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Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Woodson County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in August 2025, at 6.3%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Kansas was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.3Woodson County
Lowest2.9Sheridan County
Median3.9105 counties
Kansas3.7History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Woodson CountyWoodson County: 6.3 %6.3Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 6 %6Linn CountyLinn County: 5.9 %5.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 5.6 %5.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 5.6 %5.6Geary CountyGeary County: 5.4 %5.4Elk CountyElk County: 5.3 %5.3Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 5.1 %5.1Trego CountyTrego County: 5.1 %5.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.1 %5.1Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 5.1 %5.1Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.9 %4.9Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.9 %4.9Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.8 %4.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.8 %4.8Cowley CountyCowley County: 4.7 %4.7Lane CountyLane County: 4.7 %4.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.6 %4.6Labette CountyLabette County: 4.6 %4.6Allen CountyAllen County: 4.5 %4.5Brown CountyBrown County: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.5 %4.5Reno CountyReno County: 4.5 %4.5Sumner CountySumner County: 4.5 %4.5Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 4.4 %4.4Russell CountyRussell County: 4.4 %4.4Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4.4 %4.4Atchison CountyAtchison County: 4.3 %4.3Butler CountyButler County: 4.3 %4.3Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 4.3 %4.3Graham CountyGraham County: 4.3 %4.3Grant CountyGrant County: 4.3 %4.3Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 4.3 %4.3Neosho CountyNeosho County: 4.3 %4.3Chase CountyChase County: 4.2 %4.2Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 4.2 %4.2Morton CountyMorton County: 4.2 %4.2Rice CountyRice County: 4.2 %4.2Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 4.2 %4.2Stanton CountyStanton County: 4.2 %4.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Woodson County6.3+0.1 pts
2Bourbon County6-0.2 pts
3Linn County5.9+0.7 pts
4Crawford County5.6+1.1 pts
4Lyon County5.6+1.8 pts
6Geary County5.4+0.2 pts
7Elk County5.3-0.5 pts
8Greenwood County5.1+1 pts
8Trego County5.1+1.2 pts
8Wilson County5.1+0.2 pts
8Wyandotte County5.1+0.4 pts
12Coffey County4.9+0.1 pts
12Jewell County4.9-0.9 pts
14Chautauqua County4.80 pts
14Montgomery County4.8+0.1 pts
16Cowley County4.7-0.3 pts
16Lane County4.7+0.9 pts
18Cherokee County4.6+0.5 pts
18Labette County4.6+0.1 pts
20Allen County4.5-0.3 pts
20Brown County4.5-0.1 pts
20Lincoln County4.5-4 pts
20Reno County4.5+0.2 pts
20Sumner County4.5+0.1 pts
25Leavenworth County4.4+0.3 pts
25Russell County4.4-2.5 pts
25Sedgwick County4.4-0.1 pts
28Atchison County4.3+0.1 pts
28Butler County4.30 pts
28Doniphan County4.30 pts
28Graham County4.3+0.2 pts
28Grant County4.30 pts
28Mitchell County4.3-2 pts
28Neosho County4.3-0.1 pts
35Chase County4.2-0.4 pts
35Hodgeman County4.2+0.8 pts
35Morton County4.20 pts
35Rice County4.2+0.3 pts
35Shawnee County4.2+0.1 pts
35Stanton County4.2+0.7 pts
41Barton County4.1+0.1 pts
41Dickinson County4.1-2.1 pts
41Franklin County4.1-0.2 pts
41Gove County4.1+0.4 pts
41Harper County4.10 pts
46Clay County4-0.5 pts
46Greeley County4+0.6 pts
46Harvey County4-0.6 pts
46Marion County4-0.6 pts
46Phillips County4+0.7 pts
46Rush County4-0.7 pts
46Wallace County4-0.7 pts
53Anderson County3.9-0.2 pts
53Decatur County3.90 pts
53Douglas County3.9-0.1 pts
53Johnson County3.9+0.1 pts
53Miami County3.9+0.1 pts
53Osage County3.9-0.2 pts
53Rooks County3.9-0.5 pts
60Barber County3.8+0.2 pts
60Cheyenne County3.8+0.1 pts
60Comanche County3.8-0.1 pts
60Jefferson County3.8+0.1 pts
60Riley County3.80 pts
60Saline County3.8-0.2 pts
60Stafford County3.8+0.3 pts
67Edwards County3.7-0.1 pts
67Haskell County3.7+0.2 pts
67Kearny County3.70 pts
67Meade County3.7+0.3 pts
67Osborne County3.7-2.1 pts
67Pottawatomie County3.70 pts
67Pratt County3.7+0.1 pts
67Sherman County3.7-0.3 pts
75Kiowa County3.6+0.1 pts
75Pawnee County3.6-0.1 pts
75Smith County3.6-0.5 pts
75Wabaunsee County3.6-0.2 pts
75Washington County3.6+0.2 pts
80Clark County3.5+0.3 pts
80Cloud County3.5-0.3 pts
80Marshall County3.50 pts
80McPherson County3.5+0.2 pts
80Morris County3.5+0.1 pts
80Ness County3.5+0.4 pts
80Norton County3.5+0.2 pts
80Scott County3.5+0.1 pts
88Ellis County3.40 pts
88Finney County3.4+0.2 pts
88Jackson County3.40 pts
88Kingman County3.4+0.6 pts
88Logan County3.40 pts
88Ottawa County3.4-0.2 pts
88Republic County3.4+0.1 pts
88Seward County3.4-0.1 pts
96Ellsworth County3.3-1.2 pts
96Ford County3.3+0.1 pts
96Rawlins County3.3-0.1 pts
96Stevens County3.3-0.8 pts
100Hamilton County3.2-0.4 pts
101Gray County3.10 pts
101Nemaha County3.1+0.1 pts
101Wichita County3.1-0.2 pts
104Thomas County30 pts
105Sheridan County2.90 pts

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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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Woodson County, with 6.3% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.9% in August 2025.

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.

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