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Most unemployed people, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 118.

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01Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313,680–

02Johnson County, KSKS636,90610,664–

03Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5975,157–

04Shawnee County, KSKS178,6073,641–

05Douglas County, KSKS120,9203,088–

06Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5902,098–

07Riley County, KSKS72,5981,958–

08Butler County, KSKS69,4841,337–

09Reno County, KSKS61,5391,316–

10Saline County, KSKS53,3771,135–

11Crawford County, KSKS39,0081,028–

12Cowley County, KSKS34,382829–

13Ford County, KSKS33,993818–

14Finney County, KSKS37,505806–

15Montgomery County, KSKS30,177771–

16Lyon County, KSKS32,266736–

17Harvey County, KSKS33,580623–

18Ellis County, KSKS29,075565–

19Sumner County, KSKS22,312558–

20Geary County, KSKS36,338515–

21Barton County, KSKS24,790455–

22Franklin County, KSKS26,299406–

23Seward County, KSKS21,073393–

24Jefferson County, KSKS18,296348–

25Osage County, KSKS15,693325–

26Atchison County, KSKS16,172312–

27Miami County, KSKS36,240307–

28Labette County, KSKS19,685284–

29Jackson County, KSKS13,438272–

30Dickinson County, KSKS18,637271–

31Neosho County, KSKS15,637262–

32Allen County, KSKS12,302257–

33Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186254–

34Marion County, KSKS11,634237–

35Bourbon County, KSKS14,319234–

36Rice County, KSKS9,266225–

37Linn County, KSKS9,950220–

38Brown County, KSKS9,104216–

39Cherokee County, KSKS19,105206–

40Grant County, KSKS7,028205–

41McPherson County, KSKS30,064202–

42Coffey County, KSKS8,467198–

43Wilson County, KSKS8,299186–

44Sherman County, KSKS5,763174–

45Stevens County, KSKS4,984171–

46Anderson County, KSKS8,018170–

47Pratt County, KSKS9,117154–

48Russell County, KSKS6,581146–

49Kingman County, KSKS7,029144–

50Cloud County, KSKS8,833141–

51Marshall County, KSKS9,852130–

52Woodson County, KSKS3,118119–

53Harper County, KSKS5,370118–

54Nemaha County, KSKS10,054102–

55Clay County, KSKS7,99099–

56Stafford County, KSKS4,00592–

57Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32191–

58Mitchell County, KSKS5,59082–

59Gray County, KSKS5,65278–

60Morris County, KSKS5,34878–

61Norton County, KSKS5,28874–

62Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01871–

63Ottawa County, KSKS5,74470–

64Greenwood County, KSKS5,82667–

65Phillips County, KSKS4,72867–

66Elk County, KSKS2,45860–

67Barber County, KSKS4,08356–

68Rush County, KSKS2,84556–

69Thomas County, KSKS7,72555–

70Decatur County, KSKS2,71654–

71Pawnee County, KSKS5,99152–

72Rooks County, KSKS4,64652–

73Graham County, KSKS2,37150–

74Doniphan County, KSKS7,59449–

75Haskell County, KSKS3,59949–

76Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25748–

77Meade County, KSKS3,85247–

78Smith County, KSKS3,56647–

79Wichita County, KSKS2,03145–

80Washington County, KSKS5,53344–

81Chase County, KSKS2,57238–

82Gove County, KSKS2,63138–

83Osborne County, KSKS3,28535–

84Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61934–

85Kiowa County, KSKS2,43234–

86Sheridan County, KSKS2,42734–

87Trego County, KSKS2,74033–

88Comanche County, KSKS1,67329–

89Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60428–

90Kearny County, KSKS3,88828–

91Edwards County, KSKS2,64027–

92Lincoln County, KSKS2,86126–

93Republic County, KSKS4,64023–

94Scott County, KSKS4,81521–

95Lane County, KSKS1,50820–

96Stanton County, KSKS1,98620–

97Ness County, KSKS2,61719–

98Jewell County, KSKS2,83017–

99Morton County, KSKS2,47017–

100Clark County, KSKS1,90015–

101Rawlins County, KSKS2,43111–

102Logan County, KSKS2,6619–

103Wallace County, KSKS1,4413–

104Greeley County, KSKS1,1820–

105Hamilton County, KSKS2,5000–

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