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Highest labor force participation, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 57.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bollinger County, MO, up 53 places to #37.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲1Pulaski County, MOMO54,44269.9%−0.5 pts

02▼1Platte County, MOMO114,40069.5%−1.4 pts

03▲1St. Charles County, MOMO426,49969.4%−0.3 pts

04▼1Clay County, MOMO265,03269.0%−1.1 pts

05▲4Cass County, MOMO115,85967.2%+1.1 pts

06▼1Jackson County, MOMO732,99466.9%−0.5 pts

07St. Louis, MOMO278,14466.5%0.0 pts

08▼2Boone County, MOMO191,74666.5%−0.4 pts

09▲3Johnson County, MOMO56,67066.3%+1.4 pts

10▼2Jefferson County, MOMO233,13266.0%−0.3 pts

11St. Louis County, MOMO990,91165.0%−0.3 pts

12▲3Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99964.7%+1.0 pts

13▼3Christian County, MOMO96,72564.7%−0.7 pts

14▲4Lincoln County, MOMO66,67664.6%+1.3 pts

15▲11Greene County, MOMO309,28663.9%+2.2 pts

16Andrew County, MOMO18,24163.9%+0.4 pts

17▲6Osage County, MOMO13,61163.8%+1.5 pts

18▼1Jasper County, MOMO127,42863.4%+0.1 pts

19▼6Cole County, MOMO77,90863.2%−0.8 pts

20▼1Warren County, MOMO39,01662.8%−0.3 pts

21▲8Lafayette County, MOMO33,53162.8%+1.5 pts

22▼2Franklin County, MOMO108,09062.3%−0.7 pts

23▼9Perry County, MOMO19,09362.1%−1.8 pts

24▲3Pettis County, MOMO44,25462.1%+0.6 pts

25Atchison County, MOMO5,17562.0%−0.1 pts

26▲6Scott County, MOMO37,97561.8%+1.3 pts

27▲35Scotland County, MOMO4,79661.5%+5.0 pts

28▲5Linn County, MOMO11,81561.0%+0.6 pts

29▲8Gentry County, MOMO6,38460.7%+0.4 pts

30▲6Buchanan County, MOMO83,54060.7%+0.2 pts

31▲4Laclede County, MOMO36,94360.5%+0.1 pts

32▼11Ray County, MOMO23,39860.5%−2.4 pts

33▲8Clinton County, MOMO21,66160.5%+0.5 pts

34▼4Lawrence County, MOMO39,40160.3%−0.7 pts

35▲5Newton County, MOMO62,26360.2%+0.2 pts

36▲42Chariton County, MOMO7,37759.8%+5.2 pts

37▲53Bollinger County, MOMO10,64659.8%+6.2 pts

38▲21Knox County, MOMO3,72859.8%+3.1 pts

39▼5Gasconade County, MOMO14,78459.4%−1.0 pts

40▲29Carroll County, MOMO8,41759.1%+3.5 pts

41▲38Caldwell County, MOMO9,01259.0%+4.6 pts

42▼20Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68959.0%−3.6 pts

43▲8Callaway County, MOMO45,76558.7%+0.8 pts

44▲2Nodaway County, MOMO20,17458.7%−0.2 pts

45▲12Webster County, MOMO43,05458.6%+1.7 pts

46▲14Holt County, MOMO4,20058.6%+2.1 pts

47▲18Lewis County, MOMO9,87958.6%+2.5 pts

48▲10Daviess County, MOMO8,55858.5%+1.6 pts

49▼4Saline County, MOMO23,26558.5%−0.9 pts

50▼26Miller County, MOMO25,81758.5%−3.6 pts

51▼12Bates County, MOMO16,51258.4%−1.7 pts

52▼14Marion County, MOMO28,52558.3%−1.9 pts

53▼11Taney County, MOMO57,00158.3%−1.7 pts

54▲7Cooper County, MOMO17,13658.0%+1.4 pts

