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

All 83 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/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kent County | 68.8 |
| 2 | Ottawa County | 66.9 |
| 3 | Oakland County | 66.3 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo County | 65.7 |
| 5 | Ingham County | 64.2 |
| 6 | Grand Traverse County | 64 |
| 7 | Clinton County | 64 |
| 8 | Livingston County | 63.9 |
| 9 | Macomb County | 63.8 |
| 10 | Eaton County | 63.6 |
| 11 | Otsego County | 63.1 |
| 12 | Washtenaw County | 63 |
| 13 | Isabella County | 62.4 |
| 14 | Allegan County | 61.8 |
| 15 | St. Joseph County | 61.5 |
| 16 | St. Clair County | 60.9 |
| 17 | Emmet County | 60.6 |
| 18 | Berrien County | 59.9 |
| 19 | Shiawassee County | 59.9 |
| 20 | Marquette County | 59.6 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 59.6 |
| 22 | Midland County | 59.5 |
| 23 | Muskegon County | 59.5 |
| 24 | Monroe County | 59.5 |
| 25 | Lapeer County | 59.4 |
| 26 | Bay County | 59.4 |
| 27 | Barry County | 59.3 |
| 28 | Ionia County | 59.2 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 59.2 |
| 30 | Cass County | 58.8 |
| 31 | Van Buren County | 58.6 |
| 32 | Genesee County | 58.5 |
| 33 | Branch County | 58.1 |
| 33 | Lenawee County | 58.1 |
| 35 | Charlevoix County | 57.8 |
| 35 | Houghton County | 57.8 |
| 37 | Missaukee County | 57.7 |
| 38 | Dickinson County | 57.5 |
| 39 | Saginaw County | 57.2 |
| 40 | Hillsdale County | 57.1 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 56.8 |
| 42 | Montcalm County | 56.1 |
| 43 | Oceana County | 55.9 |
| 44 | Wexford County | 55.7 |
| 45 | Newaygo County | 55.6 |
| 46 | Huron County | 55.5 |
| 47 | Kalkaska County | 55.5 |
| 48 | Sanilac County | 54.8 |
| 49 | Antrim County | 54.6 |
| 50 | Mason County | 54.5 |
| 51 | Tuscola County | 54.5 |
| 52 | Menominee County | 54.5 |
| 53 | Mecosta County | 54.4 |
| 54 | Benzie County | 54.2 |
| 55 | Alpena County | 53.9 |
| 56 | Osceola County | 53.3 |
| 57 | Gogebic County | 53.2 |
| 58 | Chippewa County | 53.2 |
| 59 | Gratiot County | 52.8 |
| 60 | Arenac County | 52.4 |
| 61 | Mackinac County | 51.4 |
| 62 | Cheboygan County | 51.4 |
| 63 | Delta County | 51.2 |
| 64 | Leelanau County | 50.7 |
| 65 | Schoolcraft County | 50.2 |
| 66 | Crawford County | 49.8 |
| 67 | Manistee County | 49.8 |
| 68 | Iosco County | 47.9 |
| 69 | Iron County | 47.9 |
| 70 | Ogemaw County | 47.5 |
| 71 | Gladwin County | 47.4 |
| 72 | Clare County | 46.2 |
| 73 | Presque Isle County | 45.9 |
| 74 | Keweenaw County | 45.1 |
| 75 | Lake County | 44.7 |
| 76 | Oscoda County | 44.2 |
| 77 | Baraga County | 43.5 |
| 78 | Ontonagon County | 43 |
| 79 | Alcona County | 42.8 |
| 80 | Roscommon County | 42.3 |
| 81 | Montmorency County | 41.9 |
| 82 | Alger County | 41.3 |
| 83 | Luce County | 41.2 |