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

Orange County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2021, at 67.2%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 24%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Florida was 59.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.2Orange County
Lowest24Sumter County
Median51.367 counties
Florida59.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 60 %Baker County: 54.5 %Bay County: 61.2 %Bradford County: 48.5 %Brevard County: 55.8 %Broward County: 66.3 %Calhoun County: 42.1 %Charlotte County: 42.5 %Citrus County: 39.9 %Clay County: 62.5 %Collier County: 52.6 %Columbia County: 52.4 %DeSoto County: 47.2 %Dixie County: 41.1 %Duval County: 65.9 %Escambia County: 61.2 %Flagler County: 49.8 %Franklin County: 45.8 %Gadsden County: 49.3 %Gilchrist County: 50.2 %Glades County: 34.2 %Gulf County: 42 %Hamilton County: 37 %Hardee County: 49.5 %Hendry County: 62.1 %Hernando County: 49.9 %Highlands County: 43.2 %Hillsborough County: 65.4 %Holmes County: 47.8 %Indian River County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 43 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Lafayette County: 47.3 %Lake County: 54.3 %Lee County: 53.3 %Leon County: 65.8 %Levy County: 49.9 %Liberty County: 40.9 %Madison County: 42 %Manatee County: 54.1 %Marion County: 47.7 %Martin County: 51.3 %Miami-Dade County: 63.7 %Monroe County: 64.6 %Nassau County: 57.4 %Okaloosa County: 64.8 %Okeechobee County: 48.4 %Orange County: 67.2 %Osceola County: 64.7 %Palm Beach County: 59.8 %Pasco County: 55.3 %Pinellas County: 59 %Polk County: 56.1 %Putnam County: 47.2 %St. Johns County: 60.3 %St. Lucie County: 55.9 %Santa Rosa County: 58.8 %Sarasota County: 49.5 %Seminole County: 66.7 %Sumter County: 24 %Suwannee County: 49.2 %Taylor County: 39.5 %Union County: 32.6 %Volusia County: 54.1 %Wakulla County: 56.6 %Walton County: 58.2 %Washington County: 44.8 %
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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

Orange County: 67.2 %Orange County67.2Seminole County: 66.7 %Seminole County66.7Broward County: 66.3 %Broward County66.3Duval County: 65.9 %Duval County65.9Leon County: 65.8 %Leon County65.8Hillsborough County: 65.4 %Hillsborough County65.4Okaloosa County: 64.8 %Okaloosa County64.8Osceola County: 64.7 %Osceola County64.7Monroe County: 64.6 %Monroe County64.6Miami-Dade County: 63.7 %Miami-Dade County63.7Clay County: 62.5 %Clay County62.5Hendry County: 62.1 %Hendry County62.1Bay County: 61.2 %Bay County61.2Escambia County: 61.2 %Escambia County61.2St. Johns County: 60.3 %St. Johns County60.3Alachua County: 60 %Alachua County60Palm Beach County: 59.8 %Palm Beach County59.8Pinellas County: 59 %Pinellas County59Santa Rosa County: 58.8 %Santa Rosa County58.8Walton County: 58.2 %Walton County58.2Nassau County: 57.4 %Nassau County57.4Wakulla County: 56.6 %Wakulla County56.6Polk County: 56.1 %Polk County56.1St. Lucie County: 55.9 %St. Lucie County55.9Brevard County: 55.8 %Brevard County55.8Pasco County: 55.3 %Pasco County55.3Baker County: 54.5 %Baker County54.5Lake County: 54.3 %Lake County54.3Manatee County: 54.1 %Manatee County54.1Volusia County: 54.1 %Volusia County54.1Lee County: 53.3 %Lee County53.3Collier County: 52.6 %Collier County52.6Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Martin County: 51.3 %Martin County51.3Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Gilchrist County: 50.2 %Gilchrist County50.2Levy County: 49.9 %Levy County49.9Hernando County: 49.9 %Hernando County49.9Flagler County: 49.8 %Flagler County49.8Hardee County: 49.5 %Hardee County49.5Orange County: 67.2 %Orange County67.2Seminole County: 66.7 %Seminole County66.7Broward County: 66.3 %Broward County66.3Duval County: 65.9 %Duval County65.9Leon County: 65.8 %Leon County65.8Hillsborough County: 65.4 %Hillsborough County65.4Okaloosa County: 64.8 %Okaloosa County64.8Osceola County: 64.7 %Osceola County64.7Monroe County: 64.6 %Monroe County64.6Miami-Dade County: 63.7 %Miami-Dade County63.7Clay County: 62.5 %Clay County62.5Hendry County: 62.1 %Hendry County62.1Bay County: 61.2 %Bay County61.2Escambia County: 61.2 %Escambia County61.2St. Johns County: 60.3 %St. Johns County60.3Alachua County: 60 %Alachua County60Palm Beach County: 59.8 %Palm Beach County59.8Pinellas County: 59 %Pinellas County59Santa Rosa County: 58.8 %Santa Rosa County58.8Walton County: 58.2 %Walton County58.2Nassau County: 57.4 %Nassau County57.4Wakulla County: 56.6 %Wakulla County56.6Polk County: 56.1 %Polk County56.1St. Lucie County: 55.9 %St. Lucie County55.9Brevard County: 55.8 %Brevard County55.8Pasco County: 55.3 %Pasco County55.3Baker County: 54.5 %Baker County54.5Lake County: 54.3 %Lake County54.3Manatee County: 54.1 %Manatee County54.1Volusia County: 54.1 %Volusia County54.1Lee County: 53.3 %Lee County53.3Collier County: 52.6 %Collier County52.6Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Martin County: 51.3 %Martin County51.3Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Gilchrist County: 50.2 %Gilchrist County50.2Levy County: 49.9 %Levy County49.9Hernando County: 49.9 %Hernando County49.9Flagler County: 49.8 %Flagler County49.8Hardee County: 49.5 %Hardee County49.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Orange County67.2
2Seminole County66.7
3Broward County66.3
4Duval County65.9
5Leon County65.8
6Hillsborough County65.4
7Okaloosa County64.8
8Osceola County64.7
9Monroe County64.6
10Miami-Dade County63.7
11Clay County62.5
12Hendry County62.1
13Bay County61.2
14Escambia County61.2
15St. Johns County60.3
16Alachua County60
17Palm Beach County59.8
18Pinellas County59
19Santa Rosa County58.8
20Walton County58.2
21Nassau County57.4
22Wakulla County56.6
23Polk County56.1
24St. Lucie County55.9
25Brevard County55.8
26Pasco County55.3
27Baker County54.5
28Lake County54.3
29Manatee County54.1
30Volusia County54.1
31Lee County53.3
32Collier County52.6
33Columbia County52.4
34Martin County51.3
35Jefferson County51.3
36Gilchrist County50.2
37Levy County49.9
38Hernando County49.9
39Flagler County49.8
40Hardee County49.5
41Sarasota County49.5
42Indian River County49.4
43Gadsden County49.3
44Suwannee County49.2
45Bradford County48.5
46Okeechobee County48.4
47Holmes County47.8
48Marion County47.7
49Lafayette County47.3
50DeSoto County47.2
50Putnam County47.2
52Franklin County45.8
53Washington County44.8
54Highlands County43.2
55Jackson County43
56Charlotte County42.5
57Calhoun County42.1
58Gulf County42
59Madison County42
60Dixie County41.1
61Liberty County40.9
62Citrus County39.9
63Taylor County39.5
64Hamilton County37
65Glades County34.2
66Union County32.6
67Sumter County24

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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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Orange County, with 67.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sumter County, with 24% in 2021.

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