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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Pulaski County, MOMO54,44269.9%−0.5 pts

02Platte County, MOMO114,40069.5%−1.4 pts

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

04Clay County, MOMO265,03269.0%−1.1 pts

05Cass County, MOMO115,85967.2%+1.1 pts

06Jackson County, MOMO732,99466.9%−0.5 pts

07St. Louis, MOMO278,14466.5%−0.0 pts

08Boone County, MOMO191,74666.5%−0.4 pts

09Johnson County, MOMO56,67066.3%+1.4 pts

10Jefferson County, MOMO233,13266.0%−0.3 pts

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

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

13Christian County, MOMO96,72564.7%−0.7 pts

14Lincoln County, MOMO66,67664.6%+1.3 pts

15Greene County, MOMO309,28663.9%+2.2 pts

16Andrew County, MOMO18,24163.9%+0.4 pts

17Osage County, MOMO13,61163.8%+1.5 pts

18Jasper County, MOMO127,42863.4%+0.1 pts

19Cole County, MOMO77,90863.2%−0.8 pts

20Warren County, MOMO39,01662.8%−0.3 pts

21Lafayette County, MOMO33,53162.8%+1.5 pts

22Franklin County, MOMO108,09062.3%−0.7 pts

23Perry County, MOMO19,09362.1%−1.8 pts

24Pettis County, MOMO44,25462.1%+0.6 pts

25Atchison County, MOMO5,17562.0%−0.1 pts

26Scott County, MOMO37,97561.8%+1.3 pts

27Scotland County, MOMO4,79661.5%+5.0 pts

28Linn County, MOMO11,81561.0%+0.6 pts

29Gentry County, MOMO6,38460.7%+0.4 pts

30Buchanan County, MOMO83,54060.7%+0.2 pts

31Laclede County, MOMO36,94360.5%+0.1 pts

32Ray County, MOMO23,39860.5%−2.4 pts

33Clinton County, MOMO21,66160.5%+0.5 pts

34Lawrence County, MOMO39,40160.3%−0.7 pts

35Newton County, MOMO62,26360.2%+0.2 pts

36Chariton County, MOMO7,37759.8%+5.2 pts

37Bollinger County, MOMO10,64659.8%+6.2 pts

38Knox County, MOMO3,72859.8%+3.1 pts

39Gasconade County, MOMO14,78459.4%−1.0 pts

40Carroll County, MOMO8,41759.1%+3.5 pts

41Caldwell County, MOMO9,01259.0%+4.6 pts

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

43Callaway County, MOMO45,76558.7%+0.8 pts

44Nodaway County, MOMO20,17458.7%−0.2 pts

45Webster County, MOMO43,05458.6%+1.7 pts

46Holt County, MOMO4,20058.6%+2.1 pts

47Lewis County, MOMO9,87958.6%+2.5 pts

48Daviess County, MOMO8,55858.5%+1.6 pts

49Saline County, MOMO23,26558.5%−0.9 pts

50Miller County, MOMO25,81758.5%−3.6 pts

51Bates County, MOMO16,51258.4%−1.7 pts

52Marion County, MOMO28,52558.3%−1.9 pts

53Taney County, MOMO57,00158.3%−1.7 pts

54Cooper County, MOMO17,13658.0%+1.4 pts

55Montgomery County, MOMO11,59057.4%−0.6 pts

56Worth County, MOMO1,91457.4%+0.4 pts

57Polk County, MOMO33,60457.3%−0.9 pts

58Mercer County, MOMO3,40457.3%+0.1 pts

59Moniteau County, MOMO15,42857.2%+1.3 pts

60Putnam County, MOMO4,54657.1%−0.6 pts

61Stoddard County, MOMO28,28456.7%+2.4 pts

62Vernon County, MOMO19,94656.7%−0.7 pts

63Sullivan County, MOMO5,73856.4%+0.9 pts

64Madison County, MOMO12,85856.4%+2.3 pts

65Macon County, MOMO15,19056.3%+0.9 pts

66McDonald County, MOMO23,99256.2%−0.0 pts

67Randolph County, MOMO24,51356.1%−0.1 pts

68Barry County, MOMO36,20056.1%+1.9 pts

69Howard County, MOMO10,18056.1%−3.8 pts

70Carter County, MOMO5,41856.0%+1.3 pts

71Henry County, MOMO22,67155.9%−0.0 pts

72Howell County, MOMO40,79855.6%+3.5 pts

73Livingston County, MOMO14,70855.3%−0.7 pts

74Ralls County, MOMO10,44455.2%−6.1 pts

75Phelps County, MOMO45,24755.1%+1.3 pts

76Butler County, MOMO41,90455.0%+1.3 pts

77Harrison County, MOMO8,28154.9%+0.9 pts

78Dade County, MOMO7,80454.8%+0.1 pts

79Audrain County, MOMO24,52854.8%−3.0 pts

80Grundy County, MOMO9,74454.5%−3.8 pts

81Schuyler County, MOMO4,14054.5%−3.7 pts

82Shelby County, MOMO5,87054.5%−6.3 pts

83Barton County, MOMO11,79554.4%−1.2 pts

84Maries County, MOMO8,39754.4%−1.1 pts

85Crawford County, MOMO22,92954.3%+0.3 pts

86Adair County, MOMO25,68454.0%+0.2 pts

87Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46553.7%+2.9 pts

88Dent County, MOMO14,58453.5%−1.9 pts

89Dunklin County, MOMO26,85553.2%−1.6 pts

90Wright County, MOMO19,67153.0%+2.9 pts

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

92Clark County, MOMO6,47552.9%−6.8 pts

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

94Cedar County, MOMO14,88852.2%+3.1 pts

95St. Francois County, MOMO67,80952.0%+0.0 pts

96Washington County, MOMO23,81051.8%+2.0 pts

97Reynolds County, MOMO5,99251.7%−0.2 pts

98Iron County, MOMO9,31851.3%+1.9 pts

99Monroe County, MOMO8,95950.9%−3.2 pts

100Camden County, MOMO44,04750.8%−0.7 pts

101Ripley County, MOMO10,71750.5%−0.9 pts

102Pike County, MOMO17,95550.1%−1.2 pts

103Stone County, MOMO32,50349.5%+0.4 pts

104Oregon County, MOMO8,70949.5%+2.2 pts

105Douglas County, MOMO12,34249.1%−0.5 pts

106Mississippi County, MOMO12,00349.0%+5.1 pts

107Dallas County, MOMO18,02548.5%−0.1 pts

108Morgan County, MOMO22,41848.2%+1.1 pts

109Texas County, MOMO25,99448.0%−0.6 pts

110DeKalb County, MOMO9,79547.6%+6.5 pts

111Wayne County, MOMO10,78246.6%+2.2 pts

112Ozark County, MOMO9,17244.4%+2.5 pts

113Shannon County, MOMO7,28543.7%−3.4 pts

114Benton County, MOMO20,53642.7%−1.0 pts

115Hickory County, MOMO9,04441.3%+1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES