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

Gallatin County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 counties in 2022, at 71.1%. Sanders County had the lowest, at 40.7%. The median was 60.1% and the figure for Montana was 63%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.1Gallatin County
Lowest40.7Sanders County
Median60.156 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 58.2 %Big Horn County: 59.6 %Blaine County: 60 %Broadwater County: 58.8 %Carbon County: 61.1 %Carter County: 60.3 %Cascade County: 62.8 %Chouteau County: 55.7 %Custer County: 65.2 %Daniels County: 60.7 %Dawson County: 63.4 %Deer Lodge County: 51.6 %Fallon County: 64.4 %Fergus County: 60.7 %Flathead County: 62.6 %Gallatin County: 71.1 %Garfield County: 70.1 %Glacier County: 53.3 %Golden Valley County: 53.1 %Granite County: 47.9 %Hill County: 63.2 %Jefferson County: 57.5 %Judith Basin County: 62.6 %Lake County: 56.6 %Lewis and Clark County: 65.1 %Liberty County: 54.6 %Lincoln County: 47.4 %McCone County: 63.4 %Madison County: 54.8 %Meagher County: 61.1 %Mineral County: 52.4 %Missoula County: 70 %Musselshell County: 50.4 %Park County: 63.3 %Petroleum County: 69.3 %Phillips County: 60.5 %Pondera County: 59.9 %Powder River County: 61.4 %Powell County: 43.8 %Prairie County: 56.5 %Ravalli County: 56.4 %Richland County: 66.8 %Roosevelt County: 53.2 %Rosebud County: 58.8 %Sanders County: 40.7 %Sheridan County: 61.1 %Silver Bow County: 60.1 %Stillwater County: 59.8 %Sweet Grass County: 62.1 %Teton County: 60.4 %Toole County: 53.5 %Treasure County: 64.5 %Valley County: 60.1 %Wheatland County: 49 %Wibaux County: 58.2 %Yellowstone County: 66.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Gallatin County: 71.1 %Gallatin County71.1Garfield County: 70.1 %Garfield County70.1Missoula County: 70 %Missoula County70Petroleum County: 69.3 %Petroleum County69.3Richland County: 66.8 %Richland County66.8Yellowstone County: 66.2 %Yellowstone County66.2Custer County: 65.2 %Custer County65.2Lewis and Clark County: 65.1 %Lewis and Clark County65.1Treasure County: 64.5 %Treasure County64.5Fallon County: 64.4 %Fallon County64.4Dawson County: 63.4 %Dawson County63.4McCone County: 63.4 %McCone County63.4Park County: 63.3 %Park County63.3Hill County: 63.2 %Hill County63.2Cascade County: 62.8 %Cascade County62.8Judith Basin County: 62.6 %Judith Basin County62.6Flathead County: 62.6 %Flathead County62.6Sweet Grass County: 62.1 %Sweet Grass County62.1Powder River County: 61.4 %Powder River County61.4Meagher County: 61.1 %Meagher County61.1Sheridan County: 61.1 %Sheridan County61.1Carbon County: 61.1 %Carbon County61.1Fergus County: 60.7 %Fergus County60.7Daniels County: 60.7 %Daniels County60.7Phillips County: 60.5 %Phillips County60.5Teton County: 60.4 %Teton County60.4Carter County: 60.3 %Carter County60.3Silver Bow County: 60.1 %Silver Bow County60.1Valley County: 60.1 %Valley County60.1Blaine County: 60 %Blaine County60Pondera County: 59.9 %Pondera County59.9Stillwater County: 59.8 %Stillwater County59.8Big Horn County: 59.6 %Big Horn County59.6Broadwater County: 58.8 %Broadwater County58.8Rosebud County: 58.8 %Rosebud County58.8Beaverhead County: 58.2 %Beaverhead County58.2Wibaux County: 58.2 %Wibaux County58.2Jefferson County: 57.5 %Jefferson County57.5Lake County: 56.6 %Lake County56.6Prairie County: 56.5 %Prairie County56.5Ravalli County: 56.4 %Ravalli County56.4Chouteau County: 55.7 %Chouteau County55.7Madison County: 54.8 %Madison County54.8Liberty County: 54.6 %Liberty County54.6Toole County: 53.5 %Toole County53.5Glacier County: 53.3 %Glacier County53.3Roosevelt County: 53.2 %Roosevelt County53.2Golden Valley County: 53.1 %Golden Valley County53.1Mineral County: 52.4 %Mineral County52.4Deer Lodge County: 51.6 %Deer Lodge County51.6Musselshell County: 50.4 %Musselshell County50.4Wheatland County: 49 %Wheatland County49Granite County: 47.9 %Granite County47.9Lincoln County: 47.4 %Lincoln County47.4Powell County: 43.8 %Powell County43.8Sanders County: 40.7 %Sanders County40.7Gallatin County: 71.1 %Gallatin County71.1Garfield County: 70.1 %Garfield County70.1Missoula County: 70 %Missoula County70Petroleum County: 69.3 %Petroleum County69.3Richland County: 66.8 %Richland County66.8Yellowstone County: 66.2 %Yellowstone County66.2Custer County: 65.2 %Custer County65.2Lewis and Clark County: 65.1 %Lewis and Clark County65.1Treasure County: 64.5 %Treasure County64.5Fallon County: 64.4 %Fallon County64.4Dawson County: 63.4 %Dawson County63.4McCone County: 63.4 %McCone County63.4Park County: 63.3 %Park County63.3Hill County: 63.2 %Hill County63.2Cascade County: 62.8 %Cascade County62.8Judith Basin County: 62.6 %Judith Basin County62.6Flathead County: 62.6 %Flathead County62.6Sweet Grass County: 62.1 %Sweet Grass County62.1Powder River County: 61.4 %Powder River County61.4Meagher County: 61.1 %Meagher County61.1Sheridan County: 61.1 %Sheridan County61.1Carbon County: 61.1 %Carbon County61.1Fergus County: 60.7 %Fergus County60.7Daniels County: 60.7 %Daniels County60.7Phillips County: 60.5 %Phillips County60.5Teton County: 60.4 %Teton County60.4Carter County: 60.3 %Carter County60.3Silver Bow County: 60.1 %Silver Bow County60.1Valley County: 60.1 %Valley County60.1Blaine County: 60 %Blaine County60Pondera County: 59.9 %Pondera County59.9Stillwater County: 59.8 %Stillwater County59.8Big Horn County: 59.6 %Big Horn County59.6Broadwater County: 58.8 %Broadwater County58.8Rosebud County: 58.8 %Rosebud County58.8Beaverhead County: 58.2 %Beaverhead County58.2Wibaux County: 58.2 %Wibaux County58.2Jefferson County: 57.5 %Jefferson County57.5Lake County: 56.6 %Lake County56.6Prairie County: 56.5 %Prairie County56.5Ravalli County: 56.4 %Ravalli County56.4Chouteau County: 55.7 %Chouteau County55.7Madison County: 54.8 %Madison County54.8Liberty County: 54.6 %Liberty County54.6Toole County: 53.5 %Toole County53.5Glacier County: 53.3 %Glacier County53.3Roosevelt County: 53.2 %Roosevelt County53.2Golden Valley County: 53.1 %Golden Valley County53.1Mineral County: 52.4 %Mineral County52.4Deer Lodge County: 51.6 %Deer Lodge County51.6Musselshell County: 50.4 %Musselshell County50.4Wheatland County: 49 %Wheatland County49Granite County: 47.9 %Granite County47.9Lincoln County: 47.4 %Lincoln County47.4Powell County: 43.8 %Powell County43.8Sanders County: 40.7 %Sanders County40.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gallatin County71.1-0.1 pts
2Garfield County70.1-3 pts
3Missoula County70-0.3 pts
4Petroleum County69.3-1.7 pts
5Richland County66.8+1.8 pts
6Yellowstone County66.2-0 pts
7Custer County65.2-0.4 pts
8Lewis and Clark County65.1-1 pts
9Treasure County64.5+2 pts
10Fallon County64.4-5 pts
11Dawson County63.4-1.9 pts
12McCone County63.4+0.3 pts
13Park County63.3-0.1 pts
14Hill County63.2+0.3 pts
15Cascade County62.8-0.1 pts
16Judith Basin County62.6+3.4 pts
17Flathead County62.6-0.3 pts
18Sweet Grass County62.1+0.8 pts
19Powder River County61.4+0.4 pts
20Meagher County61.1-0.4 pts
20Sheridan County61.1-3 pts
22Carbon County61.1-1 pts
23Fergus County60.7-1.4 pts
24Daniels County60.7-0.5 pts
25Phillips County60.5+0.9 pts
26Teton County60.4+1 pts
27Carter County60.3-0.3 pts
28Silver Bow County60.1+0.4 pts
28Valley County60.1-0.9 pts
30Blaine County60+2.2 pts
31Pondera County59.9-2.1 pts
32Stillwater County59.8-0.6 pts
33Big Horn County59.60 pts
34Broadwater County58.8-0.8 pts
35Rosebud County58.8+0.3 pts
36Beaverhead County58.2+1.9 pts
37Wibaux County58.2-3.2 pts
38Jefferson County57.5+0.3 pts
39Lake County56.6-0 pts
40Prairie County56.5-3.5 pts
41Ravalli County56.4+0.1 pts
42Chouteau County55.7-1.6 pts
43Madison County54.8+0.9 pts
44Liberty County54.6-6 pts
45Toole County53.5-1.8 pts
46Glacier County53.3-3.3 pts
47Roosevelt County53.2-2.8 pts
48Golden Valley County53.1-1.9 pts
49Mineral County52.4+2.3 pts
50Deer Lodge County51.6-0.2 pts
51Musselshell County50.4-2.3 pts
52Wheatland County49+4.4 pts
53Granite County47.9-0.3 pts
54Lincoln County47.4+0.9 pts
55Powell County43.8+1.5 pts
56Sanders County40.7-2.8 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Gallatin County, with 71.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sanders County, with 40.7% in 2022.

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