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Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Shelby County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2024, at 66.1%. Perry County had the lowest, at 39.6%. The median was 53.2% and the figure for Alabama was 58.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.1Shelby County
Lowest39.6Perry County
Median53.267 counties
Alabama58.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 58.5 %Baldwin County: 58.9 %Barbour County: 45.6 %Bibb County: 49.7 %Blount County: 57.5 %Bullock County: 41.1 %Butler County: 51.5 %Calhoun County: 56.1 %Chambers County: 55.3 %Cherokee County: 49 %Chilton County: 57.7 %Choctaw County: 47.9 %Clarke County: 50.7 %Clay County: 47.3 %Cleburne County: 49.7 %Coffee County: 57.1 %Colbert County: 57.3 %Conecuh County: 40.5 %Coosa County: 47.6 %Covington County: 52.3 %Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Cullman County: 58 %Dale County: 54 %Dallas County: 52.3 %DeKalb County: 55.7 %Elmore County: 59.8 %Escambia County: 47.6 %Etowah County: 55.2 %Fayette County: 51.8 %Franklin County: 57.1 %Geneva County: 54.9 %Greene County: 40.3 %Hale County: 48.6 %Henry County: 55.1 %Houston County: 57.9 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County: 61.5 %Lamar County: 51 %Lauderdale County: 59.2 %Lawrence County: 56.9 %Lee County: 60.3 %Limestone County: 60.1 %Lowndes County: 46.4 %Macon County: 51.2 %Madison County: 64.8 %Marengo County: 50.9 %Marion County: 50.4 %Marshall County: 57.4 %Mobile County: 58.5 %Monroe County: 45.6 %Montgomery County: 59.1 %Morgan County: 57.8 %Perry County: 39.6 %Pickens County: 45.5 %Pike County: 56.1 %Randolph County: 51.1 %Russell County: 55.9 %St. Clair County: 59.2 %Shelby County: 66.1 %Sumter County: 45.4 %Talladega County: 52.7 %Tallapoosa County: 53.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 62.2 %Walker County: 53.2 %Washington County: 48.9 %Wilcox County: 48.7 %Winston County: 52.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Shelby County: 66.1 %Shelby County66.1Madison County: 64.8 %Madison County64.8Tuscaloosa County: 62.2 %Tuscaloosa County62.2Jefferson County: 61.5 %Jefferson County61.5Lee County: 60.3 %Lee County60.3Limestone County: 60.1 %Limestone County60.1Elmore County: 59.8 %Elmore County59.8St. Clair County: 59.2 %St. Clair County59.2Lauderdale County: 59.2 %Lauderdale County59.2Montgomery County: 59.1 %Montgomery County59.1Baldwin County: 58.9 %Baldwin County58.9Autauga County: 58.5 %Autauga County58.5Mobile County: 58.5 %Mobile County58.5Cullman County: 58 %Cullman County58Houston County: 57.9 %Houston County57.9Morgan County: 57.8 %Morgan County57.8Chilton County: 57.7 %Chilton County57.7Blount County: 57.5 %Blount County57.5Marshall County: 57.4 %Marshall County57.4Colbert County: 57.3 %Colbert County57.3Franklin County: 57.1 %Franklin County57.1Coffee County: 57.1 %Coffee County57.1Lawrence County: 56.9 %Lawrence County56.9Calhoun County: 56.1 %Calhoun County56.1Pike County: 56.1 %Pike County56.1Russell County: 55.9 %Russell County55.9DeKalb County: 55.7 %DeKalb County55.7Chambers County: 55.3 %Chambers County55.3Etowah County: 55.2 %Etowah County55.2Henry County: 55.1 %Henry County55.1Geneva County: 54.9 %Geneva County54.9Dale County: 54 %Dale County54Tallapoosa County: 53.8 %Tallapoosa County53.8Walker County: 53.2 %Walker County53.2Winston County: 52.9 %Winston County52.9Talladega County: 52.7 %Talladega County52.7Dallas County: 52.3 %Dallas County52.3Covington County: 52.3 %Covington County52.3Fayette County: 51.8 %Fayette County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Crenshaw County51.6Shelby County: 66.1 %Shelby County66.1Madison County: 64.8 %Madison County64.8Tuscaloosa County: 62.2 %Tuscaloosa County62.2Jefferson County: 61.5 %Jefferson County61.5Lee County: 60.3 %Lee County60.3Limestone County: 60.1 %Limestone County60.1Elmore County: 59.8 %Elmore County59.8St. Clair County: 59.2 %St. Clair County59.2Lauderdale County: 59.2 %Lauderdale County59.2Montgomery County: 59.1 %Montgomery County59.1Baldwin County: 58.9 %Baldwin County58.9Autauga County: 58.5 %Autauga County58.5Mobile County: 58.5 %Mobile County58.5Cullman County: 58 %Cullman County58Houston County: 57.9 %Houston County57.9Morgan County: 57.8 %Morgan County57.8Chilton County: 57.7 %Chilton County57.7Blount County: 57.5 %Blount County57.5Marshall County: 57.4 %Marshall County57.4Colbert County: 57.3 %Colbert County57.3Franklin County: 57.1 %Franklin County57.1Coffee County: 57.1 %Coffee County57.1Lawrence County: 56.9 %Lawrence County56.9Calhoun County: 56.1 %Calhoun County56.1Pike County: 56.1 %Pike County56.1Russell County: 55.9 %Russell County55.9DeKalb County: 55.7 %DeKalb County55.7Chambers County: 55.3 %Chambers County55.3Etowah County: 55.2 %Etowah County55.2Henry County: 55.1 %Henry County55.1Geneva County: 54.9 %Geneva County54.9Dale County: 54 %Dale County54Tallapoosa County: 53.8 %Tallapoosa County53.8Walker County: 53.2 %Walker County53.2Winston County: 52.9 %Winston County52.9Talladega County: 52.7 %Talladega County52.7Dallas County: 52.3 %Dallas County52.3Covington County: 52.3 %Covington County52.3Fayette County: 51.8 %Fayette County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Crenshaw County51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shelby County66.1+0.4 pts
2Madison County64.8+0.1 pts
3Tuscaloosa County62.2+0.5 pts
4Jefferson County61.5+0.4 pts
5Lee County60.3+0.3 pts
6Limestone County60.1+0.4 pts
7Elmore County59.8+1.5 pts
8St. Clair County59.2-0.6 pts
9Lauderdale County59.2+1.3 pts
10Montgomery County59.1-0.7 pts
11Baldwin County58.9+0.6 pts
12Autauga County58.5-0.4 pts
13Mobile County58.5+0.4 pts
14Cullman County58-0.1 pts
15Houston County57.9+0.6 pts
16Morgan County57.8-0.5 pts
17Chilton County57.7+1.5 pts
18Blount County57.5+0.1 pts
19Marshall County57.4+0.1 pts
20Colbert County57.3-0.4 pts
21Franklin County57.1+1.1 pts
22Coffee County57.1-0.1 pts
23Lawrence County56.9+1.6 pts
24Calhoun County56.1+0.3 pts
25Pike County56.1+0.1 pts
26Russell County55.9+0.2 pts
27DeKalb County55.7-1.1 pts
28Chambers County55.3+0.1 pts
29Etowah County55.2-0.2 pts
30Henry County55.1+1 pts
31Geneva County54.9+0.3 pts
32Dale County54-0.7 pts
33Tallapoosa County53.8+0.9 pts
34Walker County53.2+0.7 pts
35Winston County52.9+1 pts
36Talladega County52.7-0.4 pts
37Dallas County52.3-0.2 pts
38Covington County52.3-0.2 pts
39Fayette County51.8+0.2 pts
40Crenshaw County51.6-0.5 pts
41Jackson County51.5-0 pts
42Butler County51.5-1.6 pts
43Macon County51.2-0.6 pts
44Randolph County51.1-1.2 pts
45Lamar County51+0.2 pts
46Marengo County50.9+1.2 pts
47Clarke County50.7+0.6 pts
48Marion County50.4-0.4 pts
49Bibb County49.7-1.9 pts
50Cleburne County49.7+0.4 pts
51Cherokee County49-1.8 pts
52Washington County48.9-0.7 pts
53Wilcox County48.7+2.3 pts
54Hale County48.6-1.6 pts
55Choctaw County47.9+1.5 pts
56Coosa County47.6+0.4 pts
57Escambia County47.6-1.3 pts
58Clay County47.3-2.1 pts
59Lowndes County46.4-2.3 pts
60Barbour County45.6+0.8 pts
61Monroe County45.6+0.1 pts
62Pickens County45.5-1.7 pts
63Sumter County45.4-1.7 pts
64Bullock County41.1-5.5 pts
65Conecuh County40.5-0.2 pts
66Greene County40.3+0.1 pts
67Perry County39.6+1.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 (Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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, Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties. 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. Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties.

Harvard

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, Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 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/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties (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: Counties in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties. 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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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Shelby County, with 66.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with 39.6% in 2024.

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