Cities in Illinois by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Minooka, IL had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 224 cities in 2021, at 79.3%. Galesburg, IL had the lowest, at 49.1%. The median was 66.1% and the figure for Illinois was 65.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest79.3Minooka, IL

Lowest49.1Galesburg, IL

Median66.1224 cities

Illinois65.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Minooka, IL	79.3
2	Cary, IL	77.7
3	Montgomery, IL	76.8
4	Plano, IL	76.7
5	North Chicago, IL	76.2
6	Lake in the Hills, IL	75.9
7	Warrenville, IL	75.1
8	Lindenhurst, IL	75
9	Algonquin, IL	74.9
10	Wauconda, IL	74.7
11	Carpentersville, IL	74.7
12	Round Lake, IL	74.6
13	Woodridge, IL	74.6
14	South Elgin, IL	74.5
15	Yorkville, IL	74.5
16	Lake Zurich, IL	74.2
17	Round Lake Beach, IL	74
18	Columbia, IL	73.9
19	Plainfield, IL	73.7
20	Grayslake, IL	73.4
21	Bensenville, IL	73.2
22	West Chicago, IL	72.9
23	Lockport, IL	72.9
23	Palatine, IL	72.9
25	Aurora, IL	72.7
26	New Lenox, IL	72.6
27	Glendale Heights, IL	72.5
28	Manhattan, IL	72.5
29	Chatham, IL	72.5
30	Campton Hills, IL	72.4
31	Roselle, IL	72.1
32	Batavia, IL	71.9
33	Bolingbrook, IL	71.9
34	Wheeling, IL	71.6
35	Villa Park, IL	71.5
36	North Aurora, IL	71.4
37	Antioch, IL	71.4
38	Shiloh, IL	71.3
39	Rolling Meadows, IL	71.3
40	Roscoe, IL	71.3
41	Brookfield, IL	71.2
42	Oak Park, IL	70.9
43	Gurnee, IL	70.8
44	Collinsville, IL	70.6
45	Lisle, IL	70.6
46	Mahomet, IL	70.6
47	Mundelein, IL	70.5
48	Wood Dale, IL	70.4
49	Lombard, IL	70.3
50	Schaumburg, IL	70.3
51	Mokena, IL	70.2
52	Crystal Lake, IL	70.2
53	Joliet, IL	70.1
54	Buffalo Grove, IL	70.1
55	Geneva, IL	70.1
55	Romeoville, IL	70.1
57	Carol Stream, IL	70
58	Lyons, IL	69.9
59	Hoffman Estates, IL	69.9
59	Schiller Park, IL	69.9
61	St. Charles, IL	69.8
62	Sycamore, IL	69.6
63	Frankfort, IL	69.4
64	Addison, IL	69.4
64	Bartlett, IL	69.4
66	Oak Forest, IL	69.4
67	Franklin Park, IL	69.3
68	McHenry, IL	69.2
68	Streamwood, IL	69.2
70	Forest Park, IL	69.2
71	Elgin, IL	69.2
72	Oswego, IL	69.1
73	Hanover Park, IL	68.9
73	Vernon Hills, IL	68.9
75	Naperville, IL	68.8
76	Woodstock, IL	68.8
77	Tinley Park, IL	68.8
78	Berwyn, IL	68.7
79	Channahon, IL	68.7
80	Pingree Grove, IL	68.7
81	Prospect Heights, IL	68.4
81	Waukegan, IL	68.4
83	Bradley, IL	68.3
83	Justice, IL	68.3
85	Swansea, IL	68.3
86	Belvidere, IL	68.1
87	Deerfield, IL	68.1
88	Arlington Heights, IL	68
89	DeKalb, IL	67.9
90	Elmhurst, IL	67.8
91	Winfield, IL	67.8
92	Beach Park, IL	67.7
93	Elk Grove Village, IL	67.6
94	Mount Prospect, IL	67.6
95	O'Fallon, IL	67.4
96	Belleville, IL	67.3
96	Machesney Park, IL	67.3
98	Chicago, IL	67.3
98	Hickory Hills, IL	67.3
100	Charleston, IL	67.2
101	Darien, IL	67.1
102	Wood River, IL	66.9
103	Zion, IL	66.9
104	Loves Park, IL	66.8
105	Lansing, IL	66.8
106	Highland, IL	66.7
107	Elmwood Park, IL	66.7
108	Alsip, IL	66.7
109	Bloomingdale, IL	66.6
110	Matteson, IL	66.4
111	Evergreen Park, IL	66.1
112	Melrose Park, IL	66.1
113	Downers Grove, IL	66.1
114	Homer Glen, IL	66
115	Hazel Crest, IL	66
116	Libertyville, IL	65.6
117	Des Plaines, IL	65.4
118	Park Ridge, IL	65.4
119	La Grange, IL	65.3
120	Glen Carbon, IL	65.3
121	Wheaton, IL	65.3
122	Blue Island, IL	65.2
123	Bloomington, IL	65.1
124	Westmont, IL	65
125	Effingham, IL	65
125	Washington, IL	65
125	Waterloo, IL	65
128	River Grove, IL	64.8
129	Ottawa, IL	64.7
130	Richton Park, IL	64.6
131	Highland Park, IL	64.4
132	Fairview Heights, IL	64.3
133	Glen Ellyn, IL	64.3
134	Worth, IL	64.2
135	Shorewood, IL	64.1
136	Moline, IL	64
137	River Forest, IL	64
138	Bellwood, IL	64
139	Lemont, IL	64
140	Quincy, IL	63.9
140	Westchester, IL	63.9
142	Burbank, IL	63.8
143	East Peoria, IL	63.7
144	Western Springs, IL	63.7
145	Calumet City, IL	63.7
146	Troy, IL	63.6
147	Midlothian, IL	63.6
148	Cicero, IL	63.5
148	Hinsdale, IL	63.5
150	Morris, IL	63.4
151	Evanston, IL	63.2
152	Riverdale, IL	62.8
153	Homewood, IL	62.5
154	Northlake, IL	62.3
155	Bourbonnais, IL	62.2
155	La Grange Park, IL	62.2
157	Godfrey, IL	62.1
158	Streator, IL	62.1
159	Sterling, IL	62.1
160	Fox Lake, IL	62
161	Morton Grove, IL	61.9
162	Edwardsville, IL	61.9
163	Skokie, IL	61.8
164	Oak Lawn, IL	61.8
165	Park Forest, IL	61.8
166	Wilmette, IL	61.7
167	Morton, IL	61.7
168	Alton, IL	61.6
168	Glenview, IL	61.6
170	Rock Island, IL	61.4
171	Normal, IL	61.2
171	Peoria, IL	61.2
173	Chicago Ridge, IL	61.2
174	South Holland, IL	60.9
175	Country Club Hills, IL	60.7
176	Springfield, IL	60.6
177	Chicago Heights, IL	60.6
178	Orland Park, IL	60.6
179	Rockford, IL	60.6
180	Markham, IL	60.4
181	Northbrook, IL	60.3
182	Champaign, IL	60.3
183	Mattoon, IL	60.3
184	Lincoln, IL	60.3
185	Barrington, IL	59.8
186	Granite City, IL	59.8
187	Maywood, IL	59.7
188	Norridge, IL	59.6
189	Mount Vernon, IL	59.4
190	Bridgeview, IL	59.3
191	Rantoul, IL	59.2
192	Dolton, IL	59.1
193	Crestwood, IL	59
194	Niles, IL	59
195	Palos Hills, IL	58.9
196	Summit, IL	58.7
197	Herrin, IL	58.3
197	Winnetka, IL	58.3
199	East Moline, IL	58.2
199	Pekin, IL	58.2
201	Burr Ridge, IL	57.9
202	Harvey, IL	57.6
203	Freeport, IL	57.2
204	Macomb, IL	57
205	Marion, IL	57
206	Decatur, IL	56.9
207	Kankakee, IL	56.8
208	Urbana, IL	56.6
209	Palos Heights, IL	54.7
210	Lake Forest, IL	54.4
211	Centralia, IL	54.3
212	Lincolnwood, IL	54.2
213	Crest Hill, IL	54.1
214	Taylorville, IL	54
215	Carbondale, IL	53.7
216	Huntley, IL	53.2
217	Jacksonville, IL	53
218	Kewanee, IL	53
219	Pontiac, IL	51.6
220	East St. Louis, IL	51
221	Dixon, IL	50
222	Danville, IL	50
223	Canton, IL	49.8
224	Galesburg, IL	49.1

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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 cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois 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/illinois-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois 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/illinois-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois 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/illinois-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_illinois_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/illinois-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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 city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Minooka, IL, with 79.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Galesburg, IL, with 49.1% 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.