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

Pitkin County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 76.8%. Bent County had the lowest, at 33.6%. The median was 62.1% and the figure for Colorado was 68.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.8Pitkin County
Lowest33.6Bent County
Median62.164 counties
Colorado68.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 71.6 %Alamosa County: 61.4 %Arapahoe County: 71.5 %Archuleta County: 56.4 %Baca County: 54.6 %Bent County: 33.6 %Boulder County: 68.1 %Broomfield County: 72.8 %Chaffee County: 55.5 %Cheyenne County: 65.9 %Clear Creek County: 69.7 %Conejos County: 57.6 %Costilla County: 45.4 %Crowley County: 35.1 %Custer County: 50.1 %Delta County: 49.1 %Denver County: 73.7 %Dolores County: 56.3 %Douglas County: 72.5 %Eagle County: 75 %Elbert County: 66.7 %El Paso County: 68.3 %Fremont County: 38.3 %Garfield County: 72.7 %Gilpin County: 74.6 %Grand County: 68.8 %Gunnison County: 72.6 %Hinsdale County: 50 %Huerfano County: 43.2 %Jackson County: 54.8 %Jefferson County: 69.3 %Kiowa County: 66.1 %Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Lake County: 72.9 %La Plata County: 64.9 %Larimer County: 67.5 %Las Animas County: 51.3 %Lincoln County: 40.5 %Logan County: 63.9 %Mesa County: 61.7 %Mineral County: 64.5 %Moffat County: 62.5 %Montezuma County: 55.3 %Montrose County: 56.6 %Morgan County: 63.5 %Otero County: 51.7 %Ouray County: 54.2 %Park County: 60.7 %Phillips County: 61.2 %Pitkin County: 76.8 %Prowers County: 57.7 %Pueblo County: 56.4 %Rio Blanco County: 61.1 %Rio Grande County: 59.3 %Routt County: 68.4 %Saguache County: 56.1 %San Juan County: 67.3 %San Miguel County: 73.8 %Sedgwick County: 57.5 %Summit County: 76.3 %Teller County: 58.6 %Washington County: 59.2 %Weld County: 69.4 %Yuma County: 68.3 %
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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

Pitkin County: 76.8 %Pitkin County76.8Summit County: 76.3 %Summit County76.3Eagle County: 75 %Eagle County75Gilpin County: 74.6 %Gilpin County74.6San Miguel County: 73.8 %San Miguel County73.8Denver County: 73.7 %Denver County73.7Lake County: 72.9 %Lake County72.9Broomfield County: 72.8 %Broomfield County72.8Garfield County: 72.7 %Garfield County72.7Gunnison County: 72.6 %Gunnison County72.6Douglas County: 72.5 %Douglas County72.5Adams County: 71.6 %Adams County71.6Arapahoe County: 71.5 %Arapahoe County71.5Clear Creek County: 69.7 %Clear Creek County69.7Weld County: 69.4 %Weld County69.4Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Grand County: 68.8 %Grand County68.8Routt County: 68.4 %Routt County68.4Yuma County: 68.3 %Yuma County68.3El Paso County: 68.3 %El Paso County68.3Boulder County: 68.1 %Boulder County68.1Larimer County: 67.5 %Larimer County67.5San Juan County: 67.3 %San Juan County67.3Elbert County: 66.7 %Elbert County66.7Kiowa County: 66.1 %Kiowa County66.1Cheyenne County: 65.9 %Cheyenne County65.9Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Kit Carson County65.3La Plata County: 64.9 %La Plata County64.9Mineral County: 64.5 %Mineral County64.5Logan County: 63.9 %Logan County63.9Morgan County: 63.5 %Morgan County63.5Moffat County: 62.5 %Moffat County62.5Mesa County: 61.7 %Mesa County61.7Alamosa County: 61.4 %Alamosa County61.4Phillips County: 61.2 %Phillips County61.2Rio Blanco County: 61.1 %Rio Blanco County61.1Park County: 60.7 %Park County60.7Rio Grande County: 59.3 %Rio Grande County59.3Washington County: 59.2 %Washington County59.2Teller County: 58.6 %Teller County58.6Pitkin County: 76.8 %Pitkin County76.8Summit County: 76.3 %Summit County76.3Eagle County: 75 %Eagle County75Gilpin County: 74.6 %Gilpin County74.6San Miguel County: 73.8 %San Miguel County73.8Denver County: 73.7 %Denver County73.7Lake County: 72.9 %Lake County72.9Broomfield County: 72.8 %Broomfield County72.8Garfield County: 72.7 %Garfield County72.7Gunnison County: 72.6 %Gunnison County72.6Douglas County: 72.5 %Douglas County72.5Adams County: 71.6 %Adams County71.6Arapahoe County: 71.5 %Arapahoe County71.5Clear Creek County: 69.7 %Clear Creek County69.7Weld County: 69.4 %Weld County69.4Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Grand County: 68.8 %Grand County68.8Routt County: 68.4 %Routt County68.4Yuma County: 68.3 %Yuma County68.3El Paso County: 68.3 %El Paso County68.3Boulder County: 68.1 %Boulder County68.1Larimer County: 67.5 %Larimer County67.5San Juan County: 67.3 %San Juan County67.3Elbert County: 66.7 %Elbert County66.7Kiowa County: 66.1 %Kiowa County66.1Cheyenne County: 65.9 %Cheyenne County65.9Kit Carson County: 65.3 %Kit Carson County65.3La Plata County: 64.9 %La Plata County64.9Mineral County: 64.5 %Mineral County64.5Logan County: 63.9 %Logan County63.9Morgan County: 63.5 %Morgan County63.5Moffat County: 62.5 %Moffat County62.5Mesa County: 61.7 %Mesa County61.7Alamosa County: 61.4 %Alamosa County61.4Phillips County: 61.2 %Phillips County61.2Rio Blanco County: 61.1 %Rio Blanco County61.1Park County: 60.7 %Park County60.7Rio Grande County: 59.3 %Rio Grande County59.3Washington County: 59.2 %Washington County59.2Teller County: 58.6 %Teller County58.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pitkin County76.8
2Summit County76.3
3Eagle County75
4Gilpin County74.6
5San Miguel County73.8
6Denver County73.7
7Lake County72.9
8Broomfield County72.8
9Garfield County72.7
10Gunnison County72.6
11Douglas County72.5
12Adams County71.6
13Arapahoe County71.5
14Clear Creek County69.7
15Weld County69.4
16Jefferson County69.3
17Grand County68.8
18Routt County68.4
19Yuma County68.3
20El Paso County68.3
21Boulder County68.1
22Larimer County67.5
23San Juan County67.3
24Elbert County66.7
25Kiowa County66.1
26Cheyenne County65.9
27Kit Carson County65.3
28La Plata County64.9
29Mineral County64.5
30Logan County63.9
31Morgan County63.5
32Moffat County62.5
33Mesa County61.7
34Alamosa County61.4
35Phillips County61.2
36Rio Blanco County61.1
37Park County60.7
38Rio Grande County59.3
39Washington County59.2
40Teller County58.6
41Prowers County57.7
42Conejos County57.6
43Sedgwick County57.5
44Montrose County56.6
45Archuleta County56.4
46Pueblo County56.4
47Dolores County56.3
48Saguache County56.1
49Chaffee County55.5
50Montezuma County55.3
51Jackson County54.8
52Baca County54.6
53Ouray County54.2
54Otero County51.7
55Las Animas County51.3
56Custer County50.1
57Hinsdale County50
58Delta County49.1
59Costilla County45.4
60Huerfano County43.2
61Lincoln County40.5
62Fremont County38.3
63Crowley County35.1
64Bent County33.6

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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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-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)?

Pitkin County, with 76.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bent County, with 33.6% in 2021.

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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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