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Lowest labor force participation, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties with the smallest 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 –

01Elk County, KSKS2,45849.7%–

02Pawnee County, KSKS5,99151.0%–

03Norton County, KSKS5,28852.3%–

04Jewell County, KSKS2,83052.7%–

05Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32153.3%–

06Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25753.4%–

07Woodson County, KSKS3,11855.0%–

08Harper County, KSKS5,37056.1%–

09Cherokee County, KSKS19,10556.6%–

10Chase County, KSKS2,57256.7%–

11Morton County, KSKS2,47056.8%–

12Linn County, KSKS9,95057.7%–

13Smith County, KSKS3,56658.5%–

14Montgomery County, KSKS30,17758.5%–

15Neosho County, KSKS15,63758.8%–

16Anderson County, KSKS8,01858.8%–

17Cowley County, KSKS34,38259.1%–

18Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60459.3%–

19Wallace County, KSKS1,44159.3%–

20Washington County, KSKS5,53359.4%–

21Stanton County, KSKS1,98659.5%–

22Mitchell County, KSKS5,59059.5%–

23Russell County, KSKS6,58159.7%–

24Bourbon County, KSKS14,31959.8%–

25Rooks County, KSKS4,64659.9%–

26Decatur County, KSKS2,71660.0%–

27Republic County, KSKS4,64060.2%–

28Allen County, KSKS12,30260.3%–

29Sumner County, KSKS22,31260.5%–

30Greenwood County, KSKS5,82660.5%–

31Reno County, KSKS61,53960.6%–

32Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.8%–

33Marion County, KSKS11,63461.1%–

34Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59061.4%–

35Clay County, KSKS7,99061.4%–

36Graham County, KSKS2,37161.6%–

37Kiowa County, KSKS2,43262.0%–

38Kearny County, KSKS3,88862.2%–

39Doniphan County, KSKS7,59462.2%–

40Coffey County, KSKS8,46762.3%–

41Butler County, KSKS69,48462.3%–

42Lincoln County, KSKS2,86162.5%–

43Osage County, KSKS15,69362.7%–

44Brown County, KSKS9,10462.8%–

45Stevens County, KSKS4,98462.8%–

46Labette County, KSKS19,68562.8%–

47Ness County, KSKS2,61762.9%–

48Clark County, KSKS1,90063.1%–

49Osborne County, KSKS3,28563.1%–

50Barber County, KSKS4,08363.1%–

51Hamilton County, KSKS2,50063.2%–

52Shawnee County, KSKS178,60763.3%–

53Gove County, KSKS2,63163.3%–

54Jackson County, KSKS13,43863.5%–

55Crawford County, KSKS39,00863.5%–

56Atchison County, KSKS16,17263.6%–

57Pratt County, KSKS9,11763.6%–

58Edwards County, KSKS2,64063.8%–

59Ottawa County, KSKS5,74463.8%–

60Miami County, KSKS36,24063.8%–

61Phillips County, KSKS4,72863.9%–

62Cloud County, KSKS8,83363.9%–

63Morris County, KSKS5,34863.9%–

64Stafford County, KSKS4,00564.1%–

65Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01864.1%–

66Dickinson County, KSKS18,63764.1%–

67Kingman County, KSKS7,02964.2%–

68Barton County, KSKS24,79064.5%–

69Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18664.6%–

70Comanche County, KSKS1,67364.7%–

71Rice County, KSKS9,26664.8%–

72Greeley County, KSKS1,18264.8%–

73Meade County, KSKS3,85265.0%–

74Grant County, KSKS7,02865.0%–

75Rush County, KSKS2,84565.1%–

76Logan County, KSKS2,66165.2%–

77McPherson County, KSKS30,06465.3%–

78Franklin County, KSKS26,29965.4%–

79Jefferson County, KSKS18,29665.5%–

80Lane County, KSKS1,50865.7%–

81Haskell County, KSKS3,59965.7%–

82Harvey County, KSKS33,58066.0%–

83Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.0%–

84Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61966.3%–

85Saline County, KSKS53,37766.6%–

86Nemaha County, KSKS10,05466.7%–

87Trego County, KSKS2,74066.8%–

88Marshall County, KSKS9,85266.9%–

89Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43367.0%–

90Scott County, KSKS4,81567.1%–

91Wichita County, KSKS2,03167.3%–

92Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.3%–

93Sherman County, KSKS5,76368.7%–

94Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.0%–

95Seward County, KSKS21,07369.9%–

96Thomas County, KSKS7,72570.1%–

97Douglas County, KSKS120,92070.6%–

98Ford County, KSKS33,99370.9%–

99Riley County, KSKS72,59871.2%–

100Johnson County, KSKS636,90672.2%–

101Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.6%–

102Finney County, KSKS37,50572.6%–

103Sheridan County, KSKS2,42772.7%–

104Geary County, KSKS36,33873.6%–

105Gray County, KSKS5,65274.7%–

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