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

Elko County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 17 counties in 2021, at 68.1%. Nye County had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 53% and the figure for Nevada was 63.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.1Elko County
Lowest42.3Nye County
Median5317 counties
Nevada63.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Churchill County: 61.7 %Clark County: 63.9 %Douglas County: 53 %Elko County: 68.1 %Esmeralda County: 45.5 %Eureka County: 50 %Humboldt County: 65.8 %Lander County: 65.2 %Lincoln County: 45.7 %Lyon County: 58 %Mineral County: 49.9 %Nye County: 42.3 %Pershing County: 43.1 %Storey County: 44.4 %Washoe County: 66.5 %White Pine County: 48.2 %Carson City: 60.8 %
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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

Elko County: 68.1 %Elko County68.1Washoe County: 66.5 %Washoe County66.5Humboldt County: 65.8 %Humboldt County65.8Lander County: 65.2 %Lander County65.2Clark County: 63.9 %Clark County63.9Churchill County: 61.7 %Churchill County61.7Carson City: 60.8 %Carson City60.8Lyon County: 58 %Lyon County58Douglas County: 53 %Douglas County53Eureka County: 50 %Eureka County50Mineral County: 49.9 %Mineral County49.9White Pine County: 48.2 %White Pine County48.2Lincoln County: 45.7 %Lincoln County45.7Esmeralda County: 45.5 %Esmeralda County45.5Storey County: 44.4 %Storey County44.4Pershing County: 43.1 %Pershing County43.1Nye County: 42.3 %Nye County42.3Elko County: 68.1 %Elko County68.1Washoe County: 66.5 %Washoe County66.5Humboldt County: 65.8 %Humboldt County65.8Lander County: 65.2 %Lander County65.2Clark County: 63.9 %Clark County63.9Churchill County: 61.7 %Churchill County61.7Carson City: 60.8 %Carson City60.8Lyon County: 58 %Lyon County58Douglas County: 53 %Douglas County53Eureka County: 50 %Eureka County50Mineral County: 49.9 %Mineral County49.9White Pine County: 48.2 %White Pine County48.2Lincoln County: 45.7 %Lincoln County45.7Esmeralda County: 45.5 %Esmeralda County45.5Storey County: 44.4 %Storey County44.4Pershing County: 43.1 %Pershing County43.1Nye County: 42.3 %Nye County42.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Elko County68.1
2Washoe County66.5
3Humboldt County65.8
4Lander County65.2
5Clark County63.9
6Churchill County61.7
7Carson City60.8
8Lyon County58
9Douglas County53
10Eureka County50
11Mineral County49.9
12White Pine County48.2
13Lincoln County45.7
14Esmeralda County45.5
15Storey County44.4
16Pershing County43.1
17Nye 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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/nevada-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)?

Elko County, with 68.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Nye County, with 42.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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