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

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 69.9 |
| 2 | Platte County | 69.6 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 69.4 |
| 4 | Clay County | 69 |
| 5 | Cass County | 67.2 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 66.9 |
| 7 | St. Louis city | 66.5 |
| 8 | Boone County | 66.5 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 66.3 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 66 |
| 11 | St. Louis County | 65 |
| 12 | Cape Girardeau County | 64.7 |
| 13 | Christian County | 64.7 |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 64.6 |
| 15 | Greene County | 63.9 |
| 16 | Andrew County | 63.9 |
| 17 | Osage County | 63.8 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 63.4 |
| 19 | Cole County | 63.2 |
| 20 | Warren County | 62.8 |
| 21 | Lafayette County | 62.8 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 62.3 |
| 23 | Perry County | 62.2 |
| 24 | Pettis County | 62.1 |
| 25 | Atchison County | 62 |
| 26 | Scott County | 61.8 |
| 27 | Scotland County | 61.5 |
| 28 | Linn County | 61.1 |
| 29 | Gentry County | 60.7 |
| 30 | Buchanan County | 60.7 |
| 31 | Laclede County | 60.6 |
| 31 | Ray County | 60.6 |
| 33 | Clinton County | 60.5 |
| 34 | Lawrence County | 60.3 |
| 35 | Newton County | 60.2 |
| 36 | Chariton County | 59.8 |
| 37 | Bollinger County | 59.8 |
| 38 | Knox County | 59.8 |
| 39 | Gasconade County | 59.4 |
| 40 | Carroll County | 59.1 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 59 |
| 42 | Ste. Genevieve County | 59 |
| 43 | Callaway County | 58.7 |
| 44 | Nodaway County | 58.7 |
| 45 | Webster County | 58.6 |
| 46 | Holt County | 58.6 |
| 47 | Lewis County | 58.6 |
| 48 | Daviess County | 58.5 |
| 49 | Saline County | 58.5 |
| 50 | Miller County | 58.5 |
| 51 | Bates County | 58.4 |
| 52 | Marion County | 58.3 |
| 52 | Taney County | 58.3 |
| 54 | Cooper County | 58 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 57.4 |
| 56 | Worth County | 57.4 |
| 57 | Polk County | 57.3 |
| 58 | Mercer County | 57.3 |
| 59 | Moniteau County | 57.2 |
| 60 | Putnam County | 57.1 |
| 61 | Stoddard County | 56.7 |
| 62 | Vernon County | 56.7 |
| 63 | Sullivan County | 56.4 |
| 64 | Madison County | 56.4 |
| 65 | Macon County | 56.4 |
| 66 | McDonald County | 56.2 |
| 67 | Randolph County | 56.1 |
| 68 | Barry County | 56.1 |
| 69 | Howard County | 56.1 |
| 70 | Carter County | 56 |
| 71 | Henry County | 55.9 |
| 72 | Howell County | 55.6 |
| 73 | Livingston County | 55.3 |
| 74 | Ralls County | 55.2 |
| 75 | Phelps County | 55.1 |
| 76 | Butler County | 55 |
| 77 | Harrison County | 54.9 |
| 78 | Audrain County | 54.8 |
| 78 | Dade County | 54.8 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 54.5 |
| 81 | Schuyler County | 54.5 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 54.5 |
| 83 | Barton County | 54.4 |
| 84 | Maries County | 54.4 |
| 85 | Crawford County | 54.3 |
| 86 | Adair County | 54 |
| 87 | Pemiscot County | 53.7 |
| 88 | Dent County | 53.5 |
| 89 | Dunklin County | 53.2 |
| 90 | Wright County | 53 |
| 91 | New Madrid County | 53 |
| 92 | Clark County | 52.9 |
| 93 | St. Clair County | 52.8 |
| 94 | Cedar County | 52.2 |
| 95 | St. Francois County | 52 |
| 96 | Washington County | 51.8 |
| 97 | Reynolds County | 51.7 |
| 98 | Iron County | 51.3 |
| 99 | Monroe County | 50.9 |
| 100 | Camden County | 50.8 |
| 101 | Ripley County | 50.5 |
| 102 | Pike County | 50.1 |
| 103 | Stone County | 49.5 |
| 104 | Oregon County | 49.5 |
| 105 | Douglas County | 49.2 |
| 106 | Mississippi County | 49 |
| 107 | Dallas County | 48.5 |
| 108 | Morgan County | 48.2 |
| 109 | Texas County | 48 |
| 110 | DeKalb County | 47.7 |
| 111 | Wayne County | 46.6 |
| 112 | Ozark County | 44.4 |
| 113 | Shannon County | 43.7 |
| 114 | Benton County | 42.7 |
| 115 | Hickory County | 41.3 |