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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 2023, at 73.4%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 48.3%. The median was 65.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 68.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.4Sarpy County
Lowest48.3Johnson County
Median65.393 counties
Nebraska68.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 66 %Antelope County: 65.8 %Arthur County: 61.1 %Banner County: 61.9 %Blaine County: 65.9 %Boone County: 64.4 %Box Butte County: 66 %Boyd County: 60.9 %Brown County: 60.5 %Buffalo County: 71 %Burt County: 59 %Butler County: 67.5 %Cass County: 68 %Cedar County: 68.5 %Chase County: 60.8 %Cherry County: 67.5 %Cheyenne County: 64.3 %Clay County: 67.6 %Colfax County: 70.4 %Cuming County: 69.1 %Custer County: 64.9 %Dakota County: 71.5 %Dawes County: 62.5 %Dawson County: 68.6 %Deuel County: 56 %Dixon County: 67.5 %Dodge County: 66.1 %Douglas County: 70.6 %Dundy County: 67.4 %Fillmore County: 68.7 %Franklin County: 57.4 %Frontier County: 60.9 %Furnas County: 56.8 %Gage County: 63.2 %Garden County: 51.1 %Garfield County: 67.8 %Gosper County: 59.7 %Grant County: 67.3 %Greeley County: 59.7 %Hall County: 68.8 %Hamilton County: 66 %Harlan County: 61.4 %Hayes County: 57.8 %Hitchcock County: 58.5 %Holt County: 65.4 %Hooker County: 61.9 %Howard County: 66.1 %Jefferson County: 57.9 %Johnson County: 48.3 %Kearney County: 69.9 %Keith County: 59.6 %Keya Paha County: 58.6 %Kimball County: 58.7 %Knox County: 61.9 %Lancaster County: 69.9 %Lincoln County: 63.2 %Logan County: 67.3 %Loup County: 67 %McPherson County: 68.8 %Madison County: 68.6 %Merrick County: 66.2 %Morrill County: 62.1 %Nance County: 65.3 %Nemaha County: 60.9 %Nuckolls County: 64 %Otoe County: 66.9 %Pawnee County: 58 %Perkins County: 66.9 %Phelps County: 64.9 %Pierce County: 66.1 %Platte County: 70.1 %Polk County: 67.5 %Red Willow County: 62.4 %Richardson County: 61 %Rock County: 61.2 %Saline County: 67.8 %Sarpy County: 73.4 %Saunders County: 69.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 62.7 %Seward County: 67.8 %Sheridan County: 59.8 %Sherman County: 63.7 %Sioux County: 62.8 %Stanton County: 67.6 %Thayer County: 63.2 %Thomas County: 68.8 %Thurston County: 64.8 %Valley County: 63.8 %Washington County: 67.9 %Wayne County: 68.5 %Webster County: 66.1 %Wheeler County: 61.2 %York County: 64.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sarpy County: 73.4 %Sarpy County73.4Dakota County: 71.5 %Dakota County71.5Buffalo County: 71 %Buffalo County71Douglas County: 70.6 %Douglas County70.6Colfax County: 70.4 %Colfax County70.4Platte County: 70.1 %Platte County70.1Lancaster County: 69.9 %Lancaster County69.9Kearney County: 69.9 %Kearney County69.9Saunders County: 69.4 %Saunders County69.4Cuming County: 69.1 %Cuming County69.1Thomas County: 68.8 %Thomas County68.8McPherson County: 68.8 %McPherson County68.8Hall County: 68.8 %Hall County68.8Fillmore County: 68.7 %Fillmore County68.7Dawson County: 68.6 %Dawson County68.6Madison County: 68.6 %Madison County68.6Cedar County: 68.5 %Cedar County68.5Wayne County: 68.5 %Wayne County68.5Cass County: 68 %Cass County68Washington County: 67.9 %Washington County67.9Garfield County: 67.8 %Garfield County67.8Saline County: 67.8 %Saline County67.8Seward County: 67.8 %Seward County67.8Clay County: 67.6 %Clay County67.6Stanton County: 67.6 %Stanton County67.6Butler County: 67.5 %Butler County67.5Cherry County: 67.5 %Cherry County67.5Polk County: 67.5 %Polk County67.5Dixon County: 67.5 %Dixon County67.5Dundy County: 67.4 %Dundy County67.4Grant County: 67.3 %Grant County67.3Logan County: 67.3 %Logan County67.3Loup County: 67 %Loup County67Otoe County: 66.9 %Otoe County66.9Perkins County: 66.9 %Perkins County66.9Merrick County: 66.2 %Merrick County66.2Howard County: 66.1 %Howard County66.1Dodge County: 66.1 %Dodge County66.1Webster County: 66.1 %Webster County66.1Pierce County: 66.1 %Pierce County66.1Sarpy County: 73.4 %Sarpy County73.4Dakota County: 71.5 %Dakota County71.5Buffalo County: 71 %Buffalo County71Douglas County: 70.6 %Douglas County70.6Colfax County: 70.4 %Colfax County70.4Platte County: 70.1 %Platte County70.1Lancaster County: 69.9 %Lancaster County69.9Kearney