Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Woodson County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in March 2026, at 5.8%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Kansas was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.8Woodson County
Median3.5105 counties
Kansas3.9History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Woodson CountyWoodson County: 5.8 %5.8Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 5.5 %5.5Linn CountyLinn County: 5.2 %5.2Elk CountyElk County: 5 %5Lyon CountyLyon County: 5 %5Wilson CountyWilson County: 5 %5Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.9 %4.9Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 4.9 %4.9Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.9 %4.9Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.6 %4.6Geary CountyGeary County: 4.6 %4.6Chase CountyChase County: 4.4 %4.4Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 4.3 %4.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.2 %4.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.1 %4.1Atchison CountyAtchison County: 4.1 %4.1Brown CountyBrown County: 4.1 %4.1Graham CountyGraham County: 4.1 %4.1Stanton CountyStanton County: 4.1 %4.1Allen CountyAllen County: 4 %4Barton CountyBarton County: 4 %4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4 %4Jewell CountyJewell County: 4 %4Morton CountyMorton County: 4 %4Osage CountyOsage County: 4 %4Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4 %4Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 4 %4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.9 %3.9Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 3.9 %3.9Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 3.9 %3.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.9 %3.9Reno CountyReno County: 3.9 %3.9Cowley CountyCowley County: 3.8 %3.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.8 %3.8Labette CountyLabette County: 3.8 %3.8Lane CountyLane County: 3.8 %3.8Sumner CountySumner County: 3.8 %3.8Butler CountyButler County: 3.7 %3.7Gove CountyGove County: 3.7 %3.7Grant CountyGrant County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Woodson County5.8+0.8 pts
2Bourbon County5.5-0.2 pts
3Linn County5.2+0.2 pts
4Elk County5+0.9 pts
4Lyon County5+0.4 pts
4Wilson County5-0.1 pts
7Chautauqua County4.9+0.4 pts
7Greenwood County4.9+0.8 pts
7Wyandotte County4.9-0.1 pts
10Coffey County4.60 pts
10Geary County4.6-0.2 pts
12Chase County4.4+0.1 pts
13Leavenworth County4.3+0.1 pts
14Montgomery County4.20 pts
15Anderson County4.1+0.1 pts
15Atchison County4.1-0.2 pts
15Brown County4.1-0.3 pts
15Graham County4.10 pts
15Stanton County4.1-0.4 pts
20Allen County4-0.1 pts
20Barton County4+0.1 pts
20Crawford County4-1.4 pts
20Jewell County4-0.9 pts
20Morton County4+0.4 pts
20Osage County4+0.4 pts
20Sedgwick County40 pts
20Shawnee County4+0.2 pts
28Cherokee County3.9-0.2 pts
28Dickinson County3.9-0.1 pts
28Doniphan County3.9-0.2 pts
28Franklin County3.9-0.2 pts
28Reno County3.9-0.1 pts
33Cowley County3.8-0.4 pts
33Jefferson County3.8+0.3 pts
33Labette County3.80 pts
33Lane County3.8-0.2 pts
33Sumner County3.8-0.1 pts
38Butler County3.7-0.1 pts
38Gove County3.7+0.2 pts
38Grant County3.7+0.1 pts
38Harper County3.7+0.2 pts
38Miami County3.7-0.2 pts
38Seward County3.7+0.4 pts
44Clay County3.60 pts
44Harvey County3.6-0.2 pts
44Johnson County3.6+0.1 pts
44Marshall County3.6+0.2 pts
44Neosho County3.6-0.2 pts
44Wabaunsee County3.6-0.3 pts
50Edwards County3.5+0.1 pts
50Hodgeman County3.5-0.1 pts
50Jackson County3.5+0.3 pts
50Kearny County3.5-0.1 pts
54Decatur County3.4+0.2 pts
54Douglas County3.4-0.1 pts
54Lincoln County3.4-0.8 pts
54Mitchell County3.4-0.7 pts
54Russell County3.4-0.6 pts
54Scott County3.40 pts
54Wallace County3.4-0.1 pts
61Cheyenne County3.3-0.3 pts
61Marion County3.3-0.6 pts
61Osborne County3.30 pts
61Rooks County3.3+0.3 pts
61Sherman County3.3-0.3 pts
61Smith County3.3-0.1 pts
61Trego County3.3-0.7 pts
61Washington County3.3-0.4 pts
69Greeley County3.2+0.1 pts
69Morris County3.2+0.1 pts
69Phillips County3.2+0.1 pts
69Pratt County3.2-0.3 pts
69Rice County3.2-0.1 pts
69Riley County3.2-0.2 pts
69Rush County3.2-0.7 pts
69Saline County3.2-0.3 pts
77Kiowa County3.1-0.5 pts
77Meade County3.10 pts
77Ottawa County3.1-0.2 pts
77Pawnee County3.1-0.2 pts
77Pottawatomie County3.1-0.3 pts
82Clark County3-0.1 pts
82Haskell County3-0.3 pts
82Republic County30 pts
82Stafford County3-0.4 pts
86Barber County2.9-0.6 pts
86Cloud County2.9-0.5 pts
86Ellsworth County2.9-0.4 pts
86Finney County2.9-0.1 pts
86Ford County2.9-0.3 pts
86Logan County2.9-0.1 pts
86Norton County2.9-0.1 pts
86Stevens County2.9-0.3 pts
94Ellis County2.8-0.3 pts
94McPherson County2.8-0.4 pts
94Ness County2.8-0.2 pts
94Rawlins County2.80 pts
98Comanche County2.7-0.2 pts
98Kingman County2.7-0.1 pts
98Nemaha County2.7+0.1 pts
98Thomas County2.7-0.2 pts
102Hamilton County2.6-0.6 pts
103Wichita County2.5-0.5 pts
104Gray County2.3-0.6 pts
104Sheridan 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?

Woodson County, with 5.8% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.3% in March 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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