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Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County

Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County was 50% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

202450%
Change on 2023+0.1 pts
Rank130th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked
Series high51.52021
Series low49.92023

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Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024

49.55050.55151.520212022202320242021: 51.5 %2022: 50.2 %2023: 49.9 %2024: 50 %49.55050.55151.5202120242021: 51.5 %2022: 50.2 %2023: 49.9 %2024: 50 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202450
202349.9
202250.2
202151.5

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2024
Mitchell County50
Georgia63.8
United States63.5

Mitchell County compared with nearby places

Appling County: 54.6 %Atkinson County: 59.2 %Bacon County: 50.8 %Baker County: 44.5 %Baldwin County: 47.7 %Banks County: 61 %Barrow County: 67.6 %Bartow County: 65.4 %Ben Hill County: 55.1 %Berrien County: 56.4 %Bibb County: 56.7 %Bleckley County: 55.4 %Brantley County: 51.9 %Brooks County: 51 %Bryan County: 71 %Bulloch County: 59.6 %Burke County: 58.3 %Butts County: 54.5 %Calhoun County: 33.6 %Camden County: 61 %Candler County: 52.7 %Carroll County: 63 %Catoosa County: 62 %Charlton County: 53.7 %Chatham County: 63.7 %Chattahoochee County: 83 %Chattooga County: 49.5 %Cherokee County: 68.5 %Clarke County: 62.5 %Clay County: 49.7 %Clayton County: 66.7 %Clinch County: 48 %Cobb County: 70.5 %Coffee County: 53.6 %Colquitt County: 59.6 %Columbia County: 64.5 %Cook County: 58 %Coweta County: 64 %Crawford County: 57.3 %Crisp County: 55.9 %Dade County: 56.9 %Dawson County: 62.6 %Decatur County: 51.3 %DeKalb County: 68.3 %Dodge County: 46.3 %Dooly County: 43.8 %Dougherty County: 55.1 %Douglas County: 66.1 %Early County: 53.7 %Echols County: 64.9 %Effingham County: 67.4 %Elbert County: 59.1 %Emanuel County: 56.2 %Evans County: 56.5 %Fannin County: 50.2 %Fayette County: 60.1 %Floyd County: 58.9 %Forsyth County: 69.1 %Franklin County: 53.3 %Fulton County: 69.5 %Gilmer County: 52.6 %Glascock County: 52.1 %Glynn County: 57 %Gordon County: 61.3 %Grady County: 57.2 %Greene County: 50.2 %Gwinnett County: 68.6 %Habersham County: 56 %Hall County: 63.6 %Hancock County: 30.1 %Haralson County: 61.1 %Harris County: 59.7 %Hart County: 55.3 %Heard County: 53.2 %Henry County: 67.6 %Houston County: 63.6 %Irwin County: 55.6 %Jackson County: 65.6 %Jasper County: 59.8 %Jeff Davis County: 54.7 %Jefferson County: 56.2 %Jenkins County: 43.1 %Johnson County: 43.4 %Jones County: 60.7 %Lamar County: 56.8 %Lanier County: 53.4 %Laurens County: 57.1 %Lee County: 65.7 %Liberty County: 66.7 %Lincoln County: 53.5 %Long County: 58.3 %Lowndes County: 60.4 %Lumpkin County: 56.6 %McDuffie County: 54.5 %McIntosh County: 48.8 %Macon County: 41.9 %Madison County: 58.7 %Marion County: 53.9 %Meriwether County: 53.7 %Miller County: 54.5 %Mitchell County: 50 %Monroe County: 59.3 %Montgomery County: 54.4 %Morgan County: 58.7 %Murray County: 62.8 %Muscogee County: 60.8 %Newton County: 64.6 %Oconee County: 64.9 %Oglethorpe County: 60.7 %Paulding County: 67.7 %Peach County: 61.2 %Pickens County: 58.2 %Pierce County: 60.1 %Pike County: 60.3 %Polk County: 58.4 %Pulaski County: 44 %Putnam County: 54.2 %Quitman County: 40.3 %Rabun County: 52 %Randolph County: 56.9 %Richmond County: 62.4 %Rockdale County: 64.8 %Schley County: 55.9 %Screven County: 55.3 %Seminole County: 47.3 %Spalding County: 56.7 %Stephens County: 57 %Stewart County: 36.5 %Sumter County: 57.3 %Talbot County: 46.4 %Taliaferro County: 49.9 %Tattnall County: 46.9 %Taylor County: 46.7 %Telfair County: 35.5 %Terrell County: 50.1 %Thomas County: 62.4 %Tift County: 56 %Toombs County: 56.7 %Towns County: 41.4 %Treutlen County: 53.1 %Troup County: 61.8 %Turner County: 54.3 %Twiggs County: 45 %Union County: 45.2 %Upson County: 54.7 %Walker County: 58.7 %Walton County: 63 %Ware County: 49.9 %Warren County: 54.5 %Washington County: 52.2 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Webster County: 57.2 %Wheeler County: 38.9 %White County: 55.6 %Whitfield County: 63 %Wilcox County: 38.5 %Wilkes County: 48.4 %Wilkinson County: 52.4 %Worth County: 55.2 %
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 54
  • 54 to 56
  • 56 to 59
  • 59 to 63
  • 63 and over
Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024, %. Mitchell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mitchell-county-georgia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mitchell-county-georgia.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mitchell-county-georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mitchell-county-georgia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County?

Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County was 50% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County?

51.5% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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