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

Kent County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 83 counties in 2024, at 68.8%. Luce County had the lowest, at 41.2%. The median was 56.1% and the figure for Michigan was 61.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.8Kent County
Lowest41.2Luce County
Median56.183 counties
Michigan61.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 42.8 %Alger County: 41.3 %Allegan County: 61.8 %Alpena County: 53.9 %Antrim County: 54.6 %Arenac County: 52.4 %Baraga County: 43.5 %Barry County: 59.3 %Bay County: 59.4 %Benzie County: 54.2 %Berrien County: 59.9 %Branch County: 58.1 %Calhoun County: 59.6 %Cass County: 58.8 %Charlevoix County: 57.8 %Cheboygan County: 51.4 %Chippewa County: 53.2 %Clare County: 46.2 %Clinton County: 64 %Crawford County: 49.8 %Delta County: 51.2 %Dickinson County: 57.5 %Eaton County: 63.6 %Emmet County: 60.6 %Genesee County: 58.5 %Gladwin County: 47.4 %Gogebic County: 53.2 %Grand Traverse County: 64 %Gratiot County: 52.8 %Hillsdale County: 57.1 %Houghton County: 57.8 %Huron County: 55.5 %Ingham County: 64.2 %Ionia County: 59.2 %Iosco County: 47.9 %Iron County: 47.9 %Isabella County: 62.4 %Jackson County: 56.8 %Kalamazoo County: 65.7 %Kalkaska County: 55.5 %Kent County: 68.8 %Keweenaw County: 45.1 %Lake County: 44.7 %Lapeer County: 59.4 %Leelanau County: 50.7 %Lenawee County: 58.1 %Livingston County: 63.9 %Luce County: 41.2 %Mackinac County: 51.4 %Macomb County: 63.8 %Manistee County: 49.8 %Marquette County: 59.6 %Mason County: 54.5 %Mecosta County: 54.4 %Menominee County: 54.5 %Midland County: 59.5 %Missaukee County: 57.7 %Monroe County: 59.5 %Montcalm County: 56.1 %Montmorency County: 41.9 %Muskegon County: 59.5 %Newaygo County: 55.6 %Oakland County: 66.3 %Oceana County: 55.9 %Ogemaw County: 47.5 %Ontonagon County: 43 %Osceola County: 53.3 %Oscoda County: 44.2 %Otsego County: 63.1 %Ottawa County: 66.9 %Presque Isle County: 45.9 %Roscommon County: 42.3 %Saginaw County: 57.2 %St. Clair County: 60.9 %St. Joseph County: 61.5 %Sanilac County: 54.8 %Schoolcraft County: 50.2 %Shiawassee County: 59.9 %Tuscola County: 54.5 %Van Buren County: 58.6 %Washtenaw County: 63 %Wayne County: 59.2 %Wexford County: 55.7 %
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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

