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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 2023, at 68.1%. Forest County had the lowest, at 28.9%. The median was 58.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 62.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.1Chester County
Lowest28.9Forest County
Median58.967 counties
Pennsylvania62.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 62.9 %Allegheny County: 64.9 %Armstrong County: 57.7 %Beaver County: 61.7 %Bedford County: 58.8 %Berks County: 64.5 %Blair County: 59.1 %Bradford County: 55.8 %Bucks County: 66.3 %Butler County: 62.6 %Cambria County: 54.5 %Cameron County: 50.6 %Carbon County: 60.9 %Centre County: 56 %Chester County: 68.1 %Clarion County: 59.1 %Clearfield County: 55.6 %Clinton County: 58.4 %Columbia County: 58.1 %Crawford County: 55.2 %Cumberland County: 64 %Dauphin County: 65 %Delaware County: 65.9 %Elk County: 61.8 %Erie County: 59.1 %Fayette County: 54.1 %Forest County: 28.9 %Franklin County: 62 %Fulton County: 58.9 %Greene County: 50.3 %Huntingdon County: 51.3 %Indiana County: 56 %Jefferson County: 56.6 %Juniata County: 59.5 %Lackawanna County: 60 %Lancaster County: 65.9 %Lawrence County: 58 %Lebanon County: 63.1 %Lehigh County: 64.6 %Luzerne County: 60.8 %Lycoming County: 59.9 %McKean County: 55.3 %Mercer County: 55.3 %Mifflin County: 60.1 %Monroe County: 60.1 %Montgomery County: 68 %Montour County: 58.6 %Northampton County: 62.8 %Northumberland County: 56.9 %Perry County: 62 %Philadelphia County: 63.4 %Pike County: 56.4 %Potter County: 54.7 %Schuylkill County: 57.7 %Snyder County: 60.6 %Somerset County: 55.9 %Sullivan County: 52.3 %Susquehanna County: 55.1 %Tioga County: 56.7 %Union County: 49.3 %Venango County: 55.1 %Warren County: 55.4 %Washington County: 62 %Wayne County: 50.6 %Westmoreland County: 60.8 %Wyoming County: 58.3 %York County: 65.8 %
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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

Chester County: 68.1 %Chester County68.1Montgomery County: 68 %Montgomery County68Bucks County: 66.3 %Bucks County66.3Delaware County: 65.9 %Delaware County65.9Lancaster County: 65.9 %Lancaster County65.9York County: 65.8 %York County65.8Dauphin County: 65 %Dauphin County65Allegheny County: 64.9 %Allegheny County64.9Lehigh County: 64.6 %Lehigh County64.6Berks County: 64.5 %Berks County64.5Cumberland County: 64 %Cumberland County64Philadelphia County: 63.4 %Philadelphia County63.4Lebanon County: 63.1 %Lebanon County63.1Adams County: 62.9 %Adams County62.9Northampton County: 62.8 %Northampton County62.8Butler County: 62.6 %Butler County62.6Perry County: 62 %Perry County62Franklin County: 62 %Franklin County62Washington County: 62 %Washington County62Elk County: 61.8 %Elk County61.8Beaver County: 61.7 %Beaver County61.7Carbon County: 60.9 %Carbon County60.9Luzerne County: 60.8 %Luzerne County60.8Westmoreland County: 60.8 %Westmoreland County60.8Snyder County: 60.6 %Snyder County60.6Monroe County: 60.1 %Monroe County60.1Mifflin County: 60.1 %Mifflin County60.1Lackawanna County: 60 %Lackawanna County60Lycoming County: 59.9 %Lycoming County59.9Juniata County: 59.5 %Juniata County59.5Clarion County: 59.1 %Clarion County59.1Blair County: 59.1 %Blair County59.1Erie County: 59.1 %Erie County59.1Fulton County: 58.9 %Fulton County58.9Bedford County: 58.8 %Bedford County58.8Montour County: 58.6 %Montour County58.6Clinton County: 58.4 %Clinton County58.4Wyoming County: 58.3 %Wyoming County58.3Columbia County: 58.1 %Columbia County58.1Lawrence County: 58 %Lawrence County58Chester County: 68.1 %Chester County68.1Montgomery County: 68 %Montgomery County68Bucks County: 66.3 %Bucks County66.3Delaware County: 65.9 %Delaware County65.9Lancaster County: 65.9 %Lancaster County65.9York County: 65.8 %York County65.8Dauphin County: 65 %Dauphin County65Allegheny County: 64.9 %Allegheny County64.9Lehigh County: 64.6 %Lehigh County64.6Berks County: 64.5 %Berks County64.5Cumberland County: 64 %Cumberland County64Philadelphia County: 63.4 %Philadelphia County63.4Lebanon County: 63.1 %Lebanon County63.1Adams County: 62.9 %Adams County62.9Northampton County: 62.8 %Northampton County62.8Butler County: 62.6 %Butler County62.6Perry County: 62 %Perry County62Franklin County: 62 %Franklin County62Washington County: 62 %Washington County62Elk County: 61.8 %Elk County61.8Beaver County: 61.7 %Beaver County61.7Carbon County: 60.9 %Carbon County60.9Luzerne County: 60.8 %Luzerne County60.8Westmoreland County: 60.8 %Westmoreland County60.8Snyder County: 60.6 %Snyder County60.6Monroe County: 60.1 %Monroe County60.1Mifflin County: 60.1 %Mifflin County60.1Lackawanna County: 60 %Lackawanna County60Lycoming County: 59.9 %Lycoming County59.9Juniata County: 59.5 %Juniata County59.5Clarion County: 59.1 %Clarion County59.1Blair County: 59.1 %Blair County59.1Erie County: 59.1 %Erie County59.1Fulton County: 58.9 %Fulton County58.9Bedford County: 58.8 %Bedford County58.8Montour County: 58.6 %Montour County58.6Clinton County: 58.4 %Clinton County58.4Wyoming County: 58.3 %Wyoming County58.3Columbia County: 58.1 %Columbia County58.1Lawrence County: 58 %Lawrence County58
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Chester County68.1-0.1 pts
2Montgomery County68-0.2 pts
3Bucks County66.3-0.7 pts
4Delaware County65.9-0.4 pts
5Lancaster County65.9-0.1 pts
6York County65.8+0.3 pts
7Dauphin County65-0.4 pts
8Allegheny County64.9+0.1 pts
9Lehigh County64.6-0.3 pts
10Berks County64.5-0.3 pts
11Cumberland County64-0.2 pts
12Philadelphia County63.4+0.6 pts
13Lebanon County63.1+0.1 pts
14Adams County62.9+0.6 pts
15Northampton County62.8+0.1 pts
16Butler County62.6-0.3 pts
17Perry County620 pts
18Franklin County62-0.6 pts
18Washington County62-0.1 pts
20Elk County61.8-0.5 pts
21Beaver County61.7+0.5 pts
22Carbon County60.9-0.2 pts
23Luzerne County60.8-0.2 pts
24Westmoreland County60.8+0.1 pts
25Snyder County60.6-0.4 pts
26Monroe County60.1-0.5 pts
27Mifflin County60.1+0.2 pts
28Lackawanna County60-0.6 pts
29Lycoming County59.9+0.5 pts
30Juniata County59.5+0.5 pts
31Clarion County59.1+0.2 pts
32Blair County59.1-0.4 pts
33Erie County59.1-0.7 pts
34Fulton County58.9-0.2 pts
35Bedford County58.8+0.3 pts
36Montour County58.6-1.5 pts
37Clinton County58.4-1.3 pts
38Wyoming County58.3+0.5 pts
39Columbia County58.1+0.3 pts
40Lawrence County58-0.7 pts
41Schuylkill County57.7+0.1 pts
42Armstrong County57.7-0.5 pts
43Northumberland County56.9-0.7 pts
44Tioga County56.7-0.1 pts
45Jefferson County56.6-1.8 pts
46Pike County56.4-0.9 pts
47Centre County56-0.4 pts
47Indiana County56+0.5 pts
49Somerset County55.9+0.2 pts
50Bradford County55.8-0.2 pts
51Clearfield County55.6+0.2 pts
52Warren County55.4-1.4 pts
53McKean County55.3-0.1 pts
53Mercer County55.3+0.3 pts
55Crawford County55.2-0.6 pts
56Susquehanna County55.1-0.4 pts
57Venango County55.1-0.2 pts
58Potter County54.7+1.5 pts
59Cambria County54.5-0.3 pts
60Fayette County54.1-0.8 pts
61Sullivan County52.3+1.5 pts
62Huntingdon County51.3-0.6 pts
63Wayne County50.6-1 pts
64Cameron County50.6-0.5 pts
65Greene County50.3+0.1 pts
66Union County49.3+1.2 pts
67Forest County28.9+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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023 (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), 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/pennsylvania-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)?

Chester County, with 68.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 28.9% in 2023.

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