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Lowest labor force participation, Missouri cities

Missouri cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 64.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wright City, MO, up 71 places to #72.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63633.1%+0.6 pts

02Cameron, MOMO7,34144.6%+11.1 pts

03▲23Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,06546.4%−11.3 pts

04▼1Fulton, MOMO12,85346.7%+2.0 pts

05Farmington, MOMO19,22648.0%+2.9 pts

06▲6Chillicothe, MOMO9,11450.1%−2.7 pts

07▲4Kirksville, MOMO17,86350.7%+0.2 pts

08▼4Caruthersville, MOMO5,21151.5%+6.6 pts

09Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,29551.6%+1.7 pts

10▲9Kennett, MOMO10,11851.7%−3.8 pts

11▲31Richmond, MOMO5,96852.7%−7.9 pts

12▼4Rolla, MOMO20,58852.8%+3.5 pts

13▼3Moberly, MOMO13,71952.9%+2.7 pts

14Clayton, MOMO17,80753.2%−1.2 pts

15▼8Boonville, MOMO7,86753.2%+4.3 pts

16▼1Town and Country, MOMO11,61953.4%−1.1 pts

17▲6Osage Beach, MOMO5,07953.6%−2.6 pts

18Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36853.7%−1.7 pts

19▲9Trenton, MOMO5,55754.1%−3.8 pts

20▼4Nevada, MOMO8,40454.3%−0.8 pts

21▲4Hannibal, MOMO16,80454.5%−2.7 pts

22▼16Dexter, MOMO7,85154.7%+5.9 pts

23▲6Sunset Hills, MOMO9,07554.8%−3.4 pts

24▲9Jennings, MOMO13,09355.1%−3.7 pts

25▼1Weldon Spring, MOMO5,30155.3%−1.0 pts

26▲4Clinton, MOMO9,50456.1%−2.4 pts

27▲27Mexico, MOMO11,55857.3%−4.9 pts

28▼8Bolivar, MOMO11,99457.5%+1.9 pts

29▲44Branson, MOMO12,92157.5%−7.1 pts

30▲11Pacific, MOMO7,82457.8%−2.6 pts

31▲3Sikeston, MOMO15,98357.9%−1.5 pts

32Maryville, MOMO10,09257.9%−0.7 pts

33▼12West Plains, MOMO12,78058.3%+2.6 pts

34▼21Marshfield, MOMO8,07858.7%+5.2 pts

35▼18Macon, MOMO5,53258.8%+3.6 pts

36▲21Aurora, MOMO7,68658.9%−3.8 pts

37▲19Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23159.0%−3.5 pts

38Carthage, MOMO15,89559.4%−0.4 pts

39▼12Neosho, MOMO14,07859.5%+1.8 pts

40▲8Marshall, MOMO13,76660.0%−1.5 pts

41▼1Ladue, MOMO8,93460.1%−0.2 pts

42▼3St. Joseph, MOMO71,00160.1%+0.2 pts

43▲32Glendale, MOMO6,06060.3%−4.5 pts

44▲22Des Peres, MOMO9,10260.4%−3.3 pts

45▲13Joplin, MOMO53,93060.8%−1.9 pts

46▲7Chesterfield, MOMO49,30961.1%−1.1 pts

47▲2Perryville, MOMO8,59361.1%−0.4 pts

48▼4Jefferson City, MOMO42,48961.4%+0.7 pts

49▲44Webb City, MOMO13,45961.6%−5.6 pts

50▲26Black Jack, MOMO6,54761.7%−3.4 pts

51▲48Park Hills, MOMO8,75361.8%−6.2 pts

52▼15Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,97762.1%+2.3 pts

53▲9Independence, MOMO121,67562.2%−1.0 pts

54▲24Warrenton, MOMO9,66762.5%−3.1 pts

55▼12Lebanon, MOMO15,66362.6%+2.0 pts

56▲5Festus, MOMO14,06662.6%−0.5 pts

57▼5Sappington, MOMO7,36762.7%+0.5 pts

58▲16Ferguson, MOMO17,95362.7%−2.1 pts

59▲10Ellisville, MOMO10,31562.8%−1.4 pts

60▼38Sullivan, MOMO6,94262.8%+6.8 pts

61▲19Oakville, MOMO35,33363.0%−2.7 pts

62▼11Sedalia, MOMO22,62163.0%+1.2 pts

63▼27Springfield, MOMO169,84763.1%+3.4 pts

64▼4De Soto, MOMO6,52763.1%0.0 pts

65▼15Bridgeton, MOMO11,27763.3%+1.6 pts

66▲23Lemay, MOMO16,22863.5%−3.5 pts

67▼20Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48063.8%+2.4 pts

68▼13Concord, MOMO18,36864.0%+1.6 pts

69▼6Kirkwood, MOMO29,33164.0%+0.7 pts

70▲40Monett, MOMO10,24864.2%−4.8 pts

71▲23St. Charles, MOMO72,56164.5%−2.7 pts

72▲71Wright City, MOMO5,85464.5%−11.7 pts

73▲19Berkeley, MOMO8,02664.5%−2.7 pts