County: 69.9 %Kearney County69.9Saunders County: 69.4 %Saunders County69.4Cuming County: 69.1 %Cuming County69.1Thomas County: 68.8 %Thomas County68.8McPherson County: 68.8 %McPherson County68.8Hall County: 68.8 %Hall County68.8Fillmore County: 68.7 %Fillmore County68.7Dawson County: 68.6 %Dawson County68.6Madison County: 68.6 %Madison County68.6Cedar County: 68.5 %Cedar County68.5Wayne County: 68.5 %Wayne County68.5Cass County: 68 %Cass County68Washington County: 67.9 %Washington County67.9Garfield County: 67.8 %Garfield County67.8Saline County: 67.8 %Saline County67.8Seward County: 67.8 %Seward County67.8Clay County: 67.6 %Clay County67.6Stanton County: 67.6 %Stanton County67.6Butler County: 67.5 %Butler County67.5Cherry County: 67.5 %Cherry County67.5Polk County: 67.5 %Polk County67.5Dixon County: 67.5 %Dixon County67.5Dundy County: 67.4 %Dundy County67.4Grant County: 67.3 %Grant County67.3Logan County: 67.3 %Logan County67.3Loup County: 67 %Loup County67Otoe County: 66.9 %Otoe County66.9Perkins County: 66.9 %Perkins County66.9Merrick County: 66.2 %Merrick County66.2Howard County: 66.1 %Howard County66.1Dodge County: 66.1 %Dodge County66.1Webster County: 66.1 %Webster County66.1Pierce County: 66.1 %Pierce County66.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sarpy County73.4+0.3 pts
2Dakota County71.5+1.6 pts
3Buffalo County710 pts
4Douglas County70.6-0 pts
5Colfax County70.40 pts
6Platte County70.1+0.9 pts
7Lancaster County69.9-0.6 pts
8Kearney County69.9+0.6 pts
9Saunders County69.4+0.2 pts
10Cuming County69.1+1.1 pts
11Thomas County68.8-1.2 pts
12McPherson County68.8+2.5 pts
13Hall County68.8+0.7 pts
14Fillmore County68.7+3 pts
15Dawson County68.6-0.8 pts
16Madison County68.6+0.8 pts
17Cedar County68.5+0.6 pts
18Wayne County68.5-0.1 pts
19Cass County68+0.5 pts
20Washington County67.9-0.2 pts
21Garfield County67.8+3.2 pts
22Saline County67.8+0.6 pts
23Seward County67.8-0.5 pts
24Clay County67.6+0.4 pts
25Stanton County67.6-1 pts
26Butler County67.5+0.2 pts
26Cherry County67.5-0 pts
26Polk County67.5+0.6 pts
29Dixon County67.5+0.5 pts
30Dundy County67.4+0.5 pts
31Grant County67.3+0.4 pts
32Logan County67.3-1 pts
33Loup County67+3.1 pts
34Otoe County66.9-0 pts
35Perkins County66.9+1.1 pts
36Merrick County66.2+2 pts
37Howard County66.1+0.3 pts
38Dodge County66.1+1.2 pts
39Webster County66.1+0.2 pts
40Pierce County66.1-1.9 pts
41Adams County66+0.4 pts
42Box Butte County66+0.4 pts
43Hamilton County66-1 pts
44Blaine County65.9+1.7 pts
45Antelope County65.8-1.6 pts
46Holt County65.4-1.8 pts
47Nance County65.3+0.4 pts
48Custer County64.9+1 pts
49Phelps County64.9-0 pts
50Thurston County64.8+0.5 pts
51York County64.8+1.2 pts
52Boone County64.4-1 pts
53Cheyenne County64.3+1.5 pts
54Nuckolls County64-0.7 pts
55Valley County63.8+0.7 pts
56Sherman County63.7+0.1 pts
57Lincoln County63.2-0.3 pts
58Gage County63.2-0.2 pts
58Thayer County63.2+0.3 pts
60Sioux County62.8+4.1 pts
61Scotts Bluff County62.7-1.3 pts
62Dawes County62.5-1.3 pts
63Red Willow County62.4-0.4 pts
64Morrill County62.1-0 pts
65Hooker County61.9-1.7 pts
66Banner County61.9-4.5 pts
67Knox County61.9-1.4 pts
68Harlan County61.4-0.7 pts
69Wheeler County61.2+3.2 pts
70Rock County61.2-0.9 pts
71Arthur County61.1-2 pts
72Richardson County61-0.8 pts
73Nemaha County60.90 pts
74Frontier County60.9-0.2 pts
75Boyd County60.9+0.9 pts
76Chase County60.8-0.5 pts
77Brown County60.5+2.9 pts
78Sheridan County59.8+0.4 pts
79Gosper County59.7+0.3 pts
80Greeley County59.7+1.9 pts
81Keith County59.6-1.3 pts
82Burt County59+0.5 pts
83Kimball County58.7-1 pts
84Keya Paha County58.6-0.8 pts
85Hitchcock County58.5-0.1 pts
86Pawnee County58+0.6 pts
87Jefferson County57.9-2.9 pts
88Hayes County57.8-0.8 pts
89Franklin County57.4-1.3 pts
90Furnas County56.8-2.2 pts
91Deuel County56-2.2 pts
92Garden County51.1-0.3 pts
93Johnson County48.3-1.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (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 Nebraska by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 73.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 48.3% in 2023.

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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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