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Lowest labor force participation, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 59.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Forest County, PAPA6,61421.5%–

02Union County, PAPA42,31348.2%–

03Greene County, PAPA33,88548.6%–

04Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%–

05Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152.2%–

06Sullivan County, PAPA5,85653.1%–

07Potter County, PAPA15,89754.1%–

08Cameron County, PAPA4,21154.4%–

09Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.7%–

10Clearfield County, PAPA78,10054.9%–

11Cambria County, PAPA128,96855.1%–

12Mercer County, PAPA107,86055.2%–

13Indiana County, PAPA82,87855.5%–

14McKean County, PAPA38,98455.6%–

15Somerset County, PAPA72,00455.7%–

16Venango County, PAPA49,34655.9%–

17Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23755.9%–

18Tioga County, PAPA40,50256.2%–

19Bradford County, PAPA59,60057.3%–

20Centre County, PAPA157,39357.3%–

21Warren County, PAPA37,03857.3%–

22Northumberland County, PAPA89,92057.4%–

23Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08557.4%–

24Crawford County, PAPA81,79257.4%–

25Pike County, PAPA62,80857.6%–

26Bedford County, PAPA47,48057.8%–

27Clarion County, PAPA36,68058.0%–

28Armstrong County, PAPA63,69858.1%–

29Jefferson County, PAPA43,25558.2%–

30Columbia County, PAPA66,19358.5%–

31Blair County, PAPA119,54158.7%–

32Wyoming County, PAPA25,79058.8%–

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,91159.2%–

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.4%–

35Montour County, PAPA17,86859.4%–

36Clinton County, PAPA37,87059.5%–

37Juniata County, PAPA23,40359.6%–

38Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.9%–

39Erie County, PAPA265,83260.3%–

40Fulton County, PAPA14,48360.5%–

41Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.7%–

42Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.9%–

43Mifflin County, PAPA46,12761.0%–

44Monroe County, PAPA167,17961.0%–

45Luzerne County, PAPA332,12661.3%–

46Snyder County, PAPA39,65561.5%–

47Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28161.6%–

48Beaver County, PAPA166,03261.6%–

49Washington County, PAPA210,80261.8%–

50Franklin County, PAPA160,65262.1%–

51Northampton County, PAPA324,41163.0%–

52Adams County, PAPA107,59463.1%–

53Lebanon County, PAPA146,38063.5%–

54Butler County, PAPA200,16963.5%–

55Perry County, PAPA46,80663.6%–

56Cumberland County, PAPA277,27064.2%–

57Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.9%–

58Elk County, PAPA29,92665.0%–

59Berks County, PAPA440,07265.0%–

60Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03565.0%–

61Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%–

62Dauphin County, PAPA293,35165.8%–

63York County, PAPA473,19765.8%–

64Lancaster County, PAPA563,15966.3%–

65Bucks County, PAPA647,82867.4%–

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64368.1%–

67Chester County, PAPA557,11668.3%–

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