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

Montgomery County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 24 counties in 2021, at 70.9%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 47.9%. The median was 65.8% and the figure for Maryland was 67.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.9Montgomery County
Lowest47.9Somerset County
Median65.824 counties
Maryland67.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Allegany County: 49.1 %Anne Arundel County: 69.7 %Baltimore County: 66.2 %Calvert County: 68.4 %Caroline County: 64.3 %Carroll County: 67.3 %Cecil County: 63.9 %Charles County: 68.2 %Dorchester County: 60 %Frederick County: 69.8 %Garrett County: 58.6 %Harford County: 68.4 %Howard County: 70.1 %Kent County: 56.9 %Montgomery County: 70.9 %Prince George's County: 70.8 %Queen Anne's County: 66.5 %St. Mary's County: 68.2 %Somerset County: 47.9 %Talbot County: 57 %Washington County: 60 %Wicomico County: 65.3 %Worcester County: 59 %Baltimore city: 62.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Montgomery County: 70.9 %Montgomery County70.9Prince George's County: 70.8 %Prince George's County70.8Howard County: 70.1 %Howard County70.1Frederick County: 69.8 %Frederick County69.8Anne Arundel County: 69.7 %Anne Arundel County69.7Calvert County: 68.4 %Calvert County68.4Harford County: 68.4 %Harford County68.4Charles County: 68.2 %Charles County68.2St. Mary's County: 68.2 %St. Mary's County68.2Carroll County: 67.3 %Carroll County67.3Queen Anne's County: 66.5 %Queen Anne's County66.5Baltimore County: 66.2 %Baltimore County66.2Wicomico County: 65.3 %Wicomico County65.3Caroline County: 64.3 %Caroline County64.3Cecil County: 63.9 %Cecil County63.9Baltimore city: 62.1 %Baltimore city62.1Dorchester County: 60 %Dorchester County60Washington County: 60 %Washington County60Worcester County: 59 %Worcester County59Garrett County: 58.6 %Garrett County58.6Talbot County: 57 %Talbot County57Kent County: 56.9 %Kent County56.9Allegany County: 49.1 %Allegany County49.1Somerset County: 47.9 %Somerset County47.9Montgomery County: 70.9 %Montgomery County70.9Prince George's County: 70.8 %Prince George's County70.8Howard County: 70.1 %Howard County70.1Frederick County: 69.8 %Frederick County69.8Anne Arundel County: 69.7 %Anne Arundel County69.7Calvert County: 68.4 %Calvert County68.4Harford County: 68.4 %Harford County68.4Charles County: 68.2 %Charles County68.2St. Mary's County: 68.2 %St. Mary's County68.2Carroll County: 67.3 %Carroll County67.3Queen Anne's County: 66.5 %Queen Anne's County66.5Baltimore County: 66.2 %Baltimore County66.2Wicomico County: 65.3 %Wicomico County65.3Caroline County: 64.3 %Caroline County64.3Cecil County: 63.9 %Cecil County63.9Baltimore city: 62.1 %Baltimore city62.1Dorchester County: 60 %Dorchester County60Washington County: 60 %Washington County60Worcester County: 59 %Worcester County59Garrett County: 58.6 %Garrett County58.6Talbot County: 57 %Talbot County57Kent County: 56.9 %Kent County56.9Allegany County: 49.1 %Allegany County49.1Somerset County: 47.9 %Somerset County47.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Montgomery County70.9
2Prince George's County70.8
3Howard County70.1
4Frederick County69.8
5Anne Arundel County69.7
6Calvert County68.4
7Harford County68.4
8Charles County68.2
9St. Mary's County68.2
10Carroll County67.3
11Queen Anne's County66.5
12Baltimore County66.2
13Wicomico County65.3
14Caroline County64.3
15Cecil County63.9
16Baltimore city62.1
17Dorchester County60
18Washington County60
19Worcester County59
20Garrett County58.6
21Talbot County57
22Kent County56.9
23Allegany County49.1
24Somerset County47.9

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/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 (Counties in Maryland 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, Counties in Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2021. 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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2021.

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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Montgomery County, with 70.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Somerset County, with 47.9% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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