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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 2022, at 75.4%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 47.9%. The median was 64.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 68.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.4Scott County
Lowest47.9Aitkin County
Median64.887 counties
Minnesota68.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 47.9 %Anoka County: 70.4 %Becker County: 62.5 %Beltrami County: 63 %Benton County: 73.3 %Big Stone County: 58 %Blue Earth County: 70.9 %Brown County: 66.3 %Carlton County: 60 %Carver County: 73 %Cass County: 56.1 %Chippewa County: 63.8 %Chisago County: 68.1 %Clay County: 70.9 %Clearwater County: 59.1 %Cook County: 60.9 %Cottonwood County: 62.7 %Crow Wing County: 60 %Dakota County: 72.1 %Dodge County: 72.2 %Douglas County: 64.4 %Faribault County: 63.9 %Fillmore County: 66.9 %Freeborn County: 62 %Goodhue County: 65 %Grant County: 62.2 %Hennepin County: 71.7 %Houston County: 67.1 %Hubbard County: 57.4 %Isanti County: 67.3 %Itasca County: 55.5 %Jackson County: 66.5 %Kanabec County: 61 %Kandiyohi County: 67.4 %Kittson County: 62.4 %Koochiching County: 58.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 59.4 %Lake County: 55.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 62.6 %Le Sueur County: 70 %Lincoln County: 64.3 %Lyon County: 67.3 %McLeod County: 66.9 %Mahnomen County: 58.5 %Marshall County: 62.5 %Martin County: 65.3 %Meeker County: 65.6 %Mille Lacs County: 64.6 %Morrison County: 64.3 %Mower County: 64.8 %Murray County: 62.7 %Nicollet County: 70.7 %Nobles County: 66.2 %Norman County: 63.6 %Olmsted County: 70.7 %Otter Tail County: 61.5 %Pennington County: 68.1 %Pine County: 56.8 %Pipestone County: 64.9 %Polk County: 64.9 %Pope County: 63.9 %Ramsey County: 68.5 %Red Lake County: 65.1 %Redwood County: 62.1 %Renville County: 63 %Rice County: 64.2 %Rock County: 68.2 %Roseau County: 68.2 %St. Louis County: 60.8 %Scott County: 75.4 %Sherburne County: 73.5 %Sibley County: 68.1 %Stearns County: 70.4 %Steele County: 67.9 %Stevens County: 66.9 %Swift County: 61.9 %Todd County: 59.4 %Traverse County: 62.4 %Wabasha County: 65.7 %Wadena County: 61.7 %Waseca County: 65.4 %Washington County: 69.1 %Watonwan County: 64.7 %Wilkin County: 65.1 %Winona County: 68.1 %Wright County: 72.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 64.7 %
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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

Scott County: 75.4 %Scott County75.4Sherburne County: 73.5 %Sherburne County73.5Benton County: 73.3 %Benton County73.3Carver County: 73 %Carver County73Wright County: 72.7 %Wright County72.7Dodge County: 72.2 %Dodge County72.2Dakota County: 72.1 %Dakota County72.1Hennepin County: 71.7 %Hennepin County71.7Blue Earth County: 70.9 %Blue Earth County70.9Clay County: 70.9 %Clay County70.9Nicollet County: 70.7 %Nicollet County70.7Olmsted County: 70.7 %Olmsted County70.7Stearns County: 70.4 %Stearns County70.4Anoka County: 70.4 %Anoka County70.4Le Sueur County: 70 %Le Sueur County70Washington County: 69.1 %Washington County69.1Ramsey County: 68.5 %Ramsey County68.5Rock County: 68.2 %Rock County68.2Roseau County: 68.2 %Roseau County68.2Chisago County: 68.1 %Chisago County68.1Winona County: 68.1 %Winona County68.1Sibley County: 68.1 %Sibley County68.1Pennington County: 68.1 %Pennington County68.1Steele County: 67.9 %Steele County67.9Kandiyohi County: 67.4 %Kandiyohi County67.4Isanti County: 67.3 %Isanti County67.3Lyon County: 67.3 %Lyon County67.3Houston County: 67.1 %Houston County67.1McLeod County: 66.9 %McLeod County66.9Stevens County: 66.9 %Stevens County66.9Fillmore County: 66.9 %Fillmore County66.9Jackson County: 66.5 %Jackson County66.5Brown County: 66.3 %Brown County66.3Nobles County: 66.2 %Nobles County66.2Wabasha County: 65.7 %Wabasha County65.7Meeker County: 65.6 %Meeker County65.6Waseca County: 65.4 %Waseca County65.4Martin County: 65.3 %Martin County65.3Red Lake County: 65.1 %Red Lake County65.1Wilkin County: 65.1 %Wilkin County65.1Scott County: 75.4 %Scott County75.4Sherburne County: 73.5 %Sherburne County73.5Benton County: 73.3 %Benton County73.3Carver County: 73 %Carver County73Wright