Counties in Kansas by unemployment rate

Bourbon County had the highest unemployment rate of 105 counties in July 2026, at 6.2%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Kansas was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.2Bourbon County
Median3.8105 counties
Kansas3.8History

Top 40 counties, July 2026

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Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 6.2 %6.2Geary CountyGeary County: 5.8 %5.8Woodson CountyWoodson County: 5.7 %5.7Elk CountyElk County: 5.5 %5.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 5.4 %5.4Allen CountyAllen County: 5.3 %5.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.3 %5.3Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 5.2 %5.2Atchison CountyAtchison County: 5 %5Cowley CountyCowley County: 5 %5Linn CountyLinn County: 5 %5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5 %5Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 5 %5Brown CountyBrown County: 4.9 %4.9Coffey CountyCoffey County: 4.8 %4.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 4.8 %4.8Marion CountyMarion County: 4.8 %4.8Clay CountyClay County: 4.7 %4.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.7 %4.7Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 4.6 %4.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.5 %4.5Graham CountyGraham County: 4.5 %4.5Harvey CountyHarvey County: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.5 %4.5Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 4.5 %4.5Morton CountyMorton County: 4.4 %4.4Reno CountyReno County: 4.4 %4.4Sumner CountySumner County: 4.4 %4.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.3 %4.3Chase CountyChase County: 4.3 %4.3Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 4.3 %4.3Jewell CountyJewell County: 4.3 %4.3Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 4.3 %4.3Riley CountyRiley County: 4.3 %4.3Russell CountyRussell County: 4.3 %4.3Barton CountyBarton County: 4.2 %4.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.2 %4.2Harper CountyHarper County: 4.2 %4.2Labette CountyLabette County: 4.2 %4.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Bourbon County6.2+0.4 pts
2Geary County5.8+0.3 pts
3Woodson County5.7-0.3 pts
4Elk County5.5-0.2 pts
5Lyon County5.4-0.6 pts
6Allen County5.3+0.6 pts
6Wilson County5.3-0.1 pts
8Chautauqua County5.2+0.6 pts
9Atchison County5-0.2 pts
9Cowley County5-0.2 pts
9Linn County5-0.6 pts
9Montgomery County50 pts
9Wyandotte County5-0.3 pts
14Brown County4.9+0.1 pts
15Coffey County4.8+0.3 pts
15Greenwood County4.8-0.6 pts
15Marion County4.8+0.1 pts
18Clay County4.7+0.3 pts
18Crawford County4.7-0.1 pts
20Leavenworth County4.6+0.1 pts
21Cherokee County4.5+0.2 pts
21Graham County4.5-0.3 pts
21Harvey County4.5-0.7 pts
21Lincoln County4.5-0.6 pts
21Sedgwick County4.5-0.2 pts
26Morton County4.40 pts
26Reno County4.4-0.1 pts
26Sumner County4.4-0.3 pts
29Anderson County4.3+0.2 pts
29Chase County4.30 pts
29Doniphan County4.3-0.5 pts
29Jewell County4.3-1.6 pts
29Kiowa County4.3+0.4 pts
29Riley County4.3+0.2 pts
29Russell County4.3-0.2 pts
36Barton County4.20 pts
36Douglas County4.2-0.1 pts
36Franklin County4.2-0.4 pts
36Harper County4.2+0.3 pts
36Labette County4.2-0.3 pts
36Lane County4.2-1 pts
36Neosho County4.2-0.4 pts
36Osage County4.2+0.2 pts
36Rice County4.2-0.2 pts
45Butler County4.1-0.3 pts
45Seward County4.1+0.2 pts
45Shawnee County4.1-0.1 pts
48Pottawatomie County40 pts
49Dickinson County3.9-0.4 pts
49Grant County3.9-0.9 pts
49Kearny County3.90 pts
49Miami County3.9+0.1 pts
53Jefferson County3.80 pts
53Johnson County3.80 pts
53Mitchell County3.8-2.3 pts
53Osborne County3.8-0.9 pts
53Ottawa County3.8+0.1 pts
53Pratt County3.8-0.2 pts
59Cheyenne County3.70 pts
59Gove County3.7-0.6 pts
59McPherson County3.70 pts
59Rush County3.7-0.5 pts
59Saline County3.70 pts
59Stanton County3.7-0.7 pts
59Wabaunsee County3.70 pts
59Wallace County3.7+0.1 pts
67Ellis County3.6-0.1 pts
67Jackson County3.6+0.1 pts
67Marshall County3.6-0.2 pts
67Morris County3.6+0.5 pts
67Phillips County3.6+0.1 pts
67Sherman County3.6-0.4 pts
73Cloud County3.5-0.5 pts
73Finney County3.5-0.1 pts
73Haskell County3.5-0.1 pts
73Rooks County3.5-0.4 pts
73Washington County3.5-0.5 pts
78Clark County3.4+0.3 pts
78Edwards County3.4-0.4 pts
78Ford County3.4-0.2 pts
78Republic County3.4-0.4 pts
82Comanche County3.3-0.2 pts
82Decatur County3.3-0.2 pts
82Meade County3.3-0.6 pts
82Pawnee County3.3-0.4 pts
82Scott County3.3-0.3 pts
82Smith County3.3-0.4 pts
82Stafford County3.3-0.8 pts
89Barber County3.2-0.3 pts
89Gray County3.2-0.1 pts
89Kingman County3.20 pts
89Stevens County3.2-0.4 pts
93Ellsworth County3.1-0.4 pts
93Greeley County3.1-1.5 pts
93Hodgeman County3.1-1 pts
93Logan County3.1-0.3 pts
93Nemaha County3.1-0.2 pts
93Norton County3.1-0.3 pts
93Thomas County3.1-0.3 pts
100Trego County3-1.6 pts
101Rawlins County2.9-0.3 pts
101Wichita County2.9-0.3 pts
103Hamilton County2.8-0.4 pts
104Ness County2.6-0.7 pts
104Sheridan County2.6-0.3 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?

Bourbon County, with 6.2% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sheridan County, with 2.6% in July 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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