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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 2023, at 70.2%. Hickory County had the lowest, at 40%. The median was 56.8% and the figure for Missouri was 63.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.2Platte County
Lowest40Hickory County
Median56.8115 counties
Missouri63.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 53.8 %Andrew County: 63.9 %Atchison County: 60.6 %Audrain County: 55.9 %Barry County: 56.8 %Barton County: 53.1 %Bates County: 57.3 %Benton County: 43.7 %Bollinger County: 59.5 %Boone County: 66.5 %Buchanan County: 60 %Butler County: 55.3 %Caldwell County: 57.7 %Callaway County: 58.6 %Camden County: 51 %Cape Girardeau County: 65 %Carroll County: 58.2 %Carter County: 52.9 %Cass County: 67 %Cedar County: 49.7 %Chariton County: 56.1 %Christian County: 64.8 %Clark County: 54.6 %Clay County: 69.5 %Clinton County: 60.6 %Cole County: 62.5 %Cooper County: 57.1 %Crawford County: 55.2 %Dade County: 54.1 %Dallas County: 50.4 %Daviess County: 57.5 %DeKalb County: 46.1 %Dent County: 55.2 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dunklin County: 53.6 %Franklin County: 62.3 %Gasconade County: 60.8 %Gentry County: 60.1 %Greene County: 63.1 %Grundy County: 54 %Harrison County: 54.6 %Henry County: 55.1 %Hickory County: 40 %Holt County: 57.3 %Howard County: 57.6 %Howell County: 54.3 %Iron County: 50 %Jackson County: 67.1 %Jasper County: 63.6 %Jefferson County: 66.4 %Johnson County: 65.7 %Knox County: 55.3 %Laclede County: 60.1 %Lafayette County: 62.1 %Lawrence County: 59.7 %Lewis County: 56.6 %Lincoln County: 64 %Linn County: 61.1 %Livingston County: 55.2 %McDonald County: 56.6 %Macon County: 56.6 %Madison County: 57.2 %Maries County: 55.1 %Marion County: 59.4 %Mercer County: 55.3 %Miller County: 59 %Mississippi County: 47.9 %Moniteau County: 58.7 %Monroe County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 57.1 %Morgan County: 47.9 %New Madrid County: 53.7 %Newton County: 59.3 %Nodaway County: 58 %Oregon County: 50.2 %Osage County: 64 %Ozark County: 42.9 %Pemiscot County: 52.2 %Perry County: 62.9 %Pettis County: 63.3 %Phelps County: 54.4 %Pike County: 51 %Platte County: 70.2 %Polk County: 55.7 %Pulaski County: 68.9 %Putnam County: 57.7 %Ralls County: 56.6 %Randolph County: 57.1 %Ray County: 60.6 %Reynolds County: 53.1 %Ripley County: 52 %St. Charles County: 69.3 %St. Clair County: 50.7 %Ste. Genevieve County: 59.1 %St. Francois County: 52.1 %St. Louis County: 65.2 %Saline County: 59.8 %Schuyler County: 54.3 %Scotland County: 62.1 %Scott County: 60.8 %Shannon County: 46.7 %Shelby County: 56.4 %Stoddard County: 55.2 %Stone County: 49.5 %Sullivan County: 56.3 %Taney County: 58.9 %Texas County: 49.6 %Vernon County: 56.8 %Warren County: 63.8 %Washington County: 50.5 %Wayne County: 45.6 %Webster County: 57.9 %Worth County: 56.1 %Wright County: 51.4 %St. Louis city: 66.7 %
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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

Platte County: 70.2 %Platte County70.2Clay County: 69.5 %Clay County69.5St. Charles County: 69.3 %St. Charles County69.3Pulaski County: 68.9 %Pulaski County68.9Jackson County: 67.1 %Jackson County67.1Cass County: 67 %Cass County67St. Louis city: 66.7 %St. Louis city66.7Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Jefferson County: 66.4 %Jefferson County66.4Johnson County: 65.7 %Johnson County65.7St. Louis County: 65.2 %St. Louis County65.2Cape Girardeau County: 65 %Cape Girardeau County65Christian County: 64.8 %Christian County64.8Lincoln County: 64 %Lincoln County64Osage County: 64 %Osage County64Andrew County: 63.9 %Andrew County63.9Warren County: 63.8 %Warren County63.8Jasper County: 63.6 %Jasper County63.6Pettis County: 63.3 %Pettis County63.3Greene County: 63.1 %Greene County63.1Perry County: 62.9 %Perry County62.9Cole County: 62.5 %Cole County62.5Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Scotland County: 62.1 %Scotland County62.1Lafayette County: 62.1 %Lafayette County62.1Linn County: 61.1 %Linn County61.1Scott County: 60.8 %Scott County60.8Gasconade County: 60.8 %Gasconade County60.8Atchison County: 60.6 %Atchison County60.6Ray County: 60.6 %Ray County60.6Clinton County: 60.6 %Clinton County60.6Laclede County: 60.1 %Laclede County60.1Gentry County: 60.1 %Gentry County60.1Buchanan County: 60 %Buchanan County60Saline County: 59.8 %Saline County59.8Lawrence County: 59.7 %Lawrence County59.7Bollinger County: 59.5 %Bollinger County59.5Marion County: 59.4 %Marion County59.4Newton County: 59.3 %Newton County59.3Ste. Genevieve County: 59.1 %Ste. Genevieve County59.1Platte County: 70.2 %Platte County70.2Clay County: 69.5 %Clay County69.5St. Charles County: 69.3 %St. Charles County69.3Pulaski County: 68.9 %Pulaski County68.9Jackson County: 67.1 %Jackson County67.1Cass County: 67 %Cass County67St. Louis city: 66.7 %St. Louis city66.7Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Jefferson County: 66.4 %Jefferson County66.4Johnson County: 65.7 %Johnson County65.7St. Louis County: 65.2 %St. Louis County65.2Cape Girardeau County: 65 %Cape Girardeau County65Christian County: 64.8 %Christian County64.8Lincoln County: 64 %Lincoln County64Osage County: 64 %Osage County64Andrew County: 63.9 %Andrew County63.9Warren County: 63.8 %Warren County63.8Jasper County: 63.6 %Jasper County63.6Pettis County: 63.3 %Pettis County63.3Greene County: 63.1 %Greene County63.1Perry County: 62.9 %Perry County62.9Cole County: 62.5 %Cole County62.5Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Scotland County: 62.1 %Scotland County62.1Lafayette County: 62.1 %Lafayette County62.1Linn County: 61.1 %Linn County61.1Scott County: 60.8 %Scott County60.8Gasconade County: 60.8 %Gasconade County60.8Atchison County: 60.6 %Atchison County60.6Ray County: 60.6 %Ray County60.6Clinton County: 60.6 %Clinton County60.6Laclede County: 60.1 %Laclede County60.1Gentry County: 60.1 %Gentry County60.1Buchanan County: 60 %Buchanan County60Saline County: 59.8 %Saline County59.8Lawrence County: 59.7 %Lawrence County59.7Bollinger County: 59.5 %Bollinger County59.5Marion County: 59.4 %Marion County59.4Newton County: 59.3 %Newton County59.3Ste. Genevieve County: 59.1 %Ste. Genevieve County59.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Platte County70.20 pts
2Clay County69.5-0.3 pts
3St. Charles County69.3-0 pts
4Pulaski County68.9+0.6 pts
5Jackson County67.1-0 pts
6Cass County67+0.4 pts
7St. Louis city66.7+0.5 pts
8Boone County66.5-0.2 pts
