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

Multnomah County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 36 counties in 2023, at 69.6%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 41.1%. The median was 57% and the figure for Oregon was 62.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.6Multnomah County
Lowest41.1Wheeler County
Median5736 counties
Oregon62.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Baker County: 48.9 %Benton County: 61 %Clackamas County: 63.6 %Clatsop County: 56.9 %Columbia County: 58.2 %Coos County: 50.5 %Crook County: 57.1 %Curry County: 44.5 %Deschutes County: 63.3 %Douglas County: 49.8 %Gilliam County: 51.8 %Grant County: 49.7 %Harney County: 52.5 %Hood River County: 68.8 %Jackson County: 57.4 %Jefferson County: 56.6 %Josephine County: 49.7 %Klamath County: 52.2 %Lake County: 49 %Lane County: 60.6 %Lincoln County: 49.2 %Linn County: 60.1 %Malheur County: 50.7 %Marion County: 61.6 %Morrow County: 59.4 %Multnomah County: 69.6 %Polk County: 59.9 %Sherman County: 52.3 %Tillamook County: 49.9 %Umatilla County: 58.3 %Union County: 59 %Wallowa County: 55.9 %Wasco County: 60.3 %Washington County: 68.9 %Wheeler County: 41.1 %Yamhill County: 59.5 %
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 52
  • 52 to 57
  • 57 to 59
  • 59 to 61
  • 61 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Multnomah County: 69.6 %Multnomah County69.6Washington County: 68.9 %Washington County68.9Hood River County: 68.8 %Hood River County68.8Clackamas County: 63.6 %Clackamas County63.6Deschutes County: 63.3 %Deschutes County63.3Marion County: 61.6 %Marion County61.6Benton County: 61 %Benton County61Lane County: 60.6 %Lane County60.6Wasco County: 60.3 %Wasco County60.3Linn County: 60.1 %Linn County60.1Polk County: 59.9 %Polk County59.9Yamhill County: 59.5 %Yamhill County59.5Morrow County: 59.4 %Morrow County59.4Union County: 59 %Union County59Umatilla County: 58.3 %Umatilla County58.3Columbia County: 58.2 %Columbia County58.2Jackson County: 57.4 %Jackson County57.4Crook County: 57.1 %Crook County57.1Clatsop County: 56.9 %Clatsop County56.9Jefferson County: 56.6 %Jefferson County56.6Wallowa County: 55.9 %Wallowa County55.9Harney County: 52.5 %Harney County52.5Sherman County: 52.3 %Sherman County52.3Klamath County: 52.2 %Klamath County52.2Gilliam County: 51.8 %Gilliam County51.8Malheur County: 50.7 %Malheur County50.7Coos County: 50.5 %Coos County50.5Tillamook County: 49.9 %Tillamook County49.9Douglas County: 49.8 %Douglas County49.8Grant County: 49.7 %Grant County49.7Josephine County: 49.7 %Josephine County49.7Lincoln County: 49.2 %Lincoln County49.2Lake County: 49 %Lake County49Baker County: 48.9 %Baker County48.9Curry County: 44.5 %Curry County44.5Wheeler County: 41.1 %Wheeler County41.1Multnomah County: 69.6 %Multnomah County69.6Washington County: 68.9 %Washington County68.9Hood River County: 68.8 %Hood River County68.8Clackamas County: 63.6 %Clackamas County63.6Deschutes County: 63.3 %Deschutes County63.3Marion County: 61.6 %Marion County61.6Benton County: 61 %Benton County61Lane County: 60.6 %Lane County60.6Wasco County: 60.3 %Wasco County60.3Linn County: 60.1 %Linn County60.1Polk County: 59.9 %Polk County59.9Yamhill County: 59.5 %Yamhill County59.5Morrow County: 59.4 %Morrow County59.4Union County: 59 %Union County59Umatilla County: 58.3 %Umatilla County58.3Columbia County: 58.2 %Columbia County58.2Jackson County: 57.4 %Jackson County57.4Crook County: 57.1 %Crook County57.1Clatsop County: 56.9 %Clatsop County56.9Jefferson County: 56.6 %Jefferson County56.6Wallowa County: 55.9 %Wallowa County55.9Harney County: 52.5 %Harney County52.5Sherman County: 52.3 %Sherman County52.3Klamath County: 52.2 %Klamath County52.2Gilliam County: 51.8 %Gilliam County51.8Malheur County: 50.7 %Malheur County50.7Coos County: 50.5 %Coos County50.5Tillamook County: 49.9 %Tillamook County49.9Douglas County: 49.8 %Douglas County49.8Grant County: 49.7 %Grant County49.7Josephine County: 49.7 %Josephine County49.7Lincoln County: 49.2 %Lincoln County49.2Lake County: 49 %Lake County49Baker County: 48.9 %Baker County48.9Curry County: 44.5 %Curry County44.5Wheeler County: 41.1 %Wheeler County41.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Multnomah County69.6-0.3 pts
2Washington County68.9-0 pts
3Hood River County68.8-0.6 pts
4Clackamas County63.6+0.1 pts
5Deschutes County63.3+0.1 pts
6Marion County61.6+0.1 pts
7Benton County61+0.4 pts
8Lane County60.6+0.1 pts
9Wasco County60.3+0.6 pts
10Linn County60.1+0.3 pts
11Polk County59.9-0.7 pts
12Yamhill County59.5-0.2 pts
13Morrow County59.4+1.9 pts
14Union County59+0.8 pts
15Umatilla County58.3-0 pts
16Columbia County58.2-0.9 pts
17Jackson County57.4-0.2 pts
18Crook County57.1-0.1 pts
19Clatsop County56.9-0.9 pts
20Jefferson County56.6+1.2 pts
21Wallowa County55.9-1.2 pts
22Harney County52.5-1.5 pts
23Sherman County52.3-0.2 pts
24Klamath County52.2-0.3 pts
25Gilliam County51.80 pts
26Malheur County50.7-0.1 pts
27Coos County50.5-0.3 pts
28Tillamook County49.9-0.4 pts
29Douglas County49.8-0.5 pts
30Grant County49.7-2 pts
31Josephine County49.7-0.1 pts
32Lincoln County49.2-1.2 pts
33Lake County49+0.4 pts
34Baker County48.9+0.7 pts
35Curry County44.5-2.1 pts
36Wheeler County41.1-2.3 pts

Other periods

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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2023. 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Multnomah County, with 69.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wheeler County, with 41.1% in 2023.

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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