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

Montgomery County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2021, at 68.5%. Forest County had the lowest, at 25%. The median was 59% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 63%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.5Montgomery County
Lowest25Forest County
Median5967 counties
Pennsylvania63History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 63.1 %Allegheny County: 65 %Armstrong County: 58.4 %Beaver County: 61.2 %Bedford County: 57.9 %Berks County: 64.8 %Blair County: 58.9 %Bradford County: 56.6 %Bucks County: 67.5 %Butler County: 63.7 %Cambria County: 55.1 %Cameron County: 51.2 %Carbon County: 61.1 %Centre County: 57.3 %Chester County: 68.5 %Clarion County: 58.1 %Clearfield County: 54.1 %Clinton County: 59.9 %Columbia County: 57.8 %Crawford County: 56.4 %Cumberland County: 64.2 %Dauphin County: 65.8 %Delaware County: 66.1 %Elk County: 63.3 %Erie County: 60.3 %Fayette County: 54.7 %Forest County: 25 %Franklin County: 62.3 %Fulton County: 59.3 %Greene County: 49.4 %Huntingdon County: 51.5 %Indiana County: 55.7 %Jefferson County: 58.2 %Juniata County: 59 %Lackawanna County: 60.2 %Lancaster County: 66.5 %Lawrence County: 59.5 %Lebanon County: 63.5 %Lehigh County: 65 %Luzerne County: 61.1 %Lycoming County: 58.9 %McKean County: 55.6 %Mercer County: 54.8 %Mifflin County: 60.6 %Monroe County: 61 %Montgomery County: 68.5 %Montour County: 60.3 %Northampton County: 63.2 %Northumberland County: 57.4 %Perry County: 62.8 %Philadelphia County: 62.6 %Pike County: 57.4 %Potter County: 53 %Schuylkill County: 57.6 %Snyder County: 61.3 %Somerset County: 55.8 %Sullivan County: 50.7 %Susquehanna County: 55.9 %Tioga County: 55.8 %Union County: 47.1 %Venango County: 56 %Warren County: 58 %Washington County: 62.6 %Wayne County: 50.8 %Westmoreland County: 61 %Wyoming County: 58.4 %York County: 65.8 %
  • Under 55
  • 55 to 57
  • 57 to 59
  • 59 to 61
  • 61 to 64
  • 64 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Montgomery County: 68.5 %Montgomery County68.5Chester County: 68.5 %Chester County68.5Bucks County: 67.5 %Bucks County67.5Lancaster County: 66.5 %Lancaster County66.5Delaware County: 66.1 %Delaware County66.1York County: 65.8 %York County65.8Dauphin County: 65.8 %Dauphin County65.8Allegheny County: 65 %Allegheny County65Lehigh County: 65 %Lehigh County65Berks County: 64.8 %Berks County64.8Cumberland County: 64.2 %Cumberland County64.2Butler County: 63.7 %Butler County63.7Lebanon County: 63.5 %Lebanon County63.5Elk County: 63.3 %Elk County63.3Northampton County: 63.2 %Northampton County63.2Adams County: 63.1 %Adams County63.1Perry County: 62.8 %Perry County62.8Philadelphia County: 62.6 %Philadelphia County62.6Washington County: 62.6 %Washington County62.6Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Snyder County: 61.3 %Snyder County61.3Beaver County: 61.2 %Beaver County61.2Carbon County: 61.1 %Carbon County61.1Luzerne County: 61.1 %Luzerne County61.1Monroe County: 61 %Monroe County61Westmoreland County: 61 %Westmoreland County61Mifflin County: 60.6 %Mifflin County60.6Montour County: 60.3 %Montour County60.3Erie County: 60.3 %Erie County60.3Lackawanna County: 60.2 %Lackawanna County60.2Clinton County: 59.9 %Clinton County59.9Lawrence County: 59.5 %Lawrence County59.5Fulton County: 59.3 %Fulton County59.3Juniata County: 59 %Juniata County59Lycoming County: 58.9 %Lycoming County58.9Blair County: 58.9 %Blair County58.9Armstrong County: 58.4 %Armstrong County58.4Wyoming County: 58.4 %Wyoming County58.4Jefferson County: 58.2 %Jefferson County58.2Clarion County: 58.1 %Clarion County58.1Montgomery County: 68.5 %Montgomery County68.5Chester County: 68.5 %Chester County68.5Bucks County: 67.5 %Bucks County67.5Lancaster County: 66.5 %Lancaster County66.5Delaware County: 66.1 %Delaware County66.1York County: 65.8 %York County65.8Dauphin County: 65.8 %Dauphin County65.8Allegheny County: 65 %Allegheny County65Lehigh County: 65 %Lehigh County65Berks County: 64.8 %Berks County64.8Cumberland County: 64.2 %Cumberland County64.2Butler County: 63.7 %Butler County63.7Lebanon County: 63.5 %Lebanon County63.5Elk County: 63.3 %Elk County63.3Northampton County: 63.2 %Northampton County63.2Adams County: 63.1 %Adams County63.1Perry County: 62.8 %Perry County62.8Philadelphia County: 62.6 %Philadelphia County62.6Washington County: 62.6 %Washington County62.6Franklin County: 62.3 %Franklin County62.3Snyder County: 61.3 %Snyder County61.3Beaver County: 61.2 %Beaver County61.2Carbon County: 61.1 %Carbon County61.1Luzerne County: 61.1 %Luzerne County61.1Monroe County: 61 %Monroe County61Westmoreland County: 61 %Westmoreland County61Mifflin County: 60.6 %Mifflin County60.6Montour County: 60.3 %Montour County60.3Erie County: 60.3 %Erie County60.3Lackawanna County: 60.2 %Lackawanna County60.2Clinton County: 59.9 %Clinton County59.9Lawrence County: 59.5 %Lawrence County59.5Fulton County: 59.3 %Fulton County59.3Juniata County: 59 %Juniata County59Lycoming County: 58.9 %Lycoming County58.9Blair County: 58.9 %Blair County58.9Armstrong County: 58.4 %Armstrong County58.4Wyoming County: 58.4 %Wyoming County58.4Jefferson County: 58.2 %Jefferson County58.2Clarion County: 58.1 %Clarion County58.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Montgomery County68.5
2Chester County68.5
3Bucks County67.5
4Lancaster County66.5
5Delaware County66.1
6York County65.8
7Dauphin County65.8
8Allegheny County65
9Lehigh County65
10Berks County64.8
11Cumberland County64.2
12Butler County63.7
13Lebanon County63.5
14Elk County63.3
15Northampton County63.2
16Adams County63.1
17Perry County62.8
18Philadelphia County62.6
19Washington County62.6
20Franklin County62.3
21Snyder County61.3
22Beaver County61.2
23Carbon County61.1
24Luzerne County61.1
25Monroe County61
26Westmoreland County61
27Mifflin County60.6
28Montour County60.3
29Erie County60.3
30Lackawanna County60.2
31Clinton County59.9
32Lawrence County59.5
33Fulton County59.3
34Juniata County59
35Lycoming County58.9
36Blair County58.9
37Armstrong County58.4
38Wyoming County58.4
39Jefferson County58.2
40Clarion County58.1
41Warren County58
42Bedford County57.9
43Columbia County57.8
44Schuylkill County57.6
45Northumberland County57.4
45Pike County57.4
47Centre County57.3
48Bradford County56.6
49Crawford County56.4
50Venango County56
51Susquehanna County55.9
52Somerset County55.8
53Tioga County55.8
54Indiana County55.7
55McKean County55.6
56Cambria County55.1
57Mercer County54.8
58Fayette County54.7
59Clearfield County54.1
60Potter County53
61Huntingdon County51.5
62Cameron County51.2
63Wayne County50.8
64Sullivan County50.7
65Greene County49.4
66Union County47.1
67Forest County25

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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
  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/pennsylvania-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)?

Montgomery County, with 68.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with 25% in 2021.

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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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