RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Lowest labor force participation, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 64.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Johnsburg, IL, up 189 places to #68.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Hillsboro, ILIL6,18432.9%+5.0 pts

02Chester, ILIL6,84735.1%+3.8 pts

03▲1Vandalia, ILIL7,10845.2%+2.6 pts

04▲9Du Quoin, ILIL5,56945.4%−4.7 pts

05▲1Canton, ILIL13,29746.7%−0.6 pts

06▲2Oak Brook, ILIL8,10847.5%0.0 pts

07▼4Greenville, ILIL7,46948.1%+5.9 pts

08▲18Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84448.2%−5.9 pts

09Dixon, ILIL14,58248.5%−0.8 pts

10▼3Metropolis, ILIL5,72750.3%+3.0 pts

11▼1Pontiac, ILIL10,80650.8%+1.5 pts

12▲5East St. Louis, ILIL17,68250.8%−1.7 pts

13▼1Danville, ILIL28,13851.1%+1.1 pts

14▼3Galesburg, ILIL28,58151.4%+2.1 pts

15▲12Benton, ILIL6,55851.9%−2.5 pts

16▼2Carlinville, ILIL5,46552.5%+1.3 pts

17▼12Robinson, ILIL7,28352.6%+9.0 pts

18▲11Harrisburg, ILIL7,92252.8%−1.9 pts

19▲12Centralia, ILIL11,86353.0%−2.3 pts

20▲37Chillicothe, ILIL6,03353.2%−5.4 pts

21▲31Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72353.7%−4.7 pts

22▼7Glencoe, ILIL8,72453.8%+2.2 pts

23▼1Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13054.0%+0.7 pts

24▲1Lake Forest, ILIL19,73154.1%+0.1 pts

25▼1Huntley, ILIL29,13254.1%+0.7 pts

26▼5Jacksonville, ILIL17,75254.3%+1.2 pts

27▲1Kewanee, ILIL12,11554.3%−0.2 pts

28▲2Palos Heights, ILIL12,08454.4%−0.6 pts

29▲17Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17954.4%−3.3 pts

30▼7Carbondale, ILIL21,81154.7%+1.4 pts

31▲10Inverness, ILIL7,41855.2%−1.8 pts

32▲30Rantoul, ILIL11,99155.8%−3.4 pts

33▲25Niles, ILIL30,44356.2%−2.7 pts

34▲11Decatur, ILIL67,88456.3%−1.2 pts

35▼16Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.3%+3.3 pts

36▲33Pana, ILIL5,01056.4%−3.6 pts

37▲67Eureka, ILIL5,12956.7%−5.6 pts

38▲13Silvis, ILIL7,97956.7%−1.5 pts

39▲48Summit, ILIL10,75356.8%−4.2 pts

40▲9Kankakee, ILIL23,40057.0%−1.2 pts

41▲27Dolton, ILIL20,67157.2%−2.7 pts

42▼3East Moline, ILIL20,45357.3%+0.4 pts

43▲29Mattoon, ILIL16,66757.4%−2.7 pts

44▼7Crestwood, ILIL10,52957.4%+0.9 pts

45▲79Maywood, ILIL23,33057.5%−5.6 pts

46▲115Riverdale, ILIL10,28057.8%−7.4 pts

47▲27Granite City, ILIL26,80758.1%−2.2 pts

48▼10Jerseyville, ILIL8,40958.1%+1.3 pts

49▲53Barrington, ILIL10,58658.2%−4.1 pts

50▼15Murphysboro, ILIL6,97758.2%+2.4 pts

51▼33Crest Hill, ILIL20,69558.2%+5.6 pts

52▼12Urbana, ILIL39,71958.4%+1.5 pts

53▼6Freeport, ILIL23,20258.8%+0.9 pts

54▲91Beardstown, ILIL5,69158.8%−5.5 pts

55▲1Marion, ILIL17,14858.9%+0.2 pts

56▲22Springfield, ILIL112,98958.9%−1.7 pts

57▼14North Riverside, ILIL7,16158.9%+1.8 pts

58▼10Winnetka, ILIL12,51859.0%+0.9 pts

59▲78Braidwood, ILIL6,25959.1%−4.8 pts

60▼6Northbrook, ILIL34,74459.2%+0.8 pts

61▼6Pekin, ILIL31,27759.3%+0.8 pts

62▲18Rockford, ILIL147,38459.3%−1.3 pts

63▼47West Frankfort, ILIL7,10559.3%+7.3 pts

64▲13Olney, ILIL8,34759.4%−1.1 pts

65▼21Paris, ILIL8,02659.5%+2.0 pts

66▲22Champaign, ILIL91,19559.6%−1.4 pts

67▼1Lincoln, ILIL12,98159.7%−0.2 pts

68▲189Johnsburg, ILIL6,44559.7%−10.4 pts

69▲38Rock Island, ILIL36,22559.7%−2.6 pts

70▲3Litchfield, ILIL6,59859.7%−0.4 pts

71▼21Princeton, ILIL7,67459.8%+1.6 pts

72▼5Spring Valley, ILIL5,40859.9%0.0 pts

73▼37Taylorville, ILIL10,52259.9%+3.9 pts

74▲1Markham, ILIL11,27460.1%−0.3 pts

75▲21Streator, ILIL12,19060.2%−1.4 pts

76▲22South Holland, ILIL20,74960.2%−1.7 pts

77▼14South Barrington, ILIL5,07160.3%+1.0 pts

78▼7Harvey, ILIL19,84960.3%+0.3 pts

79▼3Orland Park, ILIL57,95460.3%−0.2 pts

80▲3Glenview, ILIL47,71160.5%−0.2 pts

81▲25Salem, ILIL7,03560.5%−1.8 pts

82▲101Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02460.6%−5.9 pts

83▲10Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50860.6%−0.8 pts

84▲15Northlake, ILIL12,46260.7%−1.3 pts

85▲12Alton, ILIL25,01360.9%−0.9 pts

86▼7Wilmette, ILIL27,45960.9%+0.3 pts

87▲89Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38161.0%−5.3 pts

88▲4Morton, ILIL17,56561.0%−0.1 pts

89▲74Manteno, ILIL9,20161.1%−4.2 pts

90▼70Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96361.2%+8.2 pts

91▲10Godfrey, ILIL17,62061.2%−1.0 pts

92▲160Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44861.2%−8.8 pts

93▲55Burbank, ILIL28,57861.3%−3.1 pts

94▲94Broadview, ILIL7,87161.3%−5.4 pts

95▲30Wilmington, ILIL5,61461.3%−1.8 pts

96▲19Steger, ILIL9,35261.5%−1.4 pts

97▲21Ottawa, ILIL18,68461.5%−1.5 pts

98▼65Norridge, ILIL14,80861.6%+6.1 pts

99▲24Bethalto, ILIL9,20261.7%−1.4 pts

100▼58Geneseo, ILIL6,50561.7%+4.6 pts

101▼37Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18761.7%+2.1 pts

102▲88Stickney, ILIL6,89761.8%−5.0 pts

103▲50River Forest, ILIL11,39361.9%−2.9 pts

104▼44Bridgeview, ILIL16,52162.0%+3.0 pts

105▲80Beach Park, ILIL14,11462.0%−4.6 pts

106▼53Crete, ILIL8,34562.0%+3.6 pts

107▲108Sandwich, ILIL7,38062.0%−6.2 pts

108▲30Shorewood, ILIL18,53662.0%−1.9 pts

109▲96Coal City, ILIL5,83162.0%−5.5 pts

110▲37Westchester, ILIL16,30062.1%−2.3 pts

111▼21Morton Grove, ILIL24,58262.1%+1.0 pts

112▼9Normal, ILIL53,27562.1%−0.1 pts

113▼81Northfield, ILIL5,63262.2%+6.8 pts

114▲28Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52562.2%−1.9 pts

115▼81Macomb, ILIL14,53062.2%+6.7 pts

116▲34Willowbrook, ILIL9,12662.3%−2.3 pts

117▲126Spring Grove, ILIL5,52662.4%−7.0 pts

118▲13Park Forest, ILIL21,07962.5%−1.0 pts

119▼54Palos Hills, ILIL18,02862.5%+2.7 pts

120▼38Sterling, ILIL14,39462.6%+1.8 pts

121▲18Edwardsville, ILIL26,46362.6%−1.3 pts

122▲6Hinsdale, ILIL17,57362.6%−0.8 pts

123▼62Herrin, ILIL12,26862.8%+3.7 pts

124▼35Peoria, ILIL110,92062.8%+1.7 pts

125▼16Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65862.9%+0.4 pts

126▼15Peru, ILIL9,78062.9%+0.3 pts

127▼27Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21562.9%+0.8 pts

128▼20Evanston, ILIL76,38062.9%+0.5 pts

129▲27Lemont, ILIL18,51362.9%−2.0 pts

130Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87463.0%–

131▼46Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03663.0%+2.2 pts

132▲82Machesney Park, ILIL22,80563.0%−5.1 pts

133▲40Rock Falls, ILIL8,52163.1%−2.9 pts

134▲110Marengo, ILIL7,73763.2%−6.5 pts

135▼18Clinton, ILIL6,78163.2%+0.3 pts

136▲39Charleston, ILIL17,46663.2%−2.9 pts

137▲43Wood River, ILIL10,22463.3%−3.0 pts

