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Counties in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

San Juan County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2024, at 76.7%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 31.5%. The median was 63.3% and the figure for Colorado was 68.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.7San Juan County
Lowest31.5Crowley County
Median63.364 counties
Colorado68.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 72.2 %Alamosa County: 63.4 %Arapahoe County: 71.7 %Archuleta County: 50.4 %Baca County: 56.8 %Bent County: 38.2 %Boulder County: 66.9 %Broomfield County: 70.9 %Chaffee County: 55.8 %Cheyenne County: 69.5 %Clear Creek County: 67.8 %Conejos County: 60.7 %Costilla County: 44 %Crowley County: 31.5 %Custer County: 45.7 %Delta County: 49.3 %Denver County: 74.4 %Dolores County: 63.4 %Douglas County: 71.9 %Eagle County: 73.5 %Elbert County: 65.2 %El Paso County: 68.6 %Fremont County: 44.1 %Garfield County: 72.6 %Gilpin County: 69 %Grand County: 70.6 %Gunnison County: 72.8 %Hinsdale County: 54.2 %Huerfano County: 41.5 %Jackson County: 60.9 %Jefferson County: 69.3 %Kiowa County: 62.3 %Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Lake County: 76 %La Plata County: 63.9 %Larimer County: 66.9 %Las Animas County: 51.9 %Lincoln County: 45.9 %Logan County: 56.8 %Mesa County: 60.9 %Mineral County: 57.1 %Moffat County: 65.3 %Montezuma County: 55 %Montrose County: 57.1 %Morgan County: 64.4 %Otero County: 55.5 %Ouray County: 54.7 %Park County: 61.8 %Phillips County: 65.9 %Pitkin County: 68.4 %Prowers County: 60.8 %Pueblo County: 55.4 %Rio Blanco County: 62.7 %Rio Grande County: 61.8 %Routt County: 70.3 %Saguache County: 58.1 %San Juan County: 76.7 %San Miguel County: 75.9 %Sedgwick County: 63.3 %Summit County: 75.8 %Teller County: 57.8 %Washington County: 59 %Weld County: 69.8 %Yuma County: 65.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

San Juan County: 76.7 %San Juan County76.7Lake County: 76 %Lake County76San Miguel County: 75.9 %San Miguel County75.9Summit County: 75.8 %Summit County75.8Denver County: 74.4 %Denver County74.4Eagle County: 73.5 %Eagle County73.5Gunnison County: 72.8 %Gunnison County72.8Garfield County: 72.6 %Garfield County72.6Adams County: 72.2 %Adams County72.2Douglas County: 71.9 %Douglas County71.9Arapahoe County: 71.7 %Arapahoe County71.7Broomfield County: 70.9 %Broomfield County70.9Grand County: 70.6 %Grand County70.6Routt County: 70.3 %Routt County70.3Weld County: 69.8 %Weld County69.8Cheyenne County: 69.5 %Cheyenne County69.5Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Gilpin County: 69 %Gilpin County69El Paso County: 68.6 %El Paso County68.6Pitkin County: 68.4 %Pitkin County68.4Clear Creek County: 67.8 %Clear Creek County67.8Boulder County: 66.9 %Boulder County66.9Larimer County: 66.9 %Larimer County66.9Phillips County: 65.9 %Phillips County65.9Yuma County: 65.6 %Yuma County65.6Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Kit Carson County65.3Moffat County: 65.3 %Moffat County65.3Elbert County: 65.2 %Elbert County65.2Morgan County: 64.4 %Morgan County64.4La Plata County: 63.9 %La Plata County63.9Dolores County: 63.4 %Dolores County63.4Alamosa County: 63.4 %Alamosa County63.4Sedgwick County: 63.3 %Sedgwick County63.3Rio Blanco County: 62.7 %Rio Blanco County62.7Kiowa County: 62.3 %Kiowa County62.3Rio Grande County: 61.8 %Rio Grande County61.8Park County: 61.8 %Park County61.8Mesa County: 60.9 %Mesa County60.9Jackson County: 60.9 %Jackson County60.9Prowers County: 60.8 %Prowers County60.8San Juan County: 76.7 %San Juan County76.7Lake County: 76 %Lake County76San Miguel County: 75.9 %San Miguel County75.9Summit County: 75.8 %Summit County75.8Denver County: 74.4 %Denver County74.4Eagle County: 73.5 %Eagle County73.5Gunnison County: 72.8 %Gunnison County72.8Garfield County: 72.6 %Garfield County72.6Adams County: 72.2 %Adams County72.2Douglas County: 71.9 %Douglas County71.9Arapahoe County: 71.7 %Arapahoe County71.7Broomfield County: 70.9 %Broomfield County70.9Grand County: 70.6 %Grand County70.6Routt County: 70.3 %Routt County70.3Weld County: 69.8 %Weld County69.8Cheyenne County: 69.5 %Cheyenne County69.5Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Gilpin County: 69 %Gilpin County69El Paso County: 68.6 %El Paso County68.6Pitkin County: 68.4 %Pitkin County68.4Clear Creek County: 67.8 %Clear Creek County67.8Boulder County: 66.9 %Boulder County66.9Larimer County: 66.9 %Larimer County66.9Phillips County: 65.9 %Phillips County65.9Yuma County: 65.6 %Yuma County65.6Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Kit Carson County65.3Moffat County: 65.3 %Moffat County65.3Elbert County: 65.2 %Elbert County65.2Morgan County: 64.4 %Morgan County64.4La Plata County: 63.9 %La Plata County63.9Dolores County: 63.4 %Dolores County63.4Alamosa County: 63.4 %Alamosa County63.4Sedgwick County: 63.3 %Sedgwick County63.3Rio Blanco County: 62.7 %Rio Blanco County62.7Kiowa County: 62.3 %Kiowa County62.3Rio Grande County: 61.8 %Rio Grande County61.8Park County: 61.8 %Park County61.8Mesa County: 60.9 %Mesa County60.9Jackson County: 60.9 %Jackson County60.9Prowers County: 60.8 %Prowers County60.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1San Juan County76.7+4.4 pts
2Lake County76-0.8 pts
3San Miguel County75.9+3.2 pts
4Summit County75.8+0.9 pts
5Denver County74.4+0.1 pts
6Eagle County73.5-0.9 pts
7Gunnison County72.8+0.2 pts
8Garfield County72.6-0.4 pts
9Adams County72.2+0.3 pts
10Douglas County71.9-0.3 pts
11Arapahoe County71.7+0.1 pts
12Broomfield County70.9-0 pts
13Grand County70.6+1.3 pts
14Routt County70.3+2.3 pts
15Weld County69.8-0 pts
16Cheyenne County69.5+1.9 pts
17Jefferson County69.3-0 pts
18Gilpin County69-2.5 pts
19El Paso County68.6-0.2 pts
20Pitkin County68.4-0.9 pts
21Clear Creek County67.8-1.4 pts
22Boulder County66.9-0.4 pts
23Larimer County66.9-0.4 pts
24Phillips County65.9+2.3 pts
25Yuma County65.6-2.3 pts
26Kit Carson County65.3-0.4 pts
27Moffat County65.3+0.8 pts
28Elbert County65.2-0.4 pts
29Morgan County64.4-0.9 pts
30La Plata County63.9+0.3 pts
31Dolores County63.4+5.1 pts
32Alamosa County63.4+1.1 pts
33Sedgwick County63.3+3.5 pts
34Rio Blanco County62.7+2.9 pts
35Kiowa County62.3+0.2 pts
36Rio Grande County61.8+1.5 pts
37Park County61.8+2.2 pts
38Mesa County60.9-0.3 pts
39Jackson County60.9+3.1 pts
40Prowers County60.8-1.1 pts
41Conejos County60.7+1.3 pts
42Washington County59-0.1 pts
43Saguache County58.1+0.9 pts
44Teller County57.8-0.5 pts
45Montrose County57.1+1.4 pts
46Mineral County57.1-1.9 pts
47Logan County56.8-1.9 pts
48Baca County56.8+1.6 pts
49Chaffee County55.8+0.4 pts
50Otero County55.5-1.1 pts
51Pueblo County55.4-0.2 pts
52Montezuma County55-0.1 pts
53Ouray County54.7-0.3 pts
54Hinsdale County54.2-1.4 pts
55Las Animas County51.9+0.3 pts
56Archuleta County50.4-2.8 pts
57Delta County49.3+0.8 pts
58Lincoln County45.9-0.3 pts
59Custer County45.7-3.2 pts
60Fremont County44.1+0.7 pts
61Costilla County44+0.3 pts
62Huerfano County41.5+0.3 pts
63Bent County38.2+2.9 pts
64Crowley County31.5-3 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-counties. 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 Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-counties.

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 Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

San Juan County, with 76.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crowley County, with 31.5% in 2024.

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