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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 2023, at 75.3%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 48.2%. The median was 64.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 68.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.3Scott County
Lowest48.2Aitkin County
Median64.987 counties
Minnesota68.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 48.2 %Anoka County: 70 %Becker County: 61.1 %Beltrami County: 63.5 %Benton County: 71.8 %Big Stone County: 57.1 %Blue Earth County: 69.7 %Brown County: 66 %Carlton County: 60.2 %Carver County: 73.2 %Cass County: 55.7 %Chippewa County: 62.9 %Chisago County: 67.3 %Clay County: 70.7 %Clearwater County: 58.4 %Cook County: 61.3 %Cottonwood County: 63.5 %Crow Wing County: 60.2 %Dakota County: 71.7 %Dodge County: 71.1 %Douglas County: 63.8 %Faribault County: 63.5 %Fillmore County: 66.8 %Freeborn County: 62.1 %Goodhue County: 64.9 %Grant County: 62.1 %Hennepin County: 71.5 %Houston County: 65.2 %Hubbard County: 57.2 %Isanti County: 67.5 %Itasca County: 55.2 %Jackson County: 66.5 %Kanabec County: 60 %Kandiyohi County: 67.2 %Kittson County: 61.4 %Koochiching County: 59.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 61 %Lake County: 55.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 65.8 %Le Sueur County: 69.3 %Lincoln County: 63 %Lyon County: 67.1 %McLeod County: 67.8 %Mahnomen County: 57.3 %Marshall County: 63.3 %Martin County: 64.7 %Meeker County: 65.3 %Mille Lacs County: 65 %Morrison County: 63.8 %Mower County: 64.9 %Murray County: 63 %Nicollet County: 69.6 %Nobles County: 64 %Norman County: 63.4 %Olmsted County: 70.4 %Otter Tail County: 61.3 %Pennington County: 68.2 %Pine County: 56.8 %Pipestone County: 65.7 %Polk County: 66.2 %Pope County: 62.6 %Ramsey County: 68.7 %Red Lake County: 66.7 %Redwood County: 61.4 %Renville County: 62.8 %Rice County: 64.7 %Rock County: 68.3 %Roseau County: 67 %St. Louis County: 61.2 %Scott County: 75.3 %Sherburne County: 72.5 %Sibley County: 67.2 %Stearns County: 69.8 %Steele County: 66.6 %Stevens County: 65.7 %Swift County: 60.6 %Todd County: 60.3 %Traverse County: 61.9 %Wabasha County: 65.9 %Wadena County: 64.5 %Waseca County: 64.6 %Washington County: 68.5 %Watonwan County: 65.4 %Wilkin County: 63.4 %Winona County: 68.5 %Wright County: 72.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 65 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Scott County: 75.3 %Scott County75.3Carver County: 73.2 %Carver County73.2Wright County: 72.7 %Wright County72.7Sherburne County: 72.5 %Sherburne County72.5Benton County: 71.8 %Benton County71.8Dakota County: 71.7 %Dakota County71.7Hennepin County: 71.5 %Hennepin County71.5Dodge County: 71.1 %Dodge County71.1Clay County: 70.7 %Clay County70.7Olmsted County: 70.4 %Olmsted County70.4Anoka County: 70 %Anoka County70Stearns County: 69.8 %Stearns County69.8Blue Earth County: 69.7 %Blue Earth County69.7Nicollet County: 69.6 %Nicollet County69.6Le Sueur County: 69.3 %Le Sueur County69.3Ramsey County: 68.7 %Ramsey County68.7Washington County: 68.5 %Washington County68.5Winona County: 68.5 %Winona County68.5Rock County: 68.3 %Rock County68.3Pennington County: 68.2 %Pennington County68.2McLeod County: 67.8 %McLeod County67.8Isanti County: 67.5 %Isanti County67.5Chisago County: 67.3 %Chisago County67.3Kandiyohi County: 67.2 %Kandiyohi County67.2Sibley County: 67.2 %Sibley County67.2Lyon County: 67.1 %Lyon County67.1Roseau County: 67 %Roseau County67Fillmore County: 66.8 %Fillmore County66.8Red Lake County: 66.7 %Red Lake County66.7Steele County: 66.6 %Steele County66.6Jackson County: 66.5 %Jackson County66.5Polk County: 66.2 %Polk County66.2Brown County: 66 %Brown County66Wabasha County: 65.9 %Wabasha County65.9Lake of the Woods County: 65.8 %Lake of the Woods County65.8Pipestone County: 65.7 %Pipestone County65.7Stevens County: 65.7 %Stevens County65.7Watonwan County: 65.4 %Watonwan County65.4Meeker County: 65.3 %Meeker County65.3Houston County: 65.2 %Houston County65.2Scott County: 75.3 %Scott County75.3Carver County: 73.2 %Carver County73.2Wright County: 72.7 %Wright County72.7Sherburne County: 72.5 %Sherburne County72.5Benton County: 71.8 %Benton County71.8Dakota County: 71.7 %Dakota County71.7Hennepin County: 71.5 %Hennepin County71.5Dodge County: 71.1 %Dodge County71.1Clay County: 70.7 %Clay County70.7Olmsted County: 70.4 %Olmsted County70.4Anoka County: 70 %Anoka County70Stearns County: 69.8 %Stearns County69.8Blue Earth County: 69.7 %Blue Earth County69.7Nicollet County: 69.6 %Nicollet County69.6Le Sueur County: 69.3 %Le Sueur County69.3Ramsey County: 68.7 %Ramsey County68.7Washington County: 68.5 %Washington County68.5Winona County: 68.5 %Winona County68.5Rock County: 68.3 %Rock County68.3Pennington County: 68.2 %Pennington County68.2McLeod County: 67.8 %McLeod County67.8Isanti County: 67.5 %Isanti County67.5Chisago County: 67.3 %Chisago County67.3Kandiyohi County: 67.2 %Kandiyohi County67.2Sibley County: 67.2 %Sibley County67.2Lyon County: 67.1 %Lyon County67.1Roseau County: 67 %Roseau County67Fillmore County: 66.8 %Fillmore County66.8Red Lake County: 66.7 %Red Lake County66.7Steele County: 66.6 %Steele County66.6Jackson County: 66.5 %Jackson County66.5Polk County: 66.2 %Polk County66.2Brown County: 66 %Brown County66Wabasha County: 65.9 %Wabasha County65.9Lake of the Woods County: 65.8 %Lake of the Woods County65.8Pipestone County: 65.7 %Pipestone County65.7Stevens County: 65.7 %Stevens County65.7Watonwan County: 65.4 %Watonwan County65.4Meeker County: 65.3 %Meeker County65.3Houston County: 65.2 %Houston County65.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scott County75.3-0.1 pts
2Carver County73.2+0.2 pts
3Wright County72.70 pts
4Sherburne County72.5-1 pts
5Benton County71.8-1.4 pts
6Dakota County71.7-0.4 pts
7Hennepin County71.5-0.2 pts
8Dodge County71.1-1.1 pts
9Clay County70.7-0.2 pts
10Olmsted County70.4-0.3 pts
11Anoka County70-0.3 pts
12Stearns County69.8-0.6 pts
13Blue Earth County69.7-1.2 pts
14Nicollet County69.6-1.1 pts
15Le Sueur County69.3-0.7 pts
16Ramsey County68.7+0.3 pts
17Washington County68.5-0.6 pts
18Winona County68.5+0.4 pts
19Rock County68.3+0.1 pts
20Pennington County68.2+0.1 pts
21McLeod County67.8+0.9 pts
22Isanti County67.5+0.2 pts
23Chisago County67.3-0.9 pts
24Kandiyohi County67.2-0.3 pts
24Sibley County67.2-0.9 pts
26Lyon County67.1-0.1 pts
27Roseau County67-1.1 pts
28Fillmore County66.8-0.1 pts
29Red Lake County66.7+1.6 pts
30Steele County66.6-1.3 pts
31Jackson County66.5+0.1 pts
32Polk County66.2+1.3 pts
33Brown County66-0.4 pts
34Wabasha County65.9+0.1 pts
35Lake of the Woods County65.8+3.1 pts
36Pipestone County65.7+0.8 pts
37Stevens County65.7-1.2 pts
38Watonwan County65.4+0.7 pts
39Meeker County65.3-0.2 pts
40Houston County65.2-1.9 pts
41Yellow Medicine County65+0.4 pts
42Mille Lacs County65+0.5 pts
43Goodhue County64.9-0 pts
43Mower County64.9+0.1 pts
45Martin County64.7-0.6 pts
46Rice County64.7+0.5 pts
47Waseca County64.6-0.8 pts
48Wadena County64.5+2.8 pts
49Nobles County64-2.1 pts
50Douglas County63.8-0.5 pts
51Morrison County63.8-0.5 pts
52Beltrami County63.5+0.6 pts
53Cottonwood County63.5+0.8 pts
54Faribault County63.5-0.4 pts
55Norman County63.4-0.1 pts
56Wilkin County63.4-1.7 pts
57Marshall County63.3+0.8 pts
58Murray County63+0.3 pts
59Lincoln County63-1.3 pts
60Chippewa County62.9-0.8 pts
61Renville County62.8-0.3 pts
62Pope County62.6-1.3 pts
63Freeborn County62.1+0.1 pts
64Grant County62.1-0.1 pts
65Traverse County61.9-0.4 pts
66Redwood County61.4-0.7 pts
67Kittson County61.4-1 pts
68Cook County61.3+0.4 pts
69Otter Tail County61.3-0.2 pts
70St. Louis County61.2+0.4 pts
71Becker County61.1-1.3 pts
72Lac qui Parle County61+1.6 pts
73Swift County60.6-1.2 pts
74Todd County60.3+0.9 pts
75Carlton County60.2+0.2 pts
76Crow Wing County60.2+0.3 pts
77Kanabec County60-1 pts
78Koochiching County59.1+0.7 pts
79Clearwater County58.4-0.7 pts
80Mahnomen County57.3-1.3 pts
81Hubbard County57.2-0.2 pts
82Big Stone County57.1-0.9 pts
83Pine County56.80 pts
84Lake County55.8+0.1 pts
85Cass County55.7-0.4 pts
86Itasca County55.2-0.2 pts
87Aitkin County48.2+0.3 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (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 75.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Aitkin County, with 48.2% in 2023.

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