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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 2022, at 66.6%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 32.9%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 58.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.6Benton County
Lowest32.9Lincoln County
Median53.175 counties
Arkansas58.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 58 %Ashley County: 45.8 %Baxter County: 45.8 %Benton County: 66.6 %Boone County: 56.7 %Bradley County: 48.6 %Calhoun County: 45 %Carroll County: 53.1 %Chicot County: 45.1 %Clark County: 58 %Clay County: 56.8 %Cleburne County: 48 %Cleveland County: 47.8 %Columbia County: 51.7 %Conway County: 58.3 %Craighead County: 63.5 %Crawford County: 55 %Crittenden County: 62.4 %Cross County: 59.6 %Dallas County: 52.5 %Desha County: 49 %Drew County: 53.2 %Faulkner County: 61.1 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 43.4 %Garland County: 54.2 %Grant County: 55.6 %Greene County: 59.4 %Hempstead County: 52.3 %Hot Spring County: 49.2 %Howard County: 57.5 %Independence County: 56.7 %Izard County: 38.8 %Jackson County: 47.8 %Jefferson County: 50.8 %Johnson County: 51.8 %Lafayette County: 48.4 %Lawrence County: 53 %Lee County: 40.8 %Lincoln County: 32.9 %Little River County: 57 %Logan County: 56.6 %Lonoke County: 62.5 %Madison County: 56.1 %Marion County: 45.7 %Miller County: 51.7 %Mississippi County: 60.5 %Monroe County: 47.6 %Montgomery County: 48.5 %Nevada County: 51.3 %Newton County: 49.6 %Ouachita County: 50.2 %Perry County: 49.3 %Phillips County: 52.6 %Pike County: 53.1 %Poinsett County: 54.9 %Polk County: 54.6 %Pope County: 56.3 %Prairie County: 54 %Pulaski County: 63.1 %Randolph County: 52.9 %St. Francis County: 45.7 %Saline County: 62.5 %Scott County: 55.3 %Searcy County: 47.3 %Sebastian County: 60.5 %Sevier County: 60.3 %Sharp County: 47 %Stone County: 40.5 %Union County: 54.9 %Van Buren County: 43 %Washington County: 64.7 %White County: 55.3 %Woodruff County: 55.5 %Yell County: 57.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Benton County: 66.6 %Benton County66.6Washington County: 64.7 %Washington County64.7Craighead County: 63.5 %Craighead County63.5Pulaski County: 63.1 %Pulaski County63.1Saline County: 62.5 %Saline County62.5Lonoke County: 62.5 %Lonoke County62.5Crittenden County: 62.4 %Crittenden County62.4Faulkner County: 61.1 %Faulkner County61.1Sebastian County: 60.5 %Sebastian County60.5Mississippi County: 60.5 %Mississippi County60.5Sevier County: 60.3 %Sevier County60.3Cross County: 59.6 %Cross County59.6Greene County: 59.4 %Greene County59.4Conway County: 58.3 %Conway County58.3Arkansas County: 58 %Arkansas County58Clark County: 58 %Clark County58Howard County: 57.5 %Howard County57.5Yell County: 57.4 %Yell County57.4Little River County: 57 %Little River County57Clay County: 56.8 %Clay County56.8Independence County: 56.7 %Independence County56.7Boone County: 56.7 %Boone County56.7Logan County: 56.6 %Logan County56.6Pope County: 56.3 %Pope County56.3Madison County: 56.1 %Madison County56.1Grant County: 55.6 %Grant County55.6Woodruff County: 55.5 %Woodruff County55.5White County: 55.3 %White County55.3Scott County: 55.3 %Scott County55.3Crawford County: 55 %Crawford County55Union County: 54.9 %Union County54.9Poinsett County: 54.9 %Poinsett County54.9Polk County: 54.6 %Polk County54.6Garland County: 54.2 %Garland County54.2Prairie County: 54 %Prairie County54Drew County: 53.2 %Drew County53.2Carroll County: 53.1 %Carroll County53.1Pike County: 53.1 %Pike County53.1Lawrence County: 53 %Lawrence County53Randolph County: 52.9 %Randolph County52.9Benton County: 66.6 %Benton County66.6Washington County: 64.7 %Washington County64.7Craighead County: 63.5 %Craighead County63.5Pulaski County: 63.1 %Pulaski County63.1Saline County: 62.5 %Saline County62.5Lonoke County: 62.5 %Lonoke County62.5Crittenden County: 62.4 %Crittenden County62.4Faulkner