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

Pulaski County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 115 counties in 2024, at 69.9%. Hickory County had the lowest, at 41.3%. The median was 57.3% and the figure for Missouri was 63.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.9Pulaski County
Lowest41.3Hickory County
Median57.3115 counties
Missouri63.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 54 %Andrew County: 63.9 %Atchison County: 62 %Audrain County: 54.8 %Barry County: 56.1 %Barton County: 54.4 %Bates County: 58.4 %Benton County: 42.7 %Bollinger County: 59.8 %Boone County: 66.5 %Buchanan County: 60.7 %Butler County: 55 %Caldwell County: 59 %Callaway County: 58.7 %Camden County: 50.8 %Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Carroll County: 59.1 %Carter County: 56 %Cass County: 67.2 %Cedar County: 52.2 %Chariton County: 59.8 %Christian County: 64.7 %Clark County: 52.9 %Clay County: 69 %Clinton County: 60.5 %Cole County: 63.2 %Cooper County: 58 %Crawford County: 54.3 %Dade County: 54.8 %Dallas County: 48.5 %Daviess County: 58.5 %DeKalb County: 47.7 %Dent County: 53.5 %Douglas County: 49.2 %Dunklin County: 53.2 %Franklin County: 62.3 %Gasconade County: 59.4 %Gentry County: 60.7 %Greene County: 63.9 %Grundy County: 54.5 %Harrison County: 54.9 %Henry County: 55.9 %Hickory County: 41.3 %Holt County: 58.6 %Howard County: 56.1 %Howell County: 55.6 %Iron County: 51.3 %Jackson County: 66.9 %Jasper County: 63.4 %Jefferson County: 66 %Johnson County: 66.3 %Knox County: 59.8 %Laclede County: 60.6 %Lafayette County: 62.8 %Lawrence County: 60.3 %Lewis County: 58.6 %Lincoln County: 64.6 %Linn County: 61.1 %Livingston County: 55.3 %McDonald County: 56.2 %Macon County: 56.4 %Madison County: 56.4 %Maries County: 54.4 %Marion County: 58.3 %Mercer County: 57.3 %Miller County: 58.5 %Mississippi County: 49 %Moniteau County: 57.2 %Monroe County: 50.9 %Montgomery County: 57.4 %Morgan County: 48.2 %New Madrid County: 53 %Newton County: 60.2 %Nodaway County: 58.7 %Oregon County: 49.5 %Osage County: 63.8 %Ozark County: 44.4 %Pemiscot County: 53.7 %Perry County: 62.2 %Pettis County: 62.1 %Phelps County: 55.1 %Pike County: 50.1 %Platte County: 69.6 %Polk County: 57.3 %Pulaski County: 69.9 %Putnam County: 57.1 %Ralls County: 55.2 %Randolph County: 56.1 %Ray County: 60.6 %Reynolds County: 51.7 %Ripley County: 50.5 %St. Charles County: 69.4 %St. Clair County: 52.8 %Ste. Genevieve County: 59 %St. Francois County: 52 %St. Louis County: 65 %Saline County: 58.5 %Schuyler County: 54.5 %Scotland County: 61.5 %Scott County: 61.8 %Shannon County: 43.7 %Shelby County: 54.5 %Stoddard County: 56.7 %Stone County: 49.5 %Sullivan County: 56.4 %Taney County: 58.3 %Texas County: 48 %Vernon County: 56.7 %Warren County: 62.8 %Washington County: 51.8 %Wayne County: 46.6 %Webster County: 58.6 %Worth County: 57.4 %Wright County: 53 %St. Louis city: 66.5 %
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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

Pulaski County: 69.9 %Pulaski County69.9Platte County: 69.6 %Platte County69.6St. Charles County: 69.4 %St. Charles County69.4Clay County: 69 %Clay County69Cass County: 67.2 %Cass County67.2Jackson County: 66.9 %Jackson County66.9St. Louis city: 66.5 %St. Louis city66.5Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Johnson County: 66.3 %Johnson County66.3Jefferson County: 66 %Jefferson County66St. Louis County: 65 %St. Louis County65Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Cape Girardeau County64.7Christian County: 64.7 %Christian County64.7Lincoln County: 64.6 %Lincoln County64.6Greene County: 63.9 %Greene County63.9Andrew County: 63.9 %Andrew County63.9Osage County: 63.8 %Osage County63.8Jasper County: 63.4 %Jasper County63.4Cole County: 63.2 %Cole County63.2Warren County: 62.8 %Warren County62.8Lafayette County: 62.8 %Lafayette County62.8Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Perry County: 62.2 %Perry County62.2Pettis County: 62.1 %Pettis County62.1Atchison County: 62 %Atchison County62Scott County: 61.8 %Scott County61.8Scotland County: 61.5 %Scotland County61.5Linn County: 61.1 %Linn County61.1Gentry County: 60.7 %Gentry County60.7Buchanan County: 60.7 %Buchanan County60.7Laclede County: 60.6 %Laclede County60.6Ray County: 60.6 %Ray County60.6Clinton County: 60.5 %Clinton County60.5Lawrence County: 60.3 %Lawrence County60.3Newton County: 60.2 %Newton County60.2Chariton County: 59.8 %Chariton County59.8Bollinger County: 59.8 %Bollinger County59.8Knox County: 59.8 %Knox County59.8Gasconade County: 59.4 %Gasconade County59.4Carroll County: 59.1 %Carroll County59.1Pulaski County: 69.9 %Pulaski County69.9Platte County: 69.6 %Platte County69.6St. Charles County: 69.4 %St. Charles County69.4Clay County: 69 %Clay County69Cass County: 67.2 %Cass County67.2Jackson County: 66.9 %Jackson County66.9St. Louis city: 66.5 %St. Louis city66.5Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Johnson County: 66.3 %Johnson County66.3Jefferson County: 66 %Jefferson County66St. Louis County: 65 %St. Louis County65Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Cape Girardeau County64.7Christian County: 64.7 %Christian County64.7Lincoln County: 64.6 %Lincoln County64.6Greene County: 63.9 %Greene County63.9Andrew County: 63.9 %Andrew County63.9Osage County: 63.8 %Osage County63.8Jasper County: 63.4 %Jasper County63.4Cole County: 63.2 %Cole County63.2Warren County: 62.8 %Warren County62.8Lafayette County: 62.8 %Lafayette County62.8Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Perry County: 62.2 %Perry County62.2Pettis County: 62.1 %Pettis County62.1Atchison County: 62 %Atchison County62Scott County: 61.8 %Scott County61.8Scotland County: 61.5 %Scotland County61.5Linn County: 61.1 %Linn County61.1Gentry County: 60.7 %Gentry County60.7Buchanan County: 60.7 %Buchanan County60.7Laclede County: 60.6 %Laclede County60.6Ray County: 60.6 %Ray County60.6Clinton County: 60.5 %Clinton County60.5Lawrence County: 60.3 %Lawrence County60.3Newton County: 60.2 %Newton County60.2Chariton County: 59.8 %Chariton County59.8Bollinger County: 59.8 %Bollinger County59.8Knox County: 59.8 %Knox County59.8Gasconade County: 59.4 %Gasconade County59.4Carroll County: 59.1 %Carroll County59.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pulaski County69.9+1 pts
2Platte County69.6-0.7 pts
3St. Charles County69.40 pts
4Clay County69-0.5 pts
5Cass County67.2+0.2 pts
6Jackson County66.9-0.1 pts
7St. Louis city66.5-0.1 pts
8Boone County66.50 pts
9Johnson County66.3+0.6 pts
