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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 2023, at 66.6%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 34.4%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 58.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.6Benton County
Lowest34.4Lincoln County
Median53.175 counties
Arkansas58.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 60.5 %Ashley County: 46.7 %Baxter County: 44.1 %Benton County: 66.6 %Boone County: 56.8 %Bradley County: 49.1 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 52.7 %Chicot County: 46.3 %Clark County: 57.5 %Clay County: 57.1 %Cleburne County: 47.4 %Cleveland County: 46.5 %Columbia County: 53.4 %Conway County: 55.3 %Craighead County: 63.1 %Crawford County: 55.5 %Crittenden County: 61.8 %Cross County: 58.7 %Dallas County: 52.6 %Desha County: 48.3 %Drew County: 49.7 %Faulkner County: 62.1 %Franklin County: 52.2 %Fulton County: 43.8 %Garland County: 54.7 %Grant County: 57.7 %Greene County: 59.1 %Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hot Spring County: 49.7 %Howard County: 57.1 %Independence County: 57.9 %Izard County: 39.9 %Jackson County: 46.7 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Johnson County: 53.4 %Lafayette County: 44 %Lawrence County: 53.4 %Lee County: 39.6 %Lincoln County: 34.4 %Little River County: 57.8 %Logan County: 55.9 %Lonoke County: 63 %Madison County: 58.9 %Marion County: 45.1 %Miller County: 52.8 %Mississippi County: 61.1 %Monroe County: 51.6 %Montgomery County: 46.7 %Nevada County: 50.7 %Newton County: 50.5 %Ouachita County: 49.9 %Perry County: 50 %Phillips County: 51 %Pike County: 51.9 %Poinsett County: 55.5 %Polk County: 55.7 %Pope County: 57.1 %Prairie County: 54.6 %Pulaski County: 62.6 %Randolph County: 53.1 %St. Francis County: 46.8 %Saline County: 62.8 %Scott County: 51.5 %Searcy County: 47.1 %Sebastian County: 60.9 %Sevier County: 58.9 %Sharp County: 45.2 %Stone County: 41.6 %Union County: 55.8 %Van Buren County: 43.8 %Washington County: 65.1 %White County: 55.7 %Woodruff County: 55.9 %Yell County: 57 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Benton County: 66.6 %Benton County66.6Washington County: 65.1 %Washington County65.1Craighead County: 63.1 %Craighead County63.1Lonoke County: 63 %Lonoke County63Saline County: 62.8 %Saline County62.8Pulaski County: 62.6 %Pulaski County62.6Faulkner County: 62.1 %Faulkner County62.1Crittenden County: 61.8 %Crittenden County61.8Mississippi County: 61.1 %Mississippi County61.1Sebastian County: 60.9 %Sebastian County60.9Arkansas County: 60.5 %Arkansas County60.5Greene County: 59.1 %Greene County59.1Sevier County: 58.9 %Sevier County58.9Madison County: 58.9 %Madison County58.9Cross County: 58.7 %Cross County58.7Independence County: 57.9 %Independence County57.9Little River County: 57.8 %Little River County57.8Grant County: 57.7 %Grant County57.7Clark County: 57.5 %Clark County57.5Howard County: 57.1 %Howard County57.1Pope County: 57.1 %Pope County57.1Clay County: 57.1 %Clay County57.1Yell County: 57 %Yell County57Boone County: 56.8 %Boone County56.8Logan County: 55.9 %Logan County55.9Woodruff County: 55.9 %Woodruff County55.9Union County: 55.8 %Union County55.8Polk County: 55.7 %Polk County55.7White County: 55.7 %White County55.7Crawford County: 55.5 %Crawford County55.5Poinsett County: 55.5 %Poinsett County55.5Conway County: 55.3 %Conway County55.3Garland County: 54.7 %Garland County54.7Prairie County: 54.6 %Prairie County54.6Johnson County: 53.4 %Johnson County53.4Lawrence County: 53.4 %Lawrence County53.4Columbia County: 53.4 %Columbia County53.4Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Carroll County: 52.7 %Carroll County52.7Benton County: 66.6 %Benton County66.6Washington County: 65.1 %Washington County65.1Craighead