55▼5Montgomery County, MOMO11,59057.4%−0.6 pts

56Worth County, MOMO1,91457.4%+0.4 pts

57▼9Polk County, MOMO33,60457.3%−0.9 pts

58▼3Mercer County, MOMO3,40457.3%+0.1 pts

59▲9Moniteau County, MOMO15,42857.2%+1.3 pts

60▼7Putnam County, MOMO4,54657.1%−0.6 pts

61▲19Stoddard County, MOMO28,28456.7%+2.4 pts

62▼8Vernon County, MOMO19,94656.7%−0.7 pts

63▲8Sullivan County, MOMO5,73856.4%+0.9 pts

64▲21Madison County, MOMO12,85856.4%+2.3 pts

65▲8Macon County, MOMO15,19056.3%+0.9 pts

66▼3McDonald County, MOMO23,99256.2%0.0 pts

67▼3Randolph County, MOMO24,51356.1%−0.1 pts

68▲13Barry County, MOMO36,20056.1%+1.9 pts

69▼26Howard County, MOMO10,18056.1%−3.8 pts

70▲6Carter County, MOMO5,41856.0%+1.3 pts

71▼4Henry County, MOMO22,67155.9%0.0 pts

72▲19Howell County, MOMO40,79855.6%+3.5 pts

73▼7Livingston County, MOMO14,70855.3%−0.7 pts

74▼46Ralls County, MOMO10,44455.2%−6.1 pts

75▲12Phelps County, MOMO45,24755.1%+1.3 pts

76▲13Butler County, MOMO41,90455.0%+1.3 pts

77▲7Harrison County, MOMO8,28154.9%+0.9 pts

78▼1Dade County, MOMO7,80454.8%+0.1 pts

79▼27Audrain County, MOMO24,52854.8%−3.0 pts

80▼33Grundy County, MOMO9,74454.5%−3.8 pts

81▼32Schuyler County, MOMO4,14054.5%−3.7 pts

82▼51Shelby County, MOMO5,87054.5%−6.3 pts

83▼13Barton County, MOMO11,79554.4%−1.2 pts

84▼12Maries County, MOMO8,39754.4%−1.1 pts

85▲1Crawford County, MOMO22,92954.3%+0.3 pts

86▲2Adair County, MOMO25,68454.0%+0.2 pts

87▲10Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46553.7%+2.9 pts

88▼14Dent County, MOMO14,58453.5%−1.9 pts

89▼14Dunklin County, MOMO26,85553.2%−1.6 pts

90▲8Wright County, MOMO19,67153.0%+2.9 pts

91▼8New Madrid County, MOMO15,08653.0%−1.0 pts

92▼48Clark County, MOMO6,47552.9%−6.8 pts

93▲12St. Clair County, MOMO9,97652.8%+4.2 pts

94▲9Cedar County, MOMO14,88852.2%+3.1 pts

95▼3St. Francois County, MOMO67,80952.0%0.0 pts

96▲3Washington County, MOMO23,81051.8%+2.0 pts

97▼4Reynolds County, MOMO5,99251.7%−0.2 pts

98▲3Iron County, MOMO9,31851.3%+1.9 pts

99▼17Monroe County, MOMO8,95950.9%−3.2 pts

100▼6Camden County, MOMO44,04750.8%−0.7 pts

101▼6Ripley County, MOMO10,71750.5%−0.9 pts

102▼6Pike County, MOMO17,95550.1%−1.2 pts

103▼1Stone County, MOMO32,50349.5%+0.4 pts

104▲3Oregon County, MOMO8,70949.5%+2.2 pts

105▼5Douglas County, MOMO12,34249.1%−0.5 pts

106▲5Mississippi County, MOMO12,00349.0%+5.1 pts

107▼1Dallas County, MOMO18,02548.5%−0.1 pts

108Morgan County, MOMO22,41848.2%+1.1 pts

109▼5Texas County, MOMO25,99448.0%−0.6 pts

110▲4DeKalb County, MOMO9,79547.6%+6.5 pts

111▼1Wayne County, MOMO10,78246.6%+2.2 pts

112▲1Ozark County, MOMO9,17244.4%+2.5 pts

113▼4Shannon County, MOMO7,28543.7%−3.4 pts

114▼2Benton County, MOMO20,53642.7%−1.0 pts

115Hickory County, MOMO9,04441.3%+1.0 pts

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