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

Maricopa County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 15 counties in 2021, at 65%. Apache County had the lowest, at 38.8%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Arizona was 60.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65Maricopa County
Lowest38.8Apache County
Median50.815 counties
Arizona60.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Apache County: 38.8 %Cochise County: 50.8 %Coconino County: 61.4 %Gila County: 46.7 %Graham County: 49 %Greenlee County: 59.5 %La Paz County: 39.6 %Maricopa County: 65 %Mohave County: 45.7 %Navajo County: 46.7 %Pima County: 58.7 %Pinal County: 51.3 %Santa Cruz County: 56.8 %Yavapai County: 48.8 %Yuma County: 54.9 %
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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

Maricopa County: 65 %Maricopa County65Coconino County: 61.4 %Coconino County61.4Greenlee County: 59.5 %Greenlee County59.5Pima County: 58.7 %Pima County58.7Santa Cruz County: 56.8 %Santa Cruz County56.8Yuma County: 54.9 %Yuma County54.9Pinal County: 51.3 %Pinal County51.3Cochise County: 50.8 %Cochise County50.8Graham County: 49 %Graham County49Yavapai County: 48.8 %Yavapai County48.8Navajo County: 46.7 %Navajo County46.7Gila County: 46.7 %Gila County46.7Mohave County: 45.7 %Mohave County45.7La Paz County: 39.6 %La Paz County39.6Apache County: 38.8 %Apache County38.8Maricopa County: 65 %Maricopa County65Coconino County: 61.4 %Coconino County61.4Greenlee County: 59.5 %Greenlee County59.5Pima County: 58.7 %Pima County58.7Santa Cruz County: 56.8 %Santa Cruz County56.8Yuma County: 54.9 %Yuma County54.9Pinal County: 51.3 %Pinal County51.3Cochise County: 50.8 %Cochise County50.8Graham County: 49 %Graham County49Yavapai County: 48.8 %Yavapai County48.8Navajo County: 46.7 %Navajo County46.7Gila County: 46.7 %Gila County46.7Mohave County: 45.7 %Mohave County45.7La Paz County: 39.6 %La Paz County39.6Apache County: 38.8 %Apache County38.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Maricopa County65
2Coconino County61.4
3Greenlee County59.5
4Pima County58.7
5Santa Cruz County56.8
6Yuma County54.9
7Pinal County51.3
8Cochise County50.8
9Graham County49
10Yavapai County48.8
11Navajo County46.7
12Gila County46.7
13Mohave County45.7
14La Paz County39.6
15Apache County38.8

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/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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Maricopa County, with 65% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Apache County, with 38.8% in 2021.

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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