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Highest labor force participation, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 63.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Gray County, KSKS5,65274.7%–

02Geary County, KSKS36,33873.6%–

03Sheridan County, KSKS2,42772.7%–

04Finney County, KSKS37,50572.6%–

05Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.6%–

06Johnson County, KSKS636,90672.2%–

07Riley County, KSKS72,59871.2%–

08Ford County, KSKS33,99370.9%–

09Douglas County, KSKS120,92070.6%–

10Thomas County, KSKS7,72570.1%–

11Seward County, KSKS21,07369.9%–

12Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.0%–

13Sherman County, KSKS5,76368.7%–

14Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.3%–

15Wichita County, KSKS2,03167.3%–

16Scott County, KSKS4,81567.1%–

17Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43367.0%–

18Marshall County, KSKS9,85266.9%–

19Trego County, KSKS2,74066.8%–

20Nemaha County, KSKS10,05466.7%–

21Saline County, KSKS53,37766.6%–

22Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61966.3%–

23Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.0%–

24Harvey County, KSKS33,58066.0%–

25Haskell County, KSKS3,59965.7%–

26Lane County, KSKS1,50865.7%–

27Jefferson County, KSKS18,29665.5%–

28Franklin County, KSKS26,29965.4%–

29McPherson County, KSKS30,06465.3%–

30Logan County, KSKS2,66165.2%–

31Rush County, KSKS2,84565.1%–

32Grant County, KSKS7,02865.0%–

33Meade County, KSKS3,85265.0%–

34Greeley County, KSKS1,18264.8%–

35Rice County, KSKS9,26664.8%–

36Comanche County, KSKS1,67364.7%–

37Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18664.6%–

38Barton County, KSKS24,79064.5%–

39Kingman County, KSKS7,02964.2%–

40Dickinson County, KSKS18,63764.1%–

41Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01864.1%–

42Stafford County, KSKS4,00564.1%–

43Morris County, KSKS5,34863.9%–

44Cloud County, KSKS8,83363.9%–

45Phillips County, KSKS4,72863.9%–

46Miami County, KSKS36,24063.8%–

47Ottawa County, KSKS5,74463.8%–

48Edwards County, KSKS2,64063.8%–

49Pratt County, KSKS9,11763.6%–

50Atchison County, KSKS16,17263.6%–

51Crawford County, KSKS39,00863.5%–

52Jackson County, KSKS13,43863.5%–

53Gove County, KSKS2,63163.3%–

54Shawnee County, KSKS178,60763.3%–

55Hamilton County, KSKS2,50063.2%–

56Barber County, KSKS4,08363.1%–

57Osborne County, KSKS3,28563.1%–

58Clark County, KSKS1,90063.1%–

59Ness County, KSKS2,61762.9%–

60Labette County, KSKS19,68562.8%–

61Stevens County, KSKS4,98462.8%–

62Brown County, KSKS9,10462.8%–

63Osage County, KSKS15,69362.7%–

64Lincoln County, KSKS2,86162.5%–

65Butler County, KSKS69,48462.3%–

66Coffey County, KSKS8,46762.3%–

67Doniphan County, KSKS7,59462.2%–

68Kearny County, KSKS3,88862.2%–

69Kiowa County, KSKS2,43262.0%–

70Graham County, KSKS2,37161.6%–

71Clay County, KSKS7,99061.4%–

72Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59061.4%–

73Marion County, KSKS11,63461.1%–

74Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.8%–

75Reno County, KSKS61,53960.6%–

76Greenwood County, KSKS5,82660.5%–

77Sumner County, KSKS22,31260.5%–

78Allen County, KSKS12,30260.3%–

79Republic County, KSKS4,64060.2%–

80Decatur County, KSKS2,71660.0%–

81Rooks County, KSKS4,64659.9%–

82Bourbon County, KSKS14,31959.8%–

83Russell County, KSKS6,58159.7%–

84Mitchell County, KSKS5,59059.5%–

85Stanton County, KSKS1,98659.5%–

86Washington County, KSKS5,53359.4%–

87Wallace County, KSKS1,44159.3%–

88Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60459.3%–

89Cowley County, KSKS34,38259.1%–

90Anderson County, KSKS8,01858.8%–

91Neosho County, KSKS15,63758.8%–

92Montgomery County, KSKS30,17758.5%–

93Smith County, KSKS3,56658.5%–

94Linn County, KSKS9,95057.7%–

95Morton County, KSKS2,47056.8%–

96Chase County, KSKS2,57256.7%–

97Cherokee County, KSKS19,10556.6%–

98Harper County, KSKS5,37056.1%–

99Woodson County, KSKS3,11855.0%–

100Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25753.4%–

101Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32153.3%–

102Jewell County, KSKS2,83052.7%–

103Norton County, KSKS5,28852.3%–

104Pawnee County, KSKS5,99151.0%–

105Elk County, KSKS2,45849.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS