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

Chester County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2022, at 68.2%. Forest County had the lowest, at 27%. The median was 59.1% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 62.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.2Chester County
Lowest27Forest County
Median59.167 counties
Pennsylvania62.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 62.3 %Allegheny County: 64.8 %Armstrong County: 58.2 %Beaver County: 61.2 %Bedford County: 58.5 %Berks County: 64.8 %Blair County: 59.5 %Bradford County: 56 %Bucks County: 67 %Butler County: 62.9 %Cambria County: 54.8 %Cameron County: 51 %Carbon County: 61 %Centre County: 56.5 %Chester County: 68.2 %Clarion County: 59 %Clearfield County: 55.4 %Clinton County: 59.6 %Columbia County: 57.8 %Crawford County: 55.8 %Cumberland County: 64.2 %Dauphin County: 65.5 %Delaware County: 66.3 %Elk County: 62.3 %Erie County: 59.8 %Fayette County: 54.8 %Forest County: 27 %Franklin County: 62.5 %Fulton County: 59.1 %Greene County: 50.3 %Huntingdon County: 51.9 %Indiana County: 55.6 %Jefferson County: 58.4 %Juniata County: 59.1 %Lackawanna County: 60.6 %Lancaster County: 66 %Lawrence County: 58.8 %Lebanon County: 63 %Lehigh County: 64.9 %Luzerne County: 61 %Lycoming County: 59.4 %McKean County: 55.4 %Mercer County: 55 %Mifflin County: 59.9 %Monroe County: 60.6 %Montgomery County: 68.2 %Montour County: 60.1 %Northampton County: 62.7 %Northumberland County: 57.5 %Perry County: 62 %Philadelphia County: 62.8 %Pike County: 57.3 %Potter County: 53.2 %Schuylkill County: 57.7 %Snyder County: 60.9 %Somerset County: 55.7 %Sullivan County: 50.8 %Susquehanna County: 55.5 %Tioga County: 56.8 %Union County: 48.1 %Venango County: 55.3 %Warren County: 56.9 %Washington County: 62.1 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Westmoreland County: 60.6 %Wyoming County: 57.8 %York County: 65.5 %
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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

Chester County: 68.2 %Chester County68.2Montgomery County: 68.2 %Montgomery County68.2Bucks County: 67 %Bucks County67Delaware County: 66.3 %Delaware County66.3Lancaster County: 66 %Lancaster County66York County: 65.5 %York County65.5Dauphin County: 65.5 %Dauphin County65.5Lehigh County: 64.9 %Lehigh County64.9Allegheny County: 64.8 %Allegheny County64.8Berks County: 64.8 %Berks County64.8Cumberland County: 64.2 %Cumberland County64.2Lebanon County: 63 %Lebanon County63Butler County: 62.9 %Butler County62.9Philadelphia County: 62.8 %Philadelphia County62.8Northampton County: 62.7 %Northampton County62.7Franklin County: 62.5 %Franklin County62.5Adams County: 62.3 %Adams County62.3Elk County: 62.3 %Elk County62.3Washington County: 62.1 %Washington County62.1Perry County: 62 %Perry County62Beaver County: 61.2 %Beaver County61.2Carbon County: 61 %Carbon County61Luzerne County: 61 %Luzerne County61Snyder County: 60.9 %Snyder County60.9Westmoreland County: 60.6 %Westmoreland County60.6Lackawanna County: 60.6 %Lackawanna County60.6Monroe County: 60.6 %Monroe County60.6Montour County: 60.1 %Montour County60.1Mifflin County: 59.9 %Mifflin County59.9Erie County: 59.8 %Erie County59.8Clinton County: 59.6 %Clinton County59.6Blair County: 59.5 %Blair County59.5Lycoming County: 59.4 %Lycoming County59.4Fulton County: 59.1 %Fulton County59.1Juniata County: 59.1 %Juniata County59.1Clarion County: 59 %Clarion County59Lawrence County: 58.8 %Lawrence County58.8Bedford County: 58.5 %Bedford County58.5Jefferson County: 58.4 %Jefferson County58.4Armstrong County: 58.2 %Armstrong County58.2Chester County: 68.2 %Chester County68.2Montgomery County: 68.2 %Montgomery County68.2Bucks County: 67 %Bucks County67Delaware County: 66.3 %Delaware County66.3Lancaster County: 66 %Lancaster County66York County: 65.5 %York County65.5Dauphin County: 65.5 %Dauphin County65.5Lehigh County: 64.9 %Lehigh County64.9Allegheny County: 64.8 %Allegheny County64.8Berks County: 64.8 %Berks County64.8Cumberland County: 64.2 %Cumberland County64.2Lebanon County: 63 %Lebanon County63Butler County: 62.9 %Butler County62.9Philadelphia County: 62.8 %Philadelphia County62.8Northampton County: 62.7 %Northampton County62.7Franklin County: 62.5 %Franklin County62.5Adams County: 62.3 %Adams County62.3Elk County: 62.3 %Elk County62.3Washington County: 62.1 %Washington County62.1Perry County: 62 %Perry County62Beaver County: 61.2 %Beaver County61.2Carbon County: 61 %Carbon County61Luzerne County: 61 %Luzerne County61Snyder County: 60.9 %Snyder County60.9Westmoreland County: 60.6 %Westmoreland County60.6Lackawanna County: 60.6 %Lackawanna County60.6Monroe County: 60.6 %Monroe County60.6Montour County: 60.1 %Montour County60.1Mifflin County: 59.9 %Mifflin County59.9Erie County: 59.8 %Erie County59.8Clinton County: 59.6 %Clinton County59.6Blair County: 59.5 %Blair County59.5Lycoming County: 59.4 %Lycoming County59.4Fulton County: 59.1 %Fulton County59.1Juniata County: 59.1 %Juniata County59.1Clarion County: 59 %Clarion County59Lawrence County: 58.8 %Lawrence County58.8Bedford County: 58.5 %Bedford County58.5Jefferson County: 58.4 %Jefferson County58.4Armstrong County: 58.2 %Armstrong County58.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chester County68.2-0.3 pts
2Montgomery County68.2-0.4 pts
3Bucks County67-0.5 pts
4Delaware County66.3+0.2 pts
5Lancaster County66-0.5 pts
6York County65.5-0.3 pts
7Dauphin County65.5-0.3 pts
8Lehigh County64.9-0 pts
9Allegheny County64.8-0.2 pts
10Berks County64.80 pts
11Cumberland County64.2-0 pts
12Lebanon County63-0.5 pts
13Butler County62.9-0.8 pts
14Philadelphia County62.8+0.3 pts
15Northampton County62.7-0.5 pts
16Franklin County62.5+0.2 pts
17Adams County62.3-0.8 pts
17Elk County62.3-1 pts
19Washington County62.1-0.5 pts
20Perry County62-0.8 pts
21Beaver County61.20 pts
22Carbon County61-0.1 pts
23Luzerne County61-0.1 pts
24Snyder County60.9-0.4 pts
25Westmoreland County60.6-0.4 pts
26Lackawanna County60.6+0.4 pts
27Monroe County60.6-0.5 pts
28Montour County60.1-0.2 pts
29Mifflin County59.9-0.7 pts
30Erie County59.8-0.5 pts
31Clinton County59.6-0.3 pts
32Blair County59.5+0.6 pts
33Lycoming County59.4+0.4 pts
34Fulton County59.1-0.2 pts
35Juniata County59.1+0.1 pts
36Clarion County59+0.9 pts
37Lawrence County58.8-0.8 pts
38Bedford County58.5+0.6 pts
39Jefferson County58.4+0.2 pts
40Armstrong County58.2-0.3 pts
41Columbia County57.80 pts
42Wyoming County57.8-0.6 pts
43Schuylkill County57.7+0.1 pts
44Northumberland County57.5+0.1 pts
45Pike County57.3-0.2 pts
46Warren County56.9-1.1 pts
47Tioga County56.8+1 pts
48Centre County56.5-0.8 pts
49Bradford County56-0.6 pts
50Crawford County55.8-0.6 pts
51Somerset County55.7-0.1 pts
52Indiana County55.6-0.1 pts
53Susquehanna County55.5-0.5 pts
54Clearfield County55.4+1.4 pts
55McKean County55.4-0.3 pts
56Venango County55.3-0.8 pts
57Mercer County55+0.2 pts
58Fayette County54.8+0.2 pts
59Cambria County54.8-0.3 pts
60Potter County53.2+0.2 pts
61Huntingdon County51.9+0.4 pts
62Wayne County51.6+0.8 pts
63Cameron County51-0.2 pts
64Sullivan County50.8+0.1 pts
65Greene County50.3+0.9 pts
66Union County48.1+1 pts
67Forest County27+2 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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)?

Chester County, with 68.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 27% in 2022.

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