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

Garfield County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 counties in 2021, at 73%. Powell County had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 60.5% and the figure for Montana was 63.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73Garfield County
Lowest42.3Powell County
Median60.556 counties
Montana63.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 56.3 %Big Horn County: 59.6 %Blaine County: 57.8 %Broadwater County: 59.6 %Carbon County: 62.1 %Carter County: 60.6 %Cascade County: 62.9 %Chouteau County: 57.3 %Custer County: 65.6 %Daniels County: 61.2 %Dawson County: 65.3 %Deer Lodge County: 51.8 %Fallon County: 69.3 %Fergus County: 62.1 %Flathead County: 62.9 %Gallatin County: 71.2 %Garfield County: 73 %Glacier County: 56.6 %Golden Valley County: 55.1 %Granite County: 48.2 %Hill County: 62.9 %Jefferson County: 57.3 %Judith Basin County: 59.3 %Lake County: 56.7 %Lewis and Clark County: 66.1 %Liberty County: 60.6 %Lincoln County: 46.5 %McCone County: 63.1 %Madison County: 53.9 %Meagher County: 61.6 %Mineral County: 50.1 %Missoula County: 70.3 %Musselshell County: 52.7 %Park County: 63.3 %Petroleum County: 71 %Phillips County: 59.6 %Pondera County: 62 %Powder River County: 61 %Powell County: 42.3 %Prairie County: 60 %Ravalli County: 56.2 %Richland County: 65 %Roosevelt County: 55.9 %Rosebud County: 58.4 %Sanders County: 43.5 %Sheridan County: 64.1 %Silver Bow County: 59.7 %Stillwater County: 60.5 %Sweet Grass County: 61.3 %Teton County: 59.5 %Toole County: 55.3 %Treasure County: 62.5 %Valley County: 60.9 %Wheatland County: 44.6 %Wibaux County: 61.4 %Yellowstone County: 66.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Gallatin County: 71.2 %Gallatin County71.2Petroleum County: 71 %Petroleum County71Missoula County: 70.3 %Missoula County70.3Fallon County: 69.3 %Fallon County69.3Yellowstone County: 66.2 %Yellowstone County66.2Lewis and Clark County: 66.1 %Lewis and Clark County66.1Custer County: 65.6 %Custer County65.6Dawson County: 65.3 %Dawson County65.3Richland County: 65 %Richland County65Sheridan County: 64.1 %Sheridan County64.1Park County: 63.3 %Park County63.3McCone County: 63.1 %McCone County63.1Hill County: 62.9 %Hill County62.9Cascade County: 62.9 %Cascade County62.9Flathead County: 62.9 %Flathead County62.9Treasure County: 62.5 %Treasure County62.5Carbon County: 62.1 %Carbon County62.1Fergus County: 62.1 %Fergus County62.1Pondera County: 62 %Pondera County62Meagher County: 61.6 %Meagher County61.6Wibaux County: 61.4 %Wibaux County61.4Sweet Grass County: 61.3 %Sweet Grass County61.3Daniels County: 61.2 %Daniels County61.2Powder River County: 61 %Powder River County61Valley County: 60.9 %Valley County60.9Carter County: 60.6 %Carter County60.6Liberty County: 60.6 %Liberty County60.6Stillwater County: 60.5 %Stillwater County60.5Prairie County: 60 %Prairie County60Silver Bow County: 59.7 %Silver Bow County59.7Broadwater County: 59.6 %Broadwater County59.6Big Horn County: 59.6 %Big Horn County59.6Phillips County: 59.6 %Phillips County59.6Teton County: 59.5 %Teton County59.5Judith Basin County: 59.3 %Judith Basin County59.3Rosebud County: 58.4 %Rosebud County58.4Blaine County: 57.8 %Blaine County57.8Chouteau County: 57.3 %Chouteau County57.3Jefferson County: 57.3 %Jefferson County57.3Lake County: 56.7 %Lake County56.7Glacier County: 56.6 %Glacier County56.6Beaverhead County: 56.3 %Beaverhead County56.3Ravalli County: 56.2 %Ravalli County56.2Roosevelt County: 55.9 %Roosevelt County55.9Toole County: 55.3 %Toole County55.3Golden Valley County: 55.1 %Golden Valley County55.1Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Musselshell County: 52.7 %Musselshell County52.7Deer Lodge County: 51.8 %Deer Lodge County51.8Mineral County: 50.1 %Mineral County50.1Granite County: 48.2 %Granite County48.2Lincoln County: 46.5 %Lincoln County46.5Wheatland County: 44.6 %Wheatland County44.6Sanders County: 43.5 %Sanders County43.5Powell County: 42.3 %Powell County42.3Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Gallatin County: 71.2 %Gallatin County71.2Petroleum County: 71 %Petroleum County71Missoula County: 70.3 %Missoula County70.3Fallon County: 69.3 %Fallon County69.3Yellowstone County: 66.2 %Yellowstone County66.2Lewis and Clark County: 66.1 %Lewis and Clark County66.1Custer County: 65.6 %Custer County65.6Dawson County: 65.3 %Dawson County65.3Richland County: 65 %Richland County65Sheridan County: 64.1 %Sheridan County64.1Park County: 63.3 %Park County63.3McCone County: 63.1 %McCone County63.1Hill County: 62.9 %Hill County62.9Cascade County: 62.9 %Cascade County62.9Flathead County: 62.9 %Flathead County62.9Treasure County: 62.5 %Treasure County62.5Carbon County: 62.1 %Carbon County62.1Fergus County: 62.1 %Fergus County62.1Pondera County: 62 %Pondera County62Meagher County: 61.6 %Meagher County61.6Wibaux County: 61.4 %Wibaux County61.4Sweet Grass County: 61.3 %Sweet Grass County61.3Daniels County: 61.2 %Daniels County61.2Powder River County: 61 %Powder River County61Valley County: 60.9 %Valley County60.9Carter County: 60.6 %Carter County60.6Liberty County: 60.6 %Liberty County60.6Stillwater County: 60.5 %Stillwater County60.5Prairie County: 60 %Prairie County60Silver Bow County: 59.7 %Silver Bow County59.7Broadwater County: 59.6 %Broadwater County59.6Big Horn County: 59.6 %Big Horn County59.6Phillips County: 59.6 %Phillips County59.6Teton County: 59.5 %Teton County59.5Judith Basin County: 59.3 %Judith Basin County59.3Rosebud County: 58.4 %Rosebud County58.4Blaine County: 57.8 %Blaine County57.8Chouteau County: 57.3 %Chouteau County57.3Jefferson County: 57.3 %Jefferson County57.3Lake County: 56.7 %Lake County56.7Glacier County: 56.6 %Glacier County56.6Beaverhead County: 56.3 %Beaverhead County56.3Ravalli County: 56.2 %Ravalli County56.2Roosevelt County: 55.9 %Roosevelt County55.9Toole County: 55.3 %Toole County55.3Golden Valley County: 55.1 %Golden Valley County55.1Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Musselshell County: 52.7 %Musselshell County52.7Deer Lodge County: 51.8 %Deer Lodge County51.8Mineral County: 50.1 %Mineral County50.1Granite County: 48.2 %Granite County48.2Lincoln County: 46.5 %Lincoln County46.5Wheatland County: 44.6 %Wheatland County44.6Sanders County: 43.5 %Sanders County43.5Powell County: 42.3 %Powell County42.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Garfield County73
2Gallatin County71.2
3Petroleum County71
4Missoula County70.3
5Fallon County69.3
6Yellowstone County66.2
7Lewis and Clark County66.1
8Custer County65.6
9Dawson County65.3
10Richland County65
11Sheridan County64.1
12Park County63.3
13McCone County63.1
14Hill County62.9
15Cascade County62.9
16Flathead County62.9
17Treasure County62.5
18Carbon County62.1
19Fergus County62.1
20Pondera County62
21Meagher County61.6
22Wibaux County61.4
23Sweet Grass County61.3
24Daniels County61.2
25Powder River County61
26Valley County60.9
27Carter County60.6
28Liberty County60.6
29Stillwater County60.5
30Prairie County60
31Silver Bow County59.7
32Broadwater County59.6
33Big Horn County59.6
34Phillips County59.6
35Teton County59.5
36Judith Basin County59.3
37Rosebud County58.4
38Blaine County57.8
39Chouteau County57.3
40Jefferson County57.3
41Lake County56.7
42Glacier County56.6
43Beaverhead County56.3
44Ravalli County56.2
45Roosevelt County55.9
46Toole County55.3
47Golden Valley County55.1
48Madison County53.9
49Musselshell County52.7
50Deer Lodge County51.8
51Mineral County50.1
52Granite County48.2
53Lincoln County46.5
54Wheatland County44.6
55Sanders County43.5
56Powell County42.3

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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2021. 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), 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Garfield County, with 73% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 42.3% in 2021.

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