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Lowest labor force participation, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 62.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wichita County, KS, up 67 places to #24.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲2Norton County, KSKS5,28846.0%−6.3 pts

02▲4Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25750.8%−2.6 pts

03▼2Elk County, KSKS2,45852.6%+2.9 pts

04▲7Morton County, KSKS2,47053.1%−3.6 pts

05▼3Pawnee County, KSKS5,99153.9%+2.9 pts

06▲1Woodson County, KSKS3,11854.2%−0.8 pts

07▼2Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154.3%+1.0 pts

08Harper County, KSKS5,37055.4%−0.7 pts

09▲1Chase County, KSKS2,57255.9%−0.8 pts

10▲4Montgomery County, KSKS30,17757.2%−1.4 pts

11▲1Linn County, KSKS9,95057.5%−0.2 pts

12▲5Cowley County, KSKS34,38257.8%−1.3 pts

13▲45Edwards County, KSKS2,64058.3%−5.5 pts

14▲32Labette County, KSKS19,68558.3%−4.5 pts

15▲15Greenwood County, KSKS5,82658.6%−1.9 pts

16▲64Lane County, KSKS1,50858.7%−7.0 pts

17▲18Clay County, KSKS7,99058.7%−2.7 pts

18▲39Pratt County, KSKS9,11759.0%−4.6 pts

19▲21Coffey County, KSKS8,46759.1%−3.1 pts

20▲9Sumner County, KSKS22,31259.7%−0.8 pts

21▲40Phillips County, KSKS4,72859.7%−4.2 pts

22▼18Jewell County, KSKS2,83060.1%+7.5 pts

23▲11Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59060.2%−1.2 pts

24▲67Wichita County, KSKS2,03160.2%−7.1 pts

25▲8Marion County, KSKS11,63460.5%−0.6 pts

26▲6Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.6%−0.2 pts

27▼18Cherokee County, KSKS19,10560.8%+4.2 pts

28▲45Meade County, KSKS3,85260.9%−4.1 pts

29▼16Smith County, KSKS3,56660.9%+2.4 pts

30▼8Mitchell County, KSKS5,59061.0%+1.4 pts

31▼12Wallace County, KSKS1,44161.0%+1.7 pts

32▼7Rooks County, KSKS4,64661.0%+1.1 pts

33▼2Reno County, KSKS61,53961.1%+0.5 pts

34▲47Haskell County, KSKS3,59961.1%−4.6 pts

35▲1Graham County, KSKS2,37161.1%−0.5 pts

36▼10Decatur County, KSKS2,71661.2%+1.2 pts

37▼10Republic County, KSKS4,64061.2%+1.0 pts

38▲14Shawnee County, KSKS178,60761.6%−1.6 pts

39▼15Bourbon County, KSKS14,31961.7%+1.9 pts

40▲44Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61961.7%−4.5 pts

41▼2Doniphan County, KSKS7,59461.9%−0.3 pts

42▲3Stevens County, KSKS4,98461.9%−0.9 pts

43▼27Anderson County, KSKS8,01862.0%+3.2 pts

44▲22Dickinson County, KSKS18,63762.1%−2.1 pts

45▼3Lincoln County, KSKS2,86162.1%−0.4 pts

46▼3Osage County, KSKS15,69362.1%−0.5 pts

47▼26Stanton County, KSKS1,98662.2%+2.7 pts

48▼33Neosho County, KSKS15,63762.2%+3.5 pts

49▲16Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01862.3%−1.8 pts

50▲17Kingman County, KSKS7,02962.4%−1.8 pts

51▲19Comanche County, KSKS1,67362.5%−2.2 pts

52▼4Clark County, KSKS1,90062.6%−0.5 pts

53▼35Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60462.6%+3.4 pts

54▲2Atchison County, KSKS16,17262.6%−0.9 pts

55▼27Allen County, KSKS12,30262.7%+2.4 pts

56▲12Barton County, KSKS24,79062.9%−1.6 pts

57▲31Marshall County, KSKS9,85263.0%−3.9 pts

58▲5Morris County, KSKS5,34863.0%−0.9 pts

59▼5Jackson County, KSKS13,43863.0%−0.4 pts

60▼22Kearny County, KSKS3,88863.0%+0.8 pts

61▼17Brown County, KSKS9,10463.0%+0.3 pts

62▲9Rice County, KSKS9,26663.3%−1.5 pts

63▼1Cloud County, KSKS8,83363.3%−0.6 pts

64▲22Nemaha County, KSKS10,05463.4%−3.4 pts

65▼24Butler County, KSKS69,48463.5%+1.2 pts

66▼46Washington County, KSKS5,53363.5%+4.1 pts

67▲8Rush County, KSKS2,84563.5%−1.6 pts

68▼19Osborne County, KSKS3,28563.8%+0.7 pts

69▼10Ottawa County, KSKS5,74464.1%+0.3 pts

70▼6Stafford County, KSKS4,00564.4%+0.3 pts

71▲8Jefferson County, KSKS18,29664.8%−0.7 pts

72▼25Ness County, KSKS2,61765.1%+2.1 pts

73▼18Crawford County, KSKS39,00865.1%+1.6 pts

74Grant County, KSKS7,02865.3%+0.3 pts

75▲7Harvey County, KSKS33,58065.4%−0.6 pts

76▼7Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18665.5%+0.9 pts

77▼40Kiowa County, KSKS2,43265.6%+3.6 pts

78▲11Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43365.7%−1.3 pts

79▼19Miami County, KSKS36,24066.0%+2.2 pts

80▲7Trego County, KSKS2,74066.0%−0.7 pts

81▼3Franklin County, KSKS26,29966.1%+0.6 pts

82▼31Hamilton County, KSKS2,50066.3%+3.1 pts

83▼6McPherson County, KSKS30,06466.4%+1.0 pts

84▼1Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.5%+0.5 pts

85▲5Scott County, KSKS4,81567.0%−0.2 pts

86▼1Saline County, KSKS53,37767.0%+0.4 pts

87▼34Gove County, KSKS2,63167.1%+3.8 pts

88▲4Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.2%−0.2 pts

89▲4Sherman County, KSKS5,76367.7%−1.0 pts

90▲15Gray County, KSKS5,65267.9%−6.8 pts

91▼68Russell County, KSKS6,58168.2%+8.5 pts

92▲3Seward County, KSKS21,07368.4%−1.6 pts

93▲10Sheridan County, KSKS2,42768.4%−4.4 pts

94▲3Douglas County, KSKS120,92069.0%−1.6 pts

95▲7Finney County, KSKS37,50569.2%−3.4 pts

96▼2Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.2%+0.2 pts

97▼21Logan County, KSKS2,66169.4%+4.1 pts

98▼48Barber County, KSKS4,08369.4%+6.3 pts

99▼1Ford County, KSKS33,99370.7%−0.2 pts

100▼28Greeley County, KSKS1,18271.3%+6.5 pts

101▲3Geary County, KSKS36,33871.4%−2.2 pts

102▼6Thomas County, KSKS7,72571.4%+1.3 pts

103▼4Riley County, KSKS72,59871.5%+0.3 pts

104▼4Johnson County, KSKS636,90671.7%−0.6 pts

105▼4Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES