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US counties by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Aleutians West Census Area had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 3135 counties in 2021, at 83.2%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 19.3%. The median was 59.1% and the figure for the United States was 63.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.2Aleutians West Census Area
Lowest19.3Issaquena County
Median59.13135 counties
United States63.6History

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Aleutians West Census Area: 83.2 %Aleutians West Census Area83.2Skagway Municipality: 81.4 %Skagway Municipality81.4Chattahoochee County: 80 %Chattahoochee County80Denali Borough: 79.7 %Denali Borough79.7Arlington County: 78.6 %Arlington County78.6Alexandria city: 78.3 %Alexandria city78.3Teton County: 78.2 %Teton County78.2Manassas Park city: 77.9 %Manassas Park city77.9Aleutians East Borough: 77.5 %Aleutians East Borough77.5North Slope Borough: 76.9 %North Slope Borough76.9Pitkin County: 76.8 %Pitkin County76.8Cass County: 76.5 %Cass County76.5Summit County: 76.3 %Summit County76.3Scott County: 76.2 %Scott County76.2Dallas County: 75.9 %Dallas County75.9Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Williams County: 75.4 %Williams County75.4Sanborn County: 75.2 %Sanborn County75.2Eagle County: 75 %Eagle County75Loudoun County: 74.6 %Loudoun County74.6Gilpin County: 74.6 %Gilpin County74.6Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Manassas city: 74.3 %Manassas city74.3Falls Church city: 74.3 %Falls Church city74.3San Miguel County: 73.8 %San Miguel County73.8Carver County: 73.8 %Carver County73.8Ward County: 73.8 %Ward County73.8Denver County: 73.7 %Denver County73.7Dallam County: 73.5 %Dallam County73.5Sheridan County: 73.4 %Sheridan County73.4Sarpy County: 73.3 %Sarpy County73.3Sherburne County: 73.2 %Sherburne County73.2Stanley County: 73.2 %Stanley County73.2Travis County: 73.1 %Travis County73.1Teton County: 73.1 %Teton County73.1Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Sioux County: 73 %Sioux County73Prince William County: 72.9 %Prince William County72.9Aurora County: 72.9 %Aurora County72.9Finney County: 72.9 %Finney County72.9Aleutians West Census Area: 83.2 %Aleutians West Census Area83.2Skagway Municipality: 81.4 %Skagway Municipality81.4Chattahoochee County: 80 %Chattahoochee County80Denali Borough: 79.7 %Denali Borough79.7Arlington County: 78.6 %Arlington County78.6Alexandria city: 78.3 %Alexandria city78.3Teton County: 78.2 %Teton County78.2Manassas Park city: 77.9 %Manassas Park city77.9Aleutians East Borough: 77.5 %Aleutians East Borough77.5North Slope Borough: 76.9 %North Slope Borough76.9Pitkin County: 76.8 %Pitkin County76.8Cass County: 76.5 %Cass County76.5Summit County: 76.3 %Summit County76.3Scott County: 76.2 %Scott County76.2Dallas County: 75.9 %Dallas County75.9Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Williams County: 75.4 %Williams County75.4Sanborn County: 75.2 %Sanborn County75.2Eagle County: 75 %Eagle County75Loudoun County: 74.6 %Loudoun County74.6Gilpin County: 74.6 %Gilpin County74.6Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Manassas city: 74.3 %Manassas city74.3Falls Church city: 74.3 %Falls Church city74.3San Miguel County: 73.8 %San Miguel County73.8Carver County: 73.8 %Carver County73.8Ward County: 73.8 %Ward County73.8Denver County: 73.7 %Denver County73.7Dallam County: 73.5 %Dallam County73.5Sheridan County: 73.4 %Sheridan County73.4Sarpy County: 73.3 %Sarpy County73.3Sherburne County: 73.2 %Sherburne County73.2Stanley County: 73.2 %Stanley County73.2Travis County: 73.1 %Travis County73.1Teton County: 73.1 %Teton County73.1Garfield County: 73 %Garfield County73Sioux County: 73 %Sioux County73Prince William County: 72.9 %Prince William County72.9Aurora County: 72.9 %Aurora County72.9Finney County: 72.9 %Finney County72.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Aleutians West Census Area83.2
2Skagway Municipality81.4
3Chattahoochee County80
4Denali Borough79.7
5Arlington County78.6
6Alexandria city78.3
7Teton County78.2
8Manassas Park city77.9
9Aleutians East Borough77.5
10North Slope Borough76.9
11Pitkin County76.8
12Cass County76.5
13Summit County76.3
14Scott County76.2
15Dallas County75.9
16Lincoln County75.7
17Williams County75.4
18Sanborn County75.2
19Eagle County75
20Loudoun County74.6
21Gilpin County74.6
22Minnehaha County74.3
23Manassas city74.3
24Falls Church city74.3
25San Miguel County73.8
26Carver County73.8
27Ward County73.8
28Denver County73.7
29Dallam County73.5
30Sheridan County73.4
31Sarpy County73.3
32Sherburne County73.2
33Stanley County73.2
34Travis County73.1
35Teton County73.1
36Garfield County73
37Sioux County73
38Prince William County72.9
39Aurora County72.9
40Finney County72.9
41Lake County72.9
42Ellis County72.9
43Nicollet County72.8
43Wright County72.8
45Broomfield County72.8
45Kodiak Island Borough72.8
47Dakota County72.7
48Garfield County72.7
49Benton County72.6
50Kendall County72.6
51Gunnison County72.6
52Douglas County72.5
53Madison County72.5
54Denton County72.4
55Hennepin County72.3
56Hanson County72.3
57Dodge County72.3
58Grand Forks County72.2
59Fairfax city72.2
60Johnson County72.1
61Salt Lake County72
62Hamilton County71.9
63Yakutat City and Borough71.9
64Stanton County71.9
65Buffalo County71.8
66Davidson County71.8
67Harding County71.7
68St. Croix County71.7
69Adams County71.6
70Polk County71.6
70Tooele County71.6
72Riley County71.5
73Arapahoe County71.5
74Fairfax County71.5
75Greeley County71.5
76Sitka City and Borough71.4
77Dane County71.4
78District of Columbia71.4
78Geary County71.4
80Mecklenburg County71.4
81Blue Earth County71.3
82Stearns County71.3
83Calumet County71.3
83Midland County71.3
85Dakota County71.2
86Ford County71.2
87Gallatin County71.2
88Rutherford County71.2
89San Francisco County71.2
90Wayne County71.2
91Brookings County71.1
91Fredericksburg city71.1
93Olmsted County71.1
94Norfolk city71.1
95Douglas County71
95Seward County71
97Brown County71
97Petroleum County71
99Delaware County70.9
100Campbell County70.9
101Colfax County70.9
102Anoka County70.9
102Montgomery County70.9
104Anchorage Municipality70.9
105Prince George's County70.8
106Clay County70.8
107Lancaster County70.7
108Wasatch County70.7
109Platte County70.7
110Pulaski County70.7
111Davis County70.6
112Hendricks County70.6
113Morton County70.6
114Williamson County70.5
115Hillsborough County70.5
116Delaware County70.5
116Outagamie County70.5
118Douglas County70.5
118Meade County70.5
120Collin County70.5
121McKenzie County70.4
122McHenry County70.4
122Utah County70.4
124Onslow County70.4
125Texas County70.4
126Summit County70.4
127Warren County70.3
128Missoula County70.3
128Virginia Beach city70.3
130Clay County70.3
131King County70.3
132McCook County70.2
133Middlesex County70.2
134Cedar County70.1
134Howard County70.1
136Johnson County70.1
137Multnomah County70
137Wake County70
139Boone County70
139Cobb County70
141Andrews County70
141Franklin County70
143Codington County69.9
144Rockingham County69.9
145Le Sueur County69.9
146Plymouth County69.9
146Reagan County69.9
148Clay County69.9
148St. Charles County69.9
150Gray County69.9
150Pierce County69.9
152Lyon County69.8
153Forsyth County69.8
153Frederick County69.8
153Washington County69.8
156Hudson County69.8
157Anne Arundel County69.7
158Clear Creek County69.7
159Blaine County69.7
160Suffolk County69.7
160Washington County69.7
162Dawson County69.7
163Kearney County69.6
164Grand County69.6
165Platte County69.6
166Chittenden County69.5
167Dixon County69.5
167Kane County69.5
169Rockwall County69.5
170Cache County69.4
171Canadian County69.4
172Stafford County69.4
172Weld County69.4
174Bryan County69.4
175Boone County69.4
176Fallon County69.3
176Jefferson County69.3
176Mercer County69.3
179DeKalb County69.3
179Jefferson County69.3
181Linn County69.3
182Iowa County69.3
183Lane County69.3
183Norfolk County69.3
185Kent County69.3
186Somerset County69.2
186Weber County69.2
188Lyon County69.2
189Madison County69.2
190Scott County69.2
191Henrico County69.2
192Hall County69.1
193Washington County69.1
194DuPage County69.1
194Lake and Peninsula Borough69.1
196Fairbanks North Star Borough69.1
196Kenton County69.1
198Eau Claire County69.1
198Winona County69.1
200Chickasaw County69
201Cumberland County69
201Woodbury County69
203Mitchell County69
204Hood River County69
205Dallas County69
206Ramsey County68.9
207Winchester city68.9
208Green County68.9
209Saunders County68.9
210Washington County68.9
211Grand County68.8
211Will County68.8
213Fulton County68.8
214Marshall County68.8
215Monroe County68.8
216Tarrant County68.8
217Cuming County68.8
218DeKalb County68.8
219Seward County68.7
220Mono County68.7
221Cherry County68.7
222San Mateo County68.7
222Union County68.7
224Brown County68.7
225Hancock County68.6
226Kandiyohi County68.6
226Pennington County68.6
228Montgomery County68.5
229Blaine County68.5
229Buena Vista County68.5
229Los Alamos County68.5
232Iowa County68.5
232Pierce County68.5
234Sweetwater County68.5
235Cherokee County68.5
235Chester County68.5
235Perkins County68.5
238Gwinnett County68.5
239Calvert County68.4
239Routt County68.4
239Williamson County68.4
242Lake County68.4
242Ottawa County68.4
244King George County68.4
244Strafford County68.4
246Harford County68.4
247Madison County68.4
248Roseau County68.4
249Rock County68.4
249Stevens County68.4

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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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 (US counties 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, US counties 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/us-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. US counties 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/us-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, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/us-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)?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 83.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 19.3% 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. 9 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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