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

Kent County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 83 counties in 2022, at 69.1%. Luce County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 56.6% and the figure for Michigan was 61.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.1Kent County
Lowest34.9Luce County
Median56.683 counties
Michigan61.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 41.6 %Alger County: 41 %Allegan County: 62 %Alpena County: 54.6 %Antrim County: 55.8 %Arenac County: 52.6 %Baraga County: 44.8 %Barry County: 60.4 %Bay County: 59.1 %Benzie County: 55.2 %Berrien County: 61.1 %Branch County: 56.8 %Calhoun County: 59.7 %Cass County: 59.3 %Charlevoix County: 59.6 %Cheboygan County: 50.6 %Chippewa County: 55.5 %Clare County: 47.6 %Clinton County: 63.7 %Crawford County: 50.5 %Delta County: 51.7 %Dickinson County: 57.4 %Eaton County: 63.5 %Emmet County: 62.3 %Genesee County: 58.2 %Gladwin County: 46.7 %Gogebic County: 51.9 %Grand Traverse County: 64.4 %Gratiot County: 52.1 %Hillsdale County: 56.9 %Houghton County: 58.1 %Huron County: 55.1 %Ingham County: 64.6 %Ionia County: 59.5 %Iosco County: 46.9 %Iron County: 48 %Isabella County: 61.9 %Jackson County: 56.7 %Kalamazoo County: 66.6 %Kalkaska County: 54.4 %Kent County: 69.1 %Keweenaw County: 45.8 %Lake County: 41 %Lapeer County: 59.2 %Leelanau County: 51.8 %Lenawee County: 57.5 %Livingston County: 64.4 %Luce County: 34.9 %Mackinac County: 51.9 %Macomb County: 64 %Manistee County: 48.8 %Marquette County: 59.2 %Mason County: 54.5 %Mecosta County: 53.6 %Menominee County: 56.7 %Midland County: 59.2 %Missaukee County: 58 %Monroe County: 59.7 %Montcalm County: 55.5 %Montmorency County: 42.2 %Muskegon County: 59.2 %Newaygo County: 56 %Oakland County: 66.4 %Oceana County: 55.9 %Ogemaw County: 47.1 %Ontonagon County: 40.9 %Osceola County: 52.9 %Oscoda County: 44.5 %Otsego County: 60.6 %Ottawa County: 67.8 %Presque Isle County: 44.8 %Roscommon County: 41.9 %Saginaw County: 56.6 %St. Clair County: 60.2 %St. Joseph County: 61.7 %Sanilac County: 55.8 %Schoolcraft County: 50.7 %Shiawassee County: 59.6 %Tuscola County: 55.7 %Van Buren County: 60 %Washtenaw County: 63.7 %Wayne County: 59.4 %Wexford County: 56.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Kent County: 69.1 %Kent County69.1Ottawa County: 67.8 %Ottawa County67.8Kalamazoo County: 66.6 %Kalamazoo County66.6Oakland County: 66.4 %Oakland County66.4Ingham County: 64.6 %Ingham County64.6Livingston County: 64.4 %Livingston County64.4Grand Traverse County: 64.4 %Grand Traverse County64.4Macomb County: 64 %Macomb County64Clinton County: 63.7 %Clinton County63.7Washtenaw County: 63.7 %Washtenaw County63.7Eaton County: 63.5 %Eaton County63.5Emmet County: 62.3 %Emmet County62.3Allegan County: 62 %Allegan County62Isabella County: 61.9 %Isabella County61.9St. Joseph County: 61.7 %St. Joseph County61.7Berrien County: 61.1 %Berrien County61.1Otsego County: 60.6 %Otsego County60.6Barry County: 60.4 %Barry County60.4St. Clair County: 60.2 %St. Clair County60.2Van Buren County: 60 %Van Buren County60Calhoun County: 59.7 %Calhoun County59.7Monroe County: 59.7 %Monroe County59.7Charlevoix County: 59.6 %Charlevoix County59.6Shiawassee County: 59.6 %Shiawassee County59.6Ionia County: 59.5 %Ionia County59.5Wayne County: 59.4 %Wayne County59.4Cass County: 59.3 %Cass County59.3Lapeer County: 59.2 %Lapeer County59.2Marquette County: 59.2 %Marquette County59.2Midland County: 59.2 %Midland County59.2Muskegon County: 59.2 %Muskegon County59.2Bay County: 59.1 %Bay County59.1Genesee County: 58.2 %Genesee County58.2Houghton County: 58.1 %Houghton County58.1Missaukee County: 58 %Missaukee County58Lenawee County: 57.5 %Lenawee County57.5Dickinson County: 57.4 %Dickinson County57.4Hillsdale County: 56.9 %Hillsdale County56.9Branch County: 56.8 %Branch County56.8Menominee County: 56.7 %Menominee County56.7Kent County: 69.1 %Kent County69.1Ottawa County: 67.8 %Ottawa County67.8Kalamazoo County: 66.6 %Kalamazoo County66.6Oakland County: 66.4 %Oakland County66.4Ingham County: 64.6 %Ingham County64.6Livingston County: 64.4 %Livingston County64.4Grand Traverse County: 64.4 %Grand Traverse County64.4Macomb County: 64 %Macomb County64Clinton County: 63.7 %Clinton County63.7Washtenaw County: 63.7 %Washtenaw County63.7Eaton County: 63.5 %Eaton County63.5Emmet County: 62.3 %Emmet County62.3Allegan County: 62 %Allegan County62Isabella County: 61.9 %Isabella County61.9St. Joseph County: 61.7 %St. Joseph County61.7Berrien County: 61.1 %Berrien County61.1Otsego County: 60.6 %Otsego County60.6Barry County: 60.4 %Barry County60.4St. Clair County: 60.2 %St. Clair County60.2Van Buren County: 60 %Van Buren County60Calhoun County: 59.7 %Calhoun County59.7Monroe County: 59.7 %Monroe County59.7Charlevoix County: 59.6 %Charlevoix County59.6Shiawassee County: 59.6 %Shiawassee County59.6Ionia County: 59.5 %Ionia County59.5Wayne County: 59.4 %Wayne County59.4Cass County: 59.3 %Cass County59.3Lapeer County: 59.2 %Lapeer County59.2Marquette County: 59.2 %Marquette County59.2Midland County: 59.2 %Midland County59.2Muskegon County: 59.2 %Muskegon County59.2Bay County: 59.1 %Bay County59.1Genesee County: 58.2 %Genesee County58.2Houghton County: 58.1 %Houghton County58.1Missaukee County: 58 %Missaukee County58Lenawee County: 57.5 %Lenawee County57.5Dickinson County: 57.4 %Dickinson County57.4Hillsdale County: 56.9 %Hillsdale County56.9Branch County: 56.8 %Branch County56.8Menominee County: 56.7 %Menominee County56.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kent County69.1-0.1 pts
2Ottawa County67.8-0.7 pts
3Kalamazoo County66.60 pts
4Oakland County66.4-0.1 pts
5Ingham County64.6+0.2 pts
6Livingston County64.4-0.6 pts
7Grand Traverse County64.4-0.1 pts
8Macomb County64-0.1 pts
9Clinton County63.7-0.1 pts
10Washtenaw County63.7-0.7 pts
11Eaton County63.5-0.2 pts
12Emmet County62.3-0.3 pts
13Allegan County62-0.1 pts
14Isabella County61.9+1.1 pts
15St. Joseph County61.7-0.7 pts
16Berrien County61.1-0.6 pts
17Otsego County60.6+1.5 pts
18Barry County60.4-0.7 pts
19St. Clair County60.2-0.1 pts
20Van Buren County60-0.5 pts
21Calhoun County59.7-0.3 pts
22Monroe County59.7-0.5 pts
23Charlevoix County59.6-0.4 pts
24Shiawassee County59.6-0.3 pts
25Ionia County59.5-0.4 pts
26Wayne County59.4+0.1 pts
27Cass County59.3-1.1 pts
28Lapeer County59.2+0.1 pts
29Marquette County59.2+0.6 pts
30Midland County59.2+0.1 pts
31Muskegon County59.2-0.2 pts
32Bay County59.1-0.1 pts
33Genesee County58.2+0.3 pts
34Houghton County58.1+1.1 pts
35Missaukee County58+0.6 pts
36Lenawee County57.5-0.5 pts
37Dickinson County57.4+1 pts
38Hillsdale County56.9+0.8 pts
39Branch County56.8-0.6 pts
40Menominee County56.7-0.4 pts
41Jackson County56.7-0.6 pts
42Saginaw County56.6-0.1 pts
43Wexford County56.1-1.3 pts
44Newaygo County56+0.1 pts
45Oceana County55.9-0.7 pts
46Sanilac County55.8-0.7 pts
47Antrim County55.8+0.8 pts
48Tuscola County55.7+0.2 pts
49Chippewa County55.5-0.4 pts
50Montcalm County55.5+0.6 pts
51Benzie County55.2-0.8 pts
52Huron County55.1-0.2 pts
53Alpena County54.6+0.2 pts
54Mason County54.5-0.7 pts
55Kalkaska County54.4+0.1 pts
56Mecosta County53.6-0.2 pts
57Osceola County52.9+0.1 pts
58Arenac County52.6+1.3 pts
59Gratiot County52.1-0.1 pts
60Gogebic County51.9-0 pts
61Mackinac County51.9-0.6 pts
62Leelanau County51.8-1 pts
63Delta County51.7-0.6 pts
64Schoolcraft County50.7-0 pts
65Cheboygan County50.6-0.4 pts
66Crawford County50.5+0.4 pts
67Manistee County48.8-0.7 pts
68Iron County48+0.7 pts
69Clare County47.6+0.5 pts
70Ogemaw County47.1+0.2 pts
71Iosco County46.9+0.3 pts
72Gladwin County46.7+1.2 pts
73Keweenaw County45.8-1.2 pts
74Baraga County44.8+0.1 pts
75Presque Isle County44.8+0.6 pts
76Oscoda County44.5-0.9 pts
77Montmorency County42.2-0.5 pts
78Roscommon County41.9+0.4 pts
79Alcona County41.6+0.5 pts
80Lake County41+2.3 pts
81Alger County41+1.4 pts
82Ontonagon County40.9-0.2 pts
83Luce County34.9-7.6 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 69.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Luce County, with 34.9% in 2022.

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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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