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Lowest unemployment, Kansas cities · 2020

Kansas cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Paola, KSKS5,8800.3%–

02Roeland Park, KSKS6,6831.3%–

03McPherson, KSKS13,9181.3%–

04Colby, KSKS5,4891.4%–

05Andover, KSKS17,3701.5%–

06Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871.5%–

07Goddard, KSKS6,6381.9%–

08Abilene, KSKS6,5521.9%–

09Park City, KSKS9,4581.9%–

10Leawood, KSKS34,0932.2%–

11Spring Hill, KSKS10,7772.5%–

12Prairie, KSKS23,0082.6%–

13Lenexa, KSKS60,5062.6%–

14Newton, KSKS18,3532.7%–

15Olathe, KSKS150,0253.1%–

16Overland Park, KSKS203,6773.2%–

17Louisburg, KSKS5,2993.2%–

18Gardner, KSKS26,1543.3%–

19Parsons, KSKS9,3153.4%–

20Independence, KSKS8,1933.4%–

21Shawnee, KSKS69,8483.5%–

22Junction City, KSKS22,5833.5%–

23Great Bend, KSKS14,2663.6%–

24Liberal, KSKS19,0103.7%–

25Garden City, KSKS27,4023.8%–

26Wellington, KSKS7,5413.8%–

27Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9623.9%–

28Ottawa, KSKS12,7164.0%–

29Pratt, KSKS6,5744.0%–

30Salina, KSKS46,0944.1%–

31Hays, KSKS21,2584.1%–

32Fort Scott, KSKS7,5004.2%–

33Derby, KSKS26,6064.3%–

34Lawrence, KSKS96,3674.4%–

35Manhattan, KSKS54,6734.4%–

36Eudora, KSKS6,5064.4%–

37Hutchinson, KSKS39,5954.5%–

38Dodge City, KSKS27,6534.5%–

39Emporia, KSKS24,1374.7%–

40Mission, KSKS10,1254.7%–

41Mulvane, KSKS7,0304.8%–

42Topeka, KSKS125,7954.9%–

43Chanute, KSKS8,5845.0%–

44Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2085.0%–

45Iola, KSKS5,2405.0%–

46Leavenworth, KSKS37,0125.3%–

47Atchison, KSKS10,7895.3%–

48Winfield, KSKS11,7455.5%–

49Wichita, KSKS400,9875.6%–

50Haysville, KSKS11,3535.6%–

51Pittsburg, KSKS20,5695.7%–

52Augusta, KSKS9,0735.9%–

53Merriam, KSKS11,5096.0%–

54Coffeyville, KSKS8,4606.2%–

55Arkansas City, KSKS11,8006.4%–

56Lansing, KSKS11,3316.6%–

57Kansas City, KSKS157,8056.6%–

58El Dorado, KSKS12,6966.6%–

59Valley Center, KSKS7,6857.2%–

60Maize, KSKS7,8537.9%–

61Ulysses, KSKS5,5248.1%–

62Basehor, KSKS8,2499.3%–

63De Soto, KSKS7,08310.3%–

64Fort Riley, KSKS8,60616.9%–

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