County: 61.1 %Faulkner County61.1Sebastian County: 60.5 %Sebastian County60.5Mississippi County: 60.5 %Mississippi County60.5Sevier County: 60.3 %Sevier County60.3Cross County: 59.6 %Cross County59.6Greene County: 59.4 %Greene County59.4Conway County: 58.3 %Conway County58.3Arkansas County: 58 %Arkansas County58Clark County: 58 %Clark County58Howard County: 57.5 %Howard County57.5Yell County: 57.4 %Yell County57.4Little River County: 57 %Little River County57Clay County: 56.8 %Clay County56.8Independence County: 56.7 %Independence County56.7Boone County: 56.7 %Boone County56.7Logan County: 56.6 %Logan County56.6Pope County: 56.3 %Pope County56.3Madison County: 56.1 %Madison County56.1Grant County: 55.6 %Grant County55.6Woodruff County: 55.5 %Woodruff County55.5White County: 55.3 %White County55.3Scott County: 55.3 %Scott County55.3Crawford County: 55 %Crawford County55Union County: 54.9 %Union County54.9Poinsett County: 54.9 %Poinsett County54.9Polk County: 54.6 %Polk County54.6Garland County: 54.2 %Garland County54.2Prairie County: 54 %Prairie County54Drew County: 53.2 %Drew County53.2Carroll County: 53.1 %Carroll County53.1Pike County: 53.1 %Pike County53.1Lawrence County: 53 %Lawrence County53Randolph County: 52.9 %Randolph County52.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County66.6+0.4 pts
2Washington County64.7-0.5 pts
3Craighead County63.5-0.2 pts
4Pulaski County63.1-0.7 pts
5Saline County62.5-1 pts
6Lonoke County62.5-0.5 pts
7Crittenden County62.4-0.4 pts
8Faulkner County61.1-1.8 pts
9Sebastian County60.5-0.3 pts
10Mississippi County60.5-0.7 pts
11Sevier County60.3+2 pts
12Cross County59.6+1.1 pts
13Greene County59.4-0.2 pts
14Conway County58.3-0.7 pts
15Arkansas County58-1.2 pts
16Clark County58+2.3 pts
17Howard County57.5-2.4 pts
18Yell County57.4-1 pts
19Little River County57+0.7 pts
20Clay County56.8+0.2 pts
21Independence County56.7-0.7 pts
22Boone County56.7-0.8 pts
23Logan County56.6+1 pts
24Pope County56.3-0.4 pts
25Madison County56.1+2.6 pts
26Grant County55.6-0 pts
27Woodruff County55.5-1 pts
28White County55.3+0.2 pts
29Scott County55.3-1.4 pts
30Crawford County55-0.1 pts
31Union County54.9+2.2 pts
32Poinsett County54.9+0.9 pts
33Polk County54.6+0.8 pts
34Garland County54.2+0.4 pts
35Prairie County54-1.4 pts
36Drew County53.2-0.4 pts
37Carroll County53.1-0.9 pts
38Pike County53.1-1.5 pts
39Lawrence County53-0.9 pts
40Randolph County52.9+0.8 pts
41Phillips County52.6+1.9 pts
42Dallas County52.5+4 pts
43Hempstead County52.3-2 pts
44Johnson County51.8-2.7 pts
45Miller County51.7-0.9 pts
46Columbia County51.7+1.5 pts
47Franklin County51.3-1.2 pts
48Nevada County51.3+0.1 pts
49Jefferson County50.8+0.4 pts
50Ouachita County50.2+0.5 pts
51Newton County49.6+4 pts
52Perry County49.3+0.5 pts
53Hot Spring County49.2-0.2 pts
54Desha County49-2.2 pts
55Bradley County48.6-2.7 pts
56Montgomery County48.5+1 pts
57Lafayette County48.4+3 pts
58Cleburne County48-1 pts
59Jackson County47.8+0.1 pts
60Cleveland County47.8-1.3 pts
61Monroe County47.6-3 pts
62Searcy County47.3+0.6 pts
63Sharp County47+1.8 pts
64Ashley County45.8-2.6 pts
65Baxter County45.8+0.3 pts
66St. Francis County45.7+0.7 pts
67Marion County45.7+1.5 pts
68Chicot County45.1+2.5 pts
69Calhoun County45-5.5 pts
70Fulton County43.4-0.6 pts
71Van Buren County43-1.5 pts
72Lee County40.8+0.6 pts
73Stone County40.5-2.1 pts
74Izard County38.8-2.8 pts
75Lincoln County32.9+1.7 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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), 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (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 Arkansas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-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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Benton County, with 66.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 32.9% in 2022.

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