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Highest labor force participation, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Montgomery County, PAPA877,64367.8%−0%

02Chester County, PAPA557,11667.6%−1%

03Bucks County, PAPA647,82866.0%−2%

04York County, PAPA473,19765.7%−0%

05Lancaster County, PAPA563,15965.7%−1%

06Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%−0%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.8%−0%

08Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03564.8%−0%

09Dauphin County, PAPA293,35164.6%−2%

10Berks County, PAPA440,07264.3%−1%

11Cumberland County, PAPA277,27063.7%−1%

12Adams County, PAPA107,59463.7%+1%

13Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28163.6%+3%

14Northampton County, PAPA324,41163.2%+0%

15Lebanon County, PAPA146,38063.1%−1%

16Butler County, PAPA200,16962.5%−2%

17Franklin County, PAPA160,65262.1%−0%

18Beaver County, PAPA166,03262.0%+1%

19Perry County, PAPA46,80661.6%−3%

20Washington County, PAPA210,80261.3%−1%

21Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.9%+0%

22Elk County, PAPA29,92660.6%−7%

23Snyder County, PAPA39,65560.6%−1%

24Luzerne County, PAPA332,12660.4%−1%

25Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.3%−1%

26Monroe County, PAPA167,17960.2%−1%

27Juniata County, PAPA23,40360.2%+1%

28Clarion County, PAPA36,68059.8%+3%

29Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.7%+0%

30Mifflin County, PAPA46,12759.7%−2%

31Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.5%−1%

32Columbia County, PAPA66,19359.1%+1%

33Erie County, PAPA265,83258.9%−2%

34Fulton County, PAPA14,48358.7%−3%

35Montour County, PAPA17,86858.7%−1%

36Blair County, PAPA119,54158.5%−0%

37Wyoming County, PAPA25,79058.4%−1%

38Clinton County, PAPA37,87058.3%−2%

39Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08557.8%+1%

40Jefferson County, PAPA43,25557.8%−1%

41Lawrence County, PAPA83,91157.7%−3%

42Bedford County, PAPA47,48057.3%−1%

43Armstrong County, PAPA63,69857.1%−2%

44Tioga County, PAPA40,50256.8%+1%

45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92056.5%−1%

46Indiana County, PAPA82,87856.2%+1%

47Bradford County, PAPA59,60055.9%−2%

48Pike County, PAPA62,80855.8%−3%

49Somerset County, PAPA72,00455.7%−0%

50Centre County, PAPA157,39355.7%−3%

51Clearfield County, PAPA78,10055.2%+1%

52Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23755.2%−1%

53Venango County, PAPA49,34655.0%−2%

54Potter County, PAPA15,89754.7%+1%

55Warren County, PAPA37,03854.6%−5%

56Mercer County, PAPA107,86054.6%−1%

57McKean County, PAPA38,98454.5%−2%

58Cambria County, PAPA128,96854.3%−1%

59Crawford County, PAPA81,79254.3%−6%

60Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.0%−1%

61Cameron County, PAPA4,21152.6%−3%

62Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00151.1%−2%

63Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%+0%

64Greene County, PAPA33,88550.7%+4%

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,85649.9%−6%

66Union County, PAPA42,31349.5%+3%

67Forest County, PAPA6,61429.3%+36%

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