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Highest labor force participation, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38372.0%+1%

02Onslow County, NCNC217,17570.0%−1%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23569.8%−1%

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72568.4%+1%

05Union County, NCNC267,67467.7%+0%

06Durham County, NCNC347,24067.7%+1%

07Camden County, NCNC11,31567.4%+14%

08Currituck County, NCNC33,15866.6%+3%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,44866.2%+2%

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,95965.7%+5%

11Iredell County, NCNC211,79864.8%+1%

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,47364.6%+0%

13Guilford County, NCNC562,23464.1%+0%

14Dare County, NCNC38,24564.0%−1%

15Alamance County, NCNC186,17763.3%+3%

16Pitt County, NCNC182,93662.8%−1%

17Gaston County, NCNC246,55862.6%+0%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,71862.2%+1%

19Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%−1%

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03761.8%+1%

21Wayne County, NCNC122,27861.2%+1%

22Pender County, NCNC72,11160.9%+2%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65460.9%−2%

24Lee County, NCNC70,25860.8%−0%

25Randolph County, NCNC149,51660.5%+1%

26Catawba County, NCNC170,17260.3%−3%

27Person County, NCNC40,63660.2%−4%

28Hoke County, NCNC56,93960.0%+1%

29Rowan County, NCNC155,09660.0%+0%

30Davidson County, NCNC180,18259.9%+1%

31Harnett County, NCNC150,13759.8%−1%

32Nash County, NCNC99,36559.5%−0%

33Davie County, NCNC45,85559.4%−2%

34Duplin County, NCNC51,57159.3%+3%

35Buncombe County, NCNC277,41759.1%−3%

36Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20159.0%−1%

37Watauga County, NCNC54,78659.0%−1%

38Craven County, NCNC105,02558.7%−1%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32558.7%+4%

40Yadkin County, NCNC38,32558.6%+3%

41Chatham County, NCNC85,11158.6%+1%

42Vance County, NCNC42,63858.5%−0%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,83058.4%−3%

44Caldwell County, NCNC81,10558.4%+1%

45Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12158.3%+5%

46Burke County, NCNC88,65557.7%+3%

47Wilson County, NCNC81,15057.5%−3%

48Richmond County, NCNC42,04157.3%−0%

49Moore County, NCNC110,61957.2%−1%

50Henderson County, NCNC122,37557.2%−1%

51Surry County, NCNC72,28757.1%+1%

52Swain County, NCNC14,02457.0%+3%

53Martin County, NCNC21,60156.7%−1%

54Rockingham County, NCNC94,19556.6%−0%

55Sampson County, NCNC61,50456.4%−3%

56Alexander County, NCNC36,95856.3%−3%

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,83756.3%−2%

58Mitchell County, NCNC15,06256.2%+3%

59Haywood County, NCNC63,36956.0%−0%

60Chowan County, NCNC14,08255.9%+7%

61Jackson County, NCNC45,03955.8%+2%

62Gates County, NCNC10,23455.8%−3%

63Wilkes County, NCNC66,23355.7%−0%

64Madison County, NCNC22,55355.5%+2%

65Beaufort County, NCNC44,67055.2%+1%

66Carteret County, NCNC70,46955.0%−2%

67Stokes County, NCNC46,12654.9%−5%

68Rutherford County, NCNC65,74554.9%+4%

69Jones County, NCNC9,57554.8%+7%

70McDowell County, NCNC45,19854.5%−0%

71Yancey County, NCNC19,08454.4%+2%

72Granville County, NCNC61,42154.2%−7%

73Polk County, NCNC20,53353.8%+1%

74Macon County, NCNC39,23253.3%+5%

75Montgomery County, NCNC26,40353.2%+6%

76Scotland County, NCNC33,32252.9%+4%

77Ashe County, NCNC27,51452.7%−7%

78Northampton County, NCNC16,49152.3%+9%

79Halifax County, NCNC46,53451.9%+6%

80Anson County, NCNC21,75851.5%−7%

81Perquimans County, NCNC13,49051.5%+3%

82Greene County, NCNC20,70051.4%−1%

83Hertford County, NCNC19,01551.3%+3%

84Caswell County, NCNC22,56351.2%−3%

85Robeson County, NCNC119,94150.9%−0%

86Graham County, NCNC8,19050.9%+1%

87Columbus County, NCNC50,48750.6%+7%

88Warren County, NCNC18,89849.7%+0%

89Bladen County, NCNC30,00749.5%+1%

90Cherokee County, NCNC30,83049.3%+3%

91Brunswick County, NCNC174,70249.1%+2%

92Transylvania County, NCNC34,21149.0%−5%

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,47947.5%−6%

94Avery County, NCNC18,11047.3%+4%

95Bertie County, NCNC17,08645.7%−4%

96Clay County, NCNC12,23945.4%−7%

97Hyde County, NCNC4,55445.1%−5%

98Washington County, NCNC10,63845.0%−4%

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53743.1%−4%

100Pamlico County, NCNC12,75843.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES