Unemployment Rate in Douglas County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,443/3,222 · #86 in KS
55th
Douglas 4.2%
KS 3.8% +9.4%
US 5.3% -20.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Douglas County's unemployment rate of 4.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Douglas County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,440 | Catron County, NM | 4.2% |
| #1,441 | Gwinnett County, GA | 4.2% |
| #1,442 | Livingston County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,443 | Douglas County, KS | 4.2% |
| #1,444 | Custer County, OK | 4.2% |
| #1,445 | Bastrop County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,446 | Bedford County, TN | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Douglas County, Kansas has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,443 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kansas, it ranks #86 of 105. This places it in the 55th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.