74▲58Smithville, MOMO11,16064.6%−7.5 pts

75▲8Gladstone, MOMO27,49764.9%−1.3 pts

76▲6St. Robert, MOMO5,60265.0%−1.0 pts

77▼9Overland, MOMO15,47465.1%+1.0 pts

78▼14Arnold, MOMO20,99465.1%+1.5 pts

79▼7Mehlville, MOMO29,80565.1%+0.6 pts

80▼49Odessa, MOMO5,72165.3%+6.7 pts

81▲23St. John, MOMO6,44165.4%−3.3 pts

82▲4Harrisonville, MOMO10,04065.4%−1.0 pts

83▲2Wildwood, MOMO34,95565.5%−0.8 pts

84▲18Crestwood, MOMO12,20765.6%−3.0 pts

85▲5Nixa, MOMO26,59765.6%−1.4 pts

86▲39Waynesville, MOMO5,55865.7%−5.2 pts

87▲16Washington, MOMO15,90665.8%−2.7 pts

88▲21Webster Groves, MOMO23,45066.0%−3.0 pts

89▼18Troy, MOMO15,20166.0%+1.6 pts

90▼13Columbia, MOMO130,85166.0%+0.5 pts

91▲15Hazelwood, MOMO24,84966.1%−2.9 pts

92▲25Murphy, MOMO8,28566.3%−3.6 pts

93▼34Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,12966.4%+3.6 pts

94▼7St. Louis, MOMO278,14466.5%0.0 pts

95Grandview, MOMO26,65366.6%−0.6 pts

96▲4Liberty, MOMO31,31966.6%−1.7 pts

97▲15Raytown, MOMO29,15466.7%−2.4 pts

98▲24Glasgow, MOMO5,50466.8%−3.7 pts

99▼11Ballwin, MOMO30,90166.8%0.0 pts

100▼4Union, MOMO13,44567.2%−0.1 pts

101▲15Valley Park, MOMO6,76767.3%−2.6 pts

102▼23Old Jamestown, MOMO20,65167.3%+1.6 pts

103▼58Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,81967.6%+6.8 pts

104▼39Savannah, MOMO5,10767.6%+4.0 pts

105▼21Pevely, MOMO6,23967.6%+1.5 pts

106▲1Ozark, MOMO23,54467.8%−1.2 pts

107▼61University City, MOMO34,65767.9%+6.6 pts

108▼11Jackson, MOMO16,03367.9%+0.3 pts

109▲17St. Peters, MOMO61,47967.9%−2.9 pts

110▼9Republic, MOMO22,40468.1%−0.4 pts

111▼30Raymore, MOMO26,63368.2%+2.3 pts

112▲6Manchester, MOMO18,06968.6%−1.2 pts

113▲2Olivette, MOMO8,93768.7%−0.8 pts

114Kansas City, MOMO521,22068.7%−0.7 pts

115▲4Parkville, MOMO9,09368.8%−1.3 pts

116▼49Warrensburg, MOMO20,28368.9%+5.0 pts

117▼12Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87369.0%+0.1 pts

118▲10Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51469.0%−2.0 pts

119▲2Eureka, MOMO13,42269.1%−1.4 pts

120▼29Oak Grove, MOMO9,37069.1%+2.0 pts

121▼86Herculaneum, MOMO5,40269.6%+9.9 pts

122▼14Belton, MOMO26,19369.9%+0.9 pts

123▼10Florissant, MOMO51,12470.0%+0.8 pts

124Blue Springs, MOMO61,63270.1%−0.7 pts

125▼55Carl Junction, MOMO8,48470.9%+6.6 pts

126▲14Kearney, MOMO11,29671.4%−4.3 pts

127▲15Willard, MOMO6,90471.4%−4.6 pts

128▼8Affton, MOMO19,05271.4%+1.4 pts

129▼6St. Ann, MOMO12,61771.5%+0.9 pts

130▲6Imperial, MOMO5,48871.5%−1.6 pts

131▲2Wentzville, MOMO49,49571.7%−0.7 pts

132▼1Battlefield, MOMO6,36171.9%−0.1 pts

133▼4Maryland Heights, MOMO27,55972.1%+1.1 pts

134▼23Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,95672.4%+3.4 pts

135▲9Peculiar, MOMO6,36572.6%−4.4 pts

136▲3Barnhart, MOMO5,78573.0%−1.3 pts

137▼2O'Fallon, MOMO96,10173.1%+0.2 pts

138▲3Brentwood, MOMO8,07973.4%−2.4 pts

139▼2Ashland, MOMO5,22173.6%0.0 pts

140▲5Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09373.7%−4.1 pts

141▼11Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,03274.2%+2.9 pts

142▼4Greenwood, MOMO6,31575.2%+1.0 pts

143▼45North Kansas City, MOMO5,61375.4%+7.6 pts

144▼10Grain Valley, MOMO16,90876.3%+3.8 pts

145▲2Cottleville, MOMO6,71777.7%−3.8 pts

146Maplewood, MOMO8,03381.6%+2.1 pts

147▲1Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,43282.1%−6.5 pts

148▼21Rogersville, MOMO5,75484.1%+13.1 pts

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