Employment & Economic Stats.
Below you will find a snap shot of statistical information about Cowley County. If you are in search and certain information not found on our site, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
Cowley County Profile
Under the KU Entrepreneurship Works for Kansas Initiative, IPSR produces summary reports (formerly known as KCCED County Profiles) containing population, socio-economic, and employment data for each Kansas county. To access profiles for any county including Cowley County visit: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/kcced/profiles/.
Kansas Statistical Abstract-46th Edition Online
The Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) at the University of Kansas is pleased to announce that the 46th Edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract (KSA) is now available. The abstract is available EXCLUSIVELY online as a PDF file with individual pages available in Microsoft Excel and PDF. For more information and access to the data, please visit http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/.
Employment data comes from the Kansas Department of Labor
2025 Regional Unemployment Percentages
| County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| Chautauqua | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Cowley | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| Elk | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Greenwood | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||||||||
| Sedgwick | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Sumner | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||||||||
| State of Kansas | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Unemployment rates in the rest of Kansas:
2024 Regional Unemployment Percentages
| County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Chautauqua | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Cowley | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Elk | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Greenwood | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Sedgwick | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Sumner | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| State of Kansas | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
2023 Regional Unemployment Percentages
| County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Chautauqua | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Cowley | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Elk | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Greenwood | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Sedgwick | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Sumner | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| State of Kansas | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Current Sales Tax Rate
State of Kansas – 6.5%
Cowley County – 6.5%
Arkansas City – 8.5%
Burden – 7.50%
Udall – 7.50%
Winfield – 8.50%
Local Sales Tax Distribution
2024 | Cowley | Arkansas City | Winfield | Burden | Udall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 319,808 | 266,717 | 3,164 | 4,084 |
| February | 0 | 347,866 | 351,091 | 2,640 | 8,068 |
| March | 0 | 306,740 | 259,721 | 2,105 | 4,687 |
| April | 0 | 336,579 | 284,582 | 2,214 | 6,074 |
| May | 0 | 342,723 | 292,717 | 2,387 | 4,195 |
| June | 0 | 323,485 | 285,576 | 2,413 | 6,040 |
| July | 0 | 318,256 | 312,948 | 1,606 | 6,274 |
| August | 0 | 345,178 | 298,367 | 2,758 | 4,938 |
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| December |
2023 | Cowley | Arkansas City | Winfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 306,075 | 299,689 |
| February | 0 | 380,751 | 392,290 |
| March | 0 | 332,566 | 308,708 |
| April | 0 | 316,089 | 310,445 |
| May | 0 | 352,846 | 336,479 |
| June | 0 | 315,222 | 305,044 |
| July | 0 | 321,424 | 303,997 |
| August | 0 | 346,455 | 308,931 |
| September | 0 | 324,938 | 276,759 |
| October | 0 | 332,775 | 323,242 |
| November | 0 | 332,521 | 338,918 |
| December | 0 | 309,984 | 305,872 |
