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

Sarpy County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 93 counties in 2021, at 73.3%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 47.9%. The median was 65.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 69.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.3Sarpy County
Lowest47.9Johnson County
Median65.593 counties
Nebraska69.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 65.8 %Antelope County: 67.6 %Arthur County: 64.7 %Banner County: 63.2 %Blaine County: 69.7 %Boone County: 66.5 %Box Butte County: 66.3 %Boyd County: 61 %Brown County: 56.7 %Buffalo County: 71.8 %Burt County: 57.2 %Butler County: 66.8 %Cass County: 67.2 %Cedar County: 70.1 %Chase County: 61.8 %Cherry County: 68.7 %Cheyenne County: 64.1 %Clay County: 66.6 %Colfax County: 70.9 %Cuming County: 68.8 %Custer County: 65.9 %Dakota County: 71.2 %Dawes County: 63.2 %Dawson County: 69.7 %Deuel County: 58.2 %Dixon County: 69.5 %Dodge County: 65.8 %Douglas County: 71 %Dundy County: 68 %Fillmore County: 65.5 %Franklin County: 57 %Frontier County: 61.6 %Furnas County: 62.8 %Gage County: 65 %Garden County: 56.1 %Garfield County: 64.3 %Gosper County: 57.9 %Grant County: 63.3 %Greeley County: 59.2 %Hall County: 69.1 %Hamilton County: 68.2 %Harlan County: 62.7 %Hayes County: 64.2 %Hitchcock County: 60.5 %Holt County: 68.3 %Hooker County: 56.3 %Howard County: 68 %Jefferson County: 61.7 %Johnson County: 47.9 %Kearney County: 69.6 %Keith County: 61 %Keya Paha County: 63.9 %Kimball County: 63.5 %Knox County: 65.1 %Lancaster County: 70.7 %Lincoln County: 65.5 %Logan County: 65.8 %Loup County: 63.7 %McPherson County: 64.1 %Madison County: 69.2 %Merrick County: 66.1 %Morrill County: 62.1 %Nance County: 64.7 %Nemaha County: 59.8 %Nuckolls County: 65.1 %Otoe County: 67.7 %Pawnee County: 57.7 %Perkins County: 64.5 %Phelps County: 65.8 %Pierce County: 68.5 %Platte County: 69.6 %Polk County: 66 %Red Willow County: 65.2 %Richardson County: 62.2 %Rock County: 63.1 %Saline County: 68.1 %Sarpy County: 73.3 %Saunders County: 68.9 %Scotts Bluff County: 63.4 %Seward County: 68.7 %Sheridan County: 61 %Sherman County: 66.1 %Sioux County: 65.7 %Stanton County: 71.9 %Thayer County: 63.2 %Thomas County: 66.5 %Thurston County: 66.2 %Valley County: 62.2 %Washington County: 67.8 %Wayne County: 71.2 %Webster County: 65.4 %Wheeler County: 59.4 %York County: 63.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sarpy County: 73.3 %Sarpy County73.3Stanton County: 71.9 %Stanton County71.9Buffalo County: 71.8 %Buffalo County71.8Dakota County: 71.2 %Dakota County71.2Wayne County: 71.2 %Wayne County71.2Douglas County: 71 %Douglas County71Colfax County: 70.9 %Colfax County70.9Lancaster County: 70.7 %Lancaster County70.7Cedar County: 70.1 %Cedar County70.1Blaine County: 69.7 %Blaine County69.7Dawson County: 69.7 %Dawson County69.7Kearney County: 69.6 %Kearney County69.6Platte County: 69.6 %Platte County69.6Dixon County: 69.5 %Dixon County69.5Madison County: 69.2 %Madison County69.2Hall County: 69.1 %Hall County69.1Saunders County: 68.9 %Saunders County68.9Cuming County: 68.8 %Cuming County68.8Seward County: 68.7 %Seward County68.7Cherry County: 68.7 %Cherry County68.7Pierce County: 68.5 %Pierce County68.5Holt County: 68.3 %Holt County68.3Hamilton County: 68.2 %Hamilton County68.2Saline County: 68.1 %Saline County68.1Howard County: 68 %Howard County68Dundy County: 68 %Dundy County68Washington County: 67.8 %Washington County67.8Otoe County: 67.7 %Otoe County67.7Antelope County: 67.6 %Antelope County67.6Cass County: 67.2 %Cass County67.2Butler County: 66.8 %Butler County66.8Clay County: 66.6 %Clay County66.6Thomas County: 66.5 %Thomas County66.5Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Box Butte County: 66.3 %Box Butte County66.3Thurston County: 66.2 %Thurston County66.2Merrick County: 66.1 %Merrick County66.1Sherman County: 66.1 %Sherman County66.1Polk County: 66 %Polk County66Custer County: 65.9 %Custer County65.9Sarpy County: 73.3 %Sarpy County73.3Stanton County: 71.9 %Stanton County71.9Buffalo County: 71.8 %Buffalo County71.8Dakota County: 71.2 %Dakota County71.2Wayne County: 71.2 %Wayne County71.2Douglas County: 71 %Douglas County71Colfax County: 70.9 %Colfax County70.9Lancaster County: 70.7 %Lancaster County70.7Cedar County: 70.1 %Cedar County70.1Blaine County: 69.7 %Blaine County69.7Dawson County: 69.7 %Dawson County69.7Kearney County: 69.6 %Kearney County69.6Platte County: 69.6 %Platte County69.6Dixon County: 69.5 %Dixon County69.5Madison County: 69.2 %Madison County69.2Hall County: 69.1 %Hall County69.1Saunders County: 68.9 %Saunders County68.9Cuming County: 68.8 %Cuming County68.8Seward County: 68.7 %Seward County68.7Cherry County: 68.7 %Cherry County68.7Pierce County: 68.5 %Pierce County68.5Holt County: 68.3 %Holt County68.3Hamilton County: 68.2 %Hamilton County68.2Saline County: 68.1 %Saline County68.1Howard County: 68 %Howard County68Dundy County: 68 %Dundy County68Washington County: 67.8 %Washington County67.8Otoe County: 67.7 %Otoe County67.7Antelope County: 67.6 %Antelope County67.6Cass County: 67.2 %Cass County67.2Butler County: 66.8 %Butler County66.8Clay County: 66.6 %Clay County66.6Thomas County: 66.5 %Thomas County66.5Boone County: 66.5 %Boone County66.5Box Butte County: 66.3 %Box Butte County66.3Thurston County: 66.2 %Thurston County66.2Merrick County: 66.1 %Merrick County66.1Sherman County: 66.1 %Sherman County66.1Polk County: 66 %Polk County66Custer County: 65.9 %Custer County65.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sarpy County73.3
2Stanton County71.9
3Buffalo County71.8
4Dakota County71.2
5Wayne County71.2
6Douglas County71
7Colfax County70.9
8Lancaster County70.7
9Cedar County70.1
10Blaine County69.7
11Dawson County69.7
12Kearney County69.6
13Platte County69.6
14Dixon County69.5
15Madison County69.2
16Hall County69.1
17Saunders County68.9
18Cuming County68.8
19Seward County68.7
20Cherry County68.7
21Pierce County68.5
22Holt County68.3
23Hamilton County68.2
24Saline County68.1
25Howard County68
26Dundy County68
27Washington County67.8
28Otoe County67.7
29Antelope County67.6
30Cass County67.2
31Butler County66.8
32Clay County66.6
33Thomas County66.5
34Boone County66.5
35Box Butte County66.3
36Thurston County66.2
37Merrick County66.1
38Sherman County66.1
39Polk County66
40Custer County65.9
41Adams County65.8
42Logan County65.8
43Phelps County65.8
44Dodge County65.8
45Sioux County65.7
46Lincoln County65.5
47Fillmore County65.5
48Webster County65.4
49Red Willow County65.2
50Knox County65.1
51Nuckolls County65.1
52Gage County65
53Arthur County64.7
54Nance County64.7
55Perkins County64.5
56Garfield County64.3
57Hayes County64.2
58McPherson County64.1
59Cheyenne County64.1
60Keya Paha County63.9
61York County63.9
62Loup County63.7
63Kimball County63.5
64Scotts Bluff County63.4
65Grant County63.3
66Thayer County63.2
67Banner County63.2
68Dawes County63.2
69Rock County63.1
70Furnas County62.8
71Harlan County62.7
72Valley County62.2
73Richardson County62.2
74Morrill County62.1
75Chase County61.8
76Jefferson County61.7
77Frontier County61.6
78Boyd County61
79Keith County61
80Sheridan County61
81Hitchcock County60.5
82Nemaha County59.8
83Wheeler County59.4
84Greeley County59.2
85Deuel County58.2
86Gosper County57.9
87Pawnee County57.7
88Burt County57.2
89Franklin County57
90Brown County56.7
91Hooker County56.3
92Garden County56.1
93Johnson County47.9

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Nebraska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/nebraska-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)?

Sarpy County, with 73.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnson County, with 47.9% in 2021.

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