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Highest labor force participation, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
3001▼32Costilla County, COCO3,67944.0%−0.4 pts
3002▲9Webster County, WVWV7,76044.0%+0.8 pts
3003▼39Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.0%−0.6 pts
3004Jefferson County, WAWA33,97043.9%+0.3 pts
3005▲33Hughes County, OKOK13,45543.9%+1.9 pts
3006▼90Baxter County, ARAR42,98243.8%−2.0 pts
3007▼137West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13443.8%−3.1 pts
3008▼18Lafayette County, FLFL8,79243.8%−0.1 pts
3009▼199Dooly County, GAGA11,15643.8%−4.3 pts
3010▼147Shannon County, MOMO7,28543.7%−3.4 pts
3011▼166Lincoln County, MTMT22,32843.7%−3.6 pts
3012▼145Cibola County, NMNM26,80743.7%−3.3 pts
3013▲38Clay County, WVWV7,53843.6%+2.0 pts
3014▲21Floyd County, KYKY34,40143.6%+1.5 pts
3015▲110Concho County, TXTX3,60743.6%+12.0 pts
3016▲16Highlands County, FLFL111,12243.6%+1.3 pts
3017▲76Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643.6%+4.8 pts
3018▲24Calhoun County, FLFL13,28943.6%+1.7 pts
3019▲8Allendale County, SCSC7,35543.6%+1.1 pts
3020▼26Pike County, KYKY54,72143.5%−0.3 pts
3021▲83Taylor County, FLFL21,21043.5%+6.5 pts
3022▼47Baraga County, MIMI8,16943.5%−0.8 pts
3023▼353Johnson County, GAGA9,31043.4%−6.9 pts
3024▲90Garza County, TXTX4,51043.4%+7.3 pts
3025Fulton County, ARAR12,49243.3%+0.7 pts
3026▼111Jackson County, SDSD2,66643.3%−2.6 pts
3027▲30Charlotte County, FLFL217,21243.2%+1.9 pts
3028▼58Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.2%−1.2 pts
3029▲38Tyler County, TXTX20,44343.2%+2.4 pts
3030▲59Liberty County, FLFL8,03543.1%+3.9 pts
3031▼75Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53743.1%−1.6 pts
3032▼254Jenkins County, GAGA8,84343.1%−5.6 pts
3033▼93Letcher County, KYKY19,95243.1%−2.1 pts
3034▼200Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60243.1%−4.6 pts
3035▼22Pamlico County, NCNC12,75843.0%0.0 pts
3036▼37Bland County, VAVA6,15143.0%−0.7 pts
3037▼41Live Oak County, TXTX11,92943.0%−0.8 pts
3038▲30Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82342.9%+2.2 pts
3039▲62La Paz County, AZAZ16,71142.9%+5.3 pts
3040▼361Braxton County, WVWV11,88542.9%−7.3 pts
3041▼92Roane County, WVWV13,31742.8%−2.1 pts
3042▲24Breathitt County, KYKY12,55842.8%+1.9 pts
3043▲30Alcona County, MIMI10,55642.7%+2.4 pts
3044▼89Hartley County, TXTX4,90442.7%−2.0 pts
3045▼12Ferry County, WAWA7,51742.7%+0.5 pts
3046Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+0.9 pts
3047▼47Benton County, MOMO20,53642.7%−1.0 pts
3048▲44Clay County, KYKY19,46542.6%+3.7 pts
3049▼146Northumberland County, VAVA12,55742.5%−3.6 pts
3050▼16Lyon County, KYKY9,12342.5%+0.3 pts
3051▲68Pope County, ILIL3,67242.5%+8.6 pts
3052▼15Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.4%+0.4 pts
3053▲42Bell County, KYKY22,82942.4%+4.0 pts
3054▼4Roscommon County, MIMI23,91442.3%+0.7 pts
3055▲15Knott County, KYKY13,32142.3%+1.7 pts
3056▼51Leslie County, KYKY9,62742.2%−1.4 pts
3057▼41Nye County, NVNV57,33642.1%−0.8 pts
3058▼56Trinity County, CACA15,72042.1%−1.6 pts
3059▲38Johnson County, ILIL13,36342.0%+3.8 pts
3060▼62Sanders County, MTMT14,06242.0%−1.8 pts
3061▼38Montmorency County, MIMI9,84241.9%−0.7 pts
3062▼40McIntosh County, OKOK19,75841.9%−0.7 pts
3063▲21Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87341.9%+2.3 pts
3064▼99Macon County, GAGA11,75641.9%−2.7 pts
3065▼124Gulf County, FLFL15,94341.8%−3.2 pts
3066▼87Powell County, MTMT7,15741.8%−2.5 pts
3067▼43Pershing County, NVNV6,42141.8%−0.9 pts
3068▲28Apache County, AZAZ64,44541.8%+3.5 pts
3069▲34Harlan County, KYKY24,72541.7%+4.5 pts
3070▼93Doddridge County, WVWV7,63441.7%−2.6 pts
3071▼24Madison County, FLFL18,75941.6%−0.1 pts
