Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Bourbon County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in June 2026, at 6%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median3.9105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 6 %6Woodson CountyWoodson County: 5.8 %5.8Geary CountyGeary County: 5.3 %5.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.2 %5.2Jewell CountyJewell County: 5.1 %5.1Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 5 %5Lyon CountyLyon County: 5 %5Allen CountyAllen County: 4.9 %4.9Elk CountyElk County: 4.9 %4.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.9 %4.9Atchison CountyAtchison County: 4.8 %4.8Cowley CountyCowley County: 4.8 %4.8Linn CountyLinn County: 4.8 %4.8Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.7 %4.7Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 4.7 %4.7Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 4.7 %4.7Brown CountyBrown County: 4.6 %4.6Chase CountyChase County: 4.6 %4.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.4 %4.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.4 %4.4Clay CountyClay County: 4.4 %4.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.4 %4.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 4.4 %4.4Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 4.4 %4.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.4 %4.4Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4.4 %4.4Sumner CountySumner County: 4.4 %4.4Graham CountyGraham County: 4.3 %4.3Reno CountyReno County: 4.3 %4.3Riley CountyRiley County: 4.3 %4.3Barton CountyBarton County: 4.2 %4.2Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.2 %4.2Lane CountyLane County: 4.2 %4.2Neosho CountyNeosho County: 4.2 %4.2Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 4.2 %4.2Butler CountyButler County: 4.1 %4.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 4.1 %4.1Labette CountyLabette County: 4.1 %4.1Marion CountyMarion County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Bourbon County6+0.6 pts
2Woodson County5.8+0.5 pts
3Geary County5.3+0.2 pts
4Wilson County5.2+0.5 pts
5Jewell County5.1+0.7 pts
6Chautauqua County5+1.1 pts
6Lyon County5-0.5 pts
8Allen County4.9+0.7 pts
8Elk County4.9+0.4 pts
8Montgomery County4.9+0.5 pts
11Atchison County4.8+0.1 pts
11Cowley County4.8+0.1 pts
11Linn County4.8-0.3 pts
14Coffey County4.7+0.4 pts
14Mitchell County4.7+0.6 pts
14Wyandotte County4.7-0.2 pts
17Brown County4.6+0.4 pts
17Chase County4.6+0.8 pts
19Anderson County4.4+0.5 pts
19Cherokee County4.40 pts
19Clay County4.4+0.5 pts
19Crawford County4.4-1.1 pts
19Greenwood County4.40 pts
19Leavenworth County4.4+0.3 pts
19Lincoln County4.4+0.3 pts
19Sedgwick County4.4+0.1 pts
19Sumner County4.4+0.2 pts
28Graham County4.3+0.4 pts
28Reno County4.3+0.2 pts
28Riley County4.3+0.5 pts
31Barton County4.2+0.5 pts
31Doniphan County4.2-0.1 pts
31Franklin County4.2+0.1 pts
31Lane County4.2-0.6 pts
31Neosho County4.2+0.1 pts
31Shawnee County4.2+0.3 pts
37Butler County4.10 pts
37Douglas County4.1+0.1 pts
37Labette County4.10 pts
37Marion County4.10 pts
37Morton County4.1+0.5 pts
37Osage County4.1+0.3 pts
37Osborne County4.1+0.7 pts
37Russell County4.10 pts
37Seward County4.1+0.6 pts
46Dickinson County4+0.2 pts
46Gove County4+0.2 pts
46Harper County4+0.4 pts
46Harvey County40 pts
46Rice County40 pts
51Edwards County3.9+0.4 pts
51Grant County3.9-0.3 pts
51Miami County3.9+0.3 pts
51Ottawa County3.9+0.5 pts
51Pottawatomie County3.9+0.2 pts
51Sherman County3.9+0.1 pts
51Stanton County3.9-0.7 pts
51Trego County3.9+0.1 pts
51Wallace County3.9+0.5 pts
60Jefferson County3.8+0.4 pts
60Johnson County3.8+0.2 pts
60Kearny County3.8+0.2 pts
60Pratt County3.80 pts
60Rooks County3.8+0.6 pts
60Wabaunsee County3.8+0.4 pts
66Greeley County3.7+0.1 pts
66Jackson County3.7+0.5 pts
66Marshall County3.7+0.2 pts
66Phillips County3.7+0.3 pts
66Saline County3.7+0.3 pts
71Kiowa County3.6+0.2 pts
71McPherson County3.6+0.2 pts
71Morris County3.6+0.6 pts
71Pawnee County3.6+0.3 pts
71Republic County3.60 pts
71Rush County3.6+0.4 pts
71Smith County3.6+0.3 pts
71Stafford County3.6+0.2 pts
71Washington County3.60 pts
80Barber County3.5+0.1 pts
80Cloud County3.50 pts
80Decatur County3.5+0.1 pts
80Ellis County3.5+0.2 pts
80Finney County3.5+0.2 pts
80Ford County3.5+0.1 pts
86Cheyenne County3.4-0.1 pts
86Haskell County3.4+0.1 pts
86Norton County3.4+0.3 pts
86Scott County3.40 pts
90Ellsworth County3.3-0.1 pts
90Hodgeman County3.3-0.3 pts
90Meade County3.3-0.1 pts
90Nemaha County3.3+0.2 pts
90Thomas County3.3+0.2 pts
95Clark County3.2+0.3 pts
95Comanche County3.2-0.1 pts
95Kingman County3.2+0.2 pts
95Stevens County3.2-0.2 pts
99Gray County3.1+0.3 pts
99Logan County3.1+0.2 pts
99Rawlins County3.1+0.3 pts
102Hamilton County3-0.1 pts
103Wichita County2.9-0.1 pts
104Ness County2.8-0.1 pts
105Sheridan County2.70 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% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.7% in June 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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