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Highest labor force participation, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 60.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McDonough County, IL, up 40 places to #26.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Kendall County, ILIL145,47072.7%+0.1 pts

02McHenry County, ILIL317,75169.7%−0.7 pts

03▲1Kane County, ILIL525,75769.5%+0.5 pts

04▲3DeKalb County, ILIL101,83568.4%−0.2 pts

05Will County, ILIL712,25368.3%−0.6 pts

06▲2Monroe County, ILIL34,84068.3%−0.3 pts

07▼1Lake County, ILIL719,33968.2%−0.6 pts

08▼5DuPage County, ILIL934,29868.0%−1.2 pts

09Grundy County, ILIL54,05267.3%−0.2 pts

10▲19Jasper County, ILIL9,03267.0%+4.0 pts

11▲1Cook County, ILIL5,194,62566.2%0.0 pts

12▼1Boone County, ILIL53,56865.8%−0.8 pts

13▲1Effingham County, ILIL34,51965.7%−0.1 pts

14▼4Cumberland County, ILIL10,20865.3%−1.9 pts

15▲1Adams County, ILIL64,26765.2%+0.1 pts

16▲2Douglas County, ILIL19,88065.2%+0.4 pts

17Piatt County, ILIL16,79165.0%+0.2 pts

18▲3McLean County, ILIL171,41964.8%+0.6 pts

19St. Clair County, ILIL250,70863.4%−1.0 pts

20▼5Washington County, ILIL13,56463.3%−2.2 pts

21▲3Woodford County, ILIL38,11163.2%−0.4 pts

22▲14Clinton County, ILIL37,12862.8%+0.7 pts

23▲9Bureau County, ILIL32,51062.8%+0.1 pts

24▼2Madison County, ILIL263,11062.7%−1.0 pts

25▲18Tazewell County, ILIL130,04962.3%+0.9 pts

26▲40McDonough County, ILIL25,91662.3%+4.3 pts

27▲20Peoria County, ILIL178,55362.2%+1.0 pts

28▲16Henry County, ILIL48,09562.0%+0.6 pts

29▼3Ford County, ILIL13,21661.9%−1.6 pts

30▲21Whiteside County, ILIL54,12161.9%+1.0 pts

31▼6De Witt County, ILIL15,11861.8%−1.8 pts

32▲14Kankakee County, ILIL105,52561.6%+0.4 pts

33▼13Ogle County, ILIL51,39961.6%−2.8 pts

34▼7Winnebago County, ILIL283,67461.5%−2.0 pts

35▲3Shelby County, ILIL20,57661.4%−0.5 pts

36▼1Richland County, ILIL15,21961.4%−0.8 pts

37▼4LaSalle County, ILIL107,77361.3%−1.1 pts

38▼8Clark County, ILIL15,11461.3%−1.6 pts

39▼5Sangamon County, ILIL194,17061.2%−1.2 pts

40▼3Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961.2%−0.8 pts

41▼13Warren County, ILIL16,22261.0%−2.4 pts

42▼11Coles County, ILIL46,60760.9%−1.9 pts

43▲9Mercer County, ILIL15,22960.8%−0.1 pts

44▼5Champaign County, ILIL209,97260.6%−1.2 pts

45▲4Stephenson County, ILIL43,22060.6%−0.4 pts

46▲2Jersey County, ILIL21,16060.6%−0.5 pts

47▲22Pike County, ILIL14,23160.4%+2.8 pts

48▼6Putnam County, ILIL5,61960.3%−1.2 pts

49▼9Moultrie County, ILIL14,37160.2%−1.4 pts

50▲9Edwards County, ILIL5,89860.1%+0.7 pts

51▲17Livingston County, ILIL35,05760.1%+2.5 pts

52▲4Iroquois County, ILIL26,15060.1%+0.2 pts

53▲1Marion County, ILIL36,38260.1%−0.3 pts

54▼9Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59459.6%−1.7 pts

55▼42Menard County, ILIL11,86359.3%−6.5 pts

56▲8Stark County, ILIL5,31959.3%+1.0 pts

57▲13Jefferson County, ILIL36,14759.0%+1.5 pts

58▲4Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.8%+0.4 pts

59▼2Hancock County, ILIL16,80358.8%−0.9 pts

60▲23Hamilton County, ILIL7,85958.7%+3.8 pts

61▼38Cass County, ILIL12,46358.5%−5.2 pts

62▼4Macon County, ILIL99,30058.1%−1.4 pts

63▼3Edgar County, ILIL16,32358.1%−0.9 pts

64▼1Greene County, ILIL11,31358.0%−0.4 pts

65▲2Wayne County, ILIL15,88257.9%+0.2 pts

66▼1Macoupin County, ILIL43,74857.1%−1.1 pts

67▼17Clay County, ILIL12,79356.6%−4.3 pts

68▲7Morgan County, ILIL32,51556.6%+0.1 pts

69▲7Jackson County, ILIL52,50156.6%+0.5 pts

70▲1Christian County, ILIL33,44356.4%−1.0 pts

71▲10Vermilion County, ILIL71,25956.3%+1.2 pts

72▲2Marshall County, ILIL11,47356.2%−0.4 pts

73▲5Franklin County, ILIL36,91656.0%+0.7 pts

74▼21Wabash County, ILIL10,90756.0%−4.6 pts

75▲15Gallatin County, ILIL4,61655.9%+3.3 pts

76▲3Lee County, ILIL32,91455.7%+0.5 pts

77▼22Scott County, ILIL4,86655.4%−4.8 pts

78▲9Crawford County, ILIL18,64855.3%+2.4 pts

79▲6Knox County, ILIL47,76755.3%+1.9 pts

80▲4Calhoun County, ILIL4,30055.1%+1.1 pts

81▼1Logan County, ILIL27,18254.8%−0.3 pts

82▼41Henderson County, ILIL5,98454.8%−6.7 pts

83▲8Fayette County, ILIL20,79054.8%+2.2 pts

84▼7Saline County, ILIL22,77254.6%−1.0 pts

85▲4Massac County, ILIL13,50254.6%+1.8 pts

86▼25Mason County, ILIL12,41154.3%−4.3 pts

87▼5Fulton County, ILIL32,90153.8%−1.2 pts

88▼15White County, ILIL13,25053.7%−3.1 pts

89▲4Randolph County, ILIL29,92153.2%+0.9 pts

90▼2Bond County, ILIL16,95952.9%0.0 pts

91▲3Montgomery County, ILIL28,07652.5%+0.6 pts

92Schuyler County, ILIL6,65751.6%−0.7 pts

93▲2Lawrence County, ILIL13,79051.2%+0.1 pts

94▼8Union County, ILIL16,65650.9%−2.3 pts

95▼23Carroll County, ILIL15,41950.5%−6.5 pts

96▲3Alexander County, ILIL4,57049.1%+5.1 pts

97▼1Perry County, ILIL20,16049.0%+1.0 pts

98▲4Pope County, ILIL3,67242.5%+8.6 pts

99▲2Johnson County, ILIL13,36342.0%+3.8 pts

100▼2Pulaski County, ILIL4,82041.6%−2.4 pts

101▼1Brown County, ILIL6,40141.4%−1.4 pts

102▼5Hardin County, ILIL3,58841.1%−3.6 pts

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