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Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Chautauqua County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in September 2025, at 5.1%. Gray County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.1Chautauqua County
Lowest2.4Gray County
Median3.4105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 5.1 %5.1Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4.9 %4.9Woodson CountyWoodson County: 4.9 %4.9Lyon CountyLyon County: 4.7 %4.7Elk CountyElk County: 4.5 %4.5Geary CountyGeary County: 4.5 %4.5Wilson CountyWilson County: 4.5 %4.5Linn CountyLinn County: 4.4 %4.4Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.4 %4.4Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.2 %4.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 4.2 %4.2Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.2 %4.2Lane CountyLane County: 4.2 %4.2Brown CountyBrown County: 4.1 %4.1Graham CountyGraham County: 4.1 %4.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.1 %4.1Cowley CountyCowley County: 4 %4Grant CountyGrant County: 4 %4Labette CountyLabette County: 4 %4Allen CountyAllen County: 3.9 %3.9Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 3.9 %3.9Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 3.9 %3.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.8 %3.8Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 3.8 %3.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.8 %3.8Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 3.8 %3.8Butler CountyButler County: 3.7 %3.7Chase CountyChase County: 3.7 %3.7Morton CountyMorton County: 3.7 %3.7Neosho CountyNeosho County: 3.7 %3.7Reno CountyReno County: 3.7 %3.7Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 3.7 %3.7Stanton CountyStanton County: 3.7 %3.7Sumner CountySumner County: 3.7 %3.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.6 %3.6Atchison CountyAtchison County: 3.6 %3.6Barton CountyBarton County: 3.6 %3.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.6 %3.6Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 3.6 %3.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Chautauqua County5.1+1.1 pts
2Bourbon County4.9+0.1 pts
2Woodson County4.9+0.1 pts
4Lyon County4.7+1.5 pts
5Elk County4.5+0.1 pts
5Geary County4.5+0.5 pts
5Wilson County4.5+0.6 pts
8Linn County4.4+0.1 pts
8Wyandotte County4.4+0.5 pts
10Coffey County4.2+0.4 pts
10Greenwood County4.2+0.7 pts
10Jewell County4.20 pts
10Lane County4.2+0.8 pts
14Brown County4.1+0.4 pts
14Graham County4.1+0.5 pts
14Montgomery County4.1+0.3 pts
17Cowley County40 pts
17Grant County4+0.7 pts
17Labette County4+0.3 pts
20Allen County3.9+0.3 pts
20Leavenworth County3.9+0.4 pts
20Sedgwick County3.9+0.2 pts
23Crawford County3.8+0.2 pts
23Doniphan County3.8+0.1 pts
23Lincoln County3.80 pts
23Mitchell County3.8+0.7 pts
27Butler County3.7+0.3 pts
27Chase County3.7+0.1 pts
27Morton County3.7+0.5 pts
27Neosho County3.7+0.1 pts
27Reno County3.7+0.2 pts
27Shawnee County3.7+0.2 pts
27Stanton County3.7+0.9 pts
27Sumner County3.7+0.3 pts
35Anderson County3.6+0.2 pts
35Atchison County3.6+0.1 pts
35Barton County3.6+0.1 pts
35Cherokee County3.6+0.3 pts
35Dickinson County3.6+0.4 pts
35Franklin County3.6-0.4 pts
35Gove County3.6+0.7 pts
35Hodgeman County3.6+0.7 pts
35Osage County3.6+0.3 pts
35Sherman County3.6+0.3 pts
45Greeley County3.5+0.9 pts
45Harvey County3.5-0.1 pts
45Miami County3.5+0.2 pts
45Rush County3.5-0.1 pts
45Russell County3.5-0.1 pts
45Wabaunsee County3.5+0.1 pts
51Cheyenne County3.4+0.6 pts
51Harper County3.4-0.1 pts
51Johnson County3.4+0.3 pts
51Phillips County3.4+0.6 pts
51Trego County3.4+0.1 pts
51Wallace County3.4+0.1 pts
57Douglas County3.3+0.2 pts
57Jefferson County3.3+0.1 pts
57Marion County3.3-0.1 pts
57Osborne County3.3+0.3 pts
57Pratt County3.3+0.2 pts
57Rice County3.3+0.2 pts
57Riley County3.3+0.3 pts
57Rooks County3.3+0.1 pts
57Washington County3.3+0.5 pts
66Clay County3.2+0.2 pts
66Kearny County3.2+0.2 pts
66Norton County3.2+0.6 pts
66Saline County3.2+0.1 pts
66Seward County3.2+0.3 pts
66Smith County3.2+0.2 pts
72Barber County3.1+0.3 pts
72Decatur County3.1-0.5 pts
72Edwards County3.1+0.2 pts
72Kiowa County3.1+0.3 pts
72Marshall County3.1+0.3 pts
72Meade County3.1+0.5 pts
72Pottawatomie County3.1+0.3 pts
72Stafford County3.1+0.3 pts
80Cloud County3+0.2 pts
80Comanche County30 pts
80Ellis County3+0.2 pts
80Ellsworth County3-2.9 pts
80Jackson County3+0.1 pts
80Kingman County3+0.5 pts
80Morris County3+0.2 pts
80Ottawa County3+0.2 pts
80Pawnee County3-0.2 pts
80Republic County3+0.5 pts
80Scott County3+0.1 pts
91Clark County2.9+0.3 pts
91Finney County2.9+0.2 pts
91Ford County2.9+0.2 pts
91Haskell County2.90 pts
91McPherson County2.9+0.1 pts
91Stevens County2.9-0.5 pts
97Rawlins County2.8+0.1 pts
98Hamilton County2.7-0.4 pts
98Nemaha County2.7+0.2 pts
98Ness County2.7+0.3 pts
98Thomas County2.7+0.2 pts
98Wichita County2.7+0.2 pts
103Logan County2.60 pts
104Sheridan County2.5+0.2 pts
105Gray County2.4+0.1 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?

Chautauqua County, with 5.1% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Gray County, with 2.4% in September 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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