10Jefferson County66-0.4 pts
11St. Louis County65-0.2 pts
12Cape Girardeau County64.7-0.3 pts
13Christian County64.7-0.2 pts
14Lincoln County64.6+0.6 pts
15Greene County63.9+0.9 pts
16Andrew County63.90 pts
17Osage County63.8-0.2 pts
18Jasper County63.4-0.1 pts
19Cole County63.2+0.7 pts
20Warren County62.8-1 pts
21Lafayette County62.8+0.6 pts
22Franklin County62.3-0 pts
23Perry County62.2-0.7 pts
24Pettis County62.1-1.2 pts
25Atchison County62+1.4 pts
26Scott County61.8+1 pts
27Scotland County61.5-0.6 pts
28Linn County61.1-0.1 pts
29Gentry County60.7+0.6 pts
30Buchanan County60.7+0.6 pts
31Laclede County60.6+0.4 pts
31Ray County60.6-0 pts
33Clinton County60.5-0.1 pts
34Lawrence County60.3+0.7 pts
35Newton County60.2+0.9 pts
36Chariton County59.8+3.7 pts
37Bollinger County59.8+0.3 pts
38Knox County59.8+4.5 pts
39Gasconade County59.4-1.3 pts
40Carroll County59.1+1 pts
41Caldwell County59+1.4 pts
42Ste. Genevieve County59-0.1 pts
43Callaway County58.7+0.2 pts
44Nodaway County58.7+0.7 pts
45Webster County58.6+0.8 pts
46Holt County58.6+1.3 pts
47Lewis County58.6+2 pts
48Daviess County58.5+1.1 pts
49Saline County58.5-1.3 pts
50Miller County58.5-0.5 pts
51Bates County58.4+1.1 pts
52Marion County58.3-1.1 pts
52Taney County58.3-0.6 pts
54Cooper County58+0.9 pts
55Montgomery County57.4+0.3 pts
56Worth County57.4+1.3 pts
57Polk County57.3+1.6 pts
58Mercer County57.3+2 pts
59Moniteau County57.2-1.5 pts
60Putnam County57.1-0.6 pts
61Stoddard County56.7+1.6 pts
62Vernon County56.7-0.1 pts
63Sullivan County56.4+0.2 pts
64Madison County56.4-0.9 pts
65Macon County56.4-0.3 pts
66McDonald County56.2-0.4 pts
67Randolph County56.1-1 pts
68Barry County56.1-0.7 pts
69Howard County56.1-1.5 pts
70Carter County56+3.1 pts
71Henry County55.9+0.7 pts
72Howell County55.6+1.4 pts
73Livingston County55.3+0.1 pts
74Ralls County55.2-1.4 pts
75Phelps County55.1+0.7 pts
76Butler County55-0.3 pts
77Harrison County54.9+0.4 pts
78Audrain County54.8-1.1 pts
78Dade County54.8+0.7 pts
80Grundy County54.5+0.5 pts
81Schuyler County54.5+0.2 pts
82Shelby County54.5-1.9 pts
83Barton County54.4+1.3 pts
84Maries County54.4-0.7 pts
85Crawford County54.3-0.9 pts
86Adair County54+0.2 pts
87Pemiscot County53.7+1.5 pts
88Dent County53.5-1.8 pts
89Dunklin County53.2-0.4 pts
90Wright County53+1.6 pts
91New Madrid County53-0.7 pts
92Clark County52.9-1.8 pts
93St. Clair County52.8+2.1 pts
94Cedar County52.2+2.5 pts
95St. Francois County52-0.2 pts
96Washington County51.8+1.3 pts
97Reynolds County51.7-1.4 pts
98Iron County51.3+1.3 pts
99Monroe County50.9-0.4 pts
100Camden County50.8-0.3 pts
101Ripley County50.5-1.5 pts
102Pike County50.1-0.9 pts
103Stone County49.5-0 pts
104Oregon County49.5-0.7 pts
105Douglas County49.2-1.7 pts
106Mississippi County49+1.1 pts
107Dallas County48.5-1.9 pts
108Morgan County48.2+0.3 pts
109Texas County48-1.6 pts
110DeKalb County47.7+1.6 pts
111Wayne County46.6+1.1 pts
112Ozark County44.4+1.5 pts
113Shannon County43.7-3 pts
114Benton County42.7-1 pts
115Hickory County41.3+1.3 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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pulaski County, with 69.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hickory County, with 41.3% in 2024.

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