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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%−0.2 pts

02Chester County, PAPA557,11667.6%−0.7 pts

03Bucks County, PAPA647,82866.0%−1.3 pts

04York County, PAPA473,19765.7%−0.1 pts

05Lancaster County, PAPA563,15965.7%−0.6 pts

06Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%−0.0 pts

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.8%−0.1 pts

08Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03564.8%−0.2 pts

09Dauphin County, PAPA293,35164.6%−1.2 pts

10Berks County, PAPA440,07264.3%−0.6 pts

11Cumberland County, PAPA277,27063.7%−0.4 pts

12Adams County, PAPA107,59463.7%+0.6 pts

13Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28163.6%+2.1 pts

14Northampton County, PAPA324,41163.2%+0.1 pts

15Lebanon County, PAPA146,38063.1%−0.4 pts

16Butler County, PAPA200,16962.5%−1.0 pts

17Franklin County, PAPA160,65262.1%−0.0 pts

18Beaver County, PAPA166,03262.0%+0.5 pts

19Perry County, PAPA46,80661.6%−2.0 pts

20Washington County, PAPA210,80261.3%−0.5 pts

21Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.9%+0.1 pts

22Elk County, PAPA29,92660.6%−4.3 pts

23Snyder County, PAPA39,65560.6%−0.8 pts

24Luzerne County, PAPA332,12660.4%−0.9 pts

25Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.3%−0.7 pts

26Monroe County, PAPA167,17960.2%−0.8 pts

27Juniata County, PAPA23,40360.2%+0.6 pts

28Clarion County, PAPA36,68059.8%+1.8 pts

29Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.7%+0.3 pts

30Mifflin County, PAPA46,12759.7%−1.4 pts

31Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.5%−0.4 pts

32Columbia County, PAPA66,19359.1%+0.6 pts

33Erie County, PAPA265,83258.9%−1.4 pts

34Fulton County, PAPA14,48358.7%−1.8 pts

35Montour County, PAPA17,86858.7%−0.7 pts

36Blair County, PAPA119,54158.5%−0.2 pts

37Wyoming County, PAPA25,79058.4%−0.5 pts

38Clinton County, PAPA37,87058.3%−1.2 pts

39Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08557.8%+0.4 pts

40Jefferson County, PAPA43,25557.8%−0.4 pts

41Lawrence County, PAPA83,91157.7%−1.5 pts

42Bedford County, PAPA47,48057.3%−0.4 pts

43Armstrong County, PAPA63,69857.1%−0.9 pts

44Tioga County, PAPA40,50256.8%+0.6 pts

45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92056.5%−0.9 pts

46Indiana County, PAPA82,87856.2%+0.7 pts

47Bradford County, PAPA59,60055.9%−1.3 pts

48Pike County, PAPA62,80855.8%−1.8 pts

49Somerset County, PAPA72,00455.7%−0.0 pts

50Centre County, PAPA157,39355.7%−1.6 pts

51Clearfield County, PAPA78,10055.2%+0.3 pts

52Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23755.2%−0.8 pts

53Venango County, PAPA49,34655.0%−0.9 pts

54Potter County, PAPA15,89754.7%+0.6 pts

55Warren County, PAPA37,03854.6%−2.7 pts

56Mercer County, PAPA107,86054.6%−0.6 pts

57McKean County, PAPA38,98454.5%−1.1 pts

58Cambria County, PAPA128,96854.3%−0.7 pts

59Crawford County, PAPA81,79254.3%−3.2 pts

60Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.0%−0.6 pts

61Cameron County, PAPA4,21152.6%−1.8 pts

62Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00151.1%−1.1 pts

63Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%+0.1 pts

64Greene County, PAPA33,88550.7%+2.1 pts

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,85649.9%−3.2 pts

66Union County, PAPA42,31349.5%+1.3 pts

67Forest County, PAPA6,61429.3%+7.8 pts

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