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Most unemployed people, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 75. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edwards County, KS, up 42 places to #49.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313,348−2%

02Johnson County, KSKS636,90611,298+6%

03Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5974,831−6%

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,6073,621−1%

05Douglas County, KSKS120,9202,940−5%

06Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5901,492−29%

07Riley County, KSKS72,5981,411−28%

08▲2Saline County, KSKS53,3771,380+22%

09Reno County, KSKS61,5391,185−10%

10▼2Butler County, KSKS69,4841,140−15%

11▲9Geary County, KSKS36,338902+75%

12▲1Ford County, KSKS33,993896+10%

13▲4Harvey County, KSKS33,580839+35%

14▼3Crawford County, KSKS39,008831−19%

15▼1Finney County, KSKS37,505791−2%

16▲11Miami County, KSKS36,240674+120%

17▲2Sumner County, KSKS22,312623+12%

18▼3Montgomery County, KSKS30,177611−21%

19▼7Cowley County, KSKS34,382608−27%

20▼2Ellis County, KSKS29,075552−2%

21▲2Seward County, KSKS21,073522+33%

22▲10Allen County, KSKS12,302496+93%

23▼2Barton County, KSKS24,790483+6%

24▼2Franklin County, KSKS26,299410+1%

25▲1Atchison County, KSKS16,172375+20%

26▲9Bourbon County, KSKS14,319365+56%

27▼11Lyon County, KSKS32,266355−52%

28▲11Cherokee County, KSKS19,105301+46%

29▲12McPherson County, KSKS30,064298+48%

30▼2Labette County, KSKS19,685282−1%

31▲2Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186273+7%

32▲10Coffey County, KSKS8,467255+29%

33▼3Dickinson County, KSKS18,637249−8%

34▼3Neosho County, KSKS15,637249−5%

35▲3Brown County, KSKS9,104237+10%

36▼12Jefferson County, KSKS18,296232−33%

37▼1Rice County, KSKS9,266207−8%

38▼4Marion County, KSKS11,634200−16%

39▼2Linn County, KSKS9,950198−10%

40▲7Pratt County, KSKS9,117156+1%

41▲21Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018152+114%

42▲4Anderson County, KSKS8,018152−11%

43▼18Osage County, KSKS15,693150−54%

44▼1Wilson County, KSKS8,299119−36%

45▼16Jackson County, KSKS13,438118−57%

46▲4Cloud County, KSKS8,833111−21%

47▲4Marshall County, KSKS9,852100−23%

48▲16Greenwood County, KSKS5,82696+43%

49▲42Edwards County, KSKS2,64088+226%

50▲13Ottawa County, KSKS5,74484+20%

51▼2Kingman County, KSKS7,02980−44%

52▲7Gray County, KSKS5,652780%

53▲12Phillips County, KSKS4,72875+12%

54Nemaha County, KSKS10,05474−27%

55▲39Scott County, KSKS4,81574+252%

56▼11Stevens County, KSKS4,98474−57%

57▲19Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25770+46%

58▲2Morris County, KSKS5,34868−13%

59▼11Russell County, KSKS6,58168−53%

60▲14Doniphan County, KSKS7,59462+27%

61▲14Haskell County, KSKS3,59962+27%

62▲11Graham County, KSKS2,37160+20%

63▲7Decatur County, KSKS2,71655+2%

64▲4Rush County, KSKS2,84555−2%

65▼8Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154−41%

66▼10Stafford County, KSKS4,00550−46%

67▲5Rooks County, KSKS4,64648−8%

68▼15Harper County, KSKS5,37046−61%

69▲21Kearny County, KSKS3,88840+43%

70▲23Republic County, KSKS4,64040+74%

71▼16Clay County, KSKS7,99038−62%

72▲10Gove County, KSKS2,631380%

73▲19Lincoln County, KSKS2,86136+38%

74▲31Hamilton County, KSKS2,50035–

75▼4Pawnee County, KSKS5,99135−33%

76▼15Norton County, KSKS5,28834−54%

77▲12Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60432+14%

78▲2Washington County, KSKS5,53330−32%

79▲4Osborne County, KSKS3,28529−17%

80▼13Barber County, KSKS4,08328−50%

81▲4Kiowa County, KSKS2,43228−18%

82▼5Meade County, KSKS3,85228−40%

83▲17Clark County, KSKS1,90027+80%

84▲18Logan County, KSKS2,66127+200%

85▼16Thomas County, KSKS7,72525−55%

86▼46Grant County, KSKS7,02824−88%

87▼35Woodson County, KSKS3,11822−82%

88▼22Elk County, KSKS2,45821−65%

89▲9Jewell County, KSKS2,83019+12%

90▼46Sherman County, KSKS5,76319−89%

91▲8Morton County, KSKS2,47018+6%

92▲9Rawlins County, KSKS2,43118+64%

93▲3Stanton County, KSKS1,98618−10%

94▼6Comanche County, KSKS1,67315−48%

95▼8Trego County, KSKS2,74015−55%

96▲1Ness County, KSKS2,61712−37%

97▼16Chase County, KSKS2,57211−71%

98▼20Smith County, KSKS3,56611−77%

99▼13Sheridan County, KSKS2,4279−74%

100▲3Wallace County, KSKS1,4419+200%

101▼22Wichita County, KSKS2,0317−84%

102▼18Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6195−85%

103▼45Mitchell County, KSKS5,5904−95%

104▼9Lane County, KSKS1,5083−85%

105▼1Greeley County, KSKS1,1821–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES