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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 2023, at 65.7%. Perry County had the lowest, at 38.3%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Alabama was 58.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.7Shelby County
Lowest38.3Perry County
Median53.167 counties
Alabama58.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 59 %Baldwin County: 58.3 %Barbour County: 44.9 %Bibb County: 51.6 %Blount County: 57.4 %Bullock County: 46.6 %Butler County: 53.1 %Calhoun County: 55.8 %Chambers County: 55.2 %Cherokee County: 50.8 %Chilton County: 56.2 %Choctaw County: 46.4 %Clarke County: 50.1 %Clay County: 49.4 %Cleburne County: 49.2 %Coffee County: 57.2 %Colbert County: 57.6 %Conecuh County: 40.7 %Coosa County: 47.3 %Covington County: 52.5 %Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Cullman County: 58.1 %Dale County: 54.7 %Dallas County: 52.5 %DeKalb County: 56.7 %Elmore County: 58.3 %Escambia County: 48.9 %Etowah County: 55.4 %Fayette County: 51.7 %Franklin County: 56 %Geneva County: 54.6 %Greene County: 40.2 %Hale County: 50.2 %Henry County: 54.1 %Houston County: 57.2 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County: 61.2 %Lamar County: 50.9 %Lauderdale County: 57.8 %Lawrence County: 55.3 %Lee County: 60 %Limestone County: 59.7 %Lowndes County: 48.7 %Macon County: 51.7 %Madison County: 64.7 %Marengo County: 49.7 %Marion County: 50.8 %Marshall County: 57.3 %Mobile County: 58.1 %Monroe County: 45.4 %Montgomery County: 59.8 %Morgan County: 58.3 %Perry County: 38.3 %Pickens County: 47.2 %Pike County: 55.9 %Randolph County: 52.3 %Russell County: 55.8 %St. Clair County: 59.8 %Shelby County: 65.7 %Sumter County: 47.1 %Talladega County: 53.1 %Tallapoosa County: 52.9 %Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Walker County: 52.5 %Washington County: 49.6 %Wilcox County: 46.5 %Winston County: 51.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Shelby County: 65.7 %Shelby County65.7Madison County: 64.7 %Madison County64.7Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Tuscaloosa County61.6Jefferson County: 61.2 %Jefferson County61.2Lee County: 60 %Lee County60Montgomery County: 59.8 %Montgomery County59.8St. Clair County: 59.8 %St. Clair County59.8Limestone County: 59.7 %Limestone County59.7Autauga County: 59 %Autauga County59Elmore County: 58.3 %Elmore County58.3Baldwin County: 58.3 %Baldwin County58.3Morgan County: 58.3 %Morgan County58.3Mobile County: 58.1 %Mobile County58.1Cullman County: 58.1 %Cullman County58.1Lauderdale County: 57.8 %Lauderdale County57.8Colbert County: 57.6 %Colbert County57.6Blount County: 57.4 %Blount County57.4Marshall County: 57.3 %Marshall County57.3Houston County: 57.2 %Houston County57.2Coffee County: 57.2 %Coffee County57.2DeKalb County: 56.7 %DeKalb County56.7Chilton County: 56.2 %Chilton County56.2Franklin County: 56 %Franklin County56Pike County: 55.9 %Pike County55.9Calhoun County: 55.8 %Calhoun County55.8Russell County: 55.8 %Russell County55.8Etowah County: 55.4 %Etowah County55.4Lawrence County: 55.3 %Lawrence County55.3Chambers County: 55.2 %Chambers County55.2Dale County: 54.7 %Dale County54.7Geneva County: 54.6 %Geneva County54.6Henry County: 54.1 %Henry County54.