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

Scott County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2021, at 76.2%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 48.1%. The median was 64.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 69.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.2Scott County
Lowest48.1Aitkin County
Median64.687 counties
Minnesota69.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 48.1 %Anoka County: 70.9 %Becker County: 62.3 %Beltrami County: 63.1 %Benton County: 72.6 %Big Stone County: 58 %Blue Earth County: 71.3 %Brown County: 66.4 %Carlton County: 59.3 %Carver County: 73.8 %Cass County: 56 %Chippewa County: 64.3 %Chisago County: 68 %Clay County: 70.8 %Clearwater County: 59.6 %Cook County: 62.7 %Cottonwood County: 63.7 %Crow Wing County: 60.7 %Dakota County: 72.7 %Dodge County: 72.3 %Douglas County: 64.8 %Faribault County: 64.8 %Fillmore County: 67.3 %Freeborn County: 62.9 %Goodhue County: 66.2 %Grant County: 63.8 %Hennepin County: 72.3 %Houston County: 67.6 %Hubbard County: 58.9 %Isanti County: 67.8 %Itasca County: 55.8 %Jackson County: 65.9 %Kanabec County: 61.8 %Kandiyohi County: 68.6 %Kittson County: 63.4 %Koochiching County: 58.3 %Lac qui Parle County: 59 %Lake County: 56 %Lake of the Woods County: 59.8 %Le Sueur County: 69.9 %Lincoln County: 62.4 %Lyon County: 68.3 %McLeod County: 68.2 %Mahnomen County: 57.3 %Marshall County: 63.3 %Martin County: 65.3 %Meeker County: 64.5 %Mille Lacs County: 64.6 %Morrison County: 65.6 %Mower County: 65.3 %Murray County: 63.3 %Nicollet County: 72.8 %Nobles County: 66.1 %Norman County: 63.1 %Olmsted County: 71.1 %Otter Tail County: 62.7 %Pennington County: 68.6 %Pine County: 56.6 %Pipestone County: 63.2 %Polk County: 64.4 %Pope County: 64 %Ramsey County: 68.9 %Red Lake County: 63.8 %Redwood County: 62.5 %Renville County: 62.4 %Rice County: 64.8 %Rock County: 68.4 %Roseau County: 68.4 %St. Louis County: 61.5 %Scott County: 76.2 %Sherburne County: 73.2 %Sibley County: 67.9 %Stearns County: 71.3 %Steele County: 67.9 %Stevens County: 68.4 %Swift County: 61.9 %Todd County: 58.5 %Traverse County: 63 %Wabasha County: 67.3 %Wadena County: 61.5 %Waseca County: 65.9 %Washington County: 69.7 %Watonwan County: 63.1 %Wilkin County: 64 %Winona County: 69.1 %Wright County: 72.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 63.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Scott County: 76.2 %Scott County76.2Carver County: 73.8 %Carver County73.8Sherburne County: 73.2 %Sherburne County73.2Nicollet County: 72.8 %Nicollet County72.8Wright County: 72.8 %Wright County72.8Dakota County: 72.7 %Dakota County72.7Benton County: 72.6 %Benton County72.6Hennepin County: 72.3 %Hennepin County72.3Dodge County: 72.3 %Dodge County72.3Blue Earth County: 71.3 %Blue Earth County71.3Stearns County: 71.3 %Stearns County71.3Olmsted County: 71.1 %Olmsted County71.1Anoka County: 70.9 %Anoka County70.9Clay County: 70.8 %Clay County70.8Le Sueur County: 69.9 %Le Sueur County69.9Washington County: 69.7 %Washington County69.7Winona County: 69.1 %Winona County69.1Ramsey County: 68.9 %Ramsey County68.9Kandiyohi County: 68.6 %Kandiyohi County68.6Pennington County: 68.6 %Pennington County68.6Roseau County: 68.4 %Roseau County68.4Rock County: 68.4 %Rock County68.4Stevens County: 68.4 %Stevens County68.4Lyon County: 68.3 %Lyon County68.3McLeod County: 68.2 %McLeod County68.2Chisago County: 68 %Chisago County68Sibley County: 67.9 %Sibley County67.9Steele County: 67.9 %Steele County67.9Isanti County: 67.8 %Isanti County67.8Houston County: 67.6 %Houston County67.6Fillmore County: 67.3 %Fillmore County67.3Wabasha County: 67.3 %Wabasha County67.3Brown County: 66.4 %Brown County66.4Goodhue County: 66.2 %Goodhue County66.2Nobles County: 66.1 %Nobles County66.1Waseca County: 65.9 %Waseca County65.9Jackson County: 65.9 %Jackson County65.9Morrison County: 65.6 %Morrison County65.6Martin County: 65.3 %Martin County65.3Mower County: 65.3 %Mower County65.3Scott County: 76.2 %Scott County76.2Carver County: 73.8 %Carver County73.8Sherburne County: 73.2 %Sherburne County73.2Nicollet County: 72.8 %Nicollet County72.8Wright County: 72.8 %Wright County72.8Dakota County: 72.7 %Dakota County72.7Benton County: 72.6 %Benton County72.6Hennepin County: 72.3 %Hennepin County72.3Dodge County: 72.3 %Dodge County72.3Blue Earth County: 71.3 %Blue Earth County71.3Stearns County: 71.3 %Stearns County71.3Olmsted County: 71.1 %Olmsted County71.1Anoka County: 70.9 %Anoka County70.9Clay County: 70.8 %Clay County70.8Le Sueur County: 69.9 %Le Sueur County69.9Washington County: 69.7 %Washington County69.7Winona County: 69.1 %Winona County69.1Ramsey County: 68.9 %Ramsey County68.9Kandiyohi County: 68.6 %Kandiyohi County68.6Pennington County: 68.6 %Pennington County68.6Roseau County: 68.4 %Roseau County68.4Rock County: 68.4 %Rock County68.4Stevens County: 68.4 %Stevens County68.4Lyon County: 68.3 %Lyon County68.3McLeod County: 68.2 %McLeod County68.2Chisago County: 68 %Chisago County68Sibley County: 67.9 %Sibley County67.9Steele County: 67.9 %Steele County67.9Isanti County: 67.8 %Isanti County67.8Houston County: 67.6 %Houston County67.6Fillmore County: 67.3 %Fillmore County67.3Wabasha County: 67.3 %Wabasha County67.3Brown County: 66.4 %Brown County66.4Goodhue County: 66.2 %Goodhue County66.2Nobles County: 66.1 %Nobles County66.1Waseca County: 65.9 %Waseca County65.9Jackson County: 65.9 %Jackson County65.9Morrison County: 65.6 %Morrison County65.6Martin County: 65.3 %Martin County65.3Mower County: 65.3 %Mower County65.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Scott County76.2
2Carver County73.8
3Sherburne County73.2
4Nicollet County72.8
4Wright County72.8
6Dakota County72.7
7Benton County72.6
8Hennepin County72.3
9Dodge County72.3
10Blue Earth County71.3
11Stearns County71.3
12Olmsted County71.1
13Anoka County70.9
14Clay County70.8
15Le Sueur County69.9
16Washington County69.7
17Winona County69.1
18Ramsey County68.9
19Kandiyohi County68.6
19Pennington County68.6
21Roseau County68.4
22Rock County68.4
22Stevens County68.4
24Lyon County68.3
25McLeod County68.2
26Chisago County68
27Sibley County67.9
28Steele County67.9
29Isanti County67.8
30Houston County67.6
31Fillmore County67.3
32Wabasha County67.3
33Brown County66.4
34Goodhue County66.2
35Nobles County66.1
36Waseca County65.9
37Jackson County65.9
38Morrison County65.6
39Martin County65.3
40Mower County65.3
41Douglas County64.8
42Faribault County64.8
43Rice County64.8
44Mille Lacs County64.6
45Meeker County64.5
46Polk County64.4
47Chippewa County64.3
48Wilkin County64
49Pope County64
50Yellow Medicine County63.9
51Grant County63.8
52Red Lake County63.8
53Cottonwood County63.7
54Kittson County63.4
55Murray County63.3
56Marshall County63.3
57Pipestone County63.2
58Norman County63.1
58Watonwan County63.1
60Beltrami County63.1
61Traverse County63
62Freeborn County62.9
63Cook County62.7
64Otter Tail County62.7
65Redwood County62.5
66Lincoln County62.4
67Renville County62.4
68Becker County62.3
69Swift County61.9
70Kanabec County61.8
71St. Louis County61.5
71Wadena County61.5
73Crow Wing County60.7
74Lake of the Woods County59.8
75Clearwater County59.6
76Carlton County59.3
77Lac qui Parle County59
78Hubbard County58.9
79Todd County58.5
80Koochiching County58.3
81Big Stone County58
82Mahnomen County57.3
83Pine County56.6
84Lake County56
85Cass County56
86Itasca County55.8
87Aitkin County48.1

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scott County, with 76.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Aitkin County, with 48.1% in 2021.

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