Kent County: 68.8 %Kent County68.8Ottawa County: 66.9 %Ottawa County66.9Oakland County: 66.3 %Oakland County66.3Kalamazoo County: 65.7 %Kalamazoo County65.7Ingham County: 64.2 %Ingham County64.2Grand Traverse County: 64 %Grand Traverse County64Clinton County: 64 %Clinton County64Livingston County: 63.9 %Livingston County63.9Macomb County: 63.8 %Macomb County63.8Eaton County: 63.6 %Eaton County63.6Otsego County: 63.1 %Otsego County63.1Washtenaw County: 63 %Washtenaw County63Isabella County: 62.4 %Isabella County62.4Allegan County: 61.8 %Allegan County61.8St. Joseph County: 61.5 %St. Joseph County61.5St. Clair County: 60.9 %St. Clair County60.9Emmet County: 60.6 %Emmet County60.6Berrien County: 59.9 %Berrien County59.9Shiawassee County: 59.9 %Shiawassee County59.9Marquette County: 59.6 %Marquette County59.6Calhoun County: 59.6 %Calhoun County59.6Midland County: 59.5 %Midland County59.5Muskegon County: 59.5 %Muskegon County59.5Monroe County: 59.5 %Monroe County59.5Lapeer County: 59.4 %Lapeer County59.4Bay County: 59.4 %Bay County59.4Barry County: 59.3 %Barry County59.3Ionia County: 59.2 %Ionia County59.2Wayne County: 59.2 %Wayne County59.2Cass County: 58.8 %Cass County58.8Van Buren County: 58.6 %Van Buren County58.6Genesee County: 58.5 %Genesee County58.5Branch County: 58.1 %Branch County58.1Lenawee County: 58.1 %Lenawee County58.1Charlevoix County: 57.8 %Charlevoix County57.8Houghton County: 57.8 %Houghton County57.8Missaukee County: 57.7 %Missaukee County57.7Dickinson County: 57.5 %Dickinson County57.5Saginaw County: 57.2 %Saginaw County57.2Hillsdale County: 57.1 %Hillsdale County57.1Kent County: 68.8 %Kent County68.8Ottawa County: 66.9 %Ottawa County66.9Oakland County: 66.3 %Oakland County66.3Kalamazoo County: 65.7 %Kalamazoo County65.7Ingham County: 64.2 %Ingham County64.2Grand Traverse County: 64 %Grand Traverse County64Clinton County: 64 %Clinton County64Livingston County: 63.9 %Livingston County63.9Macomb County: 63.8 %Macomb County63.8Eaton County: 63.6 %Eaton County63.6Otsego County: 63.1 %Otsego County63.1Washtenaw County: 63 %Washtenaw County63Isabella County: 62.4 %Isabella County62.4Allegan County: 61.8 %Allegan County61.8St. Joseph County: 61.5 %St. Joseph County61.5St. Clair County: 60.9 %St. Clair County60.9Emmet County: 60.6 %Emmet County60.6Berrien County: 59.9 %Berrien County59.9Shiawassee County: 59.9 %Shiawassee County59.9Marquette County: 59.6 %Marquette County59.6Calhoun County: 59.6 %Calhoun County59.6Midland County: 59.5 %Midland County59.5Muskegon County: 59.5 %Muskegon County59.5Monroe County: 59.5 %Monroe County59.5Lapeer County: 59.4 %Lapeer County59.4Bay County: 59.4 %Bay County59.4Barry County: 59.3 %Barry County59.3Ionia County: 59.2 %Ionia County59.2Wayne County: 59.2 %Wayne County59.2Cass County: 58.8 %Cass County58.8Van Buren County: 58.6 %Van Buren County58.6Genesee County: 58.5 %Genesee County58.5Branch County: 58.1 %Branch County58.1Lenawee County: 58.1 %Lenawee County58.1Charlevoix County: 57.8 %Charlevoix County57.8Houghton County: 57.8 %Houghton County57.8Missaukee County: 57.7 %Missaukee County57.7Dickinson County: 57.5 %Dickinson County57.5Saginaw County: 57.2 %Saginaw County57.2Hillsdale County: 57.1 %Hillsdale County57.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kent County68.8-0.3 pts
2Ottawa County66.9-0.8 pts
3Oakland County66.3-0.2 pts
4Kalamazoo County65.7-0.6 pts
5Ingham County64.2-0.1 pts
6Grand Traverse County64-0.1 pts
7Clinton County64-0.3 pts
8Livingston County63.9-0.1 pts
9Macomb County63.8-0.1 pts
10Eaton County63.6+0.1 pts
11Otsego County63.1+0.9 pts
12Washtenaw County63-0.4 pts
13Isabella County62.4-0 pts
14Allegan County61.8-0.1 pts
15St. Joseph County61.5+0.4 pts
16St. Clair County60.9+0.4 pts
17Emmet County60.6-0.1 pts
18Berrien County59.9-0.5 pts
19Shiawassee County59.9+0.9 pts
20Marquette County59.6+0.8 pts
21Calhoun County59.6+0.3 pts
22Midland County59.5+0.2 pts
23Muskegon County59.5+0.2 pts
24Monroe County59.5-0.1 pts
25Lapeer County59.40 pts
26Bay County59.4+0.3 pts
27Barry County59.3-1.1 pts
28Ionia County59.2-0.1 pts
29Wayne County59.2-0.2 pts
30Cass County58.8-0.2 pts
31Van Buren County58.6+0.2 pts
32Genesee County58.5+0.2 pts
33Branch County58.1+1 pts
33Lenawee County58.1+0.6 pts
35Charlevoix County57.8-1.2 pts
35Houghton County57.8-0.8 pts
37Missaukee County57.7+0.5 pts
38Dickinson County57.50 pts
39Saginaw County57.2+0.4 pts
40Hillsdale County57.1-0.2 pts
41Jackson County56.8-0 pts
42Montcalm County56.10 pts
43Oceana County55.9-0.2 pts
44Wexford County55.7-0.5 pts
45Newaygo County55.6-0.6 pts
46Huron County55.5+0.1 pts
47Kalkaska County55.5+0.7 pts
48Sanilac County54.8-1.2 pts
49Antrim County54.6-0.8 pts
50Mason County54.5+0.4 pts
51Tuscola County54.5-0.9 pts
52Menominee County54.5-1.2 pts
53Mecosta County54.4+0.3 pts
54Benzie County54.2-0.6 pts
55Alpena County53.9+0.3 pts
56Osceola County53.3+0.9 pts
57Gogebic County53.2+1.2 pts
58Chippewa County53.2-0.7 pts
59Gratiot County52.8+0.4 pts
60Arenac County52.4-0.7 pts
61Mackinac County51.4+0.3 pts
62Cheboygan County51.4+0.2 pts
63Delta County51.2-0.1 pts
64Leelanau County50.7-2.1 pts
65Schoolcraft County50.2-0.6 pts
66Crawford County49.8+0.3 pts
67Manistee County49.8+0.8 pts
68Iosco County47.9+1.2 pts
69Iron County47.9+0.5 pts
70Ogemaw County47.5-0.1 pts
71Gladwin County47.4-0.4 pts
72Clare County46.2-0.4 pts
73Presque Isle County45.9+1.4 pts
74Keweenaw County45.1-0.3 pts
75Lake County44.7+2 pts
76Oscoda County44.2-0.4 pts
77Baraga County43.5-0.9 pts
78Ontonagon County43+1.1 pts
79Alcona County42.8+1 pts
80Roscommon County42.3-0.6 pts
81Montmorency County41.9-0.6 pts
82Alger County41.3+0.7 pts
83Luce County41.2-0.2 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties.

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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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 Michigan by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/michigan-counties. 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Kent County, with 68.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Luce County, with 41.2% in 2024.

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