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Lowest labor force participation, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 51.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Sumter County, FLFL157,77222.6%–

02Union County, FLFL16,25031.8%–

03Glades County, FLFL13,27035.7%–

04Hamilton County, FLFL14,18036.5%–

05Taylor County, FLFL21,21037.0%–

06Liberty County, FLFL8,03539.3%–

07Dixie County, FLFL18,03839.5%–

08Citrus County, FLFL171,66640.0%–

09Charlotte County, FLFL217,21241.3%–

10Madison County, FLFL18,75941.8%–

11Calhoun County, FLFL13,28941.9%–

12Highlands County, FLFL111,12242.3%–

13Lafayette County, FLFL8,79243.9%–

14Jackson County, FLFL49,62943.9%–

15Franklin County, FLFL13,02944.7%–

16Gulf County, FLFL15,94345.1%–

17Washington County, FLFL26,69545.8%–

18Bradford County, FLFL28,30746.1%–

19Holmes County, FLFL20,11946.8%–

20DeSoto County, FLFL37,07847.2%–

21Marion County, FLFL442,66047.3%–

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,00747.5%–

23Indian River County, FLFL172,79947.9%–

24Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60848.6%–

25Sarasota County, FLFL479,95848.6%–

26Putnam County, FLFL77,73448.6%–

27Hernando County, FLFL221,70148.8%–

28Flagler County, FLFL140,36049.3%–

29Levy County, FLFL48,52049.5%–

30Suwannee County, FLFL48,14949.5%–

31Gadsden County, FLFL44,29849.7%–

32Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48850.1%–

33Hardee County, FLFL25,93251.2%–

34Columbia County, FLFL74,09451.3%–

35Martin County, FLFL166,27251.4%–

36Baker County, FLFL29,73751.7%–

37Collier County, FLFL417,13151.9%–

38Manatee County, FLFL468,20053.2%–

39Lee County, FLFL875,60753.3%–

40Volusia County, FLFL606,57353.4%–

41Lake County, FLFL456,06853.5%–

42Pasco County, FLFL674,51654.2%–

43St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44955.1%–

44Polk County, FLFL874,79055.3%–

45Brevard County, FLFL663,98255.4%–

46Wakulla County, FLFL38,08956.9%–

47Nassau County, FLFL106,87957.3%–

48Walton County, FLFL93,28858.1%–

49Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11558.3%–

50Pinellas County, FLFL948,56358.4%–

51Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72659.3%–

52Alachua County, FLFL290,02859.6%–

53St. Johns County, FLFL346,32859.7%–

54Escambia County, FLFL333,83460.3%–

55Bay County, FLFL204,47961.4%–

56Clay County, FLFL239,59362.9%–

57Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02963.1%–

58Hendry County, FLFL48,27663.7%–

59Osceola County, FLFL481,71864.4%–

60Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81064.5%–

61Monroe County, FLFL80,40664.7%–

62Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11565.1%–

63Leon County, FLFL299,04865.2%–

64Broward County, FLFL2,013,31765.7%–

65Duval County, FLFL1,062,96366.0%–

66Seminole County, FLFL491,88466.3%–

67Orange County, FLFL1,528,00267.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS