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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 2022, at 84%. Wrangell City and Borough had the lowest, at 49.3%. The median was 65.9% and the figure for Alaska was 66.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84Aleutians West Census Area
Lowest49.3Wrangell City and Borough
Median65.930 counties
Alaska66.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Aleutians East Borough: 78.9 %Aleutians West Census Area: 84 %Anchorage Municipality: 69.9 %Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bristol Bay Borough: 63.7 %Chugach Census Area: 69.7 %Copper River Census Area: 61.6 %Denali Borough: 75.4 %Dillingham Census Area: 62 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Haines Borough: 55.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 66.8 %Juneau City and Borough: 66.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66 %Kodiak Island Borough: 73.5 %Kusilvak Census Area: 59.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 74.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Nome Census Area: 65.6 %North Slope Borough: 78.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 60.2 %Petersburg Borough: 62.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 63 %Sitka City and Borough: 71.8 %Skagway Municipality: 78.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.5 %Wrangell City and Borough: 49.3 %Yakutat City and Borough: 70.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Aleutians West Census Area: 84 %Aleutians West Census Area84Aleutians East Borough: 78.9 %Aleutians East Borough78.9North Slope Borough: 78.9 %North Slope Borough78.9Skagway Municipality: 78.7 %Skagway Municipality78.7Denali Borough: 75.4 %Denali Borough75.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 74.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough74.3Kodiak Island Borough: 73.5 %Kodiak Island Borough73.5Sitka City and Borough: 71.8 %Sitka City and Borough71.8Yakutat City and Borough: 70.8 %Yakutat City and Borough70.8Anchorage Municipality: 69.9 %Anchorage Municipality69.9Chugach Census Area: 69.7 %Chugach Census Area69.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 66.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area66.8Juneau City and Borough: 66.6 %Juneau City and Borough66.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough66Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.9Nome Census Area: 65.6 %Nome Census Area65.6Bristol Bay Borough: 63.7 %Bristol Bay Borough63.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 63 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area63Petersburg Borough: 62.4 %Petersburg Borough62.4Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bethel Census Area62.1Dillingham Census Area: 62 %Dillingham Census Area62Copper River Census Area: 61.6 %Copper River Census Area61.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3Northwest Arctic Borough: 60.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough60.2Kusilvak Census Area: 59.8 %Kusilvak Census Area59.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough57.5Haines Borough: 55.2 %Haines Borough55.2Wrangell City and Borough: 49.3 %Wrangell City and Borough49.3Aleutians West Census Area: 84 %Aleutians West Census Area84Aleutians East Borough: 78.9 %Aleutians East Borough78.9North Slope Borough: 78.9 %North Slope Borough78.9Skagway Municipality: 78.7 %Skagway Municipality78.7Denali Borough: 75.4 %Denali Borough75.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 74.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough74.3Kodiak Island Borough: 73.5 %Kodiak Island Borough73.5Sitka City and Borough: 71.8 %Sitka City and Borough71.8Yakutat City and Borough: 70.8 %Yakutat City and Borough70.8Anchorage Municipality: 69.9 %Anchorage Municipality69.9Chugach Census Area: 69.7 %Chugach Census Area69.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 69.1 %Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 66.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area66.8Juneau City and Borough: 66.6 %Juneau City and Borough66.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 66 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough66Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 65.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.9Nome Census Area: 65.6 %Nome Census Area65.6Bristol Bay Borough: 63.7 %Bristol Bay Borough63.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 63 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area63Petersburg Borough: 62.4 %Petersburg Borough62.4Bethel Census Area: 62.1 %Bethel Census Area62.1Dillingham Census Area: 62 %Dillingham Census Area62Copper River Census Area: 61.6 %Copper River Census Area61.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60.3 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3Northwest Arctic Borough: 60.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough60.2Kusilvak Census Area: 59.8 %Kusilvak Census Area59.8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 58.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.5Kenai Peninsula Borough: 57.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough57.5Haines Borough: 55.2 %Haines Borough55.2Wrangell City and Borough: 49.3 %Wrangell City and Borough49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Aleutians West Census Area84+0.9 pts
2Aleutians East Borough78.9+1.5 pts
3North Slope Borough78.9+1.9 pts
4Skagway Municipality78.7-2.7 pts
5Denali Borough75.4-4.2 pts
6Lake and Peninsula Borough74.3+5.2 pts
7Kodiak Island Borough73.5+0.7 pts
8Sitka City and Borough71.8+0.4 pts
9Yakutat City and Borough70.8-1 pts
10Anchorage Municipality69.9-1 pts
11Chugach Census Area69.7+2.8 pts
12Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1-0 pts
13Hoonah-Angoon Census Area66.8+2.9 pts
14Juneau City and Borough66.6-0.3 pts
15Ketchikan Gateway Borough66-1 pts
16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area65.9+0.5 pts
17Nome Census Area65.6+0.3 pts
18Bristol Bay Borough63.7-2.2 pts
19Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area63+0.7 pts
20Petersburg Borough62.4+2.4 pts
21Bethel Census Area62.1-0.6 pts
22Dillingham Census Area62+1.1 pts
23Copper River Census Area61.6+2.6 pts
24Matanuska-Susitna Borough60.3-0 pts
25Northwest Arctic Borough60.2+1.3 pts
26Kusilvak Census Area59.8+2.3 pts
27Southeast Fairbanks Census Area58.5+0.1 pts
28Kenai Peninsula Borough57.5-0.1 pts
29Haines Borough55.2-5.9 pts
30Wrangell City and Borough49.3+1.4 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 Alaska 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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties?period=2022. 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), 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/alaska-counties?period=2022.

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), 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/alaska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2022,
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alaska-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)?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 84% in 2022, 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 49.3% in 2022.

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.

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