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

All 56 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/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gallatin County | 71.2 |
| 2 | Missoula County | 69.6 |
| 3 | Richland County | 68.7 |
| 4 | Yellowstone County | 66.1 |
| 5 | Custer County | 65.5 |
| 6 | Judith Basin County | 64.8 |
| 7 | Treasure County | 64.7 |
| 8 | Sweet Grass County | 64.6 |
| 9 | Fergus County | 64.2 |
| 10 | Lewis and Clark County | 63.9 |
| 11 | Dawson County | 63 |
| 12 | Cascade County | 62.9 |
| 13 | Sheridan County | 62.6 |
| 14 | Broadwater County | 62.5 |
| 15 | Daniels County | 62.5 |
| 16 | Flathead County | 62.4 |
| 17 | Valley County | 62.3 |
| 18 | Wibaux County | 62.2 |
| 19 | Blaine County | 62.1 |
| 20 | Stillwater County | 61.9 |
| 21 | Petroleum County | 61.7 |
| 22 | Hill County | 61.2 |
| 23 | Meagher County | 61.2 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 60.8 |
| 25 | Silver Bow County | 60.8 |
| 26 | Teton County | 59.9 |
| 27 | McCone County | 59.8 |
| 28 | Carbon County | 59.6 |
| 29 | Park County | 59.3 |
| 30 | Pondera County | 58.9 |
| 31 | Garfield County | 58.4 |
| 32 | Rosebud County | 58.3 |
| 33 | Fallon County | 58.2 |
| 34 | Roosevelt County | 58.1 |
| 35 | Liberty County | 57.9 |
| 36 | Carter County | 57.3 |
| 37 | Big Horn County | 57.2 |
| 38 | Phillips County | 57.1 |
| 39 | Beaverhead County | 56.6 |
| 40 | Powder River County | 56.5 |
| 41 | Toole County | 56.5 |
| 42 | Glacier County | 55.5 |
| 43 | Lake County | 55.3 |
| 44 | Madison County | 55.2 |
| 45 | Ravalli County | 55.1 |
| 46 | Musselshell County | 54.8 |
| 47 | Deer Lodge County | 54.6 |
| 48 | Granite County | 53.6 |
| 49 | Mineral County | 53.2 |
| 50 | Prairie County | 52.3 |
| 51 | Golden Valley County | 52.2 |
| 52 | Wheatland County | 51.9 |
| 53 | Chouteau County | 51.5 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 43.7 |
| 55 | Sanders County | 42 |
| 56 | Powell County | 41.8 |