County: 72.7 %Wright County72.7Dodge County: 72.2 %Dodge County72.2Dakota County: 72.1 %Dakota County72.1Hennepin County: 71.7 %Hennepin County71.7Blue Earth County: 70.9 %Blue Earth County70.9Clay County: 70.9 %Clay County70.9Nicollet County: 70.7 %Nicollet County70.7Olmsted County: 70.7 %Olmsted County70.7Stearns County: 70.4 %Stearns County70.4Anoka County: 70.4 %Anoka County70.4Le Sueur County: 70 %Le Sueur County70Washington County: 69.1 %Washington County69.1Ramsey County: 68.5 %Ramsey County68.5Rock County: 68.2 %Rock County68.2Roseau County: 68.2 %Roseau County68.2Chisago County: 68.1 %Chisago County68.1Winona County: 68.1 %Winona County68.1Sibley County: 68.1 %Sibley County68.1Pennington County: 68.1 %Pennington County68.1Steele County: 67.9 %Steele County67.9Kandiyohi County: 67.4 %Kandiyohi County67.4Isanti County: 67.3 %Isanti County67.3Lyon County: 67.3 %Lyon County67.3Houston County: 67.1 %Houston County67.1McLeod County: 66.9 %McLeod County66.9Stevens County: 66.9 %Stevens County66.9Fillmore County: 66.9 %Fillmore County66.9Jackson County: 66.5 %Jackson County66.5Brown County: 66.3 %Brown County66.3Nobles County: 66.2 %Nobles County66.2Wabasha County: 65.7 %Wabasha County65.7Meeker County: 65.6 %Meeker County65.6Waseca County: 65.4 %Waseca County65.4Martin County: 65.3 %Martin County65.3Red Lake County: 65.1 %Red Lake County65.1Wilkin County: 65.1 %Wilkin County65.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Scott County75.4-0.8 pts
2Sherburne County73.5+0.3 pts
3Benton County73.3+0.6 pts
4Carver County73-0.8 pts
5Wright County72.7-0.1 pts
6Dodge County72.2-0.1 pts
7Dakota County72.1-0.6 pts
8Hennepin County71.7-0.6 pts
9Blue Earth County70.9-0.4 pts
10Clay County70.9+0.1 pts
11Nicollet County70.7-2 pts
12Olmsted County70.7-0.5 pts
13Stearns County70.4-0.9 pts
14Anoka County70.4-0.5 pts
15Le Sueur County70+0.1 pts
16Washington County69.1-0.5 pts
17Ramsey County68.5-0.4 pts
18Rock County68.2-0.1 pts
19Roseau County68.2-0.2 pts
20Chisago County68.1+0.2 pts
21Winona County68.1-1 pts
22Sibley County68.1+0.2 pts
23Pennington County68.1-0.6 pts
24Steele County67.9-0 pts
25Kandiyohi County67.4-1.2 pts
26Isanti County67.3-0.5 pts
27Lyon County67.3-1 pts
28Houston County67.1-0.5 pts
29McLeod County66.9-1.3 pts
30Stevens County66.9-1.5 pts
31Fillmore County66.9-0.5 pts
32Jackson County66.5+0.6 pts
33Brown County66.3-0.1 pts
34Nobles County66.20 pts
35Wabasha County65.7-1.5 pts
36Meeker County65.6+1.1 pts
37Waseca County65.4-0.5 pts
38Martin County65.3-0 pts
39Red Lake County65.1+1.3 pts
40Wilkin County65.1+1.1 pts
41Goodhue County65-1.2 pts
42Pipestone County64.9+1.7 pts
43Polk County64.9+0.5 pts
44Mower County64.8-0.5 pts
45Watonwan County64.7+1.6 pts
46Yellow Medicine County64.7+0.8 pts
47Mille Lacs County64.6-0 pts
48Douglas County64.4-0.4 pts
49Morrison County64.3-1.3 pts
50Lincoln County64.3+1.8 pts
51Rice County64.2-0.5 pts
52Faribault County63.9-0.9 pts
53Pope County63.9-0.1 pts
54Chippewa County63.8-0.5 pts
55Norman County63.6+0.5 pts
56Renville County63+0.6 pts
57Beltrami County63-0.1 pts
58Cottonwood County62.7-1 pts
59Murray County62.7-0.6 pts
60Lake of the Woods County62.6+2.9 pts
61Marshall County62.5-0.7 pts
62Becker County62.5+0.1 pts
63Kittson County62.4-1 pts
64Traverse County62.4-0.6 pts
65Grant County62.2-1.6 pts
66Redwood County62.1-0.4 pts
67Freeborn County62-0.9 pts
68Swift County61.9-0.1 pts
69Wadena County61.7+0.3 pts
70Otter Tail County61.5-1.2 pts
71Kanabec County61-0.8 pts
72Cook County60.9-1.9 pts
73St. Louis County60.8-0.6 pts
74Carlton County60+0.7 pts
75Crow Wing County60-0.8 pts
76Todd County59.4+0.9 pts
77Lac qui Parle County59.4+0.4 pts
78Clearwater County59.1-0.4 pts
79Mahnomen County58.5+1.2 pts
80Koochiching County58.4+0.1 pts
81Big Stone County580 pts
82Hubbard County57.4-1.6 pts
83Pine County56.8+0.2 pts
84Cass County56.1+0.1 pts
85Lake County55.7-0.3 pts
86Itasca County55.5-0.3 pts
87Aitkin County47.9-0.2 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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (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 75.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Aitkin County, with 47.9% in 2022.

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