Data / Rankings / Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) / Counties in Alaska

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

Aleutians West Census Area had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 30 counties in 2024, at 86.4%. Wrangell City and Borough had the lowest, at 51.2%. The median was 66.5% and the figure for Alaska was 66.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest86.4Aleutians West Census Area
Lowest51.2Wrangell City and Borough
Median66.530 counties
Alaska66.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Aleutians East Borough: 77.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 86.4 %Anchorage Municipality: 69.8 %Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bristol Bay Borough: 68.3 %Chugach Census Area: 70.2 %Copper River Census Area: 54.6 %Denali Borough: 78 %Dillingham Census Area: 60.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 68.5 %Haines Borough: 58.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 62.7 %Juneau City and Borough: 67.2 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 56.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66.3 %Kodiak Island Borough: 74 %Kusilvak Census Area: 57.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Nome Census Area: 63.5 %North Slope Borough: 74.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 58.8 %Petersburg Borough: 66.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61.4 %Sitka City and Borough: 70.2 %Skagway Municipality: 74 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59.3 %Wrangell City and Borough: 51.2 %Yakutat City and Borough: 70 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 66.7 %
  • Under 59
  • 59 to 62
  • 62 to 67
  • 67 to 70
  • 70 to 74
  • 74 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Aleutians West Census Area: 86.4 %Aleutians West Census Area86.4Denali Borough: 78 %Denali Borough78Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.7Aleutians East Borough: 77.6 %Aleutians East Borough77.6North Slope Borough: 74.2 %North Slope Borough74.2Kodiak Island Borough: 74 %Kodiak Island Borough74Skagway Municipality: 74 %Skagway Municipality74Sitka City and Borough: 70.2 %Sitka City and Borough70.2Chugach Census Area: 70.2 %Chugach Census Area70.2Yakutat City and Borough: 70 %Yakutat City and Borough70Anchorage Municipality: 69.8 %Anchorage Municipality69.8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 68.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough68.5Bristol Bay Borough: 68.3 %Bristol Bay Borough68.3Juneau City and Borough: 67.2 %Juneau City and Borough67.2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 66.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area66.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough66.3Petersburg Borough: 66.2 %Petersburg Borough66.2Nome Census Area: 63.5 %Nome Census Area63.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 62.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area62.7Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bethel Census Area62.1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61.4Dillingham Census Area: 60.5 %Dillingham Census Area60.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area59.3Northwest Arctic Borough: 58.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough58.8Haines Borough: 58.1 %Haines Borough58.1Kusilvak Census Area: 57.8 %Kusilvak Census Area57.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 56.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough56.1Copper River Census Area: 54.6 %Copper River Census Area54.6Wrangell City and Borough: 51.2 %Wrangell City and Borough51.2Aleutians West Census Area: 86.4 %Aleutians West Census Area86.4Denali Borough: 78 %Denali Borough78Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.7 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.7Aleutians East Borough: 77.6 %Aleutians East Borough77.6North Slope Borough: 74.2 %North Slope Borough74.2Kodiak Island Borough: 74 %Kodiak Island Borough74Skagway Municipality: 74 %Skagway Municipality74Sitka City and Borough: 70.2 %Sitka City and Borough70.2Chugach Census Area: 70.2 %Chugach Census Area70.2Yakutat City and Borough: 70 %Yakutat City and Borough70Anchorage Municipality: 69.8 %Anchorage Municipality69.8Fairbanks North Star Borough: 68.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough68.5Bristol Bay Borough: 68.3 %Bristol Bay Borough68.3Juneau City and Borough: 67.2 %Juneau City and Borough67.2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 66.7 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area66.7Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough66.3Petersburg Borough: 66.2 %Petersburg Borough66.2Nome Census Area: 63.5 %Nome Census Area63.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 62.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area62.7Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bethel Census Area62.1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 61.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61.4Dillingham Census Area: 60.5 %Dillingham Census Area60.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 59.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area59.3Northwest Arctic Borough: 58.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough58.8Haines Borough: 58.1 %Haines Borough58.1Kusilvak Census Area: 57.8 %Kusilvak Census Area57.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 56.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough56.1Copper River Census Area: 54.6 %Copper River Census Area54.6Wrangell City and Borough: 51.2 %Wrangell City and Borough51.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Aleutians West Census Area86.4+2 pts
2Denali Borough78-0.3 pts
3Lake and Peninsula Borough77.7+3.8 pts
4Aleutians East Borough77.6-1.3 pts
5North Slope Borough74.2-3.5 pts
6Kodiak Island Borough74+1.8 pts
7Skagway Municipality74-3 pts
8Sitka City and Borough70.2-1 pts
9Chugach Census Area70.2+0.5 pts
10Yakutat City and Borough70+4.3 pts
11Anchorage Municipality69.80 pts
12Fairbanks North Star Borough68.5-0.2 pts
13Bristol Bay Borough68.3+3.1 pts
14Juneau City and Borough67.2+0.5 pts
15Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area66.7+0.3 pts
16Ketchikan Gateway Borough66.3+1.5 pts
17Petersburg Borough66.2-0.4 pts
18Nome Census Area63.5-0.7 pts
19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area62.7-0.2 pts
20Bethel Census Area62.1+1.4 pts
21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area61.4-0.2 pts
22Dillingham Census Area60.5-0.5 pts
23Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3-0.1 pts
24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area59.3+1.1 pts
25Northwest Arctic Borough58.8-0.3 pts
26Haines Borough58.1+5 pts
27Kusilvak Census Area57.8-0.1 pts
28Kenai Peninsula Borough56.1-0.3 pts
29Copper River Census Area54.6-3.4 pts
30Wrangell City and Borough51.2-0.3 pts

Other periods

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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 Alaska 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

MLA 9

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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2024,
  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 Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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 Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"labor_force_participation_rate_acs","level":"province","within":"Alaska","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=labor_force_participation_rate_acs&level=province&within=Alaska&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 86.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Wrangell City and Borough, with 51.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate): other rankings

Counties in Alaska: more rankings