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Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Wilson County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in May 2026, at 5.4%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.4Wilson County
Lowest2.4Sheridan County
Median3.5105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, May 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.4 %5.4Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 5.3 %5.3Woodson CountyWoodson County: 5.1 %5.1Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.7 %4.7Geary CountyGeary County: 4.7 %4.7Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.7 %4.7Linn CountyLinn County: 4.7 %4.7Elk CountyElk County: 4.6 %4.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 4.6 %4.6Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 4.5 %4.5Allen CountyAllen County: 4.4 %4.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.4 %4.4Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.4 %4.4Brown CountyBrown County: 4.3 %4.3Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.3 %4.3Graham CountyGraham County: 4.2 %4.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 4.2 %4.2Chase CountyChase County: 4.1 %4.1Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 4.1 %4.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.1 %4.1Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4 %4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4 %4Cowley CountyCowley County: 4 %4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4 %4Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4 %4Barton CountyBarton County: 3.9 %3.9Clay CountyClay County: 3.9 %3.9Osborne CountyOsborne County: 3.9 %3.9Reno CountyReno County: 3.9 %3.9Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 3.9 %3.9Sumner CountySumner County: 3.9 %3.9Atchison CountyAtchison County: 3.8 %3.8Butler CountyButler County: 3.8 %3.8Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 3.8 %3.8Labette CountyLabette County: 3.8 %3.8Morton CountyMorton County: 3.8 %3.8Neosho CountyNeosho County: 3.7 %3.7Osage CountyOsage County: 3.7 %3.7Seward CountySeward County: 3.7 %3.7Stanton CountyStanton County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Wilson County5.4+0.7 pts
2Bourbon County5.3+0.4 pts
3Woodson County5.1-0.3 pts
4Chautauqua County4.7+0.8 pts
4Geary County4.7+0.2 pts
4Jewell County4.7+0.5 pts
4Linn County4.7-0.3 pts
8Elk County4.6+0.4 pts
8Lyon County4.6-0.8 pts
10Mitchell County4.5+0.7 pts
11Allen County4.4+0.4 pts
11Montgomery County4.4+0.5 pts
11Wyandotte County4.4-0.2 pts
14Brown County4.3-0.2 pts
14Coffey County4.3+0.2 pts
16Graham County4.20 pts
16Greenwood County4.2-0.1 pts
18Chase County4.1+0.4 pts
18Leavenworth County4.1+0.4 pts
18Lincoln County4.1+0.7 pts
21Anderson County4+0.8 pts
21Cherokee County4-0.1 pts
21Cowley County4-0.2 pts
21Crawford County4-1.3 pts
21Sedgwick County40 pts
26Barton County3.9+0.6 pts
26Clay County3.9+0.7 pts
26Osborne County3.9+0.8 pts
26Reno County3.9+0.1 pts
26Shawnee County3.9+0.2 pts
26Sumner County3.9+0.1 pts
32Atchison County3.80 pts
32Butler County3.8+0.1 pts
32Doniphan County3.8+0.1 pts
32Labette County3.80 pts
32Morton County3.8+0.4 pts
37Neosho County3.7+0.1 pts
37Osage County3.7+0.3 pts
37Seward County3.7+0.6 pts
37Stanton County3.7-0.2 pts
41Dickinson County3.60 pts
41Douglas County3.6+0.3 pts
41Gove County3.6+0.2 pts
41Harper County3.6+0.3 pts
41Harvey County3.6-0.2 pts
41Jefferson County3.6+0.5 pts
41Lane County3.6-0.8 pts
41Marion County3.60 pts
41Rice County3.6+0.1 pts
41Riley County3.6+0.6 pts
41Russell County3.6+0.1 pts
52Franklin County3.50 pts
52Greeley County3.5-0.4 pts
52Jackson County3.5+0.5 pts
52Johnson County3.5+0.1 pts
52Miami County3.5+0.1 pts
52Smith County3.5+0.4 pts
58Edwards County3.4+0.6 pts
58Grant County3.40 pts
58Kiowa County3.4+0.3 pts
58Marshall County3.4+0.5 pts
58Pottawatomie County3.4+0.5 pts
58Trego County3.4-0.2 pts
58Wabaunsee County3.4+0.1 pts
58Wallace County3.4+0.3 pts
66Cloud County3.3+0.3 pts
66Decatur County3.3+0.2 pts
66Kearny County3.3+0.1 pts
66Rooks County3.3+0.4 pts
66Saline County3.3+0.2 pts
66Sherman County3.3+0.2 pts
72Morris County3.2+0.5 pts
72Ottawa County3.2+0.3 pts
72Phillips County3.2+0.1 pts
72Pratt County3.2+0.1 pts
72Republic County3.20 pts
72Rush County3.20 pts
72Stafford County3.2+0.1 pts
79Barber County3.1-0.3 pts
79Cheyenne County3.10 pts
79Comanche County3.1-0.3 pts
79Ellsworth County3.1+0.2 pts
79Finney County3.1+0.4 pts
79McPherson County3.10 pts
79Meade County3.1+0.1 pts
79Norton County3.1+0.3 pts
87Clark County3-0.1 pts
87Ellis County3+0.3 pts
87Ford County3+0.2 pts
87Haskell County30 pts
87Hodgeman County3-0.2 pts
87Pawnee County3+0.1 pts
87Scott County3+0.2 pts
87Washington County3-0.1 pts
95Hamilton County2.8-0.1 pts
95Kingman County2.80 pts
95Logan County2.80 pts
95Ness County2.8+0.3 pts
95Rawlins County2.80 pts
95Stevens County2.8+0.1 pts
95Thomas County2.8+0.5 pts
102Gray County2.7+0.3 pts
102Nemaha County2.7+0.1 pts
104Wichita County2.5-0.4 pts
105Sheridan County2.4+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?

Wilson County, with 5.4% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.4% in May 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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