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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.

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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%

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

09Reno County, KSKS61,5391,185−10%

10Butler County, KSKS69,4841,140−15%

11Geary County, KSKS36,338902+75%

12Ford County, KSKS33,993896+10%

13Harvey County, KSKS33,580839+35%

14Crawford County, KSKS39,008831−19%

15Finney County, KSKS37,505791−2%

16Miami County, KSKS36,240674+120%

17Sumner County, KSKS22,312623+12%

18Montgomery County, KSKS30,177611−21%

19Cowley County, KSKS34,382608−27%

20Ellis County, KSKS29,075552−2%

21Seward County, KSKS21,073522+33%

22Allen County, KSKS12,302496+93%

23Barton County, KSKS24,790483+6%

24Franklin County, KSKS26,299410+1%

25Atchison County, KSKS16,172375+20%

26Bourbon County, KSKS14,319365+56%

27Lyon County, KSKS32,266355−52%

28Cherokee County, KSKS19,105301+46%

29McPherson County, KSKS30,064298+48%

30Labette County, KSKS19,685282−1%

31Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186273+7%

32Coffey County, KSKS8,467255+29%

33Dickinson County, KSKS18,637249−8%

34Neosho County, KSKS15,637249−5%

35Brown County, KSKS9,104237+10%

36Jefferson County, KSKS18,296232−33%

37Rice County, KSKS9,266207−8%

38Marion County, KSKS11,634200−16%

39Linn County, KSKS9,950198−10%

40Pratt County, KSKS9,117156+1%

41Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018152+114%

42Anderson County, KSKS8,018152−11%

43Osage County, KSKS15,693150−54%

44Wilson County, KSKS8,299119−36%

45Jackson County, KSKS13,438118−57%

46Cloud County, KSKS8,833111−21%

47Marshall County, KSKS9,852100−23%

48Greenwood County, KSKS5,82696+43%

49Edwards County, KSKS2,64088+226%

50Ottawa County, KSKS5,74484+20%

51Kingman County, KSKS7,02980−44%

52Gray County, KSKS5,65278+0%

53Phillips County, KSKS4,72875+12%

54Nemaha County, KSKS10,05474−27%

55Scott County, KSKS4,81574+252%

56Stevens County, KSKS4,98474−57%

57Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25770+46%

58Morris County, KSKS5,34868−13%

59Russell County, KSKS6,58168−53%

60Doniphan County, KSKS7,59462+27%

61Haskell County, KSKS3,59962+27%

62Graham County, KSKS2,37160+20%

63Decatur County, KSKS2,71655+2%

64Rush County, KSKS2,84555−2%

65Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154−41%

66Stafford County, KSKS4,00550−46%

67Rooks County, KSKS4,64648−8%

68Harper County, KSKS5,37046−61%

69Kearny County, KSKS3,88840+43%

70Republic County, KSKS4,64040+74%

71Clay County, KSKS7,99038−62%

72Gove County, KSKS2,63138+0%

73Lincoln County, KSKS2,86136+38%

74Hamilton County, KSKS2,50035–

75Pawnee County, KSKS5,99135−33%

76Norton County, KSKS5,28834−54%

77Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60432+14%

78Washington County, KSKS5,53330−32%

79Osborne County, KSKS3,28529−17%

80Barber County, KSKS4,08328−50%

81Kiowa County, KSKS2,43228−18%

82Meade County, KSKS3,85228−40%

83Clark County, KSKS1,90027+80%

84Logan County, KSKS2,66127+200%

85Thomas County, KSKS7,72525−55%

86Grant County, KSKS7,02824−88%

87Woodson County, KSKS3,11822−82%

88Elk County, KSKS2,45821−65%

89Jewell County, KSKS2,83019+12%

90Sherman County, KSKS5,76319−89%

91Morton County, KSKS2,47018+6%

92Rawlins County, KSKS2,43118+64%

93Stanton County, KSKS1,98618−10%

94Comanche County, KSKS1,67315−48%

95Trego County, KSKS2,74015−55%

96Ness County, KSKS2,61712−37%

97Chase County, KSKS2,57211−71%

98Smith County, KSKS3,56611−77%

99Sheridan County, KSKS2,4279−74%

100Wallace County, KSKS1,4419+200%

101Wichita County, KSKS2,0317−84%

102Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6195−85%

103Mitchell County, KSKS5,5904−95%

104Lane County, KSKS1,5083−85%

105Greeley County, KSKS1,1821–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES