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Lowest unemployment, Kansas cities

Kansas cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 3.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ulysses, KS, up 59 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲3Colby, KSKS5,4890.6%−0.8 pts
02▲59Ulysses, KSKS5,5240.9%−7.2 pts
03McPherson, KSKS13,9181.9%+0.6 pts
04▲6Leawood, KSKS34,0932.0%−0.2 pts
05▲34Emporia, KSKS24,1372.0%−2.6 pts
06▲5Spring Hill, KSKS10,7772.1%−0.4 pts
07▲12Parsons, KSKS9,3152.2%−1.2 pts
08▲1Park City, KSKS9,4582.5%+0.6 pts
09▲18Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9622.5%−1.4 pts
10▲50Maize, KSKS7,8532.7%−5.2 pts
11▲4Olathe, KSKS150,0252.7%−0.4 pts
12▲13Garden City, KSKS27,4022.7%−1.1 pts
13▼8Andover, KSKS17,3702.7%+1.3 pts
14▲41Arkansas City, KSKS11,8002.8%−3.6 pts
15▼2Lenexa, KSKS60,5062.8%+0.2 pts
16▲12Ottawa, KSKS12,7162.9%−1.1 pts
17▲19Eudora, KSKS6,5062.9%−1.5 pts
18▼12Bel Aire, KSKS10,2872.9%+1.4 pts
19▼7Prairie, KSKS23,0083.0%+0.4 pts
20▼18Roeland Park, KSKS6,6833.0%+1.8 pts
21▲33Coffeyville, KSKS8,4603.2%−3.0 pts
22▲18Mission, KSKS10,1253.2%−1.5 pts
23▼15Abilene, KSKS6,5523.2%+1.3 pts
24▼3Shawnee, KSKS69,8483.3%−0.2 pts
25▲33El Dorado, KSKS12,6963.3%−3.3 pts
26▲33Valley Center, KSKS7,6853.5%−3.7 pts
27▲4Hays, KSKS21,2583.6%−0.6 pts
28▼12Overland Park, KSKS203,6773.6%+0.4 pts
29▲6Manhattan, KSKS54,6733.6%−0.8 pts
30▼23Goddard, KSKS6,6383.6%+1.7 pts
31▲19Haysville, KSKS11,3533.7%−1.9 pts
32▼3Pratt, KSKS6,5743.7%−0.3 pts
33Derby, KSKS26,6063.7%−0.6 pts
34▼16Gardner, KSKS26,1543.8%+0.5 pts
35▲16Pittsburg, KSKS20,5694.0%−1.7 pts
36▼35Paola, KSKS5,8804.2%+3.9 pts
37▲15Augusta, KSKS9,0734.2%−1.7 pts
38▼4Lawrence, KSKS96,3674.4%+0.1 pts
39▲17Lansing, KSKS11,3314.5%−2.1 pts
40▲4Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2084.5%−0.6 pts
41▼4Hutchinson, KSKS39,5954.6%+0.1 pts
42▼19Great Bend, KSKS14,2664.7%+1.1 pts
43▲3Leavenworth, KSKS37,0124.8%−0.5 pts
44▼2Topeka, KSKS125,7954.9%0.0 pts
45▼21Liberal, KSKS19,0105.2%+1.4 pts
46▼3Chanute, KSKS8,5845.2%+0.3 pts
47▼17Salina, KSKS46,0945.2%+1.2 pts
48▼1Atchison, KSKS10,7895.3%0.0 pts
49▲4Merriam, KSKS11,5095.4%−0.7 pts
50▼1Wichita, KSKS400,9875.6%0.0 pts
51▼13Dodge City, KSKS27,6535.6%+1.1 pts
52▲5Kansas City, KSKS157,8055.8%−0.8 pts
53▼36Louisburg, KSKS5,2995.9%+2.7 pts
54▼13Mulvane, KSKS7,0306.0%+1.2 pts
55▼41Newton, KSKS18,3536.1%+3.4 pts
56▼34Junction City, KSKS22,5836.2%+2.8 pts
57▲5Basehor, KSKS8,2496.3%−3.1 pts
58▼26Fort Scott, KSKS7,5006.3%+2.2 pts
59▼33Wellington, KSKS7,5417.0%+3.1 pts
60▼40Independence, KSKS8,1937.0%+3.6 pts
61▼13Winfield, KSKS11,7457.3%+1.8 pts
62▼17Iola, KSKS5,2408.4%+3.3 pts
63De Soto, KSKS7,0838.6%−1.6 pts
64Fort Riley, KSKS8,60618.6%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES