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

Kendall County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 102 counties in 2024, at 72.7%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 41.1%. The median was 60.1% and the figure for Illinois was 65%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.7Kendall County
Lowest41.1Hardin County
Median60.1102 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 65.2 %Alexander County: 49.1 %Bond County: 52.9 %Boone County: 65.8 %Brown County: 41.4 %Bureau County: 62.8 %Calhoun County: 55.1 %Carroll County: 50.5 %Cass County: 58.5 %Champaign County: 60.7 %Christian County: 56.4 %Clark County: 61.3 %Clay County: 56.6 %Clinton County: 62.8 %Coles County: 60.9 %Cook County: 66.2 %Crawford County: 55.4 %Cumberland County: 65.3 %DeKalb County: 68.4 %De Witt County: 61.8 %Douglas County: 65.2 %DuPage County: 68 %Edgar County: 58.1 %Edwards County: 60.2 %Effingham County: 65.7 %Fayette County: 54.8 %Ford County: 62 %Franklin County: 56 %Fulton County: 53.8 %Gallatin County: 55.9 %Greene County: 58 %Grundy County: 67.3 %Hamilton County: 58.7 %Hancock County: 58.8 %Hardin County: 41.1 %Henderson County: 54.8 %Henry County: 62 %Iroquois County: 60.1 %Jackson County: 56.6 %Jasper County: 67 %Jefferson County: 59 %Jersey County: 60.6 %Jo Daviess County: 59.6 %Johnson County: 42 %Kane County: 69.5 %Kankakee County: 61.6 %Kendall County: 72.7 %Knox County: 55.3 %Lake County: 68.2 %LaSalle County: 61.3 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lee County: 55.7 %Livingston County: 60.1 %Logan County: 54.8 %McDonough County: 62.3 %McHenry County: 69.7 %McLean County: 64.8 %Macon County: 58.1 %Macoupin County: 57.1 %Madison County: 62.7 %Marion County: 60.1 %Marshall County: 56.2 %Mason County: 54.3 %Massac County: 54.6 %Menard County: 59.3 %Mercer County: 60.8 %Monroe County: 68.3 %Montgomery County: 52.5 %Morgan County: 56.6 %Moultrie County: 60.2 %Ogle County: 61.6 %Peoria County: 62.2 %Perry County: 49 %Piatt County: 65 %Pike County: 60.4 %Pope County: 42.5 %Pulaski County: 41.6 %Putnam County: 60.3 %Randolph County: 53.2 %Richland County: 61.4 %Rock Island County: 61.2 %St. Clair County: 63.4 %Saline County: 54.6 %Sangamon County: 61.3 %Schuyler County: 51.6 %Scott County: 55.4 %Shelby County: 61.4 %Stark County: 59.3 %Stephenson County: 60.6 %Tazewell County: 62.3 %Union County: 50.9 %Vermilion County: 56.3 %Wabash County: 56 %Warren County: 61 %Washington County: 63.3 %Wayne County: 57.9 %White County: 53.7 %Whiteside County: 61.9 %Will County: 68.3 %Williamson County: 58.8 %Winnebago County: 61.5 %Woodford County: 63.2 %
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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

