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

Benton County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 75 counties in 2021, at 66.1%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 53.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 58.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.1Benton County
Lowest31.2Lincoln County
Median53.875 counties
Arkansas58.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 59.2 %Ashley County: 48.4 %Baxter County: 45.5 %Benton County: 66.1 %Boone County: 57.4 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 54.1 %Chicot County: 42.6 %Clark County: 55.6 %Clay County: 56.6 %Cleburne County: 49 %Cleveland County: 49.1 %Columbia County: 50.2 %Conway County: 59 %Craighead County: 63.8 %Crawford County: 55 %Crittenden County: 62.8 %Cross County: 58.5 %Dallas County: 48.5 %Desha County: 51.2 %Drew County: 53.6 %Faulkner County: 62.9 %Franklin County: 52.5 %Fulton County: 43.9 %Garland County: 53.8 %Grant County: 55.6 %Greene County: 59.6 %Hempstead County: 54.3 %Hot Spring County: 49.5 %Howard County: 60 %Independence County: 57.4 %Izard County: 41.7 %Jackson County: 47.7 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 54.4 %Lafayette County: 45.4 %Lawrence County: 53.9 %Lee County: 40.2 %Lincoln County: 31.2 %Little River County: 56.3 %Logan County: 55.7 %Lonoke County: 63 %Madison County: 53.5 %Marion County: 44.2 %Miller County: 52.7 %Mississippi County: 61.2 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 47.4 %Nevada County: 51.2 %Newton County: 45.6 %Ouachita County: 49.7 %Perry County: 48.8 %Phillips County: 50.8 %Pike County: 54.6 %Poinsett County: 54 %Polk County: 53.8 %Pope County: 56.7 %Prairie County: 55.4 %Pulaski County: 63.8 %Randolph County: 52.1 %St. Francis County: 45 %Saline County: 63.5 %Scott County: 56.7 %Searcy County: 46.7 %Sebastian County: 60.8 %Sevier County: 58.4 %Sharp County: 45.2 %Stone County: 42.6 %Union County: 52.7 %Van Buren County: 44.5 %Washington County: 65.3 %White County: 55.1 %Woodruff County: 56.6 %Yell County: 58.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Benton County: 66.1 %Benton County66.1Washington County: 65.3 %Washington County65.3Craighead County: 63.8 %Craighead County63.8Pulaski County: 63.8 %Pulaski County63.8Saline County: 63.5 %Saline County63.5Lonoke County: 63 %Lonoke County63Faulkner County: 62.9 %Faulkner County62.9Crittenden County: 62.8 %Crittenden County62.8Mississippi County: 61.2 %Mississippi County61.2Sebastian County: 60.8 %Sebastian County60.8Howard County: 60 %Howard County60Greene County: 59.6 %Greene County59.6Arkansas County: 59.2 %Arkansas County59.2Conway County: 59 %Conway County59Cross County: 58.5 %Cross County58.5Sevier County: 58.4 %Sevier County58.4Yell County: 58.3 %Yell County58.3Boone County: 57.4 %Boone County57.4Independence County: 57.4 %Independence County57.4Pope County: 56.7 %Pope County56.7Scott County: 56.7 %Scott County56.7Clay County: 56.6 %Clay County56.6Woodruff County: 56.6 %Woodruff County56.6Little River County: 56.3 %Little River County56.3Logan County: 55.7 %Logan County55.7Grant County: 55.6 %Grant County55.6Clark County: 55.6 %Clark County55.6Prairie County: 55.4 %Prairie County55.4White County: 55.1 %White County55.1Crawford County: 55 %Crawford County55Pike County: 54.6 %Pike County54.6Johnson County: 54.4 %Johnson County54.4Hempstead County: 54.3 %Hempstead County54.3Carroll County: 54.1 %Carroll County54.1Poinsett County: 54 %Poinsett County54Lawrence County: 53.9 %Lawrence County53.9Polk County: 53.8 %Polk County53.8Garland County: 53.8 %Garland County53.8Drew County: 53.6 %Drew County53.6Madison County: 53.5 %Madison County53.5Benton County: 66.1 %Benton County66.1Washington County: 