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Highest unemployment, Kansas cities

Kansas cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Fort Riley, KSKS8,60618.6%–

02De Soto, KSKS7,0838.6%–

03Iola, KSKS5,2408.4%–

04Winfield, KSKS11,7457.3%–

05Independence, KSKS8,1937.0%–

06Wellington, KSKS7,5417.0%–

07Fort Scott, KSKS7,5006.3%–

08Basehor, KSKS8,2496.3%–

09Junction City, KSKS22,5836.2%–

10Newton, KSKS18,3536.1%–

11Mulvane, KSKS7,0306.0%–

12Louisburg, KSKS5,2995.9%–

13Kansas City, KSKS157,8055.8%–

14Dodge City, KSKS27,6535.6%–

15Wichita, KSKS400,9875.6%–

16Merriam, KSKS11,5095.4%–

17Atchison, KSKS10,7895.3%–

18Salina, KSKS46,0945.2%–

19Chanute, KSKS8,5845.2%–

20Liberal, KSKS19,0105.2%–

21Topeka, KSKS125,7954.9%–

22Leavenworth, KSKS37,0124.8%–

23Great Bend, KSKS14,2664.7%–

24Hutchinson, KSKS39,5954.6%–

25Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2084.5%–

26Lansing, KSKS11,3314.5%–

27Lawrence, KSKS96,3674.4%–

28Augusta, KSKS9,0734.2%–

29Paola, KSKS5,8804.2%–

30Pittsburg, KSKS20,5694.0%–

31Gardner, KSKS26,1543.8%–

32Derby, KSKS26,6063.7%–

33Pratt, KSKS6,5743.7%–

34Haysville, KSKS11,3533.7%–

35Goddard, KSKS6,6383.6%–

36Manhattan, KSKS54,6733.6%–

37Overland Park, KSKS203,6773.6%–

38Hays, KSKS21,2583.6%–

39Valley Center, KSKS7,6853.5%–

40El Dorado, KSKS12,6963.3%–

41Shawnee, KSKS69,8483.3%–

42Abilene, KSKS6,5523.2%–

43Mission, KSKS10,1253.2%–

44Coffeyville, KSKS8,4603.2%–

45Roeland Park, KSKS6,6833.0%–

46Prairie, KSKS23,0083.0%–

47Bel Aire, KSKS10,2872.9%–

48Eudora, KSKS6,5062.9%–

49Ottawa, KSKS12,7162.9%–

50Lenexa, KSKS60,5062.8%–

51Arkansas City, KSKS11,8002.8%–

52Andover, KSKS17,3702.7%–

53Garden City, KSKS27,4022.7%–

54Olathe, KSKS150,0252.7%–

55Maize, KSKS7,8532.7%–

56Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9622.5%–

57Park City, KSKS9,4582.5%–

58Parsons, KSKS9,3152.2%–

59Spring Hill, KSKS10,7772.1%–

60Emporia, KSKS24,1372.0%–

61Leawood, KSKS34,0932.0%–

62McPherson, KSKS13,9181.9%–

63Ulysses, KSKS5,5240.9%–

64Colby, KSKS5,4890.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES