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Highest labor force participation, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS).

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YEAR20202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000
501Pensacola, FLFL544,94959.6%
502Decatur, ILIL99,30059.6%
503Eureka, CACA131,64759.6%
504Sumter, SCSC105,06759.6%
505Merced, CACA297,26059.5%
506Thomasville, GAGA72,95859.5%
507Wabash, ININ30,71359.5%
508Lock Haven, PAPA37,87059.5%
509El Campo, TXTX42,06059.5%
510New Iberia, LALA66,84659.5%
511Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07659.5%
512Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03559.4%
513Owosso, MIMI67,68159.4%
514Kingsville, TXTX30,31559.4%
515Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97559.4%
516Williamsport, PAPA112,58759.4%
517Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20159.4%
518Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83859.4%
519Zanesville, OHOH87,01459.4%
520Panama City, FLFL231,17459.4%
521Marshall, MOMO23,26559.4%
522Albany, OROR132,84359.4%
523Midland, MIMI83,75459.4%
524Ardmore, OKOK48,91059.4%
525Hickory, NCNC376,89059.3%
526Bucyrus, OHOH41,89659.3%
527Wilson, NCNC81,15059.3%
528Auburn, ALAL208,01359.3%
529St. Joseph, MOMO119,17059.2%
530Lynchburg, VAVA269,16959.2%
531Bedford, ININ45,56859.2%
532Yuba City, CACA187,47859.2%
533Montgomery, ALAL388,74759.1%
534Pullman, WAWA48,51259.1%
535Gloversville, NYNY52,21659.1%
536Ada, OKOK38,52859.1%
537Arkansas City, KSKS34,38259.1%
538Hilo, HIHI210,04359.0%
539Fayetteville, TNTN36,85359.0%
540Auburn, NYNY74,36559.0%
541Astoria, OROR40,92659.0%
542Maryville, MOMO20,17458.9%
543Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85058.9%
544Lewiston, IDID65,45058.8%
545Bay City, TXTX36,46358.8%
546Adrian, MIMI97,77958.8%
547Paragould, ARAR47,41158.8%
548Muncie, ININ113,10658.8%
549Shreveport, LALA383,47458.7%
550Altoona, PAPA119,54158.7%
551Terre Haute, ININ169,24158.7%
552Uvalde, TXTX24,96358.7%
553Utica, NYNY285,61158.7%
554Franklin, KYKY20,78858.7%
555Marquette, MIMI68,06458.7%
556LaGrange, GAGA107,09758.7%
557Plainview, TXTX36,70058.6%
558Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45958.6%
559Moultrie, GAGA47,43858.6%
560Henderson, NCNC42,63858.6%
561Albany, GAGA145,51058.6%
562Enterprise, ALAL56,95358.6%
563Valdosta, GAGA153,27658.5%
564San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36758.5%
565Bay City, MIMI102,12358.5%
566Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19358.5%
567Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31958.5%
568Tifton, GAGA51,23758.4%
569Marion, ILIL67,22558.4%
570McAllen, TXTX921,54958.4%
571Oxford, MSMS71,97258.4%
572Fairmont, WVWV55,58458.4%
573Longview, TXTX297,31558.3%
574Alamosa, COCO27,89658.3%
575Daphne, ALAL267,76158.3%
576Richmond, KYKY131,80658.3%
577Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48658.3%
578Monticello, NYNY80,58658.3%
579Pocatello, IDID91,59158.3%
580Ponca City, OKOK43,49058.2%
581Lufkin, TXTX88,15458.2%
582Elmira, NYNY80,41558.2%
583Medford, OROR221,79558.2%
584Fort Smith, ARAR234,14058.2%
585Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79158.2%
586Marion, ININ66,52458.1%
587Houma, LALA199,66858.1%
588Brenham, TXTX38,28858.1%
589Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65758.1%
590Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68558.1%
591Vicksburg, MSMS41,75958.0%
592Bakersfield, CACA927,06858.0%
593Macomb, ILIL25,91658.0%
594Rome, GAGA101,37857.9%
595Marinette, WIWI65,51557.9%
596Cordele, GAGA19,23757.9%
597Coshocton, OHOH37,18857.9%
598Sweetwater, TXTX14,11757.9%
599Ukiah, CACA88,12257.8%
600Hammond, LALA141,34657.8%
601Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52757.8%
602Hermiston, OROR93,72157.8%
603Mexico, MOMO24,52857.8%
604Youngstown, OHOH423,67857.8%
605Gainesville, FLFL359,03657.8%
606Cadillac, MIMI49,71957.8%
607Oneonta, NYNY60,58957.8%
608Salem, OHOH99,37757.7%
609Sunbury, PAPA107,78857.7%
610Kinston, NCNC55,83757.7%
611Flint, MIMI401,09357.7%
612Wilmington, NCNC492,77257.7%
613Murray, KYKY39,42157.7%
614Columbus, MSMS67,14457.6%
615Roswell, NMNM63,36457.6%
616Rockingham, NCNC42,04157.6%
617Pontiac, ILIL35,05757.6%
618Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80857.6%
619Washington Court House, OHOH28,55257.6%
620Jackson, MIMI159,55257.6%
621Price, UTUT20,68057.6%
622Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14757.5%
623Pinehurst, NCNC110,61957.5%
624Connersville, ININ23,53357.5%
625Olean, NYNY75,39057.5%
626Bartlesville, OKOK54,03757.5%
627Taylorville, ILIL33,44357.4%
628Santa Fe, NMNM156,90757.4%
629Meadville, PAPA81,79257.4%
630Paris, TXTX63,31957.4%
631Pottsville, PAPA145,08557.4%
632Easton, MDMD38,23857.4%
633St. Simons, GAGA118,52457.4%
634Bishop, CACA18,15857.4%
635Michigan City, ININ111,29457.4%
636Batesville, ARAR38,78557.3%
637Warren, PAPA37,03857.3%
638Florence, SCSC201,39257.3%
639Binghamton, NYNY243,18957.3%
640State College, PAPA157,39357.3%
641Marietta, OHOH58,38957.3%
642Sayre, PAPA59,60057.3%
643Stillwater, OKOK83,88957.3%
644New Bern, NCNC127,35857.2%
645Clarksburg, WVWV88,14257.2%
646Clewiston, FLFL61,54657.1%
647Walla Walla, WAWA62,36157.1%
648Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93857.1%
649Americus, GAGA33,39457.0%
650Pampa, TXTX21,78657.0%
651Durant, OKOK51,36757.0%
652Mobile, ALAL411,65857.0%
653Jacksonville, ILIL37,38157.0%
654Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88356.9%
655Jackson, TNTN184,56956.9%
656McMinnville, TNTN43,71756.9%
657Cookeville, TNTN152,47756.9%
658Saginaw, MIMI187,68856.8%
659Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57556.8%
660Johnson City, TNTN216,41656.8%
661Morristown, TNTN128,86756.8%
662Brownwood, TXTX38,71156.8%
663Henderson, KYKY57,18456.7%
664Beaumont, TXTX399,31056.7%
665Mount Airy, NCNC72,28756.7%
666La Grande, OROR25,90056.7%
667Montrose, COCO44,59156.7%
668Las Cruces, NMNM229,09156.7%
669Shelby, NCNC103,32556.7%
670Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40456.6%
671Chico, CACA209,21156.6%
672Jamestown, NYNY124,12656.5%
673Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13856.5%
674Coldwater, MIMI45,99356.5%
675Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55356.5%
676St. George, UTUT213,67056.4%
677Morehead City, NCNC70,46956.4%
678Oxford, ALAL115,83456.4%
679Sikeston, MOMO49,97856.4%
680Brownsville, TXTX433,94656.3%
681Russellville, ARAR84,93256.3%
682Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82356.3%
683Pueblo, COCO169,27756.3%
684Zapata, TXTX13,75356.3%
685Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08156.2%
686Mayfield, KYKY37,05056.2%
687Glasgow, KYKY56,22456.2%
688Peru, ININ34,48756.2%
689Blacksburg, VAVA181,61656.2%
690Moberly, MOMO24,51356.2%
691Paducah, KYKY102,25956.2%
692Waynesville, NCNC63,36956.2%
693Cambridge, OHOH38,37956.2%
694Fort Payne, ALAL74,08556.2%
695Madison, ININ33,27956.1%
696Alexandria, LALA147,95256.1%
697Carbondale, ILIL52,50156.1%
698Florence, ALAL156,60956.0%
699Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96656.0%
700North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23356.0%
701Mansfield, OHOH124,89355.9%
702Shawnee, OKOK75,10255.9%
703Campbellsville, KYKY38,40755.9%
704Oil City, PAPA49,34655.9%
705Alpena, MIMI28,85355.9%
706Russellville, ALAL32,44955.8%
707Raymondville, TXTX19,97155.8%
708Cullman, ALAL94,00955.8%
709Longview, WAWA114,88555.8%
710Greencastle, ININ37,87655.8%
711Decatur, ALAL160,32655.8%
712Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13855.8%
713Jacksonville, TXTX53,33755.7%
714Vineland, NJNJ157,14855.7%
715Somerset, PAPA72,00455.7%
716Bradford, PAPA38,98455.6%
717DeRidder, LALA36,67355.6%
718Ruston, LALA48,36055.6%
719Indiana, PAPA82,87855.5%
720Hanford, CACA154,32755.5%
721Douglas, GAGA52,86155.5%
722Madisonville, KYKY45,12755.4%
723Weirton, WVWV112,46855.4%
724Toccoa, GAGA27,85455.4%
725Palm Bay, FLFL663,98255.4%
726Greenwood, SCSC95,21555.4%
727Dothan, ALAL156,26655.4%
728Truckee, CACA101,91155.4%
729Ludington, MIMI29,04055.3%
730Kerrville, TXTX54,03755.3%
731Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55155.3%
732Lakeland, FLFL874,79055.3%
733Cornelia, GAGA50,41655.3%
734Dixon, ILIL32,91455.3%
735Tahlequah, OKOK49,19655.3%
736Ozark, ALAL49,91255.3%
737Seaford, DEDE277,14055.3%
738Hermitage, PAPA107,86055.2%
739Albertville, ALAL103,53755.2%
740Monroe, LALA222,39055.2%
741Gaffney, SCSC58,27555.2%
742Winchester, TNTN45,57955.2%
743Lincoln, ILIL27,18255.2%
744Union City, TNTN30,06755.2%
745Hillsdale, MIMI45,73855.1%
746Danville, ILIL71,25955.1%
747Laurel, MSMS82,28155.1%
748Greenville, MSMS40,44655.1%
749Granbury, TXTX70,50155.1%
750Alice, TXTX45,38355.1%
751Johnstown, PAPA128,96855.1%
752Canton, ILIL32,90155.1%
753Meridian, MSMS85,41955.0%
754Danville, VAVA101,13754.9%
755Gadsden, ALAL103,88654.9%
756Nogales, AZAZ50,02054.9%
757DuBois, PAPA78,10054.9%
758Orangeburg, SCSC83,17754.9%
759Yuma, AZAZ224,44954.8%
760Harrison, ARAR45,65454.8%
761Kennett, MOMO26,85554.8%
762Duncan, OKOK44,31054.8%
763Wheeling, WVWV134,08954.8%
764Miami, OKOK30,43854.7%
765Washington, NCNC44,67054.6%
766Ontario, OROR60,08554.6%
767Corinth, MSMS34,56954.6%
768Starkville, MSMS62,06354.6%
769Houghton, MIMI40,02854.6%
770Marion, NCNC45,19854.6%
771Seneca, SCSC83,77554.5%
772Searcy, ARAR80,08554.4%
773Kirksville, MOMO29,82454.4%
774Big Rapids, MIMI42,32054.4%
775Bainbridge, GAGA29,43254.3%
776Redding, CACA181,64854.3%
777Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91454.3%
778Danville, KYKY56,98554.3%
779Farmington, NMNM120,34054.3%
780Parkersburg, WVWV87,26454.2%
781Martin, TNTN33,26154.2%
782Red Bluff, CACA64,66554.2%
783El Dorado, ARAR36,92654.1%
784Picayune, MSMS59,36354.1%
785Alamogordo, NMNM70,36854.1%
786Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15454.0%
787Texarkana, TXTX146,81654.0%
788Gallipolis, OHOH29,07253.9%
789Somerset, KYKY67,38453.9%
790Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72153.9%
791McAlester, OKOK43,32053.8%
792Rolla, MOMO45,24753.8%
793Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90453.7%
794Kingsport, TNTN314,83453.7%
795Charleston, WVWV200,17053.7%
796Centralia, WAWA88,06253.7%
797Troy, ALAL33,68853.7%
798Athens, TNTN71,59053.7%
799Klamath Falls, OROR70,27453.6%
800Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42853.5%
801Thomaston, GAGA28,50053.5%
802Galesburg, ILIL47,76753.5%
803Marion, OHOH65,11553.4%
804Massena, NYNY105,48853.4%
805Athens, OHOH63,19753.4%
806Vidalia, GAGA36,18053.3%
807Hot Springs, ARAR99,69553.3%
808Bonham, TXTX39,26553.3%
809Cape Coral, FLFL875,60753.3%
810Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09953.2%
