Hutchinson ? Kansas State Fair officials say attendance this year fell almost 5 percent from last year, making it the least attended fair since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

General Manager Denny Stoecklein says rain and economic troubles led to the poor attendance at the September event.

It was the fourth-lowest state fair attendance since 1988 as 319,104 attended.

Stoecklein says it rained or had the chance of rain on each of the 10 days.

Despite a $1 increase in admission, gate admissions were also down. The fair brought in $1.12 million, down more than $122,000 from the previous year.