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Lowest labor force participation, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 53.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clay County, AL, up 22 places to #10.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Perry County, ALAL7,42539.6%+3.3 pts

02Greene County, ALAL7,06740.3%−1.6 pts

03Conecuh County, ALAL10,89940.5%−2.6 pts

04▲20Bullock County, ALAL9,78041.1%−9.8 pts

05▲8Sumter County, ALAL11,58845.4%−2.6 pts

06▼1Pickens County, ALAL18,22145.5%+0.3 pts

07▲1Monroe County, ALAL18,96545.5%−0.3 pts

08▲1Barbour County, ALAL24,60745.6%−0.2 pts

09▲11Lowndes County, ALAL9,35946.4%−3.6 pts

10▲22Clay County, ALAL14,20747.2%−5.0 pts

11▼1Escambia County, ALAL36,66547.6%+0.3 pts

12▼1Coosa County, ALAL10,16147.6%+0.3 pts

13▼9Choctaw County, ALAL11,90447.9%+3.3 pts

14▲3Hale County, ALAL15,19448.6%−1.0 pts

15▼8Wilcox County, ALAL9,66648.7%+3.3 pts

16▼10Washington County, ALAL14,82248.9%+3.6 pts

17▼1Cherokee County, ALAL26,41349.0%−0.5 pts

18▲4Cleburne County, ALAL15,97049.7%−1.0 pts

19▼5Bibb County, ALAL22,26249.7%+1.0 pts

20▲7Marion County, ALAL29,09750.4%−1.2 pts

21▼9Clarke County, ALAL22,01450.7%+3.0 pts

22▼4Marengo County, ALAL18,31150.9%+1.3 pts

23▼2Lamar County, ALAL13,58751.0%+0.6 pts

24▼5Randolph County, ALAL23,16351.1%+1.2 pts

25▲1Macon County, ALAL18,13251.2%−0.4 pts

26▲14Butler County, ALAL18,10051.5%−2.6 pts

27▼12Jackson County, ALAL54,28151.5%+2.1 pts

28▲9Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17551.6%−1.6 pts

29Fayette County, ALAL15,87251.8%−0.1 pts

30▲9Covington County, ALAL37,94752.3%−1.7 pts

31▼3Dallas County, ALAL35,14052.3%+0.6 pts

32▲4Talladega County, ALAL81,60352.6%−0.2 pts

33▼8Winston County, ALAL23,82952.9%+1.4 pts

34▲1Walker County, ALAL65,14053.2%+0.5 pts

35▼1Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95353.8%+1.3 pts

36▲9Dale County, ALAL49,91253.9%−1.3 pts

37▼6Geneva County, ALAL27,55454.9%+2.6 pts

38▼8Henry County, ALAL18,39455.1%+3.0 pts

39▲3Etowah County, ALAL103,88655.2%+0.3 pts

40▲8Chambers County, ALAL34,25355.3%−0.7 pts

41▲8DeKalb County, ALAL74,08555.7%−0.5 pts

42▲10Russell County, ALAL58,89855.9%−0.7 pts

43▼5Pike County, ALAL33,68856.0%+2.4 pts

44▲6Calhoun County, ALAL115,83456.1%−0.2 pts

45▼22Lawrence County, ALAL33,84356.9%+6.2 pts

46▲13Coffee County, ALAL56,95357.1%−1.5 pts

47Franklin County, ALAL32,44957.1%+1.2 pts

48▼5Colbert County, ALAL59,47457.2%+2.4 pts

49▼5Marshall County, ALAL103,53757.4%+2.2 pts

50▼17Blount County, ALAL60,15657.5%+5.1 pts

51▼10Chilton County, ALAL47,70857.7%+3.3 pts

52▲4Morgan County, ALAL126,48357.8%+0.7 pts

53▲1Houston County, ALAL110,31857.9%+1.2 pts

54▼8Cullman County, ALAL94,00958.0%+2.2 pts

55Mobile County, ALAL411,65858.5%+1.6 pts

56▲4Autauga County, ALAL61,92058.5%−0.1 pts

57▲1Baldwin County, ALAL267,76158.9%+0.6 pts

58▲5Montgomery County, ALAL225,89159.1%−1.6 pts

59▼6Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13559.1%+2.5 pts

60▲1St. Clair County, ALAL98,20659.2%+0.1 pts

61▼10Elmore County, ALAL91,57759.8%+3.4 pts

62▼5Limestone County, ALAL122,92860.0%+2.8 pts

63▼1Lee County, ALAL189,88160.3%+0.1 pts

64▲1Jefferson County, ALAL665,74261.5%+0.1 pts

65▼1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36862.1%+1.0 pts

66Madison County, ALAL433,51664.8%+0.1 pts

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55266.1%+0.7 pts

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