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

Summit County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2022, at 75.9%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 34.2%. The median was 61.6% and the figure for Colorado was 68.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.9Summit County
Lowest34.2Crowley County
Median61.664 counties
Colorado68.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 71.9 %Alamosa County: 63.1 %Arapahoe County: 71.4 %Archuleta County: 55.4 %Baca County: 54.6 %Bent County: 37.5 %Boulder County: 67.5 %Broomfield County: 71.9 %Chaffee County: 54.7 %Cheyenne County: 67.7 %Clear Creek County: 69.3 %Conejos County: 56.5 %Costilla County: 43.7 %Crowley County: 34.2 %Custer County: 51.4 %Delta County: 49.6 %Denver County: 74 %Dolores County: 53.2 %Douglas County: 72.3 %Eagle County: 73.9 %Elbert County: 66.5 %El Paso County: 68.6 %Fremont County: 42.3 %Garfield County: 73 %Gilpin County: 73.2 %Grand County: 68.5 %Gunnison County: 73.6 %Hinsdale County: 51.7 %Huerfano County: 44.6 %Jackson County: 57 %Jefferson County: 69.4 %Kiowa County: 62 %Kit Carson County: 68 %Lake County: 74.7 %La Plata County: 64.5 %Larimer County: 67.3 %Las Animas County: 51.9 %Lincoln County: 47.3 %Logan County: 61.2 %Mesa County: 61.6 %Mineral County: 61.7 %Moffat County: 63.6 %Montezuma County: 53.8 %Montrose County: 55.5 %Morgan County: 64.4 %Otero County: 51.6 %Ouray County: 51.9 %Park County: 58.9 %Phillips County: 61.6 %Pitkin County: 71.9 %Prowers County: 61.2 %Pueblo County: 55.8 %Rio Blanco County: 60.1 %Rio Grande County: 60.8 %Routt County: 67.7 %Saguache County: 55.1 %San Juan County: 67.1 %San Miguel County: 74.2 %Sedgwick County: 57.5 %Summit County: 75.9 %Teller County: 57.1 %Washington County: 60.9 %Weld County: 69.6 %Yuma County: 68.9 %
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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

Summit County: 75.9 %Summit County75.9Lake County: 74.7 %Lake County74.7San Miguel County: 74.2 %San Miguel County74.2Denver County: 74 %Denver County74Eagle County: 73.9 %Eagle County73.9Gunnison County: 73.6 %Gunnison County73.6Gilpin County: 73.2 %Gilpin County73.2Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Douglas County: 72.3 %Douglas County72.3Adams County: 71.9 %Adams County71.9Pitkin County: 71.9 %Pitkin County71.9Broomfield County: 71.9 %Broomfield County71.9Arapahoe County: 71.4 %Arapahoe County71.4Weld County: 69.6 %Weld County69.6Jefferson County: 69.4 %Jefferson County69.4Clear Creek County: 69.3 %Clear Creek County69.3Yuma County: 68.9 %Yuma County68.9El Paso County: 68.6 %El Paso County68.6Grand County: 68.5 %Grand County68.5Kit Carson County: 68 %Kit Carson County68Routt County: 67.7 %Routt County67.7Cheyenne County: 67.7 %Cheyenne County67.7Boulder County: 67.5 %Boulder County67.5Larimer County: 67.3 %Larimer County67.3San Juan County: 67.1 %San Juan County67.1Elbert County: 66.5 %Elbert County66.5La Plata County: 64.5 %La Plata County64.5Morgan County: 64.4 %Morgan County64.4Moffat County: 63.6 %Moffat County63.6Alamosa County: 63.1 %Alamosa County63.1Kiowa County: 62 %Kiowa County62Mineral County: 61.7 %Mineral County61.7Phillips County: 61.6 %Phillips County61.6Mesa County: 61.6 %Mesa County61.6Logan County: 61.2 %Logan County61.2Prowers County: 61.2 %Prowers County61.2Washington County: 60.9 %Washington County60.9Rio Grande County: 60.8 %Rio Grande County60.8Rio Blanco County: 60.1 %Rio Blanco County60.1Park County: 58.9 %Park County58.9Summit County: 75.9 %Summit County75.9Lake County: 74.7 %Lake County74.7San Miguel County: 74.2 %San Miguel County74.2Denver County: 74 %Denver County74Eagle County: 73.9 %Eagle County73.9Gunnison County: 73.6 %Gunnison County73.6Gilpin County: 73.2 %Gilpin County73.2Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Douglas County: 72.3 %Douglas County72.3Adams County: 71.9 %Adams County71.9Pitkin County: 71.9 %Pitkin County71.9Broomfield County: 71.9 %Broomfield County71.9Arapahoe County: 71.4 %Arapahoe County71.4Weld County: 69.6 %Weld County69.6Jefferson County: 69.4 %Jefferson County69.4Clear Creek County: 69.3 %Clear Creek County69.3Yuma County: 68.9 %Yuma County68.9El Paso County: 68.6 %El Paso County68.6Grand County: 68.5 %Grand County68.5Kit Carson County: 68 %Kit Carson County68Routt County: 67.7 %Routt County67.7Cheyenne County: 67.7 %Cheyenne County67.7Boulder County: 67.5 %Boulder County67.5Larimer County: 67.3 %Larimer County67.3San Juan County: 67.1 %San Juan County67.1Elbert County: 66.5 %Elbert County66.5La Plata County: 64.5 %La Plata County64.5Morgan County: 64.4 %Morgan County64.4Moffat County: 63.6 %Moffat County63.6Alamosa County: 63.1 %Alamosa County63.1Kiowa County: 62 %Kiowa County62Mineral County: 61.7 %Mineral County61.7Phillips County: 61.6 %Phillips County61.6Mesa County: 61.6 %Mesa County61.6Logan County: 61.2 %Logan County61.2Prowers County: 61.2 %Prowers County61.2Washington County: 60.9 %Washington County60.9Rio Grande County: 60.8 %Rio Grande County60.8Rio Blanco County: 60.1 %Rio Blanco County60.1Park County: 58.9 %Park County58.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Summit County75.9-0.4 pts
2Lake County74.7+1.9 pts
3San Miguel County74.2+0.4 pts
4Denver County74+0.3 pts
5Eagle County73.9-1.1 pts
6Gunnison County73.6+0.9 pts
7Gilpin County73.2-1.4 pts
8Garfield County73+0.3 pts
9Douglas County72.3-0.3 pts
10Adams County71.9+0.4 pts
11Pitkin County71.9-4.9 pts
12Broomfield County71.9-0.9 pts
13Arapahoe County71.4-0.1 pts
14Weld County69.6+0.2 pts
15Jefferson County69.40 pts
16Clear Creek County69.3-0.4 pts
17Yuma County68.9+0.6 pts
18El Paso County68.6+0.3 pts
19Grand County68.5-0.4 pts
20Kit Carson County68+2.6 pts
21Routt County67.7-0.7 pts
22Cheyenne County67.7+1.8 pts
23Boulder County67.5-0.6 pts
24Larimer County67.3-0.2 pts
25San Juan County67.1-0.2 pts
26Elbert County66.5-0.2 pts
27La Plata County64.5-0.4 pts
28Morgan County64.4+0.9 pts
29Moffat County63.6+1 pts
30Alamosa County63.1+1.7 pts
31Kiowa County62-4.1 pts
32Mineral County61.7-2.8 pts
33Phillips County61.6+0.4 pts
34Mesa County61.6-0.1 pts
35Logan County61.2-2.7 pts
36Prowers County61.2+3.5 pts
37Washington County60.9+1.8 pts
38Rio Grande County60.8+1.5 pts
39Rio Blanco County60.1-1.1 pts
40Park County58.9-1.8 pts
41Sedgwick County57.5+0.1 pts
42Teller County57.1-1.4 pts
43Jackson County57+2.2 pts
44Conejos County56.5-1.1 pts
45Pueblo County55.8-0.6 pts
46Montrose County55.5-1.2 pts
47Archuleta County55.4-1 pts
48Saguache County55.1-1 pts
49Chaffee County54.7-0.9 pts
50Baca County54.6+0.1 pts
51Montezuma County53.8-1.5 pts
52Dolores County53.2-3.1 pts
53Ouray County51.9-2.3 pts
54Las Animas County51.9+0.6 pts
55Hinsdale County51.7+1.6 pts
56Otero County51.6-0.1 pts
57Custer County51.4+1.4 pts
58Delta County49.6+0.5 pts
59Lincoln County47.3+6.8 pts
60Huerfano County44.6+1.5 pts
61Costilla County43.7-1.6 pts
62Fremont County42.3+3.9 pts
63Bent County37.5+3.9 pts
64Crowley County34.2-0.9 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-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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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Summit County, with 75.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crowley County, with 34.2% in 2022.

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