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Highest labor force participation, Missouri cities

Missouri cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 64.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Herculaneum, MO, up 86 places to #28.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲21Rogersville, MOMO5,75484.1%+13.1 pts

02▼1Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,43282.1%−6.5 pts

03Maplewood, MOMO8,03381.6%+2.1 pts

04▼2Cottleville, MOMO6,71777.7%−3.8 pts

05▲10Grain Valley, MOMO16,90876.3%+3.8 pts

06▲45North Kansas City, MOMO5,61375.4%+7.6 pts

07▲4Greenwood, MOMO6,31575.2%+1.0 pts

08▲11Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,03274.2%+2.9 pts

09▼5Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09373.7%−4.1 pts

10▲2Ashland, MOMO5,22173.6%0.0 pts

11▼3Brentwood, MOMO8,07973.4%−2.4 pts

12▲2O'Fallon, MOMO96,10173.1%+0.2 pts

13▼3Barnhart, MOMO5,78573.0%−1.3 pts

14▼9Peculiar, MOMO6,36572.6%−4.4 pts

15▲23Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,95672.4%+3.4 pts

16▲4Maryland Heights, MOMO27,55972.1%+1.1 pts

17▲1Battlefield, MOMO6,36171.9%−0.1 pts

18▼2Wentzville, MOMO49,49571.7%−0.7 pts

19▼6Imperial, MOMO5,48871.5%−1.6 pts

20▲6St. Ann, MOMO12,61771.5%+0.9 pts

21▲8Affton, MOMO19,05271.4%+1.4 pts

22▼15Willard, MOMO6,90471.4%−4.6 pts

23▼14Kearney, MOMO11,29671.4%−4.3 pts

24▲55Carl Junction, MOMO8,48470.9%+6.6 pts

25Blue Springs, MOMO61,63270.1%−0.7 pts

26▲10Florissant, MOMO51,12470.0%+0.8 pts

27▲14Belton, MOMO26,19369.9%+0.9 pts

28▲86Herculaneum, MOMO5,40269.6%+9.9 pts

29▲29Oak Grove, MOMO9,37069.1%+2.0 pts

30▼2Eureka, MOMO13,42269.1%−1.4 pts

31▼10Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51469.0%−2.0 pts

32▲12Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87369.0%+0.1 pts

33▲49Warrensburg, MOMO20,28368.9%+5.0 pts

34▼4Parkville, MOMO9,09368.8%−1.3 pts

35Kansas City, MOMO521,22068.7%−0.7 pts

36▼2Olivette, MOMO8,93768.7%−0.8 pts

37▼6Manchester, MOMO18,06968.6%−1.2 pts

38▲30Raymore, MOMO26,63368.2%+2.3 pts

39▲9Republic, MOMO22,40468.1%−0.4 pts

40▼17St. Peters, MOMO61,47967.9%−2.9 pts

41▲11Jackson, MOMO16,03367.9%+0.3 pts

42▲61University City, MOMO34,65767.9%+6.6 pts

43▼1Ozark, MOMO23,54467.8%−1.2 pts

44▲21Pevely, MOMO6,23967.6%+1.5 pts

45▲39Savannah, MOMO5,10767.6%+4.0 pts

46▲58Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,81967.6%+6.8 pts

47▲23Old Jamestown, MOMO20,65167.3%+1.6 pts

48▼15Valley Park, MOMO6,76767.3%−2.6 pts

49▲4Union, MOMO13,44567.2%−0.1 pts

50▲11Ballwin, MOMO30,90166.8%0.0 pts

51▼24Glasgow, MOMO5,50466.8%−3.7 pts

52▼15Raytown, MOMO29,15466.7%−2.4 pts

53▼4Liberty, MOMO31,31966.6%−1.7 pts

54Grandview, MOMO26,65366.6%−0.6 pts

55▲7St. Louis, MOMO278,14466.5%0.0 pts

56▲34Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,12966.4%+3.6 pts

57▼25Murphy, MOMO8,28566.3%−3.6 pts

58▼15Hazelwood, MOMO24,84966.1%−2.9 pts

59▲13Columbia, MOMO130,85166.0%+0.5 pts

60▲18Troy, MOMO15,20166.0%+1.6 pts

61▼21Webster Groves, MOMO23,45066.0%−3.0 pts

62▼16Washington, MOMO15,90665.8%−2.7 pts

63▼39Waynesville, MOMO5,55865.7%−5.2 pts

64▼5Nixa, MOMO26,59765.6%−1.4 pts

65▼18Crestwood, MOMO12,20765.6%−3.0 pts

66▼2Wildwood, MOMO34,95565.5%−0.8 pts

67▼4Harrisonville, MOMO10,04065.4%−1.0 pts

68▼23St. John, MOMO6,44165.4%−3.3 pts

69▲49Odessa, MOMO5,72165.3%+6.7 pts

70▲7Mehlville, MOMO29,80565.1%+0.6 pts

71▲14Arnold, MOMO20,99465.1%+1.5 pts

72▲9Overland, MOMO15,47465.1%+1.0 pts

73▼6St. Robert, MOMO5,60265.0%−1.0 pts

74▼8Gladstone, MOMO27,49764.9%−1.3 pts

75▼58Smithville, MOMO11,16064.6%−7.5 pts

76▼19Berkeley, MOMO8,02664.5%−2.7 pts

77▼71Wright City, MOMO5,85464.5%−11.7 pts

78▼23St. Charles, MOMO72,56164.5%−2.7 pts

79▼40Monett, MOMO10,24864.2%−4.8 pts

80▲6Kirkwood, MOMO29,33164.0%+0.7 pts

81▲13Concord, MOMO18,36864.0%+1.6 pts

82▲20Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48063.8%+2.4 pts

83▼23Lemay, MOMO16,22863.5%−3.5 pts

84▲15Bridgeton, MOMO11,27763.3%+1.6 pts

85▲4De Soto, MOMO6,52763.1%0.0 pts

86▲27Springfield, MOMO169,84763.1%+3.4 pts

87▲11Sedalia, MOMO22,62163.0%+1.2 pts

88▼19Oakville, MOMO35,33363.0%−2.7 pts

89▲38Sullivan, MOMO6,94262.8%+6.8 pts

90▼10Ellisville, MOMO10,31562.8%−1.4 pts

91▼16Ferguson, MOMO17,95362.7%−2.1 pts

92▲5Sappington, MOMO7,36762.7%+0.5 pts

93▼5Festus, MOMO14,06662.6%−0.5 pts

94▲12Lebanon, MOMO15,66362.6%+2.0 pts

95▼24Warrenton, MOMO9,66762.5%−3.1 pts

96▼9Independence, MOMO121,67562.2%−1.0 pts

97▲15Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,97762.1%+2.3 pts

98▼48Park Hills, MOMO8,75361.8%−6.2 pts

99▼26Black Jack, MOMO6,54761.7%−3.4 pts

100▼44Webb City, MOMO13,45961.6%−5.6 pts

101▲4Jefferson City, MOMO42,48961.4%+0.7 pts

102▼2Perryville, MOMO8,59361.1%−0.4 pts

103▼7Chesterfield, MOMO49,30961.1%−1.1 pts

104▼13Joplin, MOMO53,93060.8%−1.9 pts

105▼22Des Peres, MOMO9,10260.4%−3.3 pts

106▼32Glendale, MOMO6,06060.3%−4.5 pts

107▲3St. Joseph, MOMO71,00160.1%+0.2 pts

108▲1Ladue, MOMO8,93460.1%−0.2 pts

109▼8Marshall, MOMO13,76660.0%−1.5 pts

110▲12Neosho, MOMO14,07859.5%+1.8 pts

111Carthage, MOMO15,89559.4%−0.4 pts

112▼19Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23159.0%−3.5 pts

113▼21Aurora, MOMO7,68658.9%−3.8 pts

114▲18Macon, MOMO5,53258.8%+3.6 pts

115▲21Marshfield, MOMO8,07858.7%+5.2 pts

116▲12West Plains, MOMO12,78058.3%+2.6 pts

117Maryville, MOMO10,09257.9%−0.7 pts

118▼3Sikeston, MOMO15,98357.9%−1.5 pts

119▼11Pacific, MOMO7,82457.8%−2.6 pts

120▼44Branson, MOMO12,92157.5%−7.1 pts

121▲8Bolivar, MOMO11,99457.5%+1.9 pts

122▼27Mexico, MOMO11,55857.3%−4.9 pts

123▼4Clinton, MOMO9,50456.1%−2.4 pts

124▲1Weldon Spring, MOMO5,30155.3%−1.0 pts

125▼9Jennings, MOMO13,09355.1%−3.7 pts

126▼6Sunset Hills, MOMO9,07554.8%−3.4 pts

127▲16Dexter, MOMO7,85154.7%+5.9 pts

128▼4Hannibal, MOMO16,80454.5%−2.7 pts

129▲4Nevada, MOMO8,40454.3%−0.8 pts

130▼9Trenton, MOMO5,55754.1%−3.8 pts

131Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36853.7%−1.7 pts

132▼6Osage Beach, MOMO5,07953.6%−2.6 pts

133▲1Town and Country, MOMO11,61953.4%−1.1 pts

134▲8Boonville, MOMO7,86753.2%+4.3 pts

135Clayton, MOMO17,80753.2%−1.2 pts

136▲3Moberly, MOMO13,71952.9%+2.7 pts

137▲4Rolla, MOMO20,58852.8%+3.5 pts

138▼31Richmond, MOMO5,96852.7%−7.9 pts

139▼9Kennett, MOMO10,11851.7%−3.8 pts

140Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,29551.6%+1.7 pts

141▲4Caruthersville, MOMO5,21151.5%+6.6 pts

142▼4Kirksville, MOMO17,86350.7%+0.2 pts

143▼6Chillicothe, MOMO9,11450.1%−2.7 pts

144Farmington, MOMO19,22648.0%+2.9 pts

145▲1Fulton, MOMO12,85346.7%+2.0 pts

146▼23Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,06546.4%−11.3 pts

147Cameron, MOMO7,34144.6%+11.1 pts

148Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63633.1%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES