Unemployment Rate in Rice County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,575/3,222 · #89 in KS
51th
Rice 4.4%
KS 3.8% +13.9%
US 5.3% -17.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Rice County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Rice County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,572 | Hancock County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,573 | Marshall County, MS | 4.4% |
| #1,574 | Henry County, MO | 4.4% |
| #1,575 | Rice County, KS | 4.4% |
| #1,576 | Randolph County, MO | 4.4% |
| #1,577 | Caldwell County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,578 | Bennington County, VT | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Rice County, Kansas has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,575 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kansas, it ranks #89 of 105. This places it in the 51th 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.