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

Scott County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2024, at 74.8%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 48%. The median was 64.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 68.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.8Scott County
Lowest48Aitkin County
Median64.387 counties
Minnesota68.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 48 %Anoka County: 69.7 %Becker County: 60.9 %Beltrami County: 62.5 %Benton County: 72.4 %Big Stone County: 57.1 %Blue Earth County: 69.3 %Brown County: 65.6 %Carlton County: 59.3 %Carver County: 73.2 %Cass County: 55.2 %Chippewa County: 63.1 %Chisago County: 66.1 %Clay County: 70.3 %Clearwater County: 57.7 %Cook County: 61.6 %Cottonwood County: 64.3 %Crow Wing County: 59.6 %Dakota County: 71 %Dodge County: 70.5 %Douglas County: 63 %Faribault County: 63.3 %Fillmore County: 67 %Freeborn County: 61.4 %Goodhue County: 64.5 %Grant County: 61 %Hennepin County: 71.2 %Houston County: 64.8 %Hubbard County: 57.3 %Isanti County: 67.1 %Itasca County: 55.2 %Jackson County: 65.8 %Kanabec County: 60.2 %Kandiyohi County: 65.8 %Kittson County: 60.7 %Koochiching County: 57 %Lac qui Parle County: 60.1 %Lake County: 55 %Lake of the Woods County: 66.8 %Le Sueur County: 68.3 %Lincoln County: 61.6 %Lyon County: 67.5 %McLeod County: 67.4 %Mahnomen County: 58.4 %Marshall County: 62.7 %Martin County: 62.9 %Meeker County: 64.8 %Mille Lacs County: 64.3 %Morrison County: 62.4 %Mower County: 63.6 %Murray County: 62.5 %Nicollet County: 68.4 %Nobles County: 63.1 %Norman County: 63.2 %Olmsted County: 69.8 %Otter Tail County: 60.8 %Pennington County: 69 %Pine County: 56.6 %Pipestone County: 66.5 %Polk County: 66.3 %Pope County: 62.7 %Ramsey County: 68.4 %Red Lake County: 66.1 %Redwood County: 60.6 %Renville County: 63.2 %Rice County: 64.3 %Rock County: 68.8 %Roseau County: 66.2 %St. Louis County: 61.2 %Scott County: 74.8 %Sherburne County: 72.7 %Sibley County: 66.6 %Stearns County: 69.7 %Steele County: 66.1 %Stevens County: 65.5 %Swift County: 59.7 %Todd County: 60.6 %Traverse County: 59.5 %Wabasha County: 65.4 %Wadena County: 62.4 %Waseca County: 63.4 %Washington County: 68.3 %Watonwan County: 63.1 %Wilkin County: 62.9 %Winona County: 68.4 %Wright County: 72.9 %Yellow Medicine County: 64.6 %
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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

Scott County: 74.8 %Scott County74.8Carver County: 73.2 %Carver County73.2Wright County: 72.9 %Wright County72.9Sherburne County: 72.7 %Sherburne County72.7Benton County: 72.4 %Benton County72.4Hennepin County: 71.2 %Hennepin County71.2Dakota County: 71 %Dakota County71Dodge County: 70.5 %Dodge County70.5Clay County: 70.3 %Clay County70.3Olmsted County: 69.8 %Olmsted County69.8Anoka County: 69.7 %Anoka County69.7Stearns County: 69.7 %Stearns County69.7Blue Earth County: 69.3 %Blue Earth County69.3Pennington County: 69 %Pennington County69Rock County: 68.8 %Rock County68.8Ramsey County: 68.4 %Ramsey County68.4Winona County: 68.4 %Winona County68.4Nicollet County: 68.4 %Nicollet County68.4Le Sueur County: 68.3 %Le Sueur County68.3Washington County: 68.3 %Washington County68.3Lyon County: 67.5 %Lyon County67.5McLeod County: 67.4 %McLeod County67.4Isanti County: 67.1 %Isanti County67.1Fillmore County: 67 %Fillmore County67Lake of the Woods County: 66.8 %Lake of the Woods County66.8Sibley County: 66.6 %Sibley County66.6Pipestone County: 66.5 %Pipestone County66.5Polk County: 66.3 %Polk County66.3Roseau County: 66.2 %Roseau County66.2Red Lake County: 66.1 %Red Lake County66.1Chisago County: 66.1 %Chisago County66.1Steele County: 66.1 %Steele County66.1Jackson County: 65.8 %Jackson County65.8Kandiyohi County: 65.8 %Kandiyohi County65.8Brown County: 65.6 %Brown County65.6Stevens County: 65.5 %Stevens County65.5Wabasha County: 65.4 %Wabasha County65.4Houston County: 64.8 %Houston County64.8Meeker County: 64.8 %Meeker County64.8Yellow Medicine County: 64.6 %Yellow Medicine County64.6Scott County: 74.8 %Scott County74.8Carver County: 73.2 %Carver County73.2Wright County: 72.9 %Wright County72.9Sherburne County: 72.7 %Sherburne County72.7Benton County: 72.4 %Benton County72.4Hennepin County: 71.2 %Hennepin County71.2Dakota County: 71 %Dakota County71Dodge County: 70.5 %Dodge County70.5Clay County: 70.3 %Clay County70.3Olmsted County: 69.8 %Olmsted County69.8Anoka County: 69.7 %Anoka County69.7Stearns County: 69.7 %Stearns County69.7Blue Earth County: 69.3 %Blue Earth County69.3Pennington County: 69 %Pennington County69Rock County: 68.8 %Rock County68.8Ramsey County: 68.4 %Ramsey County68.4Winona County: 68.4 %Winona County68.4Nicollet County: 68.4 %Nicollet County68.4Le Sueur County: 68.3 %Le Sueur County68.3Washington County: 68.3 %Washington County68.3Lyon County: 67.5 %Lyon County67.5McLeod County: 67.4 %McLeod County67.4Isanti County: 67.1 %Isanti County67.1Fillmore County: 67 %Fillmore County67Lake of the Woods County: 66.8 %Lake of the Woods County66.8Sibley County: 66.6 %Sibley County66.6Pipestone County: 66.5 %Pipestone County66.5Polk County: 66.3 %Polk County66.3Roseau County: 66.2 %Roseau County66.2Red Lake County: 66.1 %Red Lake County66.1Chisago County: 66.1 %Chisago County66.1Steele County: 66.1 %Steele County66.1Jackson County: 65.8 %Jackson County65.8Kandiyohi County: 65.8 %Kandiyohi County65.8Brown County: 65.6 %Brown County65.6Stevens County: 65.5 %Stevens County65.5Wabasha County: 65.4 %Wabasha County65.4Houston County: 64.8 %Houston County64.8Meeker County: 64.8 %Meeker County64.8Yellow Medicine County: 64.6 %Yellow Medicine County64.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scott County74.8-0.5 pts
2Carver County73.2-0 pts
3Wright County72.9+0.2 pts
4Sherburne County72.7+0.3 pts
5Benton County72.4+0.6 pts
6Hennepin County71.2-0.3 pts
7Dakota County71-0.7 pts
8Dodge County70.5-0.6 pts
9Clay County70.3-0.3 pts
10Olmsted County69.8-0.5 pts
11Anoka County69.7-0.3 pts
11Stearns County69.7-0.1 pts
13Blue Earth County69.3-0.3 pts
14Pennington County69+0.8 pts
15Rock County68.8+0.5 pts
16Ramsey County68.4-0.3 pts
17Winona County68.4-0 pts
18Nicollet County68.4-1.2 pts
19Le Sueur County68.3-1 pts
20Washington County68.3-0.2 pts
21Lyon County67.5+0.3 pts
22McLeod County67.4-0.4 pts
23Isanti County67.1-0.4 pts
24Fillmore County67+0.2 pts
25Lake of the Woods County66.8+1 pts
26Sibley County66.6-0.6 pts
27Pipestone County66.5+0.8 pts
28Polk County66.3+0.1 pts
29Roseau County66.2-0.8 pts
30Red Lake County66.1-0.6 pts
31Chisago County66.1-1.2 pts
32Steele County66.1-0.5 pts
33Jackson County65.8-0.7 pts
34Kandiyohi County65.8-1.4 pts
35Brown County65.6-0.3 pts
36Stevens County65.5-0.3 pts
37Wabasha County65.4-0.5 pts
38Houston County64.8-0.3 pts
39Meeker County64.8-0.5 pts
40Yellow Medicine County64.6-0.4 pts
41Goodhue County64.5-0.4 pts
42Rice County64.3-0.3 pts
43Cottonwood County64.3+0.8 pts
44Mille Lacs County64.3-0.7 pts
45Mower County63.6-1.3 pts
46Waseca County63.4-1.2 pts
47Faribault County63.3-0.1 pts
48Renville County63.2+0.4 pts
49Norman County63.2-0.3 pts
50Nobles County63.1-0.9 pts
51Watonwan County63.1-2.3 pts
52Chippewa County63.1+0.2 pts
53Douglas County63-0.8 pts
54Wilkin County62.9-0.5 pts
55Martin County62.9-1.8 pts
56Marshall County62.7-0.6 pts
57Pope County62.7+0.1 pts
58Murray County62.5-0.4 pts
59Beltrami County62.5-1 pts
60Wadena County62.4-2.1 pts
61Morrison County62.4-1.4 pts
62Lincoln County61.6-1.3 pts
63Cook County61.6+0.3 pts
64Freeborn County61.4-0.8 pts
65St. Louis County61.2-0 pts
66Grant County61-1.1 pts
67Becker County60.9-0.2 pts
68Otter Tail County60.8-0.5 pts
69Kittson County60.7-0.7 pts
70Redwood County60.6-0.8 pts
71Todd County60.6+0.3 pts
72Kanabec County60.2+0.2 pts
73Lac qui Parle County60.1-0.9 pts
74Swift County59.7-0.9 pts
75Crow Wing County59.6-0.6 pts
76Traverse County59.5-2.4 pts
77Carlton County59.3-1 pts
78Mahnomen County58.4+1.1 pts
79Clearwater County57.7-0.7 pts
80Hubbard County57.3+0.2 pts
81Big Stone County57.1-0 pts
82Koochiching County57-2 pts
83Pine County56.6-0.2 pts
84Itasca County55.20 pts
85Cass County55.2-0.5 pts
86Lake County55-0.8 pts
87Aitkin County48-0.2 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties.

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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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scott County, with 74.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Aitkin County, with 48% in 2024.

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