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Counties in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

King County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 counties in 2024, at 69.9%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 41.9%. The median was 57% and the figure for Washington was 64.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.9King County
Lowest41.9Wahkiakum County
Median5739 counties
Washington64.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 60 %Asotin County: 54.7 %Benton County: 61.6 %Chelan County: 59.6 %Clallam County: 47.6 %Clark County: 64.2 %Columbia County: 54.9 %Cowlitz County: 56.7 %Douglas County: 63.1 %Ferry County: 42.7 %Franklin County: 65.8 %Garfield County: 48.9 %Grant County: 62.3 %Grays Harbor County: 50.3 %Island County: 56 %Jefferson County: 43.9 %King County: 69.9 %Kitsap County: 62 %Kittitas County: 61.4 %Klickitat County: 52.3 %Lewis County: 55.8 %Lincoln County: 54.2 %Mason County: 49.3 %Okanogan County: 55.5 %Pacific County: 48.1 %Pend Oreille County: 48.5 %Pierce County: 66.3 %San Juan County: 52.8 %Skagit County: 58.4 %Skamania County: 57 %Snohomish County: 67.3 %Spokane County: 62 %Stevens County: 49.7 %Thurston County: 61.5 %Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Walla Walla County: 58.5 %Whatcom County: 63.1 %Whitman County: 62.4 %Yakima County: 62.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

King County: 69.9 %King County69.9Snohomish County: 67.3 %Snohomish County67.3Pierce County: 66.3 %Pierce County66.3Franklin County: 65.8 %Franklin County65.8Clark County: 64.2 %Clark County64.2Douglas County: 63.1 %Douglas County63.1Whatcom County: 63.1 %Whatcom County63.1Whitman County: 62.4 %Whitman County62.4Grant County: 62.3 %Grant County62.3Yakima County: 62.2 %Yakima County62.2Kitsap County: 62 %Kitsap County62Spokane County: 62 %Spokane County62Benton County: 61.6 %Benton County61.6Thurston County: 61.5 %Thurston County61.5Kittitas County: 61.4 %Kittitas County61.4Adams County: 60 %Adams County60Chelan County: 59.6 %Chelan County59.6Walla Walla County: 58.5 %Walla Walla County58.5Skagit County: 58.4 %Skagit County58.4Skamania County: 57 %Skamania County57Cowlitz County: 56.7 %Cowlitz County56.7Island County: 56 %Island County56Lewis County: 55.8 %Lewis County55.8Okanogan County: 55.5 %Okanogan County55.5Columbia County: 54.9 %Columbia County54.9Asotin County: 54.7 %Asotin County54.7Lincoln County: 54.2 %Lincoln County54.2San Juan County: 52.8 %San Juan County52.8Klickitat County: 52.3 %Klickitat County52.3Grays Harbor County: 50.3 %Grays Harbor County50.3Stevens County: 49.7 %Stevens County49.7Mason County: 49.3 %Mason County49.3Garfield County: 48.9 %Garfield County48.9Pend Oreille County: 48.5 %Pend Oreille County48.5Pacific County: 48.1 %Pacific County48.1Clallam County: 47.6 %Clallam County47.6Jefferson County: 43.9 %Jefferson County43.9Ferry County: 42.7 %Ferry County42.7Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Wahkiakum County41.9King County: 69.9 %King County69.9Snohomish County: 67.3 %Snohomish County67.3Pierce County: 66.3 %Pierce County66.3Franklin County: 65.8 %Franklin County65.8Clark County: 64.2 %Clark County64.2Douglas County: 63.1 %Douglas County63.1Whatcom County: 63.1 %Whatcom County63.1Whitman County: 62.4 %Whitman County62.4Grant County: 62.3 %Grant County62.3Yakima County: 62.2 %Yakima County62.2Kitsap County: 62 %Kitsap County62Spokane County: 62 %Spokane County62Benton County: 61.6 %Benton County61.6Thurston County: 61.5 %Thurston County61.5Kittitas County: 61.4 %Kittitas County61.4Adams County: 60 %Adams County60Chelan County: 59.6 %Chelan County59.6Walla Walla County: 58.5 %Walla Walla County58.5Skagit County: 58.4 %Skagit County58.4Skamania County: 57 %Skamania County57Cowlitz County: 56.7 %Cowlitz County56.7Island County: 56 %Island County56Lewis County: 55.8 %Lewis County55.8Okanogan County: 55.5 %Okanogan County55.5Columbia County: 54.9 %Columbia County54.9Asotin County: 54.7 %Asotin County54.7Lincoln County: 54.2 %Lincoln County54.2San Juan County: 52.8 %San Juan County52.8Klickitat County: 52.3 %Klickitat County52.3Grays Harbor County: 50.3 %Grays Harbor County50.3Stevens County: 49.7 %Stevens County49.7Mason County: 49.3 %Mason County49.3Garfield County: 48.9 %Garfield County48.9Pend Oreille County: 48.5 %Pend Oreille County48.5Pacific County: 48.1 %Pacific County48.1Clallam County: 47.6 %Clallam County47.6Jefferson County: 43.9 %Jefferson County43.9Ferry County: 42.7 %Ferry County42.7Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Wahkiakum County41.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1King County69.9-0.2 pts
2Snohomish County67.3+0.1 pts
3Pierce County66.3-0.2 pts
4Franklin County65.8-0.5 pts
5Clark County64.2-0 pts
6Douglas County63.1-1.3 pts
7Whatcom County63.1+0.1 pts
8Whitman County62.4-0.1 pts
9Grant County62.3-0.3 pts
10Yakima County62.2-0.3 pts
11Kitsap County62+0.1 pts
12Spokane County62+0.2 pts
13Benton County61.6-0.8 pts
14Thurston County61.5-0.5 pts
15Kittitas County61.4+0.1 pts
16Adams County60-1.6 pts
17Chelan County59.6-1.1 pts
18Walla Walla County58.5-0.6 pts
19Skagit County58.4-0.2 pts
20Skamania County57-1.4 pts
21Cowlitz County56.7+1.4 pts
22Island County56-1 pts
23Lewis County55.8+0.5 pts
24Okanogan County55.5-0.8 pts
25Columbia County54.9+0.2 pts
26Asotin County54.7-1.3 pts
27Lincoln County54.2+0.8 pts
28San Juan County52.8-0.6 pts
29Klickitat County52.3-2 pts
30Grays Harbor County50.3-0.6 pts
31Stevens County49.7+0.1 pts
32Mason County49.3-1.3 pts
33Garfield County48.9+0.5 pts
34Pend Oreille County48.5+1.5 pts
35Pacific County48.1+0.3 pts
36Clallam County47.6-0.2 pts
37Jefferson County43.9+0.6 pts
38Ferry County42.7-1.6 pts
39Wahkiakum County41.9+0.1 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-counties. 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 Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-counties.

Harvard

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 Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

King County, with 69.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wahkiakum County, with 41.9% in 2024.

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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