Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Chautauqua County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in December 2025, at 5%. Wichita County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median3.1105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 5 %5Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4.9 %4.9Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 4.9 %4.9Osborne CountyOsborne County: 4.9 %4.9Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.8 %4.8Linn CountyLinn County: 4.7 %4.7Woodson CountyWoodson County: 4.7 %4.7Chase CountyChase County: 4.5 %4.5Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.4 %4.4Wilson CountyWilson County: 4.3 %4.3Geary CountyGeary County: 4.2 %4.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.2 %4.2Elk CountyElk County: 4.1 %4.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 4.1 %4.1Brown CountyBrown County: 3.9 %3.9Harvey CountyHarvey County: 3.9 %3.9Coffey CountyCoffey County: 3.8 %3.8Graham CountyGraham County: 3.8 %3.8Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 3.8 %3.8Allen CountyAllen County: 3.7 %3.7Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.7 %3.7Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 3.7 %3.7Barton CountyBarton County: 3.6 %3.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.6 %3.6Sumner CountySumner County: 3.6 %3.6Cowley CountyCowley County: 3.5 %3.5Lane CountyLane County: 3.5 %3.5Neosho CountyNeosho County: 3.5 %3.5Osage CountyOsage County: 3.5 %3.5Reno CountyReno County: 3.5 %3.5Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 3.5 %3.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.4 %3.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.4 %3.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.4 %3.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.4 %3.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.3 %3.3Butler CountyButler County: 3.3 %3.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.3 %3.3Labette CountyLabette County: 3.3 %3.3Marion CountyMarion County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Chautauqua County5+1.1 pts
2Bourbon County4.9-0.5 pts
2Mitchell County4.9+1.6 pts
2Osborne County4.9+0.6 pts
5Jewell County4.8+1.1 pts
6Linn County4.7+0.3 pts
6Woodson County4.7-1 pts
8Chase County4.5+1.1 pts
9Wyandotte County4.4+0.5 pts
10Wilson County4.3-0.1 pts
11Geary County4.2-0.1 pts
11Montgomery County4.2+0.7 pts
13Elk County4.1+0.5 pts
13Lyon County4.1+0.8 pts
15Brown County3.9+0.2 pts
15Harvey County3.9-0.1 pts
17Coffey County3.8-0.1 pts
17Graham County3.8+0.1 pts
17Sedgwick County3.80 pts
20Allen County3.70 pts
20Greenwood County3.7+0.1 pts
20Leavenworth County3.7+0.3 pts
23Barton County3.6+0.4 pts
23Lincoln County3.6-4.2 pts
23Sumner County3.6-0.1 pts
26Cowley County3.5-0.5 pts
26Lane County3.5+0.4 pts
26Neosho County3.50 pts
26Osage County3.5+0.1 pts
26Reno County3.5+0.1 pts
26Shawnee County3.5+0.1 pts
32Crawford County3.4-0.1 pts
32Franklin County3.4-0.2 pts
32Jefferson County3.4+0.4 pts
32Marshall County3.4+0.3 pts
36Anderson County3.3+0.4 pts
36Butler County3.3-0.1 pts
36Cherokee County3.3+0.4 pts
36Labette County3.30 pts
36Marion County3.30 pts
36Miami County3.3+0.1 pts
36Rooks County3.3+0.4 pts
43Atchison County3.2-0.3 pts
43Doniphan County3.2-0.3 pts
43Johnson County3.2+0.3 pts
43Kiowa County3.2+0.9 pts
43Russell County3.2-2.5 pts
48Dickinson County3.1-2.2 pts
48Douglas County3.1+0.2 pts
48Ellsworth County3.1-3.2 pts
48Gove County3.1+0.3 pts
48Hodgeman County3.1+0.7 pts
48Pottawatomie County3.1+0.5 pts
54Morton County3+0.3 pts
54Pratt County3+0.1 pts
54Rice County3-0.1 pts
54Sherman County3+0.1 pts
54Smith County3+0.7 pts
54Trego County3+0.3 pts
54Wabaunsee County3-0.3 pts
54Washington County3+0.2 pts
62Cheyenne County2.9+0.1 pts
62Edwards County2.90 pts
62Grant County2.90 pts
62Harper County2.9-0.2 pts
62Jackson County2.9-0.1 pts
62Kingman County2.9+0.3 pts
62Morris County2.9+0.4 pts
62Phillips County2.9+0.2 pts
62Riley County2.9+0.2 pts
62Rush County2.9-0.4 pts
62Saline County2.9-1.6 pts
62Seward County2.9+0.4 pts
62Stanton County2.9+0.1 pts
75Clay County2.8-0.3 pts
75Cloud County2.8-0.1 pts
75Stafford County2.8+0.2 pts
75Wallace County2.80 pts
79Clark County2.7+0.5 pts
79McPherson County2.70 pts
79Norton County2.7+0.2 pts
79Ottawa County2.7-1.1 pts
79Republic County2.7+0.4 pts
84Barber County2.6+0.2 pts
84Comanche County2.6-0.1 pts
84Meade County2.6+0.3 pts
84Ness County2.6-0.2 pts
84Pawnee County2.6-0.1 pts
84Rawlins County2.6+0.5 pts
90Decatur County2.50 pts
90Ellis County2.50 pts
90Finney County2.5+0.2 pts
90Ford County2.50 pts
90Greeley County2.5+0.1 pts
90Haskell County2.5+0.1 pts
90Kearny County2.5-0.3 pts
97Nemaha County2.4+0.3 pts
97Scott County2.40 pts
97Stevens County2.4-0.5 pts
100Thomas County2.3+0.1 pts
101Hamilton County2.20 pts
102Logan County2.1-0.2 pts
103Gray County2-0.1 pts
103Sheridan County2+0.1 pts
103Wichita County2-0.3 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% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Wichita County, with 2% in December 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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