9Jefferson County66.4+0.2 pts
10Johnson County65.7-0.1 pts
11St. Louis County65.2+0.3 pts
12Cape Girardeau County65+0.3 pts
13Christian County64.8-0.5 pts
14Lincoln County64+0.4 pts
15Osage County64+0.4 pts
16Andrew County63.9+0.7 pts
17Warren County63.8+0.5 pts
18Jasper County63.6+0.5 pts
19Pettis County63.3+0.2 pts
20Greene County63.1+1.1 pts
21Perry County62.9-0.3 pts
22Cole County62.5-0.7 pts
23Franklin County62.3-0.2 pts
24Scotland County62.1+5.2 pts
25Lafayette County62.1+0.8 pts
26Linn County61.1+1.4 pts
27Scott County60.8+0.8 pts
28Gasconade County60.8+0.2 pts
29Atchison County60.6-0.3 pts
30Ray County60.6-0.9 pts
31Clinton County60.6+0.6 pts
32Laclede County60.1+1.3 pts
33Gentry County60.1+0.3 pts
34Buchanan County60-0.3 pts
35Saline County59.8+2.2 pts
36Lawrence County59.7+0.2 pts
37Bollinger County59.5+3 pts
38Marion County59.4-0.8 pts
39Newton County59.3-0.3 pts
40Ste. Genevieve County59.1-0.7 pts
41Miller County59-1.5 pts
42Taney County58.9+0.7 pts
43Moniteau County58.7+1 pts
44Callaway County58.6-1.1 pts
45Carroll County58.2-0.7 pts
46Nodaway County58+1.3 pts
47Webster County57.9+0.4 pts
48Putnam County57.7-0.4 pts
49Caldwell County57.7+1.4 pts
50Howard County57.6+2.3 pts
51Daviess County57.5+1 pts
52Bates County57.3-1.8 pts
52Holt County57.3+0.4 pts
54Madison County57.2+1.1 pts
55Montgomery County57.1-0.4 pts
56Randolph County57.1+0.1 pts
57Cooper County57.1+1 pts
58Barry County56.8+0.9 pts
59Vernon County56.80 pts
60Macon County56.6-0.2 pts
60McDonald County56.6+0.3 pts
62Ralls County56.6-1.2 pts
63Lewis County56.6-0.3 pts
64Shelby County56.4-1.1 pts
65Sullivan County56.3+0.2 pts
66Chariton County56.10 pts
67Worth County56.1-2 pts
68Audrain County55.9-2 pts
69Polk County55.7-1.1 pts
70Butler County55.3+0.8 pts
71Knox County55.3-0.3 pts
72Mercer County55.3-1.9 pts
73Dent County55.2-0.5 pts
74Livingston County55.2-0.2 pts
75Crawford County55.2+2.1 pts
76Stoddard County55.2+0.7 pts
77Henry County55.1-0.3 pts
78Maries County55.1+0.4 pts
79Clark County54.6-2.8 pts
80Harrison County54.6+0.9 pts
81Phelps County54.4-0.3 pts
82Schuyler County54.3+1.6 pts
83Howell County54.3+0.8 pts
84Dade County54.1+0.9 pts
85Grundy County54-0.7 pts
86Adair County53.8+3 pts
87New Madrid County53.7+1.4 pts
88Dunklin County53.6-0.2 pts
89Barton County53.10 pts
90Reynolds County53.1+0.3 pts
91Carter County52.9-1.6 pts
92Pemiscot County52.2+1.1 pts
93St. Francois County52.1+0.4 pts
94Ripley County52+0.2 pts
95Wright County51.4+0.8 pts
96Monroe County51.4-0.6 pts
97Camden County51-0.9 pts
98Pike County51+1.3 pts
99Douglas County50.8+1.7 pts
100St. Clair County50.7+0.3 pts
101Washington County50.5-0.8 pts
102Dallas County50.4-0.2 pts
103Oregon County50.2+1.6 pts
104Iron County50-2.4 pts
105Cedar County49.7+1.4 pts
106Texas County49.6+0.9 pts
107Stone County49.5+0.8 pts
108Morgan County47.9+0.5 pts
109Mississippi County47.9+2.3 pts
110Shannon County46.7-1.2 pts
111DeKalb County46.1+1.9 pts
112Wayne County45.6+1.9 pts
113Benton County43.7-1.1 pts
114Ozark County42.9-1.1 pts
115Hickory County40+0.8 pts

Other periods

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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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)?

Platte County, with 70.2% in 2023, 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% in 2023.

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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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