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

Aleutians West Census Area had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 30 counties in 2021, at 83.2%. Wrangell City and Borough had the lowest, at 47.9%. The median was 65.6% and the figure for Alaska was 67.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.2Aleutians West Census Area
Lowest47.9Wrangell City and Borough
Median65.630 counties
Alaska67.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 77.5 %Aleutians West Census Area: 83.2 %Anchorage Municipality: 70.9 %Bethel Census Area: 62.7 %Bristol Bay Borough: 65.9 %Chugach Census Area: 66.9 %Copper River Census Area: 59 %Denali Borough: 79.7 %Dillingham Census Area: 60.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Haines Borough: 61.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 63.9 %Juneau City and Borough: 66.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 67 %Kodiak Island Borough: 72.8 %Kusilvak Census Area: 57.5 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 69.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.4 %Nome Census Area: 65.3 %North Slope Borough: 76.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 59 %Petersburg Borough: 59.9 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 62.3 %Sitka City and Borough: 71.4 %Skagway Municipality: 81.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.4 %Wrangell City and Borough: 47.9 %Yakutat City and Borough: 71.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Aleutians West Census Area: 83.2 %Aleutians West Census Area83.2Skagway Municipality: 81.4 %Skagway Municipality81.4Denali Borough: 79.7 %Denali Borough79.7Aleutians East Borough: 77.5 %Aleutians East Borough77.5North Slope Borough: 76.9 %North Slope Borough76.9Kodiak Island Borough: 72.8 %Kodiak Island Borough72.8Yakutat City and Borough: 71.9 %Yakutat City and Borough71.9Sitka City and Borough: 71.4 %Sitka City and Borough71.4Anchorage Municipality: 70.9 %Anchorage Municipality70.9Lake and Peninsula Borough: 69.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough69.1Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 67 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough67Juneau City and Borough: 66.9 %Juneau City and Borough66.9Chugach Census Area: 66.9 %Chugach Census Area66.9Bristol Bay Borough: 65.9 %Bristol Bay Borough65.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.4Nome Census Area: 65.3 %Nome Census Area65.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 63.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area63.9Bethel Census Area: 62.7 %Bethel Census Area62.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 62.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area62.3Haines Borough: 61.1 %Haines Borough61.1Dillingham Census Area: 60.9 %Dillingham Census Area60.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.4Petersburg Borough: 59.9 %Petersburg Borough59.9Copper River Census Area: 59 %Copper River Census Area59Northwest Arctic Borough: 59 %Northwest Arctic Borough59Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough57.6Kusilvak Census Area: 57.5 %Kusilvak Census Area57.5Wrangell City and Borough: 47.9 %Wrangell City and Borough47.9Aleutians West Census Area: 83.2 %Aleutians West Census Area83.2Skagway Municipality: 81.4 %Skagway Municipality81.4Denali Borough: 79.7 %Denali Borough79.7Aleutians East Borough: 77.5 %Aleutians East Borough77.5North Slope Borough: 76.9 %North Slope Borough76.9Kodiak Island Borough: 72.8 %Kodiak Island Borough72.8Yakutat City and Borough: 71.9 %Yakutat City and Borough71.9Sitka City and Borough: 71.4 %Sitka City and Borough71.4Anchorage Municipality: 70.9 %Anchorage Municipality70.9Lake and Peninsula Borough: 69.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough69.1Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 67 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough67Juneau City and Borough: 66.9 %Juneau City and Borough66.9Chugach Census Area: 66.9 %Chugach Census Area66.9Bristol Bay Borough: 65.9 %Bristol Bay Borough65.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.4Nome Census Area: 65.3 %Nome Census Area65.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 63.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area63.9Bethel Census Area: 62.7 %Bethel Census Area62.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 62.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area62.3Haines Borough: 61.1 %Haines Borough61.1Dillingham Census Area: 60.9 %Dillingham Census Area60.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.4Petersburg Borough: 59.9 %Petersburg Borough59.9Copper River Census Area: 59 %Copper River Census Area59Northwest Arctic Borough: 59 %Northwest Arctic Borough59Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough57.6Kusilvak Census Area: 57.5 %Kusilvak Census Area57.5Wrangell City and Borough: 47.9 %Wrangell City and Borough47.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Aleutians West Census Area83.2
2Skagway Municipality81.4
3Denali Borough79.7
4Aleutians East Borough77.5
5North Slope Borough76.9
6Kodiak Island Borough72.8
7Yakutat City and Borough71.9
8Sitka City and Borough71.4
9Anchorage Municipality70.9
10Lake and Peninsula Borough69.1
11Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1
12Ketchikan Gateway Borough67
13Juneau City and Borough66.9
14Chugach Census Area66.9
15Bristol Bay Borough65.9
16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.4
17Nome Census Area65.3
18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area63.9
19Bethel Census Area62.7
20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area62.3
21Haines Borough61.1
22Dillingham Census Area60.9
23Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.4
24Petersburg Borough59.9
25Copper River Census Area59
26Northwest Arctic Borough59
27Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.4
28Kenai Peninsula Borough57.6
29Kusilvak Census Area57.5
30Wrangell City and Borough47.9

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2021 (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 Alaska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 83.2% in 2021, 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 47.9% in 2021.

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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.

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