138▼68East Alton, ILIL5,62163.3%+3.4 pts

139▲20Calumet City, ILIL34,79863.4%−1.7 pts

140▲9Cicero, ILIL81,85863.5%−1.1 pts

141▼55Long Grove, ILIL8,34363.6%+2.8 pts

142▲60Belleville, ILIL40,23763.6%−3.7 pts

143▼48Skokie, ILIL66,54463.6%+2.1 pts

144▲91Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76163.7%−5.5 pts

145▲7Westmont, ILIL24,15563.7%−1.1 pts

146▼17Western Springs, ILIL13,58863.7%+0.3 pts

147▲87Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47663.7%−5.3 pts

148▼8Morris, ILIL14,66963.8%−0.2 pts

149▼36Monmouth, ILIL8,59963.9%+1.2 pts

150▲21Blue Island, ILIL21,80563.9%−1.9 pts

151▲135Sauk, ILIL9,62463.9%−8.0 pts

152▲14Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88763.9%−1.4 pts

153▲33Lyons, ILIL10,43364.1%−2.5 pts

154▼20Maryville, ILIL8,41364.1%+0.4 pts

155▼29Quincy, ILIL38,91864.2%+0.8 pts

156▼21Worth, ILIL10,69664.2%+0.3 pts

157▲38Homer Glen, ILIL24,87364.2%−2.8 pts

158▲23Matteson, ILIL18,54364.2%−2.2 pts

159▲89Bartonville, ILIL5,80464.3%−5.5 pts

160▼46Savoy, ILIL9,11364.3%+1.5 pts

161▲63Frankfort, ILIL21,36564.3%−4.3 pts

162▼71Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45064.3%+3.2 pts

163▼1Fox Lake, ILIL10,84964.4%−0.8 pts

164▼105Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56364.6%+5.7 pts

165▼60Milan, ILIL5,02864.6%+2.3 pts

166▲66Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68164.8%−4.1 pts

167▲1Wheaton, ILIL54,06564.8%−0.8 pts

168▲107Swansea, ILIL14,35664.9%−6.1 pts

169▲44Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67564.9%−3.0 pts

170Bellwood, ILIL18,11664.9%−0.9 pts

171▼11Highland Park, ILIL30,76765.0%−0.1 pts

172▼40East Peoria, ILIL22,08865.2%+1.6 pts

173▼1Alsip, ILIL18,48365.2%−0.6 pts

174▼19Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75065.2%+0.3 pts

175▼21Midlothian, ILIL13,84165.2%+0.4 pts

176▼82Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64165.2%+3.8 pts

177▼12Posen, ILIL5,40565.2%−0.2 pts

178▲20Riverside, ILIL8,93965.2%−2.0 pts

179▼98Calumet Park, ILIL6,77265.3%+4.7 pts

180▲2Des Plaines, ILIL58,77265.3%−1.1 pts

181▼51Glenwood, ILIL8,41665.3%+1.9 pts

182▲15Mount Zion, ILIL5,88065.4%−1.7 pts

183▲28River Grove, ILIL10,40965.4%−2.4 pts

184▲62Collinsville, ILIL23,71765.4%−4.3 pts

185▼34La Grange Park, ILIL13,45365.4%+0.8 pts

186▼45Mendota, ILIL6,89465.5%+1.4 pts

187▼67Effingham, ILIL12,40665.5%+2.5 pts

188▼30Melrose Park, ILIL23,93665.5%+0.5 pts

189▼53Flossmoor, ILIL9,35865.6%+1.7 pts

190▼44Moline, ILIL42,36265.6%+1.2 pts

191▲5Richton Park, ILIL12,48365.6%−1.4 pts

192▼25Libertyville, ILIL20,70165.6%0.0 pts

193▲11Willow Springs, ILIL5,78865.7%−1.8 pts

194▲101Forest Park, ILIL13,82965.7%−7.0 pts

195▲30Deerfield, ILIL19,64265.7%−2.9 pts

196▼5Loves Park, ILIL23,71265.7%−1.2 pts

197▲26O'Fallon, ILIL32,65665.8%−2.7 pts

198▼34Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17565.8%+0.5 pts

199▼83Carterville, ILIL5,83965.8%+2.9 pts

200▲18Tinley Park, ILIL55,14065.8%−2.6 pts

201▼22Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39565.9%−0.4 pts

202▼15Darien, ILIL22,03265.9%−0.8 pts

203▼76Lansing, ILIL28,06865.9%+2.5 pts

204▼92Homewood, ILIL18,77366.0%+3.4 pts

205▲85Lynwood, ILIL9,29766.0%−6.3 pts

206▼96Washington, ILIL15,90266.2%+3.7 pts

207▼63Monticello, ILIL6,08066.2%+2.0 pts

208▼14Elk Grove, ILIL31,88566.2%−0.7 pts

209▲42Countryside, ILIL6,26066.3%−3.7 pts

210▲72Bensenville, ILIL18,52566.3%−5.1 pts

211▼19University Park, ILIL7,01966.3%−0.6 pts

212▼43LaSalle, ILIL9,38866.4%+0.6 pts

213▼80Waterloo, ILIL11,13266.4%+2.7 pts

214▼40Downers Grove, ILIL50,36566.5%+0.4 pts

215▲53Monee, ILIL5,11966.6%−4.1 pts

216▼32Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89866.7%+0.2 pts

217▲55Rochelle, ILIL9,49866.7%−4.1 pts

218▼9Elmhurst, ILIL46,11166.7%−1.0 pts

219▼30Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21666.8%+0.1 pts

220▼63Bloomington, ILIL78,80466.9%+2.0 pts

221▼43Highland, ILIL10,04267.1%+0.8 pts

222▼23Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10167.2%−0.1 pts

223▼11Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76767.3%−0.5 pts

224▼14Belvidere, ILIL25,46267.5%−0.3 pts

225▼25Chicago, ILIL2,731,58567.6%+0.3 pts

226▲19Brookfield, ILIL18,87967.7%−2.0 pts

227▼105Berkeley, ILIL5,14167.8%+4.7 pts

228▲75Roscoe, ILIL11,03467.8%−5.5 pts

229▲9Naperville, ILIL153,11467.8%−1.4 pts

230▲29Campton Hills, ILIL10,89467.9%−2.4 pts

231▼23DeKalb, ILIL40,46768.0%+0.3 pts

232▲48Mokena, ILIL19,89768.0%−3.3 pts

233▲17Hanover Park, ILIL36,56868.2%−1.7 pts

234▲44Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81268.2%−3.0 pts

235▲27Oak Forest, ILIL26,79268.3%−2.1 pts

236▼43Bradley, ILIL15,21468.4%+1.5 pts

237▲74Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20668.5%−5.4 pts

238▲27Carol Stream, ILIL39,31568.5%−2.1 pts

239▼96Park Ridge, ILIL38,46368.5%+4.4 pts

240▼13Waukegan, ILIL87,94068.6%0.0 pts

241▲30Justice, ILIL12,28568.7%−2.1 pts

242▼21Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82568.7%+0.2 pts

243▲21Franklin Park, ILIL18,04568.8%−1.8 pts

244▲64Highwood, ILIL5,32368.8%−4.8 pts

245▼68Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28368.8%+2.5 pts

246▼4Streamwood, ILIL38,27768.9%−0.6 pts

247▲14Schaumburg, ILIL77,24968.9%−1.5 pts

248▼22Elgin, ILIL115,47669.0%+0.4 pts

249▲24Batavia, ILIL26,58669.0%−1.9 pts

250▲5Shiloh, ILIL14,60469.0%−1.0 pts

251▲36Park City, ILIL7,89369.1%−2.9 pts

252▲25Lake Villa, ILIL8,69269.1%−2.2 pts

253▼50Woodstock, ILIL25,74069.1%+1.7 pts

254▲6Joliet, ILIL152,24169.2%−1.1 pts

255▼49Winfield, ILIL10,14669.2%+1.7 pts

256▲59Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54569.3%−4.8 pts

257▼40Zion, ILIL24,44769.3%+0.9 pts

258▼18Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85869.3%+0.1 pts

259▼5Mascoutah, ILIL9,23969.4%−0.7 pts

260▲60Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26269.5%−5.2 pts

261▲31Gurnee, ILIL30,45869.6%−2.8 pts

262▼43Hampshire, ILIL9,26669.7%+1.3 pts

263▲6Mahomet, ILIL10,51669.8%−1.0 pts

264▼44Wood Dale, ILIL14,08169.8%+1.4 pts

265▼36Schiller Park, ILIL11,31769.8%+1.1 pts

266▲8Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59369.9%−1.1 pts

267▼60Geneva, ILIL21,13869.9%+2.3 pts

268▲28Roselle, ILIL22,75669.9%−2.9 pts

269▼38McHenry, ILIL29,21770.0%+1.1 pts

270▲55Columbia, ILIL10,86570.1%−5.8 pts

271▼13Villa Park, ILIL21,88870.1%−0.1 pts

272▼71Berwyn, ILIL55,00170.1%+2.9 pts

273▼6Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.2%−0.4 pts

274▲7Mundelein, ILIL32,68070.4%−0.9 pts

275▼47Addison, ILIL35,75870.6%+1.9 pts

276▼13Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69070.6%+0.1 pts

277▼21Oswego, ILIL39,94870.6%+0.5 pts

278▼56Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55270.7%+2.2 pts

279▼158La Grange, ILIL15,93570.7%+7.7 pts

280▲3Wheeling, ILIL38,39170.7%−1.0 pts

281▲3Rockton, ILIL7,87071.0%−0.8 pts

282▼198Hillside, ILIL8,14071.1%+10.4 pts

283▼46St. Charles, ILIL33,59471.1%+2.0 pts

284▼18North Aurora, ILIL19,40671.2%+0.6 pts

285▲22Palatine, ILIL65,84271.3%−2.3 pts

286▼37Lombard, ILIL44,39971.3%+1.4 pts

287▼51Channahon, ILIL14,53071.3%+2.2 pts

288▲14Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65571.4%−1.9 pts

289▼1Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80371.4%−0.7 pts

290▲33Itasca, ILIL9,48871.5%−3.4 pts

291▼44Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28871.6%+1.8 pts

292▲30Algonquin, ILIL30,82471.6%−3.1 pts

293▼174Troy, ILIL11,89371.7%+8.6 pts

294▼18Lisle, ILIL23,43271.7%+0.7 pts

295▼79Bartlett, ILIL40,85571.7%+3.4 pts

296▲23South Elgin, ILIL25,65672.0%−2.6 pts

297▲13Plainfield, ILIL50,04372.1%−1.8 pts

298▲32Woodridge, ILIL34,02872.1%−5.1 pts

299▼10Aurora, ILIL181,50572.1%0.0 pts

300▲35Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56072.2%−9.2 pts

301▼62Sycamore, ILIL19,08372.2%+3.0 pts

302▼8New Lenox, ILIL28,89372.2%−0.3 pts

303▼5West Chicago, ILIL25,29672.3%−0.8 pts

304▼7Gages Lake, ILIL10,81972.3%−0.6 pts

305▼4Antioch, ILIL15,00072.4%−0.8 pts

306▼21Harvard, ILIL9,50472.4%+0.6 pts

307▼37Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67972.4%+1.7 pts

308▼78Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98972.9%+4.1 pts

309▼4Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90272.9%−0.6 pts

310▼11Lockport, ILIL27,82272.9%−0.1 pts

311▼11Grayslake, ILIL21,14073.0%−0.2 pts

312▲12Warrenville, ILIL15,21173.0%−2.6 pts

313▼60Island Lake, ILIL8,04773.1%+3.0 pts

314▼81Genoa, ILIL5,54773.1%+4.1 pts

315▼3Yorkville, ILIL26,73073.3%−0.7 pts

316▼7Carpentersville, ILIL37,04573.3%−0.6 pts

317▲11Montgomery, ILIL21,97873.5%−3.5 pts

318▼1Chatham, ILIL14,57973.6%−0.8 pts

319▲8Minooka, ILIL12,89973.7%−3.3 pts

320▼6Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86873.9%−0.2 pts

321▼3Orland Hills, ILIL6,66373.9%−0.6 pts

322▲12Cary, ILIL17,93274.2%−4.3 pts

323▲8Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59074.2%−3.0 pts

324▼45Romeoville, ILIL41,28174.3%+2.9 pts

325▼12Wauconda, ILIL13,99374.6%+0.6 pts

326▼5Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81074.7%−0.1 pts

327▼36Lakemoor, ILIL6,44975.0%+2.7 pts

328▲1Round Lake, ILIL18,52676.1%−1.1 pts

329▼3North Chicago, ILIL34,05076.3%+0.1 pts

330▼37Manhattan, ILIL10,94376.6%+4.1 pts

331▼90South Beloit, ILIL7,99676.6%+7.3 pts

332▼16West Dundee, ILIL8,57076.8%+2.6 pts

333▼27Elburn, ILIL7,08476.9%+3.4 pts

334▼1Volo, ILIL6,80578.1%−0.4 pts

335▼3Plano, ILIL12,67778.7%+1.1 pts

336▼32Gilberts, ILIL9,08280.7%+7.4 pts

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