RANKING · 2024 ACS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Lowest labor force participation, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Hardin County, ILIL3,58841.1%–

02Brown County, ILIL6,40141.4%–

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,82041.6%–

04Johnson County, ILIL13,36342.0%–

05Pope County, ILIL3,67242.5%–

06Perry County, ILIL20,16049.0%–

07Alexander County, ILIL4,57049.1%–

08Carroll County, ILIL15,41950.5%–

09Union County, ILIL16,65650.9%–

10Lawrence County, ILIL13,79051.2%–

11Schuyler County, ILIL6,65751.6%–

12Montgomery County, ILIL28,07652.5%–

13Bond County, ILIL16,95952.9%–

14Randolph County, ILIL29,92153.2%–

15White County, ILIL13,25053.7%–

16Fulton County, ILIL32,90153.8%–

17Mason County, ILIL12,41154.3%–

18Massac County, ILIL13,50254.6%–

19Saline County, ILIL22,77254.6%–

20Fayette County, ILIL20,79054.8%–

21Henderson County, ILIL5,98454.8%–

22Logan County, ILIL27,18254.8%–

23Calhoun County, ILIL4,30055.1%–

24Knox County, ILIL47,76755.3%–

25Crawford County, ILIL18,64855.3%–

26Scott County, ILIL4,86655.4%–

27Lee County, ILIL32,91455.7%–

28Gallatin County, ILIL4,61655.9%–

29Wabash County, ILIL10,90756.0%–

30Franklin County, ILIL36,91656.0%–

31Marshall County, ILIL11,47356.2%–

32Vermilion County, ILIL71,25956.3%–

33Christian County, ILIL33,44356.4%–

34Jackson County, ILIL52,50156.6%–

35Morgan County, ILIL32,51556.6%–

36Clay County, ILIL12,79356.6%–

37Macoupin County, ILIL43,74857.1%–

38Wayne County, ILIL15,88257.9%–

39Greene County, ILIL11,31358.0%–

40Edgar County, ILIL16,32358.1%–

41Macon County, ILIL99,30058.1%–

42Cass County, ILIL12,46358.5%–

43Hamilton County, ILIL7,85958.7%–

44Hancock County, ILIL16,80358.8%–

45Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.8%–

46Jefferson County, ILIL36,14759.0%–

47Stark County, ILIL5,31959.3%–

48Menard County, ILIL11,86359.3%–

49Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59459.6%–

50Marion County, ILIL36,38260.1%–

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15060.1%–

52Livingston County, ILIL35,05760.1%–

53Edwards County, ILIL5,89860.1%–

54Moultrie County, ILIL14,37160.2%–

55Putnam County, ILIL5,61960.3%–

56Pike County, ILIL14,23160.4%–

57Jersey County, ILIL21,16060.6%–

58Stephenson County, ILIL43,22060.6%–

59Champaign County, ILIL209,97260.6%–

60Mercer County, ILIL15,22960.8%–

61Coles County, ILIL46,60760.9%–

62Warren County, ILIL16,22261.0%–

63Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961.2%–

64Sangamon County, ILIL194,17061.2%–

65Clark County, ILIL15,11461.3%–

66LaSalle County, ILIL107,77361.3%–

67Richland County, ILIL15,21961.4%–

68Shelby County, ILIL20,57661.4%–

69Winnebago County, ILIL283,67461.5%–

70Ogle County, ILIL51,39961.6%–

71Kankakee County, ILIL105,52561.6%–

72De Witt County, ILIL15,11861.8%–

73Whiteside County, ILIL54,12161.9%–

74Ford County, ILIL13,21661.9%–

75Henry County, ILIL48,09562.0%–

76Peoria County, ILIL178,55362.2%–

77McDonough County, ILIL25,91662.3%–

78Tazewell County, ILIL130,04962.3%–

79Madison County, ILIL263,11062.7%–

80Bureau County, ILIL32,51062.8%–

81Clinton County, ILIL37,12862.8%–

82Woodford County, ILIL38,11163.2%–

83Washington County, ILIL13,56463.3%–

84St. Clair County, ILIL250,70863.4%–

85McLean County, ILIL171,41964.8%–

86Piatt County, ILIL16,79165.0%–

87Douglas County, ILIL19,88065.2%–

88Adams County, ILIL64,26765.2%–

89Cumberland County, ILIL10,20865.3%–

90Effingham County, ILIL34,51965.7%–

91Boone County, ILIL53,56865.8%–

92Cook County, ILIL5,194,62566.2%–

93Jasper County, ILIL9,03267.0%–

94Grundy County, ILIL54,05267.3%–

95DuPage County, ILIL934,29868.0%–

96Lake County, ILIL719,33968.2%–

97Monroe County, ILIL34,84068.3%–

98Will County, ILIL712,25368.3%–

99DeKalb County, ILIL101,83568.4%–

100Kane County, ILIL525,75769.5%–

101McHenry County, ILIL317,75169.7%–

102Kendall County, ILIL145,47072.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES