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

King County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 counties in 2022, at 70%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 57.6% and the figure for Washington was 64.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70King County
Lowest42.8Wahkiakum County
Median57.639 counties
Washington64.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 62.4 %Asotin County: 55.6 %Benton County: 62.5 %Chelan County: 61.6 %Clallam County: 49.1 %Clark County: 63.9 %Columbia County: 57.4 %Cowlitz County: 56.2 %Douglas County: 64.1 %Ferry County: 44.3 %Franklin County: 66.3 %Garfield County: 49.5 %Grant County: 62.3 %Grays Harbor County: 50.4 %Island County: 57.4 %Jefferson County: 43.2 %King County: 70 %Kitsap County: 61.7 %Kittitas County: 62.5 %Klickitat County: 53.8 %Lewis County: 55 %Lincoln County: 53.8 %Mason County: 51.1 %Okanogan County: 56.3 %Pacific County: 45.9 %Pend Oreille County: 46.7 %Pierce County: 66.3 %San Juan County: 53.2 %Skagit County: 59 %Skamania County: 58.4 %Snohomish County: 67.4 %Spokane County: 61.7 %Stevens County: 49.7 %Thurston County: 62 %Wahkiakum County: 42.8 %Walla Walla County: 57.6 %Whatcom County: 62.4 %Whitman County: 60.5 %Yakima County: 62.1 %
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 55
  • 55 to 58
  • 58 to 62
  • 62 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

King County: 70 %King County70Snohomish County: 67.4 %Snohomish County67.4Pierce County: 66.3 %Pierce County66.3Franklin County: 66.3 %Franklin County66.3Douglas County: 64.1 %Douglas County64.1Clark County: 63.9 %Clark County63.9Kittitas County: 62.5 %Kittitas County62.5Benton County: 62.5 %Benton County62.5Whatcom County: 62.4 %Whatcom County62.4Adams County: 62.4 %Adams County62.4Grant County: 62.3 %Grant County62.3Yakima County: 62.1 %Yakima County62.1Thurston County: 62 %Thurston County62Spokane County: 61.7 %Spokane County61.7Kitsap County: 61.7 %Kitsap County61.7Chelan County: 61.6 %Chelan County61.6Whitman County: 60.5 %Whitman County60.5Skagit County: 59 %Skagit County59Skamania County: 58.4 %Skamania County58.4Walla Walla County: 57.6 %Walla Walla County57.6Island County: 57.4 %Island County57.4Columbia County: 57.4 %Columbia County57.4Okanogan County: 56.3 %Okanogan County56.3Cowlitz County: 56.2 %Cowlitz County56.2Asotin County: 55.6 %Asotin County55.6Lewis County: 55 %Lewis County55Lincoln County: 53.8 %Lincoln County53.8Klickitat County: 53.8 %Klickitat County53.8San Juan County: 53.2 %San Juan County53.2Mason County: 51.1 %Mason County51.1Grays Harbor County: 50.4 %Grays Harbor County50.4Stevens County: 49.7 %Stevens County49.7Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Clallam County: 49.1 %Clallam County49.1Pend Oreille County: 46.7 %Pend Oreille County46.7Pacific County: 45.9 %Pacific County45.9Ferry County: 44.3 %Ferry County44.3Jefferson County: 43.2 %Jefferson County43.2Wahkiakum County: 42.8 %Wahkiakum County42.8King County: 70 %King County70Snohomish County: 67.4 %Snohomish County67.4Pierce County: 66.3 %Pierce County66.3Franklin County: 66.3 %Franklin County66.3Douglas County: 64.1 %Douglas County64.1Clark County: 63.9 %Clark County63.9Kittitas County: 62.5 %Kittitas County62.5Benton County: 62.5 %Benton County62.5Whatcom County: 62.4 %Whatcom County62.4Adams County: 62.4 %Adams County62.4Grant County: 62.3 %Grant County62.3Yakima County: 62.1 %Yakima County62.1Thurston County: 62 %Thurston County62Spokane County: 61.7 %Spokane County61.7Kitsap County: 61.7 %Kitsap County61.7Chelan County: 61.6 %Chelan County61.6Whitman County: 60.5 %Whitman County60.5Skagit County: 59 %Skagit County59Skamania County: 58.4 %Skamania County58.4Walla Walla County: 57.6 %Walla Walla County57.6Island County: 57.4 %Island County57.4Columbia County: 57.4 %Columbia County57.4Okanogan County: 56.3 %Okanogan County56.3Cowlitz County: 56.2 %Cowlitz County56.2Asotin County: 55.6 %Asotin County55.6Lewis County: 55 %Lewis County55Lincoln County: 53.8 %Lincoln County53.8Klickitat County: 53.8 %Klickitat County53.8San Juan County: 53.2 %San Juan County53.2Mason County: 51.1 %Mason County51.1Grays Harbor County: 50.4 %Grays Harbor County50.4Stevens County: 49.7 %Stevens County49.7Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Clallam County: 49.1 %Clallam County49.1Pend Oreille County: 46.7 %Pend Oreille County46.7Pacific County: 45.9 %Pacific County45.9Ferry County: 44.3 %Ferry County44.3Jefferson County: 43.2 %Jefferson County43.2Wahkiakum County: 42.8 %Wahkiakum County42.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1King County70-0.3 pts
2Snohomish County67.4-0.1 pts
3Pierce County66.3+0.2 pts
4Franklin County66.3+0.1 pts
5Douglas County64.1+0.7 pts
6Clark County63.90 pts
7Kittitas County62.5-0.2 pts
8Benton County62.5+0.6 pts
9Whatcom County62.4-0.1 pts
10Adams County62.4-0.5 pts
11Grant County62.3-1.4 pts
12Yakima County62.1+0.2 pts
13Thurston County62-0.5 pts
14Spokane County61.7-0.1 pts
15Kitsap County61.7-0.1 pts
16Chelan County61.6-0.3 pts
17Whitman County60.5+0.7 pts
18Skagit County59-0.4 pts
19Skamania County58.4+1.1 pts
20Walla Walla County57.6+0.6 pts
21Island County57.4-0.2 pts
22Columbia County57.4-1.8 pts
23Okanogan County56.3+2.5 pts
24Cowlitz County56.2+0.4 pts
25Asotin County55.6-0.6 pts
26Lewis County55+0.3 pts
27Lincoln County53.8+1.2 pts
28Klickitat County53.8+1.7 pts
29San Juan County53.2+0.5 pts
30Mason County51.1-0.6 pts
31Grays Harbor County50.4+0.1 pts
32Stevens County49.7-0.3 pts
33Garfield County49.5-2.9 pts
34Clallam County49.1+0.1 pts
35Pend Oreille County46.7-1 pts
36Pacific County45.9+0.7 pts
37Ferry County44.3-0.1 pts
38Jefferson County43.2+0.1 pts
39Wahkiakum County42.8+2.1 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/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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2022.

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), 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/washington-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

King County, with 70% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wahkiakum County, with 42.8% in 2022.

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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