811Grenada, MSMS30,22253.1%
812New Castle, ININ49,13753.1%
813Taos, NMNM34,56453.0%
814Forest City, NCNC65,74552.9%
815Milledgeville, GAGA44,02952.9%
816Chillicothe, OHOH76,42952.9%
817Morgan City, LALA46,55252.9%
818Big Spring, TXTX30,50452.7%
819Opelousas, LALA80,76552.7%
820Escanaba, MIMI36,58252.7%
821Deltona, FLFL746,93352.7%
822Muskogee, OKOK66,70852.6%
823Alexander City, ALAL40,95352.5%
824Snyder, TXTX16,16252.5%
825Sandpoint, IDID54,42052.4%
826Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91252.3%
827Talladega, ALAL91,76452.2%
828Huntingdon, PAPA43,00152.2%
829Elk City, OKOK22,15952.2%
830West Plains, MOMO40,79852.2%
831Coos Bay, OROR63,99252.1%
832Newport, TNTN37,88952.1%
833Farmington, MOMO67,80951.9%
834Naples, FLFL417,13151.9%
835Waycross, GAGA57,67051.9%
836Greeneville, TNTN73,83151.9%
837Bogalusa, LALA44,93751.8%
838Selma, ALAL35,14051.8%
839Alma, MIMI41,19051.6%
840El Centro, CACA181,41151.5%
841Huntington, WVWV365,96551.5%
842Malvern, ARAR33,45151.4%
843Brevard, NCNC34,21151.4%
844Lake City, FLFL74,09451.3%
845Cumberland, MDMD93,64051.3%
846Clearlake, CACA67,77251.2%
847Martinsville, VAVA63,09151.2%
848Clarksdale, MSMS19,84951.0%
849Brookhaven, MSMS35,01251.0%
850Athens, TXTX88,59551.0%
851Dublin, GAGA60,35151.0%
852Lumberton, NCNC119,94151.0%
853Roseburg, OROR111,95150.9%
854Jesup, GAGA32,48150.9%
855Ruidoso, NMNM19,84450.9%
856Laurinburg, NCNC33,32250.8%
857North Port, FLFL948,15850.8%
858Aberdeen, WAWA78,14450.7%
859Shelton, WAWA71,16550.7%
860Camden, ARAR26,36350.7%
861Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21150.4%
862Greenwood, MSMS34,91250.4%
863Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33250.3%
864Paris, TNTN32,89650.0%
865Newport, OROR50,63650.0%
866Española, NMNM39,83249.9%
867Beckley, WVWV109,94049.7%
868Gallup, NMNM68,11949.7%
869Scottsboro, ALAL54,28149.4%
870Baker City, OROR16,65849.3%
871Safford, AZAZ40,15749.3%
872Port Angeles, WAWA78,20249.2%
873Grants Pass, OROR87,86749.0%
874Natchitoches, LALA36,08949.0%
875Magnolia, ARAR21,89449.0%
876Sonora, CACA53,16048.9%
877Palatka, FLFL77,73448.6%
878Cleveland, MSMS28,26248.6%
879Okeechobee, FLFL42,60848.6%
880Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02548.6%
881Elkins, WVWV26,88248.6%
882Lewisburg, PAPA42,31348.2%
883Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55248.1%
884Portsmouth, OHOH71,36548.1%
885Bluefield, WVWV96,13848.1%
886Summerville, GAGA25,30048.1%
887Minden, LALA34,94848.0%
888McComb, MSMS52,64048.0%
889Sebastian, FLFL172,79947.9%
890Corbin, KYKY150,04047.6%
891Deming, NMNM25,40747.4%
892Ocala, FLFL442,66047.3%
893Arcadia, FLFL37,07847.2%
894Payson, AZAZ53,80146.6%
895Las Vegas, NMNM30,31146.5%
896Show Low, AZAZ109,94646.1%
897Silver City, NMNM27,25246.0%
898Mountain Home, ARAR42,98245.8%
899Crossville, TNTN66,30045.8%
900Eufaula, ALAL26,86145.7%
901Forrest City, ARAR21,80045.6%
902Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10244.8%
903Natchez, MSMS54,72244.5%
904Crescent City, CACA26,41044.1%
905Port Townsend, WAWA33,97043.6%
906Huntsville, TXTX83,84243.3%
907Pikeville, KYKY89,12243.2%
908Pahrump, NVNV57,33642.8%
909Brookings, OROR22,62142.7%
910Sebring, FLFL111,12242.3%
911Beeville, TXTX32,51541.9%
912Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21241.3%
913Palestine, TXTX59,80541.2%
914Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66640.0%
915Middlesborough, KYKY22,82938.4%
916Cañon City, COCO50,03937.9%
917Susanville, CACA28,11733.9%
918The Villages, FLFL157,77222.6%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES