Unemployment Rate in Riley County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.2%
Rank #808/3,222 · #64 in KS
75th
Riley 3.2%
KS 3.8% -16.6%
US 5.3% -39.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Riley County's unemployment rate of 3.2% 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 Riley County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #805 | Portage County, WI | 3.2% |
| #806 | Lyon County, MN | 3.2% |
| #807 | Saluda County, SC | 3.2% |
| #808 | Riley County, KS | 3.2% |
| #809 | Columbia County, AR | 3.2% |
| #810 | Phillips County, KS | 3.2% |
| #811 | Guthrie County, IA | 3.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Riley County, Kansas has a unemployment rate of 3.2%, ranking #808 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kansas, it ranks #64 of 105. This places it in the 75th 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.