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Lowest labor force participation, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Norton County, KSKS5,28846.0%–

02Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25750.8%–

03Elk County, KSKS2,45852.6%–

04Morton County, KSKS2,47053.1%–

05Pawnee County, KSKS5,99153.9%–

06Woodson County, KSKS3,11854.2%–

07Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154.3%–

08Harper County, KSKS5,37055.4%–

09Chase County, KSKS2,57255.9%–

10Montgomery County, KSKS30,17757.2%–

11Linn County, KSKS9,95057.5%–

12Cowley County, KSKS34,38257.8%–

13Edwards County, KSKS2,64058.3%–

14Labette County, KSKS19,68558.3%–

15Greenwood County, KSKS5,82658.6%–

16Lane County, KSKS1,50858.7%–

17Clay County, KSKS7,99058.7%–

18Pratt County, KSKS9,11759.0%–

19Coffey County, KSKS8,46759.1%–

20Sumner County, KSKS22,31259.7%–

21Phillips County, KSKS4,72859.7%–

22Jewell County, KSKS2,83060.1%–

23Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59060.2%–

24Wichita County, KSKS2,03160.2%–

25Marion County, KSKS11,63460.5%–

26Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.6%–

27Cherokee County, KSKS19,10560.8%–

28Meade County, KSKS3,85260.9%–

29Smith County, KSKS3,56660.9%–

30Mitchell County, KSKS5,59061.0%–

31Wallace County, KSKS1,44161.0%–

32Rooks County, KSKS4,64661.0%–

33Reno County, KSKS61,53961.1%–

34Haskell County, KSKS3,59961.1%–

35Graham County, KSKS2,37161.1%–

36Decatur County, KSKS2,71661.2%–

37Republic County, KSKS4,64061.2%–

38Shawnee County, KSKS178,60761.6%–

39Bourbon County, KSKS14,31961.7%–

40Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61961.7%–

41Doniphan County, KSKS7,59461.9%–

42Stevens County, KSKS4,98461.9%–

43Anderson County, KSKS8,01862.0%–

44Dickinson County, KSKS18,63762.1%–

45Lincoln County, KSKS2,86162.1%–

46Osage County, KSKS15,69362.1%–

47Stanton County, KSKS1,98662.2%–

48Neosho County, KSKS15,63762.2%–

49Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01862.3%–

50Kingman County, KSKS7,02962.4%–

51Comanche County, KSKS1,67362.5%–

52Clark County, KSKS1,90062.6%–

53Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60462.6%–

54Atchison County, KSKS16,17262.6%–

55Allen County, KSKS12,30262.7%–

56Barton County, KSKS24,79062.9%–

57Marshall County, KSKS9,85263.0%–

58Morris County, KSKS5,34863.0%–

59Jackson County, KSKS13,43863.0%–

60Kearny County, KSKS3,88863.0%–

61Brown County, KSKS9,10463.0%–

62Rice County, KSKS9,26663.3%–

63Cloud County, KSKS8,83363.3%–

64Nemaha County, KSKS10,05463.4%–

65Butler County, KSKS69,48463.5%–

66Washington County, KSKS5,53363.5%–

67Rush County, KSKS2,84563.5%–

68Osborne County, KSKS3,28563.8%–

69Ottawa County, KSKS5,74464.1%–

70Stafford County, KSKS4,00564.4%–

71Jefferson County, KSKS18,29664.8%–

72Ness County, KSKS2,61765.1%–

73Crawford County, KSKS39,00865.1%–

74Grant County, KSKS7,02865.3%–

75Harvey County, KSKS33,58065.4%–

76Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18665.5%–

77Kiowa County, KSKS2,43265.6%–

78Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43365.7%–

79Miami County, KSKS36,24066.0%–

80Trego County, KSKS2,74066.0%–

81Franklin County, KSKS26,29966.1%–

82Hamilton County, KSKS2,50066.3%–

83McPherson County, KSKS30,06466.4%–

84Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.5%–

85Scott County, KSKS4,81567.0%–

86Saline County, KSKS53,37767.0%–

87Gove County, KSKS2,63167.1%–

88Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.2%–

89Sherman County, KSKS5,76367.7%–

90Gray County, KSKS5,65267.9%–

91Russell County, KSKS6,58168.2%–

92Seward County, KSKS21,07368.4%–

93Sheridan County, KSKS2,42768.4%–

94Douglas County, KSKS120,92069.0%–

95Finney County, KSKS37,50569.2%–

96Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.2%–

97Logan County, KSKS2,66169.4%–

98Barber County, KSKS4,08369.4%–

99Ford County, KSKS33,99370.7%–

100Greeley County, KSKS1,18271.3%–

101Geary County, KSKS36,33871.4%–

102Thomas County, KSKS7,72571.4%–

103Riley County, KSKS72,59871.5%–

104Johnson County, KSKS636,90671.7%–

105Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.0%–

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