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Lowest labor force participation, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Hardin County, ILIL3,58841.1%−8%

02Brown County, ILIL6,40141.4%−3%

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82041.6%−5%

04Johnson County, ILIL13,36342.0%+10%

05Pope County, ILIL3,67242.5%+25%

06Perry County, ILIL20,16049.0%+2%

07Alexander County, ILIL4,57049.1%+12%

08Carroll County, ILIL15,41950.5%−11%

09Union County, ILIL16,65650.9%−4%

10Lawrence County, ILIL13,79051.2%+0%

11Schuyler County, ILIL6,65751.6%−1%

12Montgomery County, ILIL28,07652.5%+1%

13Bond County, ILIL16,95952.9%+0%

14Randolph County, ILIL29,92153.2%+2%

15White County, ILIL13,25053.7%−6%

16Fulton County, ILIL32,90153.8%−2%

17Mason County, ILIL12,41154.3%−7%

18Massac County, ILIL13,50254.6%+3%

19Saline County, ILIL22,77254.6%−2%

20Fayette County, ILIL20,79054.8%+4%

21Henderson County, ILIL5,98454.8%−11%

22Logan County, ILIL27,18254.8%−1%

23Calhoun County, ILIL4,30055.1%+2%

24Knox County, ILIL47,76755.3%+3%

25Crawford County, ILIL18,64855.3%+4%

26Scott County, ILIL4,86655.4%−8%

27Lee County, ILIL32,91455.7%+1%

28Gallatin County, ILIL4,61655.9%+6%

29Wabash County, ILIL10,90756.0%−8%

30Franklin County, ILIL36,91656.0%+1%

31Marshall County, ILIL11,47356.2%−1%

32Vermilion County, ILIL71,25956.3%+2%

33Christian County, ILIL33,44356.4%−2%

34Jackson County, ILIL52,50156.6%+1%

35Morgan County, ILIL32,51556.6%+0%

36Clay County, ILIL12,79356.6%−7%

37Macoupin County, ILIL43,74857.1%−2%

38Wayne County, ILIL15,88257.9%+0%

39Greene County, ILIL11,31358.0%−1%

40Edgar County, ILIL16,32358.1%−2%

41Macon County, ILIL99,30058.1%−2%

42Cass County, ILIL12,46358.5%−8%

43Hamilton County, ILIL7,85958.7%+7%

44Hancock County, ILIL16,80358.8%−1%

45Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.8%+1%

46Jefferson County, ILIL36,14759.0%+3%

47Stark County, ILIL5,31959.3%+2%

48Menard County, ILIL11,86359.3%−10%

49Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59459.6%−3%

50Marion County, ILIL36,38260.1%−1%

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15060.1%+0%

52Livingston County, ILIL35,05760.1%+4%

53Edwards County, ILIL5,89860.1%+1%

54Moultrie County, ILIL14,37160.2%−2%

55Putnam County, ILIL5,61960.3%−2%

56Pike County, ILIL14,23160.4%+5%

57Jersey County, ILIL21,16060.6%−1%

58Stephenson County, ILIL43,22060.6%−1%

59Champaign County, ILIL209,97260.6%−2%

60Mercer County, ILIL15,22960.8%−0%

61Coles County, ILIL46,60760.9%−3%

62Warren County, ILIL16,22261.0%−4%

63Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961.2%−1%

64Sangamon County, ILIL194,17061.2%−2%

65Clark County, ILIL15,11461.3%−2%

66LaSalle County, ILIL107,77361.3%−2%

67Richland County, ILIL15,21961.4%−1%

68Shelby County, ILIL20,57661.4%−1%

69Winnebago County, ILIL283,67461.5%−3%

70Ogle County, ILIL51,39961.6%−4%

71Kankakee County, ILIL105,52561.6%+1%

72De Witt County, ILIL15,11861.8%−3%

73Whiteside County, ILIL54,12161.9%+2%

74Ford County, ILIL13,21661.9%−2%

75Henry County, ILIL48,09562.0%+1%

76Peoria County, ILIL178,55362.2%+2%

77McDonough County, ILIL25,91662.3%+7%

78Tazewell County, ILIL130,04962.3%+1%

79Madison County, ILIL263,11062.7%−2%

80Bureau County, ILIL32,51062.8%+0%

81Clinton County, ILIL37,12862.8%+1%

82Woodford County, ILIL38,11163.2%−1%

83Washington County, ILIL13,56463.3%−3%

84St. Clair County, ILIL250,70863.4%−2%

85McLean County, ILIL171,41964.8%+1%

86Piatt County, ILIL16,79165.0%+0%

87Douglas County, ILIL19,88065.2%+1%

88Adams County, ILIL64,26765.2%+0%

89Cumberland County, ILIL10,20865.3%−3%

90Effingham County, ILIL34,51965.7%−0%

91Boone County, ILIL53,56865.8%−1%

92Cook County, ILIL5,194,62566.2%+0%

93Jasper County, ILIL9,03267.0%+6%

94Grundy County, ILIL54,05267.3%−0%

95DuPage County, ILIL934,29868.0%−2%

96Lake County, ILIL719,33968.2%−1%

97Monroe County, ILIL34,84068.3%−0%

98Will County, ILIL712,25368.3%−1%

99DeKalb County, ILIL101,83568.4%−0%

100Kane County, ILIL525,75769.5%+1%

101McHenry County, ILIL317,75169.7%−1%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,47072.7%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES