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

Shelby County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2022, at 65.5%. Perry County had the lowest, at 39.8%. The median was 52.9% and the figure for Alabama was 58%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.5Shelby County
Lowest39.8Perry County
Median52.967 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 59.6 %Baldwin County: 59 %Barbour County: 44 %Bibb County: 50 %Blount County: 56 %Bullock County: 46.4 %Butler County: 52.9 %Calhoun County: 56.6 %Chambers County: 56 %Cherokee County: 51.1 %Chilton County: 56.4 %Choctaw County: 45.4 %Clarke County: 48.2 %Clay County: 47.4 %Cleburne County: 48.3 %Coffee County: 57.4 %Colbert County: 56.9 %Conecuh County: 41.1 %Coosa County: 46.4 %Covington County: 53.1 %Crenshaw County: 52 %Cullman County: 58.1 %Dale County: 55.8 %Dallas County: 52.1 %DeKalb County: 56.5 %Elmore County: 58.6 %Escambia County: 48.6 %Etowah County: 56.7 %Fayette County: 52.1 %Franklin County: 56.1 %Geneva County: 53.1 %Greene County: 40.3 %Hale County: 50.9 %Henry County: 54.5 %Houston County: 56.7 %Jackson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 61.3 %Lamar County: 51.1 %Lauderdale County: 58.1 %Lawrence County: 53.3 %Lee County: 59.6 %Limestone County: 59.7 %Lowndes County: 49.3 %Macon County: 49.8 %Madison County: 64.1 %Marengo County: 50.6 %Marion County: 51.7 %Marshall County: 56.9 %Mobile County: 57.4 %Monroe County: 44.1 %Montgomery County: 59.6 %Morgan County: 58.5 %Perry County: 39.8 %Pickens County: 46.8 %Pike County: 52.8 %Randolph County: 49.6 %Russell County: 55.6 %St. Clair County: 59.3 %Shelby County: 65.5 %Sumter County: 46.3 %Talladega County: 53.1 %Tallapoosa County: 51.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Walker County: 52.4 %Washington County: 47 %Wilcox County: 44.8 %Winston County: 52.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Shelby County: 65.5 %Shelby County65.5Madison County: 64.1 %Madison County64.1Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Tuscaloosa County61.6Jefferson County: 61.3 %Jefferson County61.3Limestone County: 59.7 %Limestone County59.7Montgomery County: 59.6 %Montgomery County59.6Lee County: 59.6 %Lee County59.6Autauga County: 59.6 %Autauga County59.6St. Clair County: 59.3 %St. Clair County59.3Baldwin County: 59 %Baldwin County59Elmore County: 58.6 %Elmore County58.6Morgan County: 58.5 %Morgan County58.5Lauderdale County: 58.1 %Lauderdale County58.1Cullman County: 58.1 %Cullman County58.1Coffee County: 57.4 %Coffee County57.4Mobile County: 57.4 %Mobile County57.4Marshall County: 56.9 %Marshall County56.9Colbert County: 56.9 %Colbert County56.9Houston County: 56.7 %Houston County56.7Etowah County: 56.7 %Etowah County56.7Calhoun County: 56.6 %Calhoun County56.6DeKalb County: 56.5 %DeKalb County56.5Chilton County: 56.4 %Chilton County56.4Franklin County: 56.1 %Franklin County56.1Blount County: 56 %Blount County56Chambers County: 56 %Chambers County56Dale County: 55.8 %Dale County55.8Russell County: 55.6 %Russell County55.6Henry County: 54.5 %Henry County54.5Lawrence County: 53.3 %Lawrence County53.3Geneva County: 53.1 %Geneva County53.1Covington County: 53.1 %Covington County53.1Talladega County: 53.1 %Talladega County53.1Butler County: 52.9 %Butler County52.9Pike County: 52.8 %Pike County52.8Winston County: 52.7 %Winston County52.7Walker County: 52.4 %Walker County52.4Fayette County: 52.1 %Fayette County52.1Dallas County: 52.1 %Dallas County52.1Crenshaw County: 52 %Crenshaw County52Shelby County: 65.5 %Shelby County65.5Madison County: 64.1 %Madison County64.1Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Tuscaloosa County61.6Jefferson County: 61.3 %Jefferson County61.3Limestone County: 59.7 %Limestone County59.7Montgomery County: 59.6 %Montgomery County59.6Lee County: 59.6 %Lee County59.6Autauga County: 59.6 %Autauga County59.6St. Clair County: 59.3 %St. Clair County59.3Baldwin County: 59 %Baldwin County59Elmore County: 58.6 %Elmore County58.6Morgan County: 58.5 %Morgan County58.5Lauderdale County: 58.1 %Lauderdale County58.1Cullman County: 58.1 %Cullman County58.1Coffee County: 57.4 %Coffee County57.4Mobile County: 57.4 %Mobile County57.4Marshall County: 56.9 %Marshall County56.9Colbert County: 56.9 %Colbert County56.9Houston County: 56.7 %Houston County56.7Etowah County: 56.7 %Etowah County56.7Calhoun County: 56.6 %Calhoun County56.6DeKalb County: 56.5 %DeKalb County56.5Chilton County: 56.4 %Chilton County56.4Franklin County: 56.1 %Franklin County56.1Blount County: 56 %Blount County56Chambers County: 56 %Chambers County56Dale County: 55.8 %Dale County55.8Russell County: 55.6 %Russell County55.6Henry County: 54.5 %Henry County54.5Lawrence County: 53.3 %Lawrence County53.3Geneva County: 53.1 %Geneva County53.1Covington County: 53.1 %Covington County53.1Talladega County: 53.1 %Talladega County53.1Butler County: 52.9 %Butler County52.9Pike County: 52.8 %Pike County52.8Winston County: 52.7 %Winston County52.7Walker County: 52.4 %Walker County52.4Fayette County: 52.1 %Fayette County52.1Dallas County: 52.1 %Dallas County52.1Crenshaw County: 52 %Crenshaw County52
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shelby County65.5-0.2 pts
2Madison County64.10 pts
3Tuscaloosa County61.60 pts
4Jefferson County61.3-0.1 pts
5Limestone County59.7+0.6 pts
6Montgomery County59.6-0.4 pts
7Lee County59.6-0.3 pts
8Autauga County59.6+0.5 pts
9St. Clair County59.3+1 pts
10Baldwin County59-0.3 pts
11Elmore County58.6+1.1 pts
12Morgan County58.5+0.7 pts
13Lauderdale County58.1+1 pts
14Cullman County58.1+0.3 pts
15Coffee County57.4-0.4 pts
16Mobile County57.4+0.1 pts
17Marshall County56.9+1 pts
18Colbert County56.9+0.3 pts
19Houston County56.7+0.1 pts
20Etowah County56.7+1 pts
21Calhoun County56.6+0.1 pts
22DeKalb County56.5+1 pts
23Chilton County56.4+2.4 pts
24Franklin County56.1+0.8 pts
25Blount County56+0.8 pts
26Chambers County56-0.4 pts
27Dale County55.8+0.4 pts
28Russell County55.6-0.2 pts
29Henry County54.5+1.1 pts
30Lawrence County53.3+0.8 pts
31Geneva County53.1+1.9 pts
32Covington County53.1-1 pts
33Talladega County53.1+0.3 pts
34Butler County52.9-0.3 pts
35Pike County52.8+1 pts
36Winston County52.7+1 pts
37Walker County52.4-0.3 pts
38Fayette County52.10 pts
39Dallas County52.1-0.6 pts
40Crenshaw County52-0.1 pts
41Marion County51.7-0.3 pts
42Tallapoosa County51.4-0.8 pts
43Cherokee County51.1+1.7 pts
44Lamar County51.1+1 pts
45Hale County50.9+0.9 pts
46Marengo County50.6+0.8 pts
47Jackson County50.5+1.3 pts
48Bibb County50+0.4 pts
49Macon County49.8-1.1 pts
50Randolph County49.6+0.4 pts
51Lowndes County49.3+0.7 pts
52Escambia County48.6-0.2 pts
53Cleburne County48.3-2 pts
54Clarke County48.2+0.1 pts
55Clay County47.4-3.2 pts
56Washington County47+2.7 pts
57Pickens County46.8+0.3 pts
58Bullock County46.4-1.6 pts
59Coosa County46.4-1.8 pts
60Sumter County46.3+0.4 pts
61Choctaw County45.4-0.3 pts
62Wilcox County44.8+1.6 pts
63Monroe County44.1-0.9 pts
64Barbour County44-1.4 pts
65Conecuh County41.1-2.9 pts
66Greene County40.3+1 pts
67Perry County39.8-3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 65.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with 39.8% in 2022.

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