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

Cumberland County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 16 counties in 2023, at 68.1%. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 52.1%. The median was 58.3% and the figure for Maine was 62.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.1Cumberland County
Lowest52.1Piscataquis County
Median58.316 counties
Maine62.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Androscoggin County: 64.2 %Aroostook County: 54.1 %Cumberland County: 68.1 %Franklin County: 58 %Hancock County: 60.6 %Kennebec County: 60.9 %Knox County: 58.1 %Lincoln County: 57 %Oxford County: 56.5 %Penobscot County: 60 %Piscataquis County: 52.1 %Sagadahoc County: 63.4 %Somerset County: 55.5 %Waldo County: 58.6 %Washington County: 52.6 %York County: 65.4 %
  • Under 56
  • 56 to 58
  • 58 to 60
  • 60 to 63
  • 63 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Cumberland County: 68.1 %Cumberland County68.1York County: 65.4 %York County65.4Androscoggin County: 64.2 %Androscoggin County64.2Sagadahoc County: 63.4 %Sagadahoc County63.4Kennebec County: 60.9 %Kennebec County60.9Hancock County: 60.6 %Hancock County60.6Penobscot County: 60 %Penobscot County60Waldo County: 58.6 %Waldo County58.6Knox County: 58.1 %Knox County58.1Franklin County: 58 %Franklin County58Lincoln County: 57 %Lincoln County57Oxford County: 56.5 %Oxford County56.5Somerset County: 55.5 %Somerset County55.5Aroostook County: 54.1 %Aroostook County54.1Washington County: 52.6 %Washington County52.6Piscataquis County: 52.1 %Piscataquis County52.1Cumberland County: 68.1 %Cumberland County68.1York County: 65.4 %York County65.4Androscoggin County: 64.2 %Androscoggin County64.2Sagadahoc County: 63.4 %Sagadahoc County63.4Kennebec County: 60.9 %Kennebec County60.9Hancock County: 60.6 %Hancock County60.6Penobscot County: 60 %Penobscot County60Waldo County: 58.6 %Waldo County58.6Knox County: 58.1 %Knox County58.1Franklin County: 58 %Franklin County58Lincoln County: 57 %Lincoln County57Oxford County: 56.5 %Oxford County56.5Somerset County: 55.5 %Somerset County55.5Aroostook County: 54.1 %Aroostook County54.1Washington County: 52.6 %Washington County52.6Piscataquis County: 52.1 %Piscataquis County52.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cumberland County68.10 pts
2York County65.4-0.3 pts
3Androscoggin County64.2-0.8 pts
4Sagadahoc County63.4-1 pts
5Kennebec County60.9-0.1 pts
6Hancock County60.6-0.6 pts
7Penobscot County60+0.1 pts
8Waldo County58.6+0.6 pts
9Knox County58.1-0.1 pts
10Franklin County58+0.2 pts
11Lincoln County57-0.7 pts
12Oxford County56.5+0.4 pts
13Somerset County55.5-0 pts
14Aroostook County54.1+0.2 pts
15Washington County52.6-0.4 pts
16Piscataquis County52.1-0.1 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 Maine by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

MLA 9

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 Maine by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Maine by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

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 Maine by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cumberland County, with 68.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Piscataquis County, with 52.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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