Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Bourbon County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in November 2025, at 4.8%. Wichita County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.8Bourbon County
Median3.1105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4.8 %4.8Woodson CountyWoodson County: 4.7 %4.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.6 %4.6Elk CountyElk County: 4.6 %4.6Brown CountyBrown County: 4.5 %4.5Linn CountyLinn County: 4.5 %4.5Wilson CountyWilson County: 4.4 %4.4Geary CountyGeary County: 4.3 %4.3Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.3 %4.3Chase CountyChase County: 4.1 %4.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 4.1 %4.1Jewell CountyJewell County: 4 %4Lane CountyLane County: 4 %4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4 %4Graham CountyGraham County: 3.9 %3.9Allen CountyAllen County: 3.8 %3.8Coffey CountyCoffey County: 3.7 %3.7Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.7 %3.7Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 3.7 %3.7Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 3.7 %3.7Cowley CountyCowley County: 3.6 %3.6Reno CountyReno County: 3.6 %3.6Russell CountyRussell County: 3.6 %3.6Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 3.6 %3.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.5 %3.5Barton CountyBarton County: 3.5 %3.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.5 %3.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.5 %3.5Harvey CountyHarvey County: 3.5 %3.5Labette CountyLabette County: 3.5 %3.5Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 3.5 %3.5Stanton CountyStanton County: 3.5 %3.5Sumner CountySumner County: 3.5 %3.5Butler CountyButler County: 3.4 %3.4Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 3.4 %3.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.4 %3.4Miami CountyMiami County: 3.4 %3.4Osage CountyOsage County: 3.4 %3.4Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 3.3 %3.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Bourbon County4.8-0.3 pts
2Woodson County4.7-0.8 pts
3Chautauqua County4.6+0.6 pts
3Elk County4.6+0.8 pts
5Brown County4.5+0.3 pts
5Linn County4.5+0.1 pts
7Wilson County4.4-0.1 pts
8Geary County4.3+0.2 pts
8Wyandotte County4.3+0.5 pts
10Chase County4.1+0.9 pts
10Lyon County4.1+1.1 pts
12Jewell County4+0.5 pts
12Lane County4+0.8 pts
12Montgomery County4+0.4 pts
15Graham County3.9+0.3 pts
16Allen County3.8-0.2 pts
17Coffey County3.7+0.2 pts
17Greenwood County3.70 pts
17Leavenworth County3.7+0.2 pts
17Sedgwick County3.7-0.5 pts
21Cowley County3.6-0.7 pts
21Reno County3.6+0.1 pts
21Russell County3.6+0.2 pts
21Shawnee County3.6+0.1 pts
25Anderson County3.5+0.6 pts
25Barton County3.5+0.3 pts
25Cherokee County3.5+0.3 pts
25Crawford County3.50 pts
25Harvey County3.5-0.3 pts
25Labette County3.50 pts
25Mitchell County3.5+0.2 pts
25Stanton County3.5+0.9 pts
25Sumner County3.5-0.9 pts
34Butler County3.4-0.2 pts
34Dickinson County3.4+0.2 pts
34Lincoln County3.4+0.2 pts
34Miami County3.4+0.1 pts
34Osage County3.4-0.2 pts
39Doniphan County3.30 pts
39Franklin County3.3-0.2 pts
39Gove County3.30 pts
39Grant County3.3+0.5 pts
39Johnson County3.3+0.3 pts
39Morton County3.3+0.4 pts
39Neosho County3.3-0.1 pts
39Rooks County3.3+0.2 pts
47Jefferson County3.20 pts
47Kiowa County3.2+0.8 pts
47Wabaunsee County3.2-0.3 pts
47Wallace County3.2+0.3 pts
51Atchison County3.1-0.3 pts
51Douglas County3.1+0.2 pts
51Edwards County3.1+0.2 pts
51Hodgeman County3.1+0.3 pts
51Marion County3.1-0.3 pts
51Phillips County3.1+0.4 pts
51Rice County3.1+0.3 pts
51Rush County3.1-0.3 pts
51Sherman County3.1+0.1 pts
51Trego County3.1+0.1 pts
61Cheyenne County3-0.2 pts
61Clay County3-0.5 pts
61Harper County3-0.5 pts
61Kingman County3+0.4 pts
61Meade County3+0.6 pts
61Morris County3+0.1 pts
61Osborne County3+0.2 pts
61Pratt County3+0.2 pts
61Republic County3+0.4 pts
61Saline County30 pts
71Barber County2.90 pts
71Comanche County2.90 pts
71Ellsworth County2.9-0.8 pts
71Marshall County2.90 pts
71Pottawatomie County2.9+0.3 pts
71Rawlins County2.9+0.7 pts
71Riley County2.9+0.2 pts
71Seward County2.9+0.4 pts
71Smith County2.90 pts
71Stafford County2.9+0.3 pts
81Decatur County2.8-0.1 pts
81Greeley County2.8+0.5 pts
81Jackson County2.8-0.2 pts
81Norton County2.80 pts
81Pawnee County2.8-0.3 pts
81Washington County2.8+0.1 pts
87Cloud County2.7-0.3 pts
87Haskell County2.70 pts
87Kearny County2.7+0.1 pts
87McPherson County2.70 pts
87Ness County2.7+0.1 pts
87Ottawa County2.7-0.1 pts
93Clark County2.60 pts
93Ellis County2.6+0.1 pts
93Finney County2.6+0.2 pts
93Ford County2.60 pts
97Hamilton County2.5+0.1 pts
97Nemaha County2.5+0.3 pts
97Scott County2.5-0.2 pts
97Stevens County2.5-0.3 pts
101Logan County2.4-0.1 pts
101Sheridan County2.4+0.4 pts
101Thomas County2.4+0.1 pts
104Gray County2.3+0.1 pts
104Wichita County2.3+0.2 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?

Bourbon County, with 4.8% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Wichita County, with 2.3% in November 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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