Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Big Lake, MN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 103 cities in 2023, at 81.1%. Grand Rapids, MN had the lowest, at 53.5%. The median was 69.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 68.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81.1Big Lake, MN

Lowest53.5Grand Rapids, MN

Median69.6103 cities

Minnesota68.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Big Lake, MN	81.1	-0.7 pts
2	Farmington, MN	78.7	-0.6 pts
3	St. Michael, MN	78.3	-0.1 pts
4	Shakopee, MN	76.6	+1.9 pts
5	Savage, MN	76.4	-0.2 pts
6	Monticello, MN	75.9	+2.7 pts
7	St. Louis Park, MN	75.8	0 pts
8	Hugo, MN	75.5	+0.6 pts
9	Lakeville, MN	75.3	+0.3 pts
10	Chaska, MN	75.3	+0.2 pts
11	Victoria, MN	75.2	+1.4 pts
12	Robbinsdale, MN	75.1	+1.5 pts
13	Dayton, MN	75	-1 pts
14	Waconia, MN	75	+1.8 pts
15	Otsego, MN	74.5	-1.2 pts
16	Rogers, MN	74.1	+1.3 pts
17	Sauk Rapids, MN	74	+0.5 pts
18	Rosemount, MN	73.7	-0.9 pts
19	Eagan, MN	73.6	-0.9 pts
20	Minneapolis, MN	73.5	0 pts
21	Champlin, MN	73.5	-1.9 pts
22	Woodbury, MN	73.4	-0.1 pts
23	Prior Lake, MN	73.3	-1.6 pts
24	Maple Grove, MN	73.2	-0.3 pts
25	Mounds View, MN	73.1	-0.2 pts
26	East Bethel, MN	72.9	-1.8 pts
27	Ramsey, MN	72.8	-0.6 pts
28	Cottage Grove, MN	72.7	-0.9 pts
29	North Mankato, MN	72.7	+0.4 pts
30	Crystal, MN	72.5	-0.3 pts
31	South St. Paul, MN	72.5	-0.6 pts
32	Andover, MN	72.4	+0.1 pts
33	Brooklyn Park, MN	72.4	-1 pts
34	Brooklyn Center, MN	72	-0.9 pts
34	Sartell, MN	72	-0.9 pts
36	Plymouth, MN	71.5	-0.2 pts
37	Eden Prairie, MN	71.5	-0.5 pts
38	Moorhead, MN	71	-0.1 pts
39	Inver Grove Heights, MN	70.9	+0.5 pts
40	Forest Lake, MN	70.8	-2.6 pts
41	Elk River, MN	70.7	-1.4 pts
42	Columbia Heights, MN	70.7	+0.4 pts
43	Hopkins, MN	70.6	-0.9 pts
43	Rochester, MN	70.6	-0.2 pts
45	St. Paul, MN	70.6	+0.3 pts
46	Fridley, MN	70.4	-0.8 pts
47	Burnsville, MN	70.3	-0.6 pts
48	Apple Valley, MN	70.2	-0.8 pts
49	Coon Rapids, MN	70.1	+0.2 pts
50	Richfield, MN	70	-0.8 pts
51	Blaine, MN	69.9	-1.2 pts
52	New Hope, MN	69.6	+0.7 pts
53	Mankato, MN	69.6	-1.6 pts
54	Vadnais Heights, MN	69.6	+2.4 pts
55	Chanhassen, MN	69.3	-0.5 pts
56	New Brighton, MN	68.8	+0.1 pts
57	Bloomington, MN	68.7	-0.1 pts
58	Minnetonka, MN	68.7	-1.3 pts
59	North St. Paul, MN	68.3	-1.5 pts
60	St. Cloud, MN	68	-2.3 pts
61	Hastings, MN	67.9	+1 pts
62	Lake Elmo, MN	67.6	-0.3 pts
63	North Branch, MN	67.6	-3 pts
64	Maplewood, MN	67.5	+0.8 pts
65	Willmar, MN	67.1	0 pts
66	Winona, MN	66.7	+1.1 pts
67	Golden Valley, MN	66.5	+0.5 pts
68	Buffalo, MN	66.5	-2 pts
69	Lino Lakes, MN	66.4	-1 pts
70	Oakdale, MN	66.3	-0.1 pts
71	Hutchinson, MN	66.1	+1.2 pts
72	Cloquet, MN	66	+0.3 pts
73	Duluth, MN	65.7	+0.8 pts
74	St. Peter, MN	65.5	-3 pts
75	Northfield, MN	65.5	+0.2 pts
76	Marshall, MN	65.4	+0.5 pts
77	Hermantown, MN	65.4	-0 pts
78	New Ulm, MN	65.4	-0.4 pts
79	Owatonna, MN	65.2	-2.1 pts
80	White Bear Lake, MN	65.1	+0.1 pts
81	West St. Paul, MN	65.1	-1.4 pts
82	Alexandria, MN	64.9	-0.3 pts
83	Little Canada, MN	64.9	-2 pts
84	Stillwater, MN	64.8	-1.1 pts
85	Mendota Heights, MN	64.7	+0.2 pts
86	Ham Lake, MN	64.7	-0.3 pts
87	Bemidji, MN	64.4	+1.2 pts
88	Brainerd, MN	64.3	+0.1 pts
89	Anoka, MN	64.3	+1.8 pts
90	Austin, MN	64.2	+0.2 pts
90	Roseville, MN	64.2	+0.8 pts
92	Shoreview, MN	63.6	+0.2 pts
93	Fairmont, MN	63.6	-1.8 pts
94	Edina, MN	63.5	-0.4 pts
95	Cambridge, MN	63.1	+0.4 pts
96	Fergus Falls, MN	61.4	+0.5 pts
97	Worthington, MN	61.2	-3.4 pts
98	Red Wing, MN	60.6	+0.5 pts
99	Detroit Lakes, MN	60.1	-1.8 pts
100	Hibbing, MN	58.6	+1.6 pts
101	Albert Lea, MN	58	+0.3 pts
102	Faribault, MN	57	+1.1 pts
103	Grand Rapids, MN	53.5	-0.9 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 cities 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2023.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Big Lake, MN, with 81.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Rapids, MN, with 53.5% in 2023.

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