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

Platte County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 115 counties in 2021, at 70.7%. Hickory County had the lowest, at 40.3%. The median was 57.5% and the figure for Missouri was 63.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.7Platte County
Lowest40.3Hickory County
Median57.5115 counties
Missouri63.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 51.6 %Andrew County: 64.3 %Atchison County: 61.1 %Audrain County: 58.5 %Barry County: 54.8 %Barton County: 55.2 %Bates County: 59.4 %Benton County: 45.4 %Bollinger County: 54.8 %Boone County: 67.5 %Buchanan County: 60.9 %Butler County: 54.3 %Caldwell County: 54.6 %Callaway County: 59.2 %Camden County: 52.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Carroll County: 57.9 %Carter County: 53.9 %Cass County: 66.2 %Cedar County: 48 %Chariton County: 55.8 %Christian County: 65.2 %Clark County: 58.3 %Clay County: 70.3 %Clinton County: 59.5 %Cole County: 64 %Cooper County: 55.9 %Crawford County: 52.5 %Dade County: 53.8 %Dallas County: 50.7 %Daviess County: 57.5 %DeKalb County: 42.2 %Dent County: 54.4 %Douglas County: 48.4 %Dunklin County: 55.6 %Franklin County: 62.9 %Gasconade County: 61.7 %Gentry County: 57.8 %Greene County: 62.3 %Grundy County: 57.1 %Harrison County: 55 %Henry County: 56.2 %Hickory County: 40.3 %Holt County: 58.5 %Howard County: 55.8 %Howell County: 53 %Iron County: 49.6 %Jackson County: 67.5 %Jasper County: 62.9 %Jefferson County: 66.5 %Johnson County: 66.8 %Knox County: 56.9 %Laclede County: 59.2 %Lafayette County: 61.6 %Lawrence County: 60 %Lewis County: 55.7 %Lincoln County: 63.5 %Linn County: 59.6 %Livingston County: 56.2 %McDonald County: 55 %Macon County: 55.5 %Madison County: 54.2 %Maries County: 56.4 %Marion County: 60.4 %Mercer County: 57.6 %Miller County: 61.5 %Mississippi County: 44.4 %Moniteau County: 56 %Monroe County: 53.7 %Montgomery County: 58.1 %Morgan County: 47.5 %New Madrid County: 52.1 %Newton County: 60.8 %Nodaway County: 58.6 %Oregon County: 48.4 %Osage County: 64.4 %Ozark County: 43 %Pemiscot County: 50.4 %Perry County: 63.7 %Pettis County: 61.9 %Phelps County: 54.3 %Pike County: 49.8 %Platte County: 70.7 %Polk County: 58 %Pulaski County: 70.7 %Putnam County: 58.9 %Ralls County: 59.1 %Randolph County: 57.5 %Ray County: 62.6 %Reynolds County: 51.6 %Ripley County: 50.3 %St. Charles County: 69.9 %St. Clair County: 50.3 %Ste. Genevieve County: 60.4 %St. Francois County: 52.2 %St. Louis County: 65.2 %Saline County: 58.4 %Schuyler County: 59.3 %Scotland County: 54.7 %Scott County: 60.3 %Shannon County: 46.9 %Shelby County: 59 %Stoddard County: 54.4 %Stone County: 48.6 %Sullivan County: 54.5 %Taney County: 59.8 %Texas County: 50.4 %Vernon County: 58 %Warren County: 63.9 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 43.2 %Webster County: 58 %Worth County: 57.1 %Wright County: 49.9 %St. Louis city: 66.5 %
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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

Platte County: 70.7 %Platte County70.7Pulaski County: 70.7 %Pulaski County70.7Clay County: 70.3 %Clay County70.3St. Charles County: 69.9 %St. Charles County69.9Boone County: 67.5 %Boone County67.5Jackson County: 67.5 %Jackson County67.5Johnson County: 66.8 %Johnson County66.8Jefferson County: 66.5 %Jefferson County66.5St. Louis city: 66.5 %St. Louis city66.5Cass County: 66.2 %Cass County66.2St. Louis County: 65.2 %St. Louis County65.2Christian County: 65.2 %Christian County65.2Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Cape Girardeau County64.7Osage County: 64.4 %Osage County64.4Andrew County: 64.3 %Andrew County64.3Cole County: 64 %Cole County64Warren County: 63.9 %Warren County63.9Perry County: 63.7 %Perry County63.7Lincoln County: 63.5 %Lincoln County63.5Franklin County: 62.9 %Franklin County62.9Jasper County: 62.9 %Jasper County62.9Ray County: 62.6 %Ray County62.6Greene County: 62.3 %Greene County62.3Pettis County: 61.9 %Pettis County61.9Gasconade County: 61.7 %Gasconade County61.7Lafayette County: 61.6 %Lafayette County61.6Miller County: 61.5 %Miller County61.5Atchison County: 61.1 %Atchison County61.1Buchanan County: 60.9 %Buchanan County60.9Newton County: 60.8 %Newton County60.8Ste. Genevieve County: 60.4 %Ste. Genevieve County60.4Marion County: 60.4 %Marion County60.4Scott County: 60.3 %Scott County60.3Lawrence County: 60 %Lawrence County60Taney County: 59.8 %Taney County59.8Linn County: 59.6 %Linn County59.6Clinton County: 59.5 %Clinton County59.5Bates County: 59.4 %Bates County59.4Schuyler County: 59.3 %Schuyler County59.3Callaway County: 59.2 %Callaway County59.2Platte County: 70.7 %Platte County70.7Pulaski County: 70.7 %Pulaski County70.7Clay County: 70.3 %Clay County70.3St. Charles County: 69.9 %St. Charles County69.9Boone County: 67.5 %Boone County67.5Jackson County: 67.5 %Jackson County67.5Johnson County: 66.8 %Johnson County66.8Jefferson County: 66.5 %Jefferson County66.5St. Louis city: 66.5 %St. Louis city66.5Cass County: 66.2 %Cass County66.2St. Louis County: 65.2 %St. Louis County65.2Christian County: 65.2 %Christian County65.2Cape Girardeau County: 64.7 %Cape Girardeau County64.7Osage County: 64.4 %Osage County64.4Andrew County: 64.3 %Andrew County64.3Cole County: 64 %Cole County64Warren County: 63.9 %Warren County63.9Perry County: 63.7 %Perry County63.7Lincoln County: 63.5 %Lincoln County63.5Franklin County: 62.9 %Franklin County62.9Jasper County: 62.9 %Jasper County62.9Ray County: 62.6 %Ray County62.6Greene County: 62.3 %Greene County62.3Pettis County: 61.9 %Pettis County61.9Gasconade County: 61.7 %Gasconade County61.7Lafayette County: 61.6 %Lafayette County61.6Miller County: 61.5 %Miller County61.5Atchison County: 61.1 %Atchison County61.1Buchanan County: 60.9 %Buchanan County60.9Newton County: 60.8 %Newton County60.8Ste. Genevieve County: 60.4 %Ste. Genevieve County60.4Marion County: 60.4 %Marion County60.4Scott County: 60.3 %Scott County60.3Lawrence County: 60 %Lawrence County60Taney County: 59.8 %Taney County59.8Linn County: 59.6 %Linn County59.6Clinton County: 59.5 %Clinton County59.5Bates County: 59.4 %Bates County59.4Schuyler County: 59.3 %Schuyler County59.3Callaway County: 59.2 %Callaway County59.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Platte County70.7
2Pulaski County70.7
3Clay County70.3
4St. Charles County69.9
5Boone County67.5
5Jackson County67.5
7Johnson County66.8
8Jefferson County66.5
9St. Louis city66.5
10Cass County66.2
11St. Louis County65.2
12Christian County65.2
13Cape Girardeau County64.7
14Osage County64.4
15Andrew County64.3
16Cole County64
17Warren County63.9
18Perry County63.7
19Lincoln County63.5
20Franklin County62.9
21Jasper County62.9
22Ray County62.6
23Greene County62.3
24Pettis County61.9
25Gasconade County61.7
26Lafayette County61.6
27Miller County61.5
28Atchison County61.1
29Buchanan County60.9
30Newton County60.8
31Ste. Genevieve County60.4
32Marion County60.4
33Scott County60.3
34Lawrence County60
35Taney County59.8
36Linn County59.6
37Clinton County59.5
38Bates County59.4
39Schuyler County59.3
40Callaway County59.2
40Laclede County59.2
42Ralls County59.1
43Shelby County59
44Putnam County58.9
45Nodaway County58.6
46Audrain County58.5
47Holt County58.5
48Saline County58.4
49Clark County58.3
50Montgomery County58.1
51Vernon County58
52Webster County58
53Polk County58
54Carroll County57.9
55Gentry County57.8
56Mercer County57.6
57Daviess County57.5
58Randolph County57.5
59Grundy County57.1
59Worth County57.1
61Knox County56.9
62Maries County56.4
63Henry County56.2
63Livingston County56.2
65Moniteau County56
66Cooper County55.9
67Chariton County55.8
68Howard County55.8
69Lewis County55.7
70Dunklin County55.6
71Macon County55.5
72Barton County55.2
73McDonald County55
74Harrison County55
75Bollinger County54.8
76Barry County54.8
77Scotland County54.7
78Caldwell County54.6
79Sullivan County54.5
80Dent County54.4
81Stoddard County54.4
82Phelps County54.3
83Butler County54.3
84Madison County54.2
85Carter County53.9
86Dade County53.8
87Monroe County53.7
88Howell County53
89Crawford County52.5
90St. Francois County52.2
91Camden County52.2
92New Madrid County52.1
93Adair County51.6
94Reynolds County51.6
95Washington County50.9
96Dallas County50.7
97Texas County50.4
98Pemiscot County50.4
99Ripley County50.3
100St. Clair County50.3
101Wright County49.9
102Pike County49.8
103Iron County49.6
104Stone County48.6
105Douglas County48.4
106Oregon County48.4
107Cedar County48
108Morgan County47.5
109Shannon County46.9
110Benton County45.4
111Mississippi County44.4
112Wayne County43.2
113Ozark County43
114DeKalb County42.2
115Hickory County40.3

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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)?

Platte County, with 70.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hickory County, with 40.3% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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