenworth County Provisional | 4.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 22 | Crawford County Provisional | 4.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 22 | Reno County Provisional | 4.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 22 | Sedgwick County Provisional | 4.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Anderson County Provisional | 4.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 25 | Cherokee County Provisional | 4.6 | 0 pts |
| 25 | Doniphan County Provisional | 4.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Sumner County Provisional | 4.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Atchison County Provisional | 4.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 29 | Marion County Provisional | 4.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 29 | Osage County Provisional | 4.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 29 | Shawnee County Provisional | 4.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 33 | Barton County Provisional | 4.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 33 | Butler County Provisional | 4.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 33 | Clay County Provisional | 4.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 33 | Riley County Provisional | 4.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 33 | Russell County Provisional | 4.4 | 0 pts |
| 38 | Dickinson County Provisional | 4.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Douglas County Provisional | 4.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 38 | Gove County Provisional | 4.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Labette County Provisional | 4.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Morton County Provisional | 4.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Franklin County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Harvey County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Jefferson County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | Miami County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 43 | Neosho County Provisional | 4.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 43 | Pottawatomie County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 43 | Rice County Provisional | 4.2 | 0 pts |
| 43 | Seward County Provisional | 4.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 43 | Stanton County Provisional | 4.2 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Harper County Provisional | 4.1 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Johnson County Provisional | 4.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 52 | Marshall County Provisional | 4.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 52 | Mitchell County Provisional | 4.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Smith County Provisional | 4.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 52 | Wabaunsee County Provisional | 4.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 58 | Grant County Provisional | 4 | -0.3 pts |
| 58 | Jackson County Provisional | 4 | +0.6 pts |
| 58 | Osborne County Provisional | 4 | +0.3 pts |
| 58 | Pratt County Provisional | 4 | +0.3 pts |
| 58 | Rooks County Provisional | 4 | +0.1 pts |
| 58 | Rush County Provisional | 4 | 0 pts |
| 64 | Comanche County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 64 | Edwards County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 64 | Haskell County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 64 | Kearny County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 64 | Kiowa County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 64 | Morris County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 64 | Pawnee County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 64 | Phillips County Provisional | 3.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 64 | Saline County Provisional | 3.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 64 | Trego County Provisional | 3.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 64 | Wallace County Provisional | 3.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 75 | Barber County Provisional | 3.8 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Cheyenne County Provisional | 3.8 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Cloud County Provisional | 3.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 75 | Decatur County Provisional | 3.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 75 | Republic County Provisional | 3.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Sherman County Provisional | 3.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 75 | Stafford County Provisional | 3.8 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Washington County Provisional | 3.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 83 | Clark County Provisional | 3.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 83 | McPherson County Provisional | 3.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 83 | Meade County Provisional | 3.7 | 0 pts |
| 83 | Ottawa County Provisional | 3.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 87 | Ellis County Provisional | 3.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 87 | Finney County Provisional | 3.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 89 | Ellsworth County Provisional | 3.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 89 | Hodgeman County Provisional | 3.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 91 | Ford County Provisional | 3.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Greeley County Provisional | 3.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 91 | Kingman County Provisional | 3.4 | 0 pts |
| 91 | Logan County Provisional | 3.4 | 0 pts |
| 91 | Norton County Provisional | 3.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 91 | Rawlins County Provisional | 3.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Scott County Provisional | 3.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 98 | Gray County Provisional | 3.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 98 | Stevens County Provisional | 3.3 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Hamilton County Provisional | 3.2 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Nemaha County Provisional | 3.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 102 | Ness County Provisional | 3.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 102 | Thomas County Provisional | 3.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 102 | Wichita County Provisional | 3.1 | 0 pts |
| 105 | Sheridan County Provisional | 2.9 | 0 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.
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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"unemployment_rate","level":"province","within":"Kansas","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=unemployment_rate&level=province&within=Kansas&limit=10
Questions
Which county has the highest unemployment rate?
Bourbon County, with 6.3% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?
Sheridan County, with 2.9% in August 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Unemployment rate: other rankings
- Countries
- EU countries
- US states
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- US counties
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
Counties in Kansas: more rankings
- Asian population share
- Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over
- Live births, July to June
- Black or African American population share
- Crude birth rate, July to June
- Crude death rate, July to June
- Deaths, July to June
- Foreign-born population share
- Real GDP growth
- GDP per capita, US dollars
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- Hispanic or Latino population share
- Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
- Median age
- Median gross rent (monthly)
- Median home value