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

All 24 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/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Frederick County | 69.9 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 69.8 |
| 3 | Charles County | 69.6 |
| 4 | Prince George's County | 69.6 |
| 5 | Anne Arundel County | 69.4 |
| 5 | Howard County | 69.4 |
| 7 | St. Mary's County | 68.5 |
| 8 | Queen Anne's County | 67.6 |
| 9 | Carroll County | 67.6 |
| 10 | Harford County | 67.5 |
| 11 | Calvert County | 66.6 |
| 12 | Wicomico County | 66.3 |
| 13 | Baltimore County | 65.8 |
| 14 | Caroline County | 63.4 |
| 15 | Baltimore city | 63.2 |
| 16 | Cecil County | 62.3 |
| 17 | Kent County | 60.1 |
| 18 | Washington County | 59.6 |
| 19 | Worcester County | 58.8 |
| 20 | Dorchester County | 58.7 |
| 21 | Garrett County | 58.2 |
| 22 | Talbot County | 56.4 |
| 23 | Allegany County | 49.9 |
| 24 | Somerset County | 46 |