Kendall County: 72.7 %Kendall County72.7McHenry County: 69.7 %McHenry County69.7Kane County: 69.5 %Kane County69.5DeKalb County: 68.4 %DeKalb County68.4Will County: 68.3 %Will County68.3Monroe County: 68.3 %Monroe County68.3Lake County: 68.2 %Lake County68.2DuPage County: 68 %DuPage County68Grundy County: 67.3 %Grundy County67.3Jasper County: 67 %Jasper County67Cook County: 66.2 %Cook County66.2Boone County: 65.8 %Boone County65.8Effingham County: 65.7 %Effingham County65.7Cumberland County: 65.3 %Cumberland County65.3Adams County: 65.2 %Adams County65.2Douglas County: 65.2 %Douglas County65.2Piatt County: 65 %Piatt County65McLean County: 64.8 %McLean County64.8St. Clair County: 63.4 %St. Clair County63.4Washington County: 63.3 %Washington County63.3Woodford County: 63.2 %Woodford County63.2Clinton County: 62.8 %Clinton County62.8Bureau County: 62.8 %Bureau County62.8Madison County: 62.7 %Madison County62.7Tazewell County: 62.3 %Tazewell County62.3McDonough County: 62.3 %McDonough County62.3Peoria County: 62.2 %Peoria County62.2Henry County: 62 %Henry County62Ford County: 62 %Ford County62Whiteside County: 61.9 %Whiteside County61.9De Witt County: 61.8 %De Witt County61.8Kankakee County: 61.6 %Kankakee County61.6Ogle County: 61.6 %Ogle County61.6Winnebago County: 61.5 %Winnebago County61.5Shelby County: 61.4 %Shelby County61.4Richland County: 61.4 %Richland County61.4LaSalle County: 61.3 %LaSalle County61.3Clark County: 61.3 %Clark County61.3Sangamon County: 61.3 %Sangamon County61.3Rock Island County: 61.2 %Rock Island County61.2Kendall County: 72.7 %Kendall County72.7McHenry County: 69.7 %McHenry County69.7Kane County: 69.5 %Kane County69.5DeKalb County: 68.4 %DeKalb County68.4Will County: 68.3 %Will County68.3Monroe County: 68.3 %Monroe County68.3Lake County: 68.2 %Lake County68.2DuPage County: 68 %DuPage County68Grundy County: 67.3 %Grundy County67.3Jasper County: 67 %Jasper County67Cook County: 66.2 %Cook County66.2Boone County: 65.8 %Boone County65.8Effingham County: 65.7 %Effingham County65.7Cumberland County: 65.3 %Cumberland County65.3Adams County: 65.2 %Adams County65.2Douglas County: 65.2 %Douglas County65.2Piatt County: 65 %Piatt County65McLean County: 64.8 %McLean County64.8St. Clair County: 63.4 %St. Clair County63.4Washington County: 63.3 %Washington County63.3Woodford County: 63.2 %Woodford County63.2Clinton County: 62.8 %Clinton County62.8Bureau County: 62.8 %Bureau County62.8Madison County: 62.7 %Madison County62.7Tazewell County: 62.3 %Tazewell County62.3McDonough County: 62.3 %McDonough County62.3Peoria County: 62.2 %Peoria County62.2Henry County: 62 %Henry County62Ford County: 62 %Ford County62Whiteside County: 61.9 %Whiteside County61.9De Witt County: 61.8 %De Witt County61.8Kankakee County: 61.6 %Kankakee County61.6Ogle County: 61.6 %Ogle County61.6Winnebago County: 61.5 %Winnebago County61.5Shelby County: 61.4 %Shelby County61.4Richland County: 61.4 %Richland County61.4LaSalle County: 61.3 %LaSalle County61.3Clark County: 61.3 %Clark County61.3Sangamon County: 61.3 %Sangamon County61.3Rock Island County: 61.2 %Rock Island County61.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kendall County72.7-0.1 pts
2McHenry County69.7-0.2 pts
3Kane County69.50 pts
4DeKalb County68.4-0.7 pts
5Will County68.3-0.2 pts
6Monroe County68.3-0.2 pts
7Lake County68.2-0.3 pts
8DuPage County68-0.4 pts
9Grundy County67.3-1 pts
10Jasper County67+1.2 pts
11Cook County66.2-0 pts
12Boone County65.8-0.1 pts
13Effingham County65.7+0.9 pts
14Cumberland County65.3-1.9 pts
15Adams County65.2-0.2 pts
16Douglas County65.2+0.7 pts
17Piatt County65+0.3 pts
18McLean County64.8+0.5 pts
19St. Clair County63.4-0 pts
20Washington County63.3-0.5 pts
21Woodford County63.20 pts
22Clinton County62.80 pts
23Bureau County62.8+0.3 pts
24Madison County62.7-0.4 pts
25Tazewell County62.30 pts
26McDonough County62.3-0 pts
27Peoria County62.2-0 pts
28Henry County62-0.4 pts
29Ford County62+0.8 pts
30Whiteside County61.9-0.3 pts
31De Witt County61.8-0.4 pts
32Kankakee County61.6+0.1 pts
33Ogle County61.6-1.4 pts
34Winnebago County61.5-0.4 pts
35Shelby County61.4+0.4 pts
36Richland County61.4-0.7 pts
37LaSalle County61.3-0.9 pts
38Clark County61.3+1.6 pts
39Sangamon County61.3-0.4 pts
40Rock Island County61.2-0.2 pts
41Warren County61-1.3 pts
42Coles County60.9-1.6 pts
43Mercer County60.8+0.5 pts
44Champaign County60.7-0.6 pts
45Jersey County60.6+1.2 pts
45Stephenson County60.6+0.7 pts
47Pike County60.4+1.8 pts
48Putnam County60.3-0.8 pts
49Moultrie County60.2-0.3 pts
50Edwards County60.2+1.7 pts
51Livingston County60.1+0.6 pts
52Iroquois County60.1+1.3 pts
53Marion County60.1+0.1 pts
54Jo Daviess County59.6-2.2 pts
55Menard County59.3-1.4 pts
56Stark County59.3+1.2 pts
57Jefferson County59+0.6 pts
58Williamson County58.8+0.5 pts
59Hancock County58.8-1.2 pts
60Hamilton County58.7+1.8 pts
61Cass County58.5-0.7 pts
62Macon County58.1+0.4 pts
63Edgar County58.1+1.6 pts
64Greene County58-0.5 pts
65Wayne County57.9+1.2 pts
66Macoupin County57.10 pts
67Clay County56.6-0 pts
68Morgan County56.6+0.1 pts
69Jackson County56.6-0.1 pts
70Christian County56.4+0.6 pts
71Vermilion County56.3+0.8 pts
72Marshall County56.2+0.2 pts
73Franklin County56-0.2 pts
74Wabash County56-1.2 pts
75Gallatin County55.9-1.8 pts
76Lee County55.7-0.6 pts
77Scott County55.4-3.2 pts
78Crawford County55.4+0.6 pts
79Knox County55.3+1.5 pts
80Calhoun County55.1+1.8 pts
81Logan County54.8-1.1 pts
82Henderson County54.8-2.8 pts
83Fayette County54.8+1.4 pts
84Saline County54.6-0.3 pts
85Massac County54.6-0.3 pts
86Mason County54.3-2.4 pts
87Fulton County53.8-1.9 pts
88White County53.7+0.3 pts
89Randolph County53.2-0.9 pts
90Bond County52.9-1.6 pts
91Montgomery County52.5+0.1 pts
92Schuyler County51.6-1 pts
93Lawrence County51.2-0.2 pts
94Union County50.9-0.2 pts
95Carroll County50.5-2.4 pts
96Alexander County49.1+1.5 pts
97Perry County49-0.3 pts
98Pope County42.5-0.4 pts
99Johnson County42+0.3 pts
100Pulaski County41.6-3.1 pts
101Brown County41.4-1.1 pts
102Hardin County41.1+1.7 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties.

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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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kendall County, with 72.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hardin County, with 41.1% in 2024.

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