County: 63.1 %Craighead County63.1Lonoke County: 63 %Lonoke County63Saline County: 62.8 %Saline County62.8Pulaski County: 62.6 %Pulaski County62.6Faulkner County: 62.1 %Faulkner County62.1Crittenden County: 61.8 %Crittenden County61.8Mississippi County: 61.1 %Mississippi County61.1Sebastian County: 60.9 %Sebastian County60.9Arkansas County: 60.5 %Arkansas County60.5Greene County: 59.1 %Greene County59.1Sevier County: 58.9 %Sevier County58.9Madison County: 58.9 %Madison County58.9Cross County: 58.7 %Cross County58.7Independence County: 57.9 %Independence County57.9Little River County: 57.8 %Little River County57.8Grant County: 57.7 %Grant County57.7Clark County: 57.5 %Clark County57.5Howard County: 57.1 %Howard County57.1Pope County: 57.1 %Pope County57.1Clay County: 57.1 %Clay County57.1Yell County: 57 %Yell County57Boone County: 56.8 %Boone County56.8Logan County: 55.9 %Logan County55.9Woodruff County: 55.9 %Woodruff County55.9Union County: 55.8 %Union County55.8Polk County: 55.7 %Polk County55.7White County: 55.7 %White County55.7Crawford County: 55.5 %Crawford County55.5Poinsett County: 55.5 %Poinsett County55.5Conway County: 55.3 %Conway County55.3Garland County: 54.7 %Garland County54.7Prairie County: 54.6 %Prairie County54.6Johnson County: 53.4 %Johnson County53.4Lawrence County: 53.4 %Lawrence County53.4Columbia County: 53.4 %Columbia County53.4Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Carroll County: 52.7 %Carroll County52.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County66.60 pts
2Washington County65.1+0.4 pts
3Craighead County63.1-0.4 pts
4Lonoke County63+0.6 pts
5Saline County62.8+0.4 pts
6Pulaski County62.6-0.5 pts
7Faulkner County62.1+1 pts
8Crittenden County61.8-0.7 pts
9Mississippi County61.1+0.6 pts
10Sebastian County60.9+0.4 pts
11Arkansas County60.5+2.5 pts
12Greene County59.1-0.2 pts
13Sevier County58.9-1.4 pts
14Madison County58.9+2.8 pts
15Cross County58.7-0.9 pts
16Independence County57.9+1.2 pts
17Little River County57.8+0.9 pts
18Grant County57.7+2 pts
19Clark County57.5-0.5 pts
20Howard County57.1-0.4 pts
20Pope County57.1+0.8 pts
22Clay County57.1+0.3 pts
23Yell County57-0.4 pts
24Boone County56.8+0.1 pts
25Logan County55.9-0.7 pts
26Woodruff County55.9+0.4 pts
27Union County55.8+0.8 pts
28Polk County55.7+1.1 pts
29White County55.7+0.3 pts
30Crawford County55.5+0.5 pts
31Poinsett County55.5+0.6 pts
32Conway County55.3-2.9 pts
33Garland County54.7+0.5 pts
34Prairie County54.6+0.6 pts
35Johnson County53.4+1.6 pts
35Lawrence County53.4+0.4 pts
37Columbia County53.4+1.7 pts
38Randolph County53.1+0.3 pts
39Miller County52.8+1 pts
40Carroll County52.7-0.4 pts
41Dallas County52.6+0.1 pts
42Franklin County52.2+0.9 pts
43Pike County51.9-1.2 pts
44Hempstead County51.8-0.6 pts
45Monroe County51.6+4 pts
46Scott County51.5-3.8 pts
47Jefferson County51.4+0.6 pts
48Phillips County51-1.7 pts
49Nevada County50.7-0.6 pts
50Newton County50.5+1 pts
51Calhoun County50.5+5.5 pts
52Perry County50+0.7 pts
53Ouachita County49.9-0.2 pts
54Drew County49.7-3.5 pts
55Hot Spring County49.7+0.4 pts
56Bradley County49.1+0.5 pts
57Desha County48.3-0.6 pts
58Cleburne County47.4-0.6 pts
59Searcy County47.1-0.2 pts
60St. Francis County46.8+1.1 pts
61Ashley County46.7+0.9 pts
61Jackson County46.7-1.1 pts
63Montgomery County46.7-1.8 pts
64Cleveland County46.5-1.3 pts
65Chicot County46.3+1.1 pts
66Sharp County45.2-1.7 pts
67Marion County45.1-0.6 pts
68Baxter County44.1-1.6 pts
69Lafayette County44-4.4 pts
70Van Buren County43.8+0.8 pts
71Fulton County43.8+0.4 pts
72Stone County41.6+1.1 pts
73Izard County39.9+1.1 pts
74Lee County39.6-1.2 pts
75Lincoln County34.4+1.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 66.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 34.4% in 2023.

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