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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 2023, at 70.1%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 41.9%. The median was 58.4% and the figure for Washington was 64.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.1King County
Lowest41.9Wahkiakum County
Median58.439 counties
Washington64.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 61.5 %Asotin County: 56 %Benton County: 62.4 %Chelan County: 60.7 %Clallam County: 47.8 %Clark County: 64.2 %Columbia County: 54.6 %Cowlitz County: 55.3 %Douglas County: 64.4 %Ferry County: 44.4 %Franklin County: 66.3 %Garfield County: 48.4 %Grant County: 62.6 %Grays Harbor County: 50.9 %Island County: 57 %Jefferson County: 43.3 %King County: 70.1 %Kitsap County: 61.9 %Kittitas County: 61.4 %Klickitat County: 54.3 %Lewis County: 55.3 %Lincoln County: 53.4 %Mason County: 50.5 %Okanogan County: 56.3 %Pacific County: 47.8 %Pend Oreille County: 47 %Pierce County: 66.4 %San Juan County: 53.4 %Skagit County: 58.6 %Skamania County: 58.4 %Snohomish County: 67.2 %Spokane County: 61.8 %Stevens County: 49.5 %Thurston County: 62 %Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Walla Walla County: 59.1 %Whatcom County: 63 %Whitman County: 62.5 %Yakima County: 62.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

King County: 70.1 %King County70.1Snohomish County: 67.2 %Snohomish County67.2Pierce County: 66.4 %Pierce County66.4Franklin County: 66.3 %Franklin County66.3Douglas County: 64.4 %Douglas County64.4Clark County: 64.2 %Clark County64.2Whatcom County: 63 %Whatcom County63Grant County: 62.6 %Grant County62.6Yakima County: 62.6 %Yakima County62.6Whitman County: 62.5 %Whitman County62.5Benton County: 62.4 %Benton County62.4Thurston County: 62 %Thurston County62Kitsap County: 61.9 %Kitsap County61.9Spokane County: 61.8 %Spokane County61.8Adams County: 61.5 %Adams County61.5Kittitas County: 61.4 %Kittitas County61.4Chelan County: 60.7 %Chelan County60.7Walla Walla County: 59.1 %Walla Walla County59.1Skagit County: 58.6 %Skagit County58.6Skamania County: 58.4 %Skamania County58.4Island County: 57 %Island County57Okanogan County: 56.3 %Okanogan County56.3Asotin County: 56 %Asotin County56Cowlitz County: 55.3 %Cowlitz County55.3Lewis County: 55.3 %Lewis County55.3Columbia County: 54.6 %Columbia County54.6Klickitat County: 54.3 %Klickitat County54.3Lincoln County: 53.4 %Lincoln County53.4San Juan County: 53.4 %San Juan County53.4Grays Harbor County: 50.9 %Grays Harbor County50.9Mason County: 50.5 %Mason County50.5Stevens County: 49.5 %Stevens County49.5Garfield County: 48.4 %Garfield County48.4Clallam County: 47.8 %Clallam County47.8Pacific County: 47.8 %Pacific County47.8Pend Oreille County: 47 %Pend Oreille County47Ferry County: 44.4 %Ferry County44.4Jefferson County: 43.3 %Jefferson County43.3Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Wahkiakum County41.9King County: 70.1 %King County70.1Snohomish County: 67.2 %Snohomish County67.2Pierce County: 66.4 %Pierce County66.4Franklin County: 66.3 %Franklin County66.3Douglas County: 64.4 %Douglas County64.4Clark County: 64.2 %Clark County64.2Whatcom County: 63 %Whatcom County63Grant County: 62.6 %Grant County62.6Yakima County: 62.6 %Yakima County62.6Whitman County: 62.5 %Whitman County62.5Benton County: 62.4 %Benton County62.4Thurston County: 62 %Thurston County62Kitsap County: 61.9 %Kitsap County61.9Spokane County: 61.8 %Spokane County61.8Adams County: 61.5 %Adams County61.5Kittitas County: 61.4 %Kittitas County61.4Chelan County: 60.7 %Chelan County60.7Walla Walla County: 59.1 %Walla Walla County59.1Skagit County: 58.6 %Skagit County58.6Skamania County: 58.4 %Skamania County58.4Island County: 57 %Island County57Okanogan County: 56.3 %Okanogan County56.3Asotin County: 56 %Asotin County56Cowlitz County: 55.3 %Cowlitz County55.3Lewis County: 55.3 %Lewis County55.3Columbia County: 54.6 %Columbia County54.6Klickitat County: 54.3 %Klickitat County54.3Lincoln County: 53.4 %Lincoln County53.4San Juan County: 53.4 %San Juan County53.4Grays Harbor County: 50.9 %Grays Harbor County50.9Mason County: 50.5 %Mason County50.5Stevens County: 49.5 %Stevens County49.5Garfield County: 48.4 %Garfield County48.4Clallam County: 47.8 %Clallam County47.8Pacific County: 47.8 %Pacific County47.8Pend Oreille County: 47 %Pend Oreille County47Ferry County: 44.4 %Ferry County44.4Jefferson County: 43.3 %Jefferson County43.3Wahkiakum County: 41.9 %Wahkiakum County41.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1King County70.1+0.1 pts
2Snohomish County67.2-0.2 pts
3Pierce County66.4+0.1 pts
4Franklin County66.30 pts
5Douglas County64.4+0.3 pts
6Clark County64.2+0.3 pts
7Whatcom County63+0.6 pts
8Grant County62.6+0.4 pts
9Yakima County62.6+0.4 pts
10Whitman County62.5+2 pts
11Benton County62.4-0.1 pts
12Thurston County62-0 pts
13Kitsap County61.9+0.2 pts
14Spokane County61.8+0.1 pts
15Adams County61.5-0.8 pts
16Kittitas County61.4-1.1 pts
17Chelan County60.7-0.9 pts
18Walla Walla County59.1+1.5 pts
19Skagit County58.6-0.5 pts
20Skamania County58.4-0 pts
21Island County57-0.5 pts
22Okanogan County56.3+0.1 pts
23Asotin County56+0.4 pts
24Cowlitz County55.3-0.9 pts
25Lewis County55.3+0.3 pts
26Columbia County54.6-2.8 pts
27Klickitat County54.3+0.5 pts
28Lincoln County53.4-0.5 pts
29San Juan County53.4+0.2 pts
30Grays Harbor County50.9+0.5 pts
31Mason County50.5-0.6 pts
32Stevens County49.5-0.2 pts
33Garfield County48.4-1.1 pts
34Clallam County47.8-1.3 pts
34Pacific County47.8+1.9 pts
36Pend Oreille County47+0.3 pts
37Ferry County44.4+0.1 pts
38Jefferson County43.30 pts
39Wahkiakum County41.9-0.9 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2023.

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), 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/washington-counties?period=2023 (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 70.1% in 2023, 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 2023.

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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