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

All 102 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/illinois-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kendall County | 72.7 |
| 2 | McHenry County | 69.7 |
| 3 | Kane County | 69.5 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 68.4 |
| 5 | Will County | 68.3 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 68.3 |
| 7 | Lake County | 68.2 |
| 8 | DuPage County | 68 |
| 9 | Grundy County | 67.3 |
| 10 | Jasper County | 67 |
| 11 | Cook County | 66.2 |
| 12 | Boone County | 65.8 |
| 13 | Effingham County | 65.7 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 65.3 |
| 15 | Adams County | 65.2 |
| 16 | Douglas County | 65.2 |
| 17 | Piatt County | 65 |
| 18 | McLean County | 64.8 |
| 19 | St. Clair County | 63.4 |
| 20 | Washington County | 63.3 |
| 21 | Woodford County | 63.2 |
| 22 | Clinton County | 62.8 |
| 23 | Bureau County | 62.8 |
| 24 | Madison County | 62.7 |
| 25 | Tazewell County | 62.3 |
| 26 | McDonough County | 62.3 |
| 27 | Peoria County | 62.2 |
| 28 | Henry County | 62 |
| 29 | Ford County | 62 |
| 30 | Whiteside County | 61.9 |
| 31 | De Witt County | 61.8 |
| 32 | Kankakee County | 61.6 |
| 33 | Ogle County | 61.6 |
| 34 | Winnebago County | 61.5 |
| 35 | Shelby County | 61.4 |
| 36 | Richland County | 61.4 |
| 37 | LaSalle County | 61.3 |
| 38 | Clark County | 61.3 |
| 39 | Sangamon County | 61.3 |
| 40 | Rock Island County | 61.2 |
| 41 | Warren County | 61 |
| 42 | Coles County | 60.9 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 60.8 |
| 44 | Champaign County | 60.7 |
| 45 | Jersey County | 60.6 |
| 45 | Stephenson County | 60.6 |
| 47 | Pike County | 60.4 |
| 48 | Putnam County | 60.3 |
| 49 | Moultrie County | 60.2 |
| 50 | Edwards County | 60.2 |
| 51 | Livingston County | 60.1 |
| 52 | Iroquois County | 60.1 |
| 53 | Marion County | 60.1 |
| 54 | Jo Daviess County | 59.6 |
| 55 | Menard County | 59.3 |
| 56 | Stark County | 59.3 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 59 |
| 58 | Williamson County | 58.8 |
| 59 | Hancock County | 58.8 |
| 60 | Hamilton County | 58.7 |
| 61 | Cass County | 58.5 |
| 62 | Macon County | 58.1 |
| 63 | Edgar County | 58.1 |
| 64 | Greene County | 58 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 57.9 |
| 66 | Macoupin County | 57.1 |
| 67 | Clay County | 56.6 |
| 68 | Morgan County | 56.6 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 56.6 |
| 70 | Christian County | 56.4 |
| 71 | Vermilion County | 56.3 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 56.2 |
| 73 | Franklin County | 56 |
| 74 | Wabash County | 56 |
| 75 | Gallatin County | 55.9 |
| 76 | Lee County | 55.7 |
| 77 | Scott County | 55.4 |
| 78 | Crawford County | 55.4 |
| 79 | Knox County | 55.3 |
| 80 | Calhoun County | 55.1 |
| 81 | Logan County | 54.8 |
| 82 | Henderson County | 54.8 |
| 83 | Fayette County | 54.8 |
| 84 | Saline County | 54.6 |
| 85 | Massac County | 54.6 |
| 86 | Mason County | 54.3 |
| 87 | Fulton County | 53.8 |
| 88 | White County | 53.7 |
| 89 | Randolph County | 53.2 |
| 90 | Bond County | 52.9 |
| 91 | Montgomery County | 52.5 |
| 92 | Schuyler County | 51.6 |
| 93 | Lawrence County | 51.2 |
| 94 | Union County | 50.9 |
| 95 | Carroll County | 50.5 |
| 96 | Alexander County | 49.1 |
| 97 | Perry County | 49 |
| 98 | Pope County | 42.5 |
| 99 | Johnson County | 42 |
| 100 | Pulaski County | 41.6 |
| 101 | Brown County | 41.4 |
| 102 | Hardin County | 41.1 |