65.3 %Washington County65.3Craighead County: 63.8 %Craighead County63.8Pulaski County: 63.8 %Pulaski County63.8Saline County: 63.5 %Saline County63.5Lonoke County: 63 %Lonoke County63Faulkner County: 62.9 %Faulkner County62.9Crittenden County: 62.8 %Crittenden County62.8Mississippi County: 61.2 %Mississippi County61.2Sebastian County: 60.8 %Sebastian County60.8Howard County: 60 %Howard County60Greene County: 59.6 %Greene County59.6Arkansas County: 59.2 %Arkansas County59.2Conway County: 59 %Conway County59Cross County: 58.5 %Cross County58.5Sevier County: 58.4 %Sevier County58.4Yell County: 58.3 %Yell County58.3Boone County: 57.4 %Boone County57.4Independence County: 57.4 %Independence County57.4Pope County: 56.7 %Pope County56.7Scott County: 56.7 %Scott County56.7Clay County: 56.6 %Clay County56.6Woodruff County: 56.6 %Woodruff County56.6Little River County: 56.3 %Little River County56.3Logan County: 55.7 %Logan County55.7Grant County: 55.6 %Grant County55.6Clark County: 55.6 %Clark County55.6Prairie County: 55.4 %Prairie County55.4White County: 55.1 %White County55.1Crawford County: 55 %Crawford County55Pike County: 54.6 %Pike County54.6Johnson County: 54.4 %Johnson County54.4Hempstead County: 54.3 %Hempstead County54.3Carroll County: 54.1 %Carroll County54.1Poinsett County: 54 %Poinsett County54Lawrence County: 53.9 %Lawrence County53.9Polk County: 53.8 %Polk County53.8Garland County: 53.8 %Garland County53.8Drew County: 53.6 %Drew County53.6Madison County: 53.5 %Madison County53.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Benton County66.1
2Washington County65.3
3Craighead County63.8
3Pulaski County63.8
5Saline County63.5
6Lonoke County63
7Faulkner County62.9
8Crittenden County62.8
9Mississippi County61.2
10Sebastian County60.8
11Howard County60
12Greene County59.6
13Arkansas County59.2
14Conway County59
15Cross County58.5
16Sevier County58.4
17Yell County58.3
18Boone County57.4
19Independence County57.4
20Pope County56.7
21Scott County56.7
22Clay County56.6
23Woodruff County56.6
24Little River County56.3
25Logan County55.7
26Grant County55.6
27Clark County55.6
28Prairie County55.4
29White County55.1
30Crawford County55
31Pike County54.6
32Johnson County54.4
33Hempstead County54.3
34Carroll County54.1
35Poinsett County54
36Lawrence County53.9
37Polk County53.8
38Garland County53.8
39Drew County53.6
40Madison County53.5
41Union County52.7
42Miller County52.7
43Franklin County52.5
44Randolph County52.1
45Bradley County51.4
46Desha County51.2
46Nevada County51.2
48Phillips County50.8
49Monroe County50.6
50Calhoun County50.5
51Jefferson County50.3
52Columbia County50.2
53Ouachita County49.7
54Hot Spring County49.5
55Cleveland County49.1
56Cleburne County49
57Perry County48.8
58Dallas County48.5
59Ashley County48.4
60Jackson County47.7
61Montgomery County47.4
62Searcy County46.7
63Newton County45.6
64Baxter County45.5
65Lafayette County45.4
66Sharp County45.2
67St. Francis County45
68Van Buren County44.5
69Marion County44.2
70Fulton County43.9
71Chicot County42.6
72Stone County42.6
73Izard County41.7
74Lee County40.2
75Lincoln County31.2

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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/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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2021. 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2021.

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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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-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)?

Benton County, with 66.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 31.2% in 2021.

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