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

Gallatin County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 counties in 2024, at 71.2%. Powell County had the lowest, at 41.8%. The median was 59.4% and the figure for Montana was 62.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.2Gallatin County
Lowest41.8Powell County
Median59.456 counties
Montana62.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 56.6 %Big Horn County: 57.2 %Blaine County: 62.1 %Broadwater County: 62.5 %Carbon County: 59.6 %Carter County: 57.3 %Cascade County: 62.9 %Chouteau County: 51.5 %Custer County: 65.5 %Daniels County: 62.5 %Dawson County: 63 %Deer Lodge County: 54.6 %Fallon County: 58.2 %Fergus County: 64.2 %Flathead County: 62.4 %Gallatin County: 71.2 %Garfield County: 58.4 %Glacier County: 55.5 %Golden Valley County: 52.2 %Granite County: 53.6 %Hill County: 61.2 %Jefferson County: 60.8 %Judith Basin County: 64.8 %Lake County: 55.3 %Lewis and Clark County: 63.9 %Liberty County: 57.9 %Lincoln County: 43.7 %McCone County: 59.8 %Madison County: 55.2 %Meagher County: 61.2 %Mineral County: 53.2 %Missoula County: 69.6 %Musselshell County: 54.8 %Park County: 59.3 %Petroleum County: 61.7 %Phillips County: 57.1 %Pondera County: 58.9 %Powder River County: 56.5 %Powell County: 41.8 %Prairie County: 52.3 %Ravalli County: 55.1 %Richland County: 68.7 %Roosevelt County: 58.1 %Rosebud County: 58.3 %Sanders County: 42 %Sheridan County: 62.6 %Silver Bow County: 60.8 %Stillwater County: 61.9 %Sweet Grass County: 64.6 %Teton County: 59.9 %Toole County: 56.5 %Treasure County: 64.7 %Valley County: 62.3 %Wheatland County: 51.9 %Wibaux County: 62.2 %Yellowstone County: 66.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Gallatin County: 71.2 %Gallatin County71.2Missoula County: 69.6 %Missoula County69.6Richland County: 68.7 %Richland County68.7Yellowstone County: 66.1 %Yellowstone County66.1Custer County: 65.5 %Custer County65.5Judith Basin County: 64.8 %Judith Basin County64.8Treasure County: 64.7 %Treasure County64.7Sweet Grass County: 64.6 %Sweet Grass County64.6Fergus County: 64.2 %Fergus County64.2Lewis and Clark County: 63.9 %Lewis and Clark County63.9Dawson County: 63 %Dawson County63Cascade County: 62.9 %Cascade County62.9Sheridan County: 62.6 %Sheridan County62.6Broadwater County: 62.5 %Broadwater County62.5Daniels County: 62.5 %Daniels County62.5Flathead County: 62.4 %Flathead County62.4Valley County: 62.3 %Valley County62.3Wibaux County: 62.2 %Wibaux County62.2Blaine County: 62.1 %Blaine County62.1Stillwater County: 61.9 %Stillwater County61.9Petroleum County: 61.7 %Petroleum County61.7Hill County: 61.2 %Hill County61.2Meagher County: 61.2 %Meagher County61.2Jefferson County: 60.8 %Jefferson County60.8Silver Bow County: 60.8 %Silver Bow County60.8Teton County: 59.9 %Teton County59.9McCone County: 59.8 %McCone County59.8Carbon County: 59.6 %Carbon County59.6Park County: 59.3 %Park County59.3Pondera County: 58.9 %Pondera County58.9Garfield County: 58.4 %Garfield County58.4Rosebud County: 58.3 %Rosebud County58.3Fallon County: 58.2 %Fallon County58.2Roosevelt County: 58.1 %Roosevelt County58.1Liberty County: 57.9 %Liberty County57.9Carter County: 57.3 %Carter County57.3Big Horn County: 57.2 %Big Horn County57.2Phillips County: 57.1 %Phillips County57.1Beaverhead County: 56.6 %Beaverhead County56.6Powder River County: 56.5 %Powder River County56.5Toole County: 56.5 %Toole County56.5Glacier County: 55.5 %Glacier County55.5Lake County: 55.3 %Lake County55.3Madison County: 55.2 %Madison County55.2Ravalli County: 55.1 %Ravalli County55.1Musselshell County: 54.8 %Musselshell County54.8Deer Lodge County: 54.6 %Deer Lodge County54.6Granite County: 53.6 %Granite County53.6Mineral County: 53.2 %Mineral County53.2Prairie County: 52.3 %Prairie County52.3Golden Valley County: 52.2 %Golden Valley County52.2Wheatland County: 51.9 %Wheatland County51.9Chouteau County: 51.5 %Chouteau County51.5Lincoln County: 43.7 %Lincoln County43.7Sanders County: 42 %Sanders County42Powell County: 41.8 %Powell County41.8Gallatin County: 71.2 %Gallatin County71.2Missoula County: 69.6 %Missoula County69.6Richland County: 68.7 %Richland County68.7Yellowstone County: 66.1 %Yellowstone County66.1Custer County: 65.5 %Custer County65.5Judith Basin County: 64.8 %Judith Basin County64.8Treasure County: 64.7 %Treasure County64.7Sweet Grass County: 64.6 %Sweet Grass County64.6Fergus County: 64.2 %Fergus County64.2Lewis and Clark County: 63.9 %Lewis and Clark County63.9Dawson County: 63 %Dawson County63Cascade County: 62.9 %Cascade County62.9Sheridan County: 62.6 %Sheridan County62.6Broadwater County: 62.5 %Broadwater County62.5Daniels County: 62.5 %Daniels County62.5Flathead County: 62.4 %Flathead County62.4Valley County: 62.3 %Valley County62.3Wibaux County: 62.2 %Wibaux County62.2Blaine County: 62.1 %Blaine County62.1Stillwater County: 61.9 %Stillwater County61.9Petroleum County: 61.7 %Petroleum County61.7Hill County: 61.2 %Hill County61.2Meagher County: 61.2 %Meagher County61.2Jefferson County: 60.8 %Jefferson County60.8Silver Bow County: 60.8 %Silver Bow County60.8Teton County: 59.9 %Teton County59.9McCone County: 59.8 %McCone County59.8Carbon County: 59.6 %Carbon County59.6Park County: 59.3 %Park County59.3Pondera County: 58.9 %Pondera County58.9Garfield County: 58.4 %Garfield County58.4Rosebud County: 58.3 %Rosebud County58.3Fallon County: 58.2 %Fallon County58.2Roosevelt County: 58.1 %Roosevelt County58.1Liberty County: 57.9 %Liberty County57.9Carter County: 57.3 %Carter County57.3Big Horn County: 57.2 %Big Horn County57.2Phillips County: 57.1 %Phillips County57.1Beaverhead County: 56.6 %Beaverhead County56.6Powder River County: 56.5 %Powder River County56.5Toole County: 56.5 %Toole County56.5Glacier County: 55.5 %Glacier County55.5Lake County: 55.3 %Lake County55.3Madison County: 55.2 %Madison County55.2Ravalli County: 55.1 %Ravalli County55.1Musselshell County: 54.8 %Musselshell County54.8Deer Lodge County: 54.6 %Deer Lodge County54.6Granite County: 53.6 %Granite County53.6Mineral County: 53.2 %Mineral County53.2Prairie County: 52.3 %Prairie County52.3Golden Valley County: 52.2 %Golden Valley County52.2Wheatland County: 51.9 %Wheatland County51.9Chouteau County: 51.5 %Chouteau County51.5Lincoln County: 43.7 %Lincoln County43.7Sanders County: 42 %Sanders County42Powell County: 41.8 %Powell County41.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gallatin County71.2+0.1 pts
2Missoula County69.6-0.1 pts
3Richland County68.7+0.7 pts
4Yellowstone County66.1-0 pts
5Custer County65.50 pts
6Judith Basin County64.8+3.5 pts
7Treasure County64.7-4.2 pts
8Sweet Grass County64.6+3.1 pts
9Fergus County64.2+2.3 pts
10Lewis and Clark County63.9+0.2 pts
11Dawson County63+1 pts
12Cascade County62.9-0.1 pts
13Sheridan County62.6+1.9 pts
14Broadwater County62.5+1.3 pts
15Daniels County62.5-2.1 pts
16Flathead County62.4-0.3 pts
17Valley County62.3+1.7 pts
18Wibaux County62.2+3.4 pts
19Blaine County62.1+0.8 pts
20Stillwater County61.9-0 pts
21Petroleum County61.7-2.4 pts
22Hill County61.2-1 pts
23Meagher County61.2+4.4 pts
24Jefferson County60.8+2.5 pts
25Silver Bow County60.8+2.6 pts
26Teton County59.9-0.2 pts
27McCone County59.8-1.8 pts
28Carbon County59.6-1.4 pts
29Park County59.3-3.4 pts
30Pondera County58.9+0.9 pts
31Garfield County58.4-2.4 pts
32Rosebud County58.3-0.9 pts
33Fallon County58.2-3.4 pts
34Roosevelt County58.1+5 pts
35Liberty County57.9+0.5 pts
36Carter County57.3+0.6 pts
37Big Horn County57.2-1.5 pts
38Phillips County57.1-2.1 pts
39Beaverhead County56.6-0.5 pts
40Powder River County56.5-2.1 pts
41Toole County56.5+2.1 pts
42Glacier County55.5+0.9 pts
43Lake County55.3-0.6 pts
44Madison County55.2+1.7 pts
45Ravalli County55.1-0.3 pts
46Musselshell County54.8+2 pts
47Deer Lodge County54.6-0.2 pts
48Granite County53.6+4 pts
49Mineral County53.2+0.3 pts
50Prairie County52.3-0 pts
51Golden Valley County52.2-2.5 pts
52Wheatland County51.9+0.1 pts
53Chouteau County51.5-3.9 pts
54Lincoln County43.7-2.4 pts
55Sanders County42+0.2 pts
56Powell County41.8-0.8 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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gallatin County, with 71.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Powell County, with 41.8% in 2024.

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