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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. The median across all 67 is 58.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarion County, PA, up 13 places to #28.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲1Montgomery County, PAPA877,64367.8%−0.2 pts

02▼1Chester County, PAPA557,11667.6%−0.7 pts

03Bucks County, PAPA647,82866.0%−1.3 pts

04▲1York County, PAPA473,19765.7%−0.1 pts

05▼1Lancaster County, PAPA563,15965.7%−0.6 pts

06▲1Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%0.0 pts

07▲4Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.8%−0.1 pts

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

09▼3Dauphin County, PAPA293,35164.6%−1.2 pts

10▼1Berks County, PAPA440,07264.3%−0.6 pts

11▲1Cumberland County, PAPA277,27063.7%−0.4 pts

12▲4Adams County, PAPA107,59463.7%+0.6 pts

13▲8Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28163.6%+2.1 pts

14▲3Northampton County, PAPA324,41163.2%+0.1 pts

15Lebanon County, PAPA146,38063.1%−0.4 pts

16▼2Butler County, PAPA200,16962.5%−1.0 pts

17▲1Franklin County, PAPA160,65262.1%0.0 pts

18▲2Beaver County, PAPA166,03262.0%+0.5 pts

19▼6Perry County, PAPA46,80661.6%−2.0 pts

20▼1Washington County, PAPA210,80261.3%−0.5 pts

21▲6Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.9%+0.1 pts

22▼12Elk County, PAPA29,92660.6%−4.3 pts

23▼1Snyder County, PAPA39,65560.6%−0.8 pts

24▼1Luzerne County, PAPA332,12660.4%−0.9 pts

25▲1Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.3%−0.7 pts

26▼2Monroe County, PAPA167,17960.2%−0.8 pts

27▲4Juniata County, PAPA23,40360.2%+0.6 pts

28▲13Clarion County, PAPA36,68059.8%+1.8 pts

29▲5Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.7%+0.3 pts

30▼5Mifflin County, PAPA46,12759.7%−1.4 pts

31▼1Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.5%−0.4 pts

32▲6Columbia County, PAPA66,19359.1%+0.6 pts

33▼4Erie County, PAPA265,83258.9%−1.4 pts

34▼6Fulton County, PAPA14,48358.7%−1.8 pts

35▼2Montour County, PAPA17,86858.7%−0.7 pts

36▲1Blair County, PAPA119,54158.5%−0.2 pts

37▼1Wyoming County, PAPA25,79058.4%−0.5 pts

38▼6Clinton County, PAPA37,87058.3%−1.2 pts

39▲6Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08557.8%+0.4 pts

40▼1Jefferson County, PAPA43,25557.8%−0.4 pts

41▼6Lawrence County, PAPA83,91157.7%−1.5 pts

42Bedford County, PAPA47,48057.3%−0.4 pts

43▼3Armstrong County, PAPA63,69857.1%−0.9 pts

44▲6Tioga County, PAPA40,50256.8%+0.6 pts

45▲1Northumberland County, PAPA89,92056.5%−0.9 pts

46▲9Indiana County, PAPA82,87856.2%+0.7 pts

47▲2Bradford County, PAPA59,60055.9%−1.3 pts

48▼5Pike County, PAPA62,80855.8%−1.8 pts

49▲4Somerset County, PAPA72,00455.7%0.0 pts

50▼2Centre County, PAPA157,39355.7%−1.6 pts

51▲7Clearfield County, PAPA78,10055.2%+0.3 pts

52▼1Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23755.2%−0.8 pts

53▼1Venango County, PAPA49,34655.0%−0.9 pts

54▲7Potter County, PAPA15,89754.7%+0.6 pts

55▼8Warren County, PAPA37,03854.6%−2.7 pts

56Mercer County, PAPA107,86054.6%−0.6 pts

57▼3McKean County, PAPA38,98454.5%−1.1 pts

58▼1Cambria County, PAPA128,96854.3%−0.7 pts

59▼15Crawford County, PAPA81,79254.3%−3.2 pts

60▼1Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.0%−0.6 pts

61▼1Cameron County, PAPA4,21152.6%−1.8 pts

62▲1Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00151.1%−1.1 pts

63▲1Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%+0.1 pts

64▲1Greene County, PAPA33,88550.7%+2.1 pts

65▼3Sullivan 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES