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Highest labor force participation, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 59.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Chester County, PAPA557,11668.3%–

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,64368.1%–

03Bucks County, PAPA647,82867.4%–

04Lancaster County, PAPA563,15966.3%–

05York County, PAPA473,19765.8%–

06Dauphin County, PAPA293,35165.8%–

07Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%–

08Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03565.0%–

09Berks County, PAPA440,07265.0%–

10Elk County, PAPA29,92665.0%–

11Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.9%–

12Cumberland County, PAPA277,27064.2%–

13Perry County, PAPA46,80663.6%–

14Butler County, PAPA200,16963.5%–

15Lebanon County, PAPA146,38063.5%–

16Adams County, PAPA107,59463.1%–

17Northampton County, PAPA324,41163.0%–

18Franklin County, PAPA160,65262.1%–

19Washington County, PAPA210,80261.8%–

20Beaver County, PAPA166,03261.6%–

21Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28161.6%–

22Snyder County, PAPA39,65561.5%–

23Luzerne County, PAPA332,12661.3%–

24Monroe County, PAPA167,17961.0%–

25Mifflin County, PAPA46,12761.0%–

26Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.9%–

27Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.7%–

28Fulton County, PAPA14,48360.5%–

29Erie County, PAPA265,83260.3%–

30Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.9%–

31Juniata County, PAPA23,40359.6%–

32Clinton County, PAPA37,87059.5%–

33Montour County, PAPA17,86859.4%–

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.4%–

35Lawrence County, PAPA83,91159.2%–

36Wyoming County, PAPA25,79058.8%–

37Blair County, PAPA119,54158.7%–

38Columbia County, PAPA66,19358.5%–

39Jefferson County, PAPA43,25558.2%–

40Armstrong County, PAPA63,69858.1%–

41Clarion County, PAPA36,68058.0%–

42Bedford County, PAPA47,48057.8%–

43Pike County, PAPA62,80857.6%–

44Crawford County, PAPA81,79257.4%–

45Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08557.4%–

46Northumberland County, PAPA89,92057.4%–

47Warren County, PAPA37,03857.3%–

48Centre County, PAPA157,39357.3%–

49Bradford County, PAPA59,60057.3%–

50Tioga County, PAPA40,50256.2%–

51Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23755.9%–

52Venango County, PAPA49,34655.9%–

53Somerset County, PAPA72,00455.7%–

54McKean County, PAPA38,98455.6%–

55Indiana County, PAPA82,87855.5%–

56Mercer County, PAPA107,86055.2%–

57Cambria County, PAPA128,96855.1%–

58Clearfield County, PAPA78,10054.9%–

59Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.7%–

60Cameron County, PAPA4,21154.4%–

61Potter County, PAPA15,89754.1%–

62Sullivan County, PAPA5,85653.1%–

63Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152.2%–

64Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%–

65Greene County, PAPA33,88548.6%–

66Union County, PAPA42,31348.2%–

67Forest County, PAPA6,61421.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS