Unemployment Rate in Elk County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.0%
Rank #290/3,222 · #39 in KS
91th
Elk 2.0%
KS 3.8% -47.3%
US 5.3% -61.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Elk County's unemployment rate of 2.0% 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 Elk County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #287 | Lemhi County, ID | 2.0% |
| #288 | Benton County, IA | 2.0% |
| #289 | Lincoln County, WY | 2.0% |
| #290 | Elk County, KS | 2.0% |
| #291 | Keith County, NE | 2.0% |
| #292 | Marshall County, KS | 2.0% |
| #293 | Custer County, ID | 2.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Elk County, Kansas has a unemployment rate of 2.0%, ranking #290 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kansas, it ranks #39 of 105. This places it in the 91th 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.