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Talladega County: 53.1 %Talladega County53.1Tallapoosa County: 52.9 %Tallapoosa County52.9Dallas County: 52.5 %Dallas County52.5Covington County: 52.5 %Covington County52.5Walker County: 52.5 %Walker County52.5Randolph County: 52.3 %Randolph County52.3Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Crenshaw County52.1Shelby County: 65.7 %Shelby County65.7Madison County: 64.7 %Madison County64.7Tuscaloosa County: 61.6 %Tuscaloosa County61.6Jefferson County: 61.2 %Jefferson County61.2Lee County: 60 %Lee County60Montgomery County: 59.8 %Montgomery County59.8St. Clair County: 59.8 %St. Clair County59.8Limestone County: 59.7 %Limestone County59.7Autauga County: 59 %Autauga County59Elmore County: 58.3 %Elmore County58.3Baldwin County: 58.3 %Baldwin County58.3Morgan County: 58.3 %Morgan County58.3Mobile County: 58.1 %Mobile County58.1Cullman County: 58.1 %Cullman County58.1Lauderdale County: 57.8 %Lauderdale County57.8Colbert County: 57.6 %Colbert County57.6Blount County: 57.4 %Blount County57.4Marshall County: 57.3 %Marshall County57.3Houston County: 57.2 %Houston County57.2Coffee County: 57.2 %Coffee County57.2DeKalb County: 56.7 %DeKalb County56.7Chilton County: 56.2 %Chilton County56.2Franklin County: 56 %Franklin County56Pike County: 55.9 %Pike County55.9Calhoun County: 55.8 %Calhoun County55.8Russell County: 55.8 %Russell County55.8Etowah County: 55.4 %Etowah County55.4Lawrence County: 55.3 %Lawrence County55.3Chambers County: 55.2 %Chambers County55.2Dale County: 54.7 %Dale County54.7Geneva County: 54.6 %Geneva County54.6Henry County: 54.1 %Henry County54.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Talladega County: 53.1 %Talladega County53.1Tallapoosa County: 52.9 %Tallapoosa County52.9Dallas County: 52.5 %Dallas County52.5Covington County: 52.5 %Covington County52.5Walker County: 52.5 %Walker County52.5Randolph County: 52.3 %Randolph County52.3Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Crenshaw County52.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Shelby County65.7+0.2 pts
2Madison County64.7+0.5 pts
3Tuscaloosa County61.60 pts
4Jefferson County61.2-0.1 pts
5Lee County60+0.4 pts
6Montgomery County59.8+0.2 pts
7St. Clair County59.8+0.5 pts
8Limestone County59.70 pts
9Autauga County59-0.6 pts
10Elmore County58.3-0.3 pts
11Baldwin County58.3-0.6 pts
12Morgan County58.3-0.2 pts
13Mobile County58.1+0.7 pts
14Cullman County58.1-0 pts
15Lauderdale County57.8-0.3 pts
16Colbert County57.6+0.8 pts
17Blount County57.4+1.4 pts
18Marshall County57.3+0.4 pts
19Houston County57.2+0.5 pts
20Coffee County57.2-0.2 pts
21DeKalb County56.7+0.3 pts
22Chilton County56.2-0.2 pts
23Franklin County56-0 pts
24Pike County55.9+3.1 pts
25Calhoun County55.8-0.8 pts
26Russell County55.8+0.2 pts
27Etowah County55.4-1.3 pts
28Lawrence County55.3+2 pts
29Chambers County55.2-0.8 pts
30Dale County54.7-1.1 pts
31Geneva County54.6+1.5 pts
32Henry County54.1-0.5 pts
33Butler County53.1+0.2 pts
34Talladega County53.1-0 pts
35Tallapoosa County52.9+1.4 pts
36Dallas County52.5+0.4 pts
37Covington County52.5-0.6 pts
38Walker County52.5+0.1 pts
39Randolph County52.3+2.7 pts
40Crenshaw County52.10 pts
41Winston County51.9-0.8 pts
42Macon County51.7+2 pts
43Fayette County51.7-0.4 pts
44Bibb County51.6+1.5 pts
45Jackson County51.5+1 pts
46Lamar County50.9-0.3 pts
47Marion County50.8-0.9 pts
48Cherokee County50.8-0.3 pts
49Hale County50.2-0.7 pts
50Clarke County50.1+1.9 pts
51Marengo County49.7-0.9 pts
52Washington County49.6+2.6 pts
53Clay County49.4+2 pts
54Cleburne County49.2+0.9 pts
55Escambia County48.9+0.3 pts
56Lowndes County48.7-0.6 pts
57Coosa County47.3+0.9 pts
58Pickens County47.2+0.4 pts
59Sumter County47.1+0.9 pts
60Bullock County46.6+0.2 pts
61Wilcox County46.5+1.7 pts
62Choctaw County46.4+1 pts
63Monroe County45.4+1.4 pts
64Barbour County44.9+0.9 pts
65Conecuh County40.7-0.3 pts
66Greene County40.2-0.1 pts
67Perry County38.3-1.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 65.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with 38.3% in 2023.

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