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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Norton County, KSKS5,28846.0%−6.3 pts

02Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25750.8%−2.6 pts

03Elk County, KSKS2,45852.6%+2.9 pts

04Morton County, KSKS2,47053.1%−3.6 pts

05Pawnee County, KSKS5,99153.9%+2.9 pts

06Woodson County, KSKS3,11854.2%−0.8 pts

07Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154.3%+1.0 pts

08Harper County, KSKS5,37055.4%−0.7 pts

09Chase County, KSKS2,57255.9%−0.8 pts

10Montgomery County, KSKS30,17757.2%−1.4 pts

11Linn County, KSKS9,95057.5%−0.2 pts

12Cowley County, KSKS34,38257.8%−1.3 pts

13Edwards County, KSKS2,64058.3%−5.5 pts

14Labette County, KSKS19,68558.3%−4.5 pts

15Greenwood County, KSKS5,82658.6%−1.9 pts

16Lane County, KSKS1,50858.7%−7.0 pts

17Clay County, KSKS7,99058.7%−2.7 pts

18Pratt County, KSKS9,11759.0%−4.6 pts

19Coffey County, KSKS8,46759.1%−3.1 pts

20Sumner County, KSKS22,31259.7%−0.8 pts

21Phillips County, KSKS4,72859.7%−4.2 pts

22Jewell County, KSKS2,83060.1%+7.5 pts

23Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59060.2%−1.2 pts

24Wichita County, KSKS2,03160.2%−7.1 pts

25Marion County, KSKS11,63460.5%−0.6 pts

26Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.6%−0.2 pts

27Cherokee County, KSKS19,10560.8%+4.2 pts

28Meade County, KSKS3,85260.9%−4.1 pts

29Smith County, KSKS3,56660.9%+2.4 pts

30Mitchell County, KSKS5,59061.0%+1.4 pts

31Wallace County, KSKS1,44161.0%+1.7 pts

32Rooks County, KSKS4,64661.0%+1.1 pts

33Reno County, KSKS61,53961.1%+0.5 pts

34Haskell County, KSKS3,59961.1%−4.6 pts

35Graham County, KSKS2,37161.1%−0.5 pts

36Decatur County, KSKS2,71661.2%+1.2 pts

37Republic County, KSKS4,64061.2%+1.0 pts

38Shawnee County, KSKS178,60761.6%−1.6 pts

39Bourbon County, KSKS14,31961.7%+1.9 pts

40Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61961.7%−4.5 pts

41Doniphan County, KSKS7,59461.9%−0.3 pts

42Stevens County, KSKS4,98461.9%−0.9 pts

43Anderson County, KSKS8,01862.0%+3.2 pts

44Dickinson County, KSKS18,63762.1%−2.1 pts

45Lincoln County, KSKS2,86162.1%−0.4 pts

46Osage County, KSKS15,69362.1%−0.5 pts

47Stanton County, KSKS1,98662.2%+2.7 pts

48Neosho County, KSKS15,63762.2%+3.5 pts

49Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01862.3%−1.8 pts

50Kingman County, KSKS7,02962.4%−1.8 pts

51Comanche County, KSKS1,67362.5%−2.2 pts

52Clark County, KSKS1,90062.6%−0.5 pts

53Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60462.6%+3.4 pts

54Atchison County, KSKS16,17262.6%−0.9 pts

55Allen County, KSKS12,30262.7%+2.4 pts

56Barton County, KSKS24,79062.9%−1.6 pts

57Marshall County, KSKS9,85263.0%−3.9 pts

58Morris County, KSKS5,34863.0%−0.9 pts

59Jackson County, KSKS13,43863.0%−0.4 pts

60Kearny County, KSKS3,88863.0%+0.8 pts

61Brown County, KSKS9,10463.0%+0.3 pts

62Rice County, KSKS9,26663.3%−1.5 pts

63Cloud County, KSKS8,83363.3%−0.6 pts

64Nemaha County, KSKS10,05463.4%−3.4 pts

65Butler County, KSKS69,48463.5%+1.2 pts

66Washington County, KSKS5,53363.5%+4.1 pts

67Rush County, KSKS2,84563.5%−1.6 pts

68Osborne County, KSKS3,28563.8%+0.7 pts

69Ottawa County, KSKS5,74464.1%+0.3 pts

70Stafford County, KSKS4,00564.4%+0.3 pts

71Jefferson County, KSKS18,29664.8%−0.7 pts

72Ness County, KSKS2,61765.1%+2.1 pts

73Crawford County, KSKS39,00865.1%+1.6 pts

74Grant County, KSKS7,02865.3%+0.3 pts

75Harvey County, KSKS33,58065.4%−0.6 pts

76Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18665.5%+0.9 pts

77Kiowa County, KSKS2,43265.6%+3.6 pts

78Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43365.7%−1.3 pts

79Miami County, KSKS36,24066.0%+2.2 pts

80Trego County, KSKS2,74066.0%−0.7 pts

81Franklin County, KSKS26,29966.1%+0.6 pts

82Hamilton County, KSKS2,50066.3%+3.1 pts

83McPherson County, KSKS30,06466.4%+1.0 pts

84Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.5%+0.5 pts

85Scott County, KSKS4,81567.0%−0.2 pts

86Saline County, KSKS53,37767.0%+0.4 pts

87Gove County, KSKS2,63167.1%+3.8 pts

88Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.2%−0.2 pts

89Sherman County, KSKS5,76367.7%−1.0 pts

90Gray County, KSKS5,65267.9%−6.8 pts

91Russell County, KSKS6,58168.2%+8.5 pts

92Seward County, KSKS21,07368.4%−1.6 pts

93Sheridan County, KSKS2,42768.4%−4.4 pts

94Douglas County, KSKS120,92069.0%−1.6 pts

95Finney County, KSKS37,50569.2%−3.4 pts

96Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.2%+0.2 pts

97Logan County, KSKS2,66169.4%+4.1 pts

98Barber County, KSKS4,08369.4%+6.3 pts

99Ford County, KSKS33,99370.7%−0.2 pts

100Greeley County, KSKS1,18271.3%+6.5 pts

101Geary County, KSKS36,33871.4%−2.2 pts

102Thomas County, KSKS7,72571.4%+1.3 pts

103Riley County, KSKS72,59871.5%+0.3 pts

104Johnson County, KSKS636,90671.7%−0.6 pts

105Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES