RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest labor force participation, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Lowest labor force participation, US counties →

IllinoisAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Kendall County, ILIL145,47072.5%–

02McHenry County, ILIL317,75170.4%–

03DuPage County, ILIL934,29869.2%–

04Kane County, ILIL525,75769.0%–

05Will County, ILIL712,25368.9%–

06Lake County, ILIL719,33968.9%–

07DeKalb County, ILIL101,83568.6%–

08Monroe County, ILIL34,84068.6%–

09Grundy County, ILIL54,05267.5%–

10Cumberland County, ILIL10,20867.2%–

11Boone County, ILIL53,56866.5%–

12Cook County, ILIL5,194,62566.1%–

13Menard County, ILIL11,86365.8%–

14Effingham County, ILIL34,51965.8%–

15Washington County, ILIL13,56465.6%–

16Adams County, ILIL64,26765.1%–

17Piatt County, ILIL16,79164.8%–

18Douglas County, ILIL19,88064.7%–

19St. Clair County, ILIL250,70864.3%–

20Ogle County, ILIL51,39964.3%–

21McLean County, ILIL171,41964.3%–

22Madison County, ILIL263,11063.7%–

23Cass County, ILIL12,46363.7%–

24Woodford County, ILIL38,11163.6%–

25De Witt County, ILIL15,11863.6%–

26Ford County, ILIL13,21663.5%–

27Winnebago County, ILIL283,67463.5%–

28Warren County, ILIL16,22263.4%–

29Jasper County, ILIL9,03262.9%–

30Clark County, ILIL15,11462.9%–

31Coles County, ILIL46,60762.8%–

32Bureau County, ILIL32,51062.7%–

33LaSalle County, ILIL107,77362.4%–

34Sangamon County, ILIL194,17062.4%–

35Richland County, ILIL15,21962.2%–

36Clinton County, ILIL37,12862.1%–

37Rock Island County, ILIL141,86962.0%–

38Shelby County, ILIL20,57661.9%–

39Champaign County, ILIL209,97261.9%–

40Moultrie County, ILIL14,37161.6%–

41Henderson County, ILIL5,98461.5%–

42Putnam County, ILIL5,61961.5%–

43Tazewell County, ILIL130,04961.4%–

44Henry County, ILIL48,09561.4%–

45Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59461.3%–

46Kankakee County, ILIL105,52561.2%–

47Peoria County, ILIL178,55361.2%–

48Jersey County, ILIL21,16061.2%–

49Stephenson County, ILIL43,22061.0%–

50Clay County, ILIL12,79360.9%–

51Whiteside County, ILIL54,12160.9%–

52Mercer County, ILIL15,22960.9%–

53Wabash County, ILIL10,90760.6%–

54Marion County, ILIL36,38260.4%–

55Scott County, ILIL4,86660.2%–

56Iroquois County, ILIL26,15059.9%–

57Hancock County, ILIL16,80359.6%–

58Macon County, ILIL99,30059.6%–

59Edwards County, ILIL5,89859.5%–

60Edgar County, ILIL16,32359.0%–

61Mason County, ILIL12,41158.6%–

62Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.4%–

63Greene County, ILIL11,31358.3%–

64Stark County, ILIL5,31958.2%–

65Macoupin County, ILIL43,74858.2%–

66McDonough County, ILIL25,91658.0%–

67Wayne County, ILIL15,88257.8%–

68Livingston County, ILIL35,05757.6%–

69Pike County, ILIL14,23157.6%–

70Jefferson County, ILIL36,14757.5%–

71Christian County, ILIL33,44357.4%–

72Carroll County, ILIL15,41956.9%–

73White County, ILIL13,25056.8%–

74Marshall County, ILIL11,47356.6%–

75Morgan County, ILIL32,51556.5%–

76Jackson County, ILIL52,50156.1%–

77Saline County, ILIL22,77255.6%–

78Franklin County, ILIL36,91655.3%–

79Lee County, ILIL32,91455.3%–

80Logan County, ILIL27,18255.2%–

81Vermilion County, ILIL71,25955.1%–

82Fulton County, ILIL32,90155.1%–

83Hamilton County, ILIL7,85955.0%–

84Calhoun County, ILIL4,30054.0%–

85Knox County, ILIL47,76753.5%–

86Union County, ILIL16,65653.2%–

87Crawford County, ILIL18,64853.0%–

88Bond County, ILIL16,95952.8%–

89Massac County, ILIL13,50252.8%–

90Gallatin County, ILIL4,61652.6%–

91Fayette County, ILIL20,79052.5%–

92Schuyler County, ILIL6,65752.4%–

93Randolph County, ILIL29,92152.3%–

94Montgomery County, ILIL28,07651.9%–

95Lawrence County, ILIL13,79051.1%–

96Perry County, ILIL20,16047.9%–

97Hardin County, ILIL3,58844.7%–

98Pulaski County, ILIL4,82044.0%–

99Alexander County, ILIL4,57044.0%–

100Brown County, ILIL6,40142.8%–

101Johnson County, ILIL13,36338.2%–

102Pope County, ILIL3,67233.9%–

SHOWING 1–102 OF 102

Download CSV (full list, 102 rows)

UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES