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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 2022, at 73.2%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 49.6%. The median was 64.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 68.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.2Sarpy County
Lowest49.6Johnson County
Median64.793 counties
Nebraska68.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 65.6 %Antelope County: 67.4 %Arthur County: 63.1 %Banner County: 66.4 %Blaine County: 64.2 %Boone County: 65.5 %Box Butte County: 65.6 %Boyd County: 60 %Brown County: 57.6 %Buffalo County: 71 %Burt County: 58.5 %Butler County: 67.4 %Cass County: 67.5 %Cedar County: 67.9 %Chase County: 61.3 %Cherry County: 67.6 %Cheyenne County: 62.8 %Clay County: 67.3 %Colfax County: 70.4 %Cuming County: 68 %Custer County: 63.9 %Dakota County: 69.9 %Dawes County: 63.8 %Dawson County: 69.5 %Deuel County: 58.2 %Dixon County: 67 %Dodge County: 65 %Douglas County: 70.7 %Dundy County: 66.9 %Fillmore County: 65.7 %Franklin County: 58.8 %Frontier County: 61.1 %Furnas County: 59 %Gage County: 63.4 %Garden County: 51.4 %Garfield County: 64.6 %Gosper County: 59.4 %Grant County: 66.9 %Greeley County: 57.9 %Hall County: 68.1 %Hamilton County: 66.9 %Harlan County: 62.1 %Hayes County: 58.6 %Hitchcock County: 58.6 %Holt County: 67.2 %Hooker County: 63.7 %Howard County: 65.8 %Jefferson County: 60.9 %Johnson County: 49.6 %Kearney County: 69.3 %Keith County: 60.9 %Keya Paha County: 59.4 %Kimball County: 59.7 %Knox County: 63.3 %Lancaster County: 70.6 %Lincoln County: 63.5 %Logan County: 68.2 %Loup County: 63.9 %McPherson County: 66.3 %Madison County: 67.7 %Merrick County: 64.2 %Morrill County: 62.2 %Nance County: 64.9 %Nemaha County: 60.9 %Nuckolls County: 64.7 %Otoe County: 66.9 %Pawnee County: 57.4 %Perkins County: 65.8 %Phelps County: 64.9 %Pierce County: 68 %Platte County: 69.3 %Polk County: 66.9 %Red Willow County: 62.8 %Richardson County: 61.8 %Rock County: 62.1 %Saline County: 67.2 %Sarpy County: 73.2 %Saunders County: 69.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 64 %Seward County: 68.2 %Sheridan County: 59.4 %Sherman County: 63.6 %Sioux County: 58.7 %Stanton County: 68.5 %Thayer County: 62.9 %Thomas County: 70 %Thurston County: 64.4 %Valley County: 63.1 %Washington County: 68.1 %Wayne County: 68.6 %Webster County: 65.9 %Wheeler County: 58 %York County: 63.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Sarpy County: 73.2 %Sarpy County73.2Buffalo County: 71 %Buffalo County71Douglas County: 70.7 %Douglas County70.7Lancaster County: 70.6 %Lancaster County70.6Colfax County: 70.4 %Colfax County70.4Thomas County: 70 %Thomas County70Dakota County: 69.9 %Dakota County69.9Dawson County: 69.5 %Dawson County69.5Platte County: 69.3 %Platte County69.3Kearney County: 69.3 %Kearney County69.3Saunders County: 69.2 %Saunders County69.2Wayne County: 68.6 %Wayne County68.6Stanton County: 68.5 %Stanton County68.5Logan County: 68.2 %Logan County68.2Seward County: 68.2 %Seward County68.2Washington County: 68.1 %Washington County68.1Hall County: 68.1 %Hall County68.1Cuming County: 68 %Cuming County68Pierce County: 68 %Pierce County68Cedar County: 67.9 %Cedar County67.9Madison County: 67.7 %Madison County67.7Cherry County: 67.6 %Cherry County67.6Cass County: 67.5 %Cass County67.5Antelope County: 67.4 %Antelope County67.4Butler County: 67.4 %Butler County67.4Clay County: 67.3 %Clay County67.3Holt County: 67.2 %Holt County67.2Saline County: 67.2 %Saline County67.2Dixon County: 67 %Dixon County67Hamilton County: 66.9 %Hamilton County66.9Polk County: 66.9 %Polk County66.9Otoe County: 66.9 %Otoe County66.9Dundy County: 66.9 %Dundy County66.9Grant County: 66.9 %Grant County66.9Banner County: 66.4 %Banner County66.4McPherson County: 66.3 %McPherson County66.3Webster County: 65.9 %Webster County65.9Howard County: 65.8 %Howard County65.8Perkins County: 65.8 %Perkins County65.8Fillmore County: 65.7 %Fillmore County65.7Sarpy County: 73.2 %Sarpy County73.2Buffalo County: 71 %Buffalo County71Douglas County: 70.7 %Douglas County70.7Lancaster County: 70.6 %Lancaster County70.6Colfax County: 70.4 %Colfax County70.4Thomas County: 70 %Thomas County70Dakota County: 69.9 %Dakota County69.9Dawson County: 69.5 %Dawson County69.5Platte County: 69.3 %Platte County69.3Kearney County: 69.3 %Kearney County69.3Saunders County: 69.2 %Saunders County69.2Wayne County: 68.6 %Wayne County68.6Stanton County: 68.5 %Stanton County68.5Logan County: 68.2 %Logan County68.2Seward County: 68.2 %Seward County68.2Washington County: 68.1 %Washington County68.1Hall County: 68.1 %Hall County68.1Cuming County: 68 %Cuming County68Pierce County: 68 %Pierce County68Cedar County: 67.9 %Cedar County67.9Madison County: 67.7 %Madison County67.7Cherry County: 67.6 %Cherry County67.6Cass County: 67.5 %Cass County67.5Antelope County: 67.4 %Antelope County67.4Butler County: 67.4 %Butler County67.4Clay County: 67.3 %Clay County67.3Holt County: 67.2 %Holt County67.2Saline County: 67.2 %Saline County67.2Dixon County: 67 %Dixon County67Hamilton County: 66.9 %Hamilton County66.9Polk County: 66.9 %Polk County66.9Otoe County: 66.9 %Otoe County66.9Dundy County: 66.9 %Dundy County66.9Grant County: 66.9 %Grant County66.9Banner County: 66.4 %Banner County66.4McPherson County: 66.3 %McPherson County66.3Webster County: 65.9 %Webster County65.9Howard County: 65.8 %Howard County65.8Perkins County: 65.8 %Perkins County65.8Fillmore County: 65.7 %Fillmore County65.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sarpy County73.2-0.2 pts
2Buffalo County71-0.8 pts
3Douglas County70.7-0.4 pts
4Lancaster County70.6-0.2 pts
5Colfax County70.4-0.5 pts
6Thomas County70+3.5 pts
7Dakota County69.9-1.3 pts
8Dawson County69.5-0.2 pts
9Platte County69.3-0.3 pts
10Kearney County69.3-0.4 pts
11Saunders County69.2+0.3 pts
12Wayne County68.6-2.6 pts
13Stanton County68.5-3.3 pts
14Logan County68.2+2.4 pts
14Seward County68.2-0.5 pts
16Washington County68.1+0.3 pts
17Hall County68.1-1.1 pts
18Cuming County68-0.7 pts
19Pierce County68-0.6 pts
20Cedar County67.9-2.3 pts
21Madison County67.7-1.5 pts
22Cherry County67.6-1.1 pts
23Cass County67.5+0.3 pts
24Antelope County67.4-0.2 pts
25Butler County67.4+0.5 pts
26Clay County67.3+0.7 pts
27Holt County67.2-1.1 pts
28Saline County67.2-1 pts
29Dixon County67-2.5 pts
30Hamilton County66.9-1.3 pts
31Polk County66.9+0.9 pts
32Otoe County66.9-0.8 pts
33Dundy County66.9-1.1 pts
34Grant County66.9+3.5 pts
35Banner County66.4+3.2 pts
36McPherson County66.3+2.2 pts
37Webster County65.9+0.6 pts
38Howard County65.8-2.2 pts
39Perkins County65.8+1.3 pts
40Fillmore County65.7+0.2 pts
41Box Butte County65.6-0.6 pts
42Adams County65.6-0.2 pts
43Boone County65.5-1 pts
44Dodge County65-0.8 pts
45Phelps County64.9-0.9 pts
46Nance County64.9+0.2 pts
47Nuckolls County64.7-0.3 pts
48Garfield County64.6+0.3 pts
49Thurston County64.4-1.8 pts
50Merrick County64.2-1.9 pts
51Blaine County64.2-5.5 pts
52Scotts Bluff County64+0.6 pts
53Custer County63.9-2 pts
54Loup County63.9+0.2 pts
55Dawes County63.8+0.6 pts
56Hooker County63.7+7.4 pts
57Sherman County63.6-2.5 pts
58York County63.6-0.3 pts
59Lincoln County63.5-2 pts
60Gage County63.4-1.6 pts
61Knox County63.3-1.8 pts
62Arthur County63.1-1.6 pts
62Valley County63.1+0.9 pts
64Thayer County62.9-0.4 pts
65Red Willow County62.8-2.4 pts
66Cheyenne County62.8-1.3 pts
67Morrill County62.20 pts
68Rock County62.1-1 pts
69Harlan County62.1-0.6 pts
70Richardson County61.8-0.4 pts
71Chase County61.3-0.5 pts
72Frontier County61.1-0.5 pts
73Keith County60.9-0.1 pts
73Nemaha County60.9+1.1 pts
75Jefferson County60.9-0.9 pts
76Boyd County60-1.1 pts
77Kimball County59.7-3.9 pts
78Sheridan County59.4-1.6 pts
79Gosper County59.4+1.5 pts
80Keya Paha County59.4-4.6 pts
81Furnas County59-3.8 pts
82Franklin County58.8+1.8 pts
83Sioux County58.7-7 pts
84Hayes County58.6-5.5 pts
85Hitchcock County58.6-2 pts
86Burt County58.5+1.3 pts
87Deuel County58.2-0 pts
88Wheeler County58-1.4 pts
89Greeley County57.9-1.4 pts
90Brown County57.6+0.8 pts
91Pawnee County57.4-0.3 pts
92Garden County51.4-4.7 pts
93Johnson County49.6+1.7 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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  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=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)?

Sarpy County, with 73.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 49.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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