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Highest labor force participation, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 52.5%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Shelby County, ALAL238,55265.4%–

02Madison County, ALAL433,51664.7%–

03Jefferson County, ALAL665,74261.5%–

04Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36861.2%–

05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89160.7%–

06Lee County, ALAL189,88160.1%–

07St. Clair County, ALAL98,20659.1%–

08Autauga County, ALAL61,92058.7%–

09Coffee County, ALAL56,95358.6%–

10Baldwin County, ALAL267,76158.3%–

11Limestone County, ALAL122,92857.2%–

12Morgan County, ALAL126,48357.1%–

13Mobile County, ALAL411,65857.0%–

14Houston County, ALAL110,31856.7%–

15Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13556.7%–

16Russell County, ALAL58,89856.6%–

17Elmore County, ALAL91,57756.5%–

18Calhoun County, ALAL115,83456.4%–

19DeKalb County, ALAL74,08556.2%–

20Chambers County, ALAL34,25356.0%–

21Franklin County, ALAL32,44955.8%–

22Cullman County, ALAL94,00955.8%–

23Dale County, ALAL49,91255.3%–

24Marshall County, ALAL103,53755.2%–

25Colbert County, ALAL59,47454.9%–

26Etowah County, ALAL103,88654.9%–

27Chilton County, ALAL47,70854.4%–

28Butler County, ALAL18,10054.1%–

29Covington County, ALAL37,94753.9%–

30Pike County, ALAL33,68853.7%–

31Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17553.1%–

32Talladega County, ALAL81,60352.9%–

33Walker County, ALAL65,14052.7%–

34Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95352.5%–

35Blount County, ALAL60,15652.4%–

36Clay County, ALAL14,20752.2%–

37Geneva County, ALAL27,55452.2%–

38Henry County, ALAL18,39452.1%–

39Fayette County, ALAL15,87251.9%–

40Dallas County, ALAL35,14051.8%–

41Marion County, ALAL29,09751.7%–

42Macon County, ALAL18,13251.5%–

43Winston County, ALAL23,82951.4%–

44Bullock County, ALAL9,78050.9%–

45Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350.7%–

46Cleburne County, ALAL15,97050.6%–

47Lamar County, ALAL13,58750.4%–

48Lowndes County, ALAL9,35950.0%–

49Randolph County, ALAL23,16349.9%–

50Marengo County, ALAL18,31149.7%–

51Hale County, ALAL15,19449.6%–

52Cherokee County, ALAL26,41349.5%–

53Jackson County, ALAL54,28149.4%–

54Bibb County, ALAL22,26248.7%–

55Sumter County, ALAL11,58848.0%–

56Clarke County, ALAL22,01447.7%–

57Coosa County, ALAL10,16147.4%–

58Escambia County, ALAL36,66547.3%–

59Barbour County, ALAL24,60745.8%–

60Monroe County, ALAL18,96545.8%–

61Wilcox County, ALAL9,66645.4%–

62Washington County, ALAL14,82245.3%–

63Pickens County, ALAL18,22145.2%–

64Choctaw County, ALAL11,90444.5%–

65Conecuh County, ALAL10,89943.1%–

66Greene County, ALAL7,06741.9%–

67Perry County, ALAL7,42536.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS