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Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Bourbon County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in February 2026, at 6.1%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Kansas was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.1Bourbon County
Lowest2.4Sheridan County
Median3.9105 counties
Kansas3.9History

Top 40 counties, February 2026

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Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 6.1 %6.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 6 %6Woodson CountyWoodson County: 6 %6Coffey CountyCoffey County: 5.7 %5.7Linn CountyLinn County: 5.5 %5.5Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 5.5 %5.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 5.4 %5.4Geary CountyGeary County: 5.3 %5.3Chase CountyChase County: 5.2 %5.2Elk CountyElk County: 5.1 %5.1Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 5 %5Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 5 %5Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 5 %5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5 %5Brown CountyBrown County: 4.9 %4.9Allen CountyAllen County: 4.8 %4.8Barton CountyBarton County: 4.7 %4.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.6 %4.6Graham CountyGraham County: 4.6 %4.6Osage CountyOsage County: 4.6 %4.6Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4.6 %4.6Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 4.6 %4.6Atchison CountyAtchison County: 4.4 %4.4Cowley CountyCowley County: 4.4 %4.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.4 %4.4Labette CountyLabette County: 4.4 %4.4Reno CountyReno County: 4.4 %4.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.3 %4.3Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 4.3 %4.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.3 %4.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.3 %4.3Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.3 %4.3Smith CountySmith County: 4.3 %4.3Butler CountyButler County: 4.2 %4.2Miami CountyMiami County: 4.2 %4.2Sumner CountySumner County: 4.2 %4.2Harvey CountyHarvey County: 4.1 %4.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.1 %4.1Lane CountyLane County: 4.1 %4.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Bourbon County6.1-0.2 pts
2Wilson County6+1 pts
2Woodson County6+0.6 pts
4Coffey County5.7+0.3 pts
5Linn County5.5-0.8 pts
5Wyandotte County5.5+0.1 pts
7Lyon County5.4+1 pts
8Geary County5.3+0.5 pts
9Chase County5.2+0.9 pts
10Elk County5.1+1 pts
11Chautauqua County5+0.3 pts
11Greenwood County5+0.5 pts
11Leavenworth County5+0.4 pts
11Montgomery County5+0.7 pts
15Brown County4.9+0.5 pts
16Allen County4.8+0.6 pts
17Barton County4.7+0.7 pts
18Anderson County4.6+0.2 pts
18Graham County4.6+0.1 pts
18Osage County4.6+0.6 pts
18Sedgwick County4.6+0.3 pts
18Shawnee County4.6+0.4 pts
23Atchison County4.4-0.1 pts
23Cowley County4.4+0.1 pts
23Crawford County4.4-1.1 pts
23Labette County4.4+0.3 pts
23Reno County4.4+0.3 pts
28Cherokee County4.30 pts
28Doniphan County4.3-0.2 pts
28Franklin County4.3-0.1 pts
28Jefferson County4.3+0.3 pts
28Jewell County4.3-0.3 pts
28Smith County4.3+1.1 pts
34Butler County4.2+0.1 pts
34Miami County4.2+0.1 pts
34Sumner County4.2-0.1 pts
37Harvey County4.10 pts
37Jackson County4.1-0.1 pts
37Lane County4.1+0.4 pts
37Marshall County4.1+0.6 pts
37Stanton County4.1-0.5 pts
37Wabaunsee County4.10 pts
43Clay County4+0.3 pts
43Dickinson County4+0.1 pts
43Gove County4+0.4 pts
43Johnson County4+0.3 pts
43Kiowa County4+0.5 pts
43Lincoln County4-0.3 pts
43Mitchell County4+0.3 pts
43Neosho County4+0.1 pts
43Trego County4+0.1 pts
43Wallace County4+0.5 pts
53Douglas County3.9+0.2 pts
53Grant County3.9+0.4 pts
53Rice County3.9+0.3 pts
53Seward County3.9+0.7 pts
53Washington County3.9-0.3 pts
58Edwards County3.8+0.7 pts
58Harper County3.8+0.1 pts
58Morton County3.8+0.2 pts
58Pottawatomie County3.8+0.1 pts
58Riley County3.8+0.2 pts
58Rooks County3.8+0.6 pts
58Russell County3.8+0.1 pts
58Sherman County3.8+0.3 pts
66Morris County3.7+0.1 pts
66Phillips County3.7+0.6 pts
66Pratt County3.7+0.2 pts
66Saline County3.7+0.1 pts
70Cheyenne County3.6+0.3 pts
70Hodgeman County3.6+0.4 pts
70Marion County3.6-0.3 pts
70Meade County3.6+0.5 pts
70Stafford County3.6+0.4 pts
75Kearny County3.5+0.1 pts
75Ottawa County3.5-0.1 pts
75Republic County3.5+0.7 pts
78Clark County3.4+0.2 pts
78Decatur County3.4-0.3 pts
78Kingman County3.4+0.6 pts
78Osborne County3.4+0.1 pts
78Scott County3.4+0.3 pts
83Ellsworth County3.3-0.1 pts
83Finney County3.3+0.3 pts
83Ford County3.30 pts
83McPherson County3.3+0.1 pts
83Rush County3.3-0.7 pts
88Barber County3.2-0.1 pts
88Cloud County3.2-0.4 pts
88Comanche County3.2+0.3 pts
88Ellis County3.20 pts
88Greeley County3.2+0.1 pts
88Haskell County3.2-0.1 pts
88Norton County3.2+0.1 pts
88Pawnee County3.2+0.3 pts
88Rawlins County3.2+0.5 pts
88Stevens County3.2-0.1 pts
88Thomas County3.2+0.4 pts
99Ness County3.1+0.1 pts
100Hamilton County30 pts
100Nemaha County3+0.4 pts
102Logan County2.8-0.3 pts
102Wichita County2.8-0.1 pts
104Gray County2.7-0.2 pts
105Sheridan County2.40 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 6.1% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.4% in February 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.

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