3072▼86Pulaski County, ILIL4,82041.6%−2.4 pts
3073▼20Knox County, KYKY29,53241.5%0.0 pts
3074▼68Huerfano County, COCO7,01141.5%−2.1 pts
3075▼13Lee County, KYKY7,29741.4%+0.4 pts
3076▼98Towns County, GAGA13,28541.4%−2.8 pts
3077▼60Brown County, ILIL6,40141.4%−1.4 pts
3078▲2Alger County, MIMI8,64141.3%+1.5 pts
3079▲39Lassen County, CACA28,11741.3%+7.4 pts
3080▼6Hickory County, MOMO9,04441.3%+1.0 pts
3081▼51Luce County, MIMI6,33941.2%−1.2 pts
3082▼467Bullock County, ALAL9,78041.1%−9.8 pts
3083▲25Morgan County, KYKY14,41541.1%+4.4 pts
3084▼127Hardin County, ILIL3,58841.1%−3.6 pts
3085▼42Izard County, ARAR14,40541.1%−0.8 pts
3086▼3Greensville County, VAVA11,18141.1%+1.4 pts
3087▼22Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%0.0 pts
3088▼91Stone County, ARAR12,70340.8%−3.0 pts
3089▼212Calhoun County, WVWV5,97840.8%−5.9 pts
3090▲30Jones County, TXTX20,86140.7%+7.9 pts
3091▼200Socorro County, NMNM15,83840.7%−5.9 pts
3092▼150Lincoln County, WVWV19,17740.6%−4.5 pts
3093▼81Conecuh County, ALAL10,89940.5%−2.6 pts
3094▼58Lee County, VAVA21,64240.5%−1.6 pts
3095▼17Citrus County, FLFL171,66640.4%+0.4 pts
3096▼55Greene County, ALAL7,06740.3%−1.6 pts
3097▼123Quitman County, GAGA2,25440.3%−4.0 pts
3098▼37Terrell County, TXTX70240.2%−0.8 pts
3099▼36Wyoming County, WVWV19,80139.8%−1.2 pts
3100▲11Perry County, ALAL7,42539.6%+3.3 pts
3101▼286La Salle County, TXTX6,51739.5%−8.5 pts
3102▲32East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76039.5%+17.8 pts
3103▼17Dixie County, FLFL18,03839.5%0.0 pts
3104▼13Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.2%+0.2 pts
3105Owsley County, KYKY3,93239.2%+2.2 pts
3106▲9Glades County, FLFL13,27039.2%+3.5 pts
3107▼148Esmeralda County, NVNV72938.9%−5.7 pts
3108▼164Wheeler County, GAGA7,57038.9%−6.1 pts
3109▼64Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838.6%−3.2 pts
3110▼33Wilcox County, GAGA8,79738.5%−1.5 pts
3111▲6Bent County, COCO5,71638.2%+3.9 pts
3112▲11Union County, FLFL16,25038.0%+6.2 pts
3113▼3Hamilton County, FLFL14,18037.7%+1.3 pts
3114▼24Noble County, OHOH14,27637.4%−1.6 pts
3115▼44Sierra County, NMNM11,39537.4%−2.9 pts
3116▼61Lee County, ARAR8,02936.9%−4.4 pts
3117▼1,077Eureka County, NVNV1,86736.8%−19.1 pts
3118▼39Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.7%−3.2 pts
3119▼3Wolfe County, KYKY6,29836.5%+1.4 pts
3120▲2Stewart County, GAGA4,63136.5%+4.2 pts
3121▼39Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35436.3%−3.4 pts
3122▲6Lincoln County, ARAR12,76436.2%+6.3 pts
3123▼63Mingo County, WVWV21,45535.9%−5.2 pts
3124▼70Summers County, WVWV11,53235.8%−5.7 pts
3125▲4Elliott County, KYKY7,26535.5%+6.7 pts
3126▲1Greene County, MSMS13,70735.5%+5.0 pts
3127▼14Telfair County, GAGA11,19535.5%−0.6 pts
3128▼79Tensas Parish, LALA3,70035.4%−6.2 pts
3129▼186Gilmer County, WVWV7,08535.4%−9.6 pts
3130▼32McCreary County, KYKY17,12435.4%−2.7 pts
3131▼22McCormick County, SCSC10,21534.8%−1.8 pts
3132▼243Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33833.8%−12.8 pts
3133▼27Buchanan County, VAVA18,49233.7%−3.4 pts
3134▼22Calhoun County, GAGA5,41333.6%−2.6 pts
3135▼28Martin County, KYKY10,69732.9%−4.1 pts
3136▼258Real County, TXTX2,74532.5%−14.2 pts
3137▼6Catron County, NMNM3,82731.7%+3.5 pts
3138▼53Crowley County, COCO5,67731.5%−8.1 pts
3139▼13Lake County, TNTN6,24930.6%−0.1 pts
3140▼16Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.1%−1.6 pts
3141▼6Forest County, PAPA6,61429.3%+7.8 pts
3142▼12McDowell County, WVWV16,87827.1%−1.5 pts
3143▼10Sumter County, FLFL157,77225.8%+3.2 pts
3144▼12Issaquena County, MSMS1,26321.5%−4.6 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,144 OF 3,144

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES