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Lowest labor force participation, US counties · 2020

US counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000
501Cleveland County, ARAR7,22450.7%
502Mason County, WAWA71,16550.7%
503Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14450.7%
504Wayne County, PAPA51,70350.8%
505Perry County, KYKY26,55550.8%
506Jefferson County, OKOK5,43150.8%
507Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46550.8%
508Hawkins County, TNTN59,55950.8%
509Scotland County, NCNC33,32250.8%
510Tillamook County, OROR27,38450.8%
511Monroe County, WVWV12,49150.9%
512Benson County, NDND5,75950.9%
513Jackson County, TNTN12,46650.9%
514Lamar County, GAGA20,94150.9%
515Lincoln County, NMNM19,84450.9%
516Cumberland County, KYKY5,99250.9%
517Wayne County, GAGA32,48150.9%
518Monroe County, MSMS33,31850.9%
519Adams County, OHOH27,86550.9%
520Douglas County, OROR111,95150.9%
521Bullock County, ALAL9,78050.9%
522Pawnee County, KSKS5,99151.0%
523Robeson County, NCNC119,94151.0%
524Crawford County, MIMI13,72251.0%
525Eastland County, TXTX18,14351.0%
526San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48851.0%
527Clark County, IDID78351.0%
528Henderson County, TXTX88,59551.0%
529Swisher County, TXTX6,70351.0%
530Lincoln County, MSMS35,01251.0%
531Coahoma County, MSMS19,84951.0%
532Glasscock County, TXTX1,12851.1%
533Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74751.1%
534Edgefield County, SCSC29,80851.1%
535Lawrence County, ILIL13,79051.1%
536Lewis County, TNTN13,48751.1%
537Chester County, TNTN17,99451.1%
538Valley County, IDID12,83151.1%
539Leon County, TXTX16,89451.1%
540Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50351.1%
541Northampton County, VAVA11,87951.1%
542Laurens County, GAGA51,04151.1%
543Hardee County, FLFL25,93251.2%
544Alleghany County, VAVA14,54651.2%
545Franklin County, ARAR17,72551.2%
546Coal County, OKOK5,43651.2%
547Choctaw County, OKOK14,05951.2%
548Meriwether County, GAGA21,51651.2%
549Scott County, TNTN22,67151.2%
550Pike County, MOMO17,95551.2%
551Marshall County, WVWV29,15951.2%
552Lake County, CACA67,77251.2%
553Leflore County, MSMS25,68651.2%
554Lanier County, GAGA10,62351.3%
555Red River County, TXTX11,81651.3%
556Greenup County, KYKY35,21351.3%
557Plumas County, CACA18,58351.3%
558Randolph County, GAGA6,15651.3%
559Pike County, OHOH27,06151.3%
560Lemhi County, IDID8,47451.3%
561Covington, VAVA5,68051.3%
562Arenac County, MIMI15,06851.3%
563Columbia County, FLFL74,09451.3%
564Monroe County, TNTN49,73051.3%
565Clay County, MSMS18,23851.3%
566Haskell County, TXTX5,49951.3%
567Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21951.4%
568Mariposa County, CACA16,91851.4%
569Cass County, TXTX28,65151.4%
570Craig County, OKOK14,51851.4%
571Perry County, MSMS11,57751.4%
572Ripley County, MOMO10,71751.4%
573Transylvania County, NCNC34,21151.4%
574Martin County, FLFL166,27251.4%
575Lewis County, WVWV16,39451.4%
576Jones County, NCNC9,57551.4%
577Claiborne County, TNTN33,22951.4%
578Dallas County, ARAR6,01151.4%
579Camden County, MOMO44,04751.4%
580Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45151.4%
581Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73051.4%
582Meigs County, TNTN14,18651.4%
583Winston County, ALAL23,82951.4%
584Dolores County, COCO2,46651.4%
585Boyd County, KYKY47,75151.4%
586Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79351.5%
587Imperial County, CACA181,41151.5%
588Macon County, ALAL18,13251.5%
589Halifax County, VAVA33,44751.6%
590Webster County, KYKY12,92951.6%
591Marion County, GAGA7,67651.6%
592Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86151.6%
593Talbot County, GAGA5,70951.6%
594Gratiot County, MIMI41,19051.6%
595De Baca County, NMNM1,64751.6%
596Desha County, ARAR9,98451.6%
597Winston County, MSMS17,47351.6%
598Bath County, KYKY13,17651.6%
599Greene County, NCNC20,70051.7%
600Polk County, ARAR19,48651.7%
601Marion County, ALAL29,09751.7%
602Baker County, FLFL29,73751.7%
603Newton County, TXTX11,95451.7%
604Liberty County, TXTX121,36451.7%
605Harrison County, OHOH14,07051.7%
606Seminole County, OKOK23,44151.7%
607Le Flore County, OKOK50,19651.7%
608Johnston County, OKOK10,44851.7%
609Rich County, UTUT2,68751.7%
610Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.7%
611Dallas County, ALAL35,14051.8%
612Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84251.8%
613Copiah County, MSMS27,49751.8%
614Morgan County, OHOH13,62651.8%
615Washington Parish, LALA44,93751.8%
616Boise County, IDID8,54551.9%
617Greene County, TNTN73,83151.9%
618Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47151.9%
619Montgomery County, ILIL28,07651.9%
620Marshall County, OKOK16,25551.9%
621Fayette County, ALAL15,87251.9%
622Reynolds County, MOMO5,99251.9%
623Collier County, FLFL417,13151.9%
624Stephens County, TXTX9,38051.9%
625St. Francois County, MOMO67,80951.9%
626Preston County, WVWV34,00452.0%
627Hampton County, SCSC18,17452.0%
628Crittenden County, KYKY8,80752.0%
629Carter County, TNTN57,36152.0%
630Randolph County, ARAR18,87652.1%
631Otero County, COCO17,68352.1%
632Osceola County, MIMI23,51652.1%
633Jasper County, TXTX33,07552.1%
634Borden County, TXTX56752.1%
635Cocke County, TNTN37,88952.1%
636Benewah County, IDID10,50852.1%
637Coos County, OROR63,99252.1%
638Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63952.1%
639Bradley County, ARAR9,82852.1%
640Mitchell County, GAGA20,46752.1%
641Henry County, ALAL18,39452.1%
642Washington County, IDID11,58352.2%
643Howell County, MOMO40,79852.2%
644Adair County, KYKY19,42352.2%
645Calhoun County, ARAR4,63252.2%
646Mineral County, MTMT5,18552.2%
647Beckham County, OKOK22,15952.2%
648Laurel County, KYKY63,74652.2%
649Geneva County, ALAL27,55452.2%
650Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00152.2%
651Clay County, ALAL14,20752.2%
652DeKalb County, TNTN21,87352.2%
653Randolph County, ILIL29,92152.3%
654Chowan County, NCNC14,08252.3%
655Tillman County, OKOK6,78052.3%
656Georgetown County, SCSC65,91252.3%
657Lawrence County, MSMS11,81952.3%
658Richland Parish, LALA19,58252.3%
659Norton County, KSKS5,28852.3%
660Lake County, OROR8,18752.3%
661Mills County, TXTX4,58052.3%
662Montgomery County, MSMS9,35452.3%
663Leake County, MSMS21,66252.3%
664Hart County, GAGA28,63952.3%
665Van Buren County, TNTN6,87452.4%
666Blount County, ALAL60,15652.4%
667Schuyler County, ILIL6,65752.4%
668Bonner County, IDID54,42052.4%
669Goliad County, TXTX7,20852.4%
670Ballard County, KYKY7,59452.4%
671Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.4%
672Union County, TNTN21,45052.4%
673Panola County, TXTX23,01852.5%
674Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57852.5%
675Scurry County, TXTX16,16252.5%
676Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95352.5%
677Appanoose County, IAIA12,07752.5%
678Lincoln County, WAWA11,98252.5%
679Fayette County, ILIL20,79052.5%
680Johnson County, ARAR26,22552.5%
681Forest County, WIWI9,57452.6%
682Muskogee County, OKOK66,70852.6%
683Washington County, MEME31,33452.6%
684Gallatin County, ILIL4,61652.6%
685Emanuel County, GAGA23,14752.6%
686Bandera County, TXTX22,87652.6%
687Jefferson County, GAGA15,01152.6%
688Warren County, GAGA5,26952.6%
689Norton, VAVA3,47752.6%
690Valencia County, NMNM82,01352.6%
691Caddo County, OKOK26,13052.6%
692Jewell County, KSKS2,83052.7%
693Sheridan County, NDND1,29652.7%
694Hickman County, TNTN26,21952.7%
695Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.7%
696Walker County, ALAL65,14052.7%
697Baylor County, TXTX3,47252.7%
698Carroll County, VAVA29,29952.7%
699Delta County, MIMI36,58252.7%
700St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76552.7%
701Howard County, TXTX30,50452.7%
702Screven County, GAGA14,40852.7%
703Crawford County, ININ10,50952.7%
704Crawford County, GAGA12,20652.7%
705White County, TNTN29,61252.8%
706Massac County, ILIL13,50252.8%
707Calhoun County, MSMS12,64352.8%
708Noxubee County, MSMS9,79852.8%
709Lawrence County, OHOH55,71052.8%
710Bond County, ILIL16,95952.8%
711Caswell County, NCNC22,56352.8%
712Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13052.8%
713Talladega County, ALAL81,60352.9%
714Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98052.9%
715Grant County, OROR7,07552.9%
716Darlington County, SCSC62,88852.9%
717Sullivan County, ININ20,83152.9%
718Gilliam County, OROR1,97152.9%
719St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55252.9%
720Crook County, OROR27,56452.9%
721Fall River County, SDSD7,46752.9%
722Ross County, OHOH76,42952.9%
723Baldwin County, GAGA44,02952.9%
724Rutherford County, NCNC65,74552.9%
725Crawford County, ILIL18,64853.0%
726Taos County, NMNM34,56453.0%
727Abbeville County, SCSC24,83653.0%
728Haskell County, OKOK11,78753.0%
729Barbour County, WVWV15,41453.0%
730Jefferson County, OROR25,74053.0%
731Unicoi County, TNTN17,85653.0%
732Henry County, ININ49,13753.1%
733Phillips County, ARAR14,25553.1%
734Childress County, TXTX6,64353.1%
735Iron County, WIWI6,12753.1%
736Pendleton County, WVWV5,82653.1%
737Sullivan County, PAPA5,85653.1%
738Yancey County, NCNC19,08453.1%
739Upshur County, WVWV23,75853.1%
740Shelby County, TXTX24,28653.1%
741Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17553.1%
742Weston County, WYWY6,84053.2%
743Union County, ILIL16,65653.2%
744San Juan County, WAWA18,57753.2%
745Manatee County, FLFL468,20053.2%
746Cabell County, WVWV91,18353.2%
747Polk County, NCNC20,53353.2%
748Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09953.2%
749Grayson County, KYKY27,40653.2%
750Marshall County, KYKY31,65953.3%
751Hampshire County, WVWV24,10553.3%
752Golden Valley County, MTMT84453.3%
753Lee County, FLFL875,60753.3%
754Fannin County, TXTX39,26553.3%
755Brooks County, TXTX6,57953.3%
756Garland County, ARAR99,69553.3%
757Hamilton County, NYNY5,00653.3%
758Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32153.3%
759Clarke County, MSMS15,10253.3%
760Vilas County, WIWI23,76153.3%
761Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.4%
762Volusia County, FLFL606,57353.4%
763Athens County, OHOH63,19753.4%
764Danville, VAVA41,64753.4%
765Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25753.4%
766Burnett County, WIWI17,22353.4%
767St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.4%
768Mackinac County, MIMI11,23653.4%
769Marion County, OHOH65,11553.4%
770Grenada County, MSMS20,86853.4%
771Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58353.4%
772Charlotte County, VAVA11,40153.4%
773Rains County, TXTX13,54253.4%
774Knox County, ILIL47,76753.5%
775Miller County, ARAR42,35753.5%
776Upson County, GAGA28,50053.5%
777Shoshone County, IDID14,13053.5%
778Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.5%
779Niobrara County, WYWY2,34153.5%
780Lake County, FLFL456,06853.5%
781Custer County, SDSD9,43153.5%
782Klickitat County, WAWA24,33153.5%
783Las Animas County, COCO14,39153.6%
784Madison County, ARAR18,41053.6%
785Robertson County, KYKY2,32553.6%
786Russell County, KYKY18,60853.6%
787Klamath County, OROR70,27453.6%
788Turner County, GAGA8,98353.6%
789Greene County, NYNY47,23853.6%
790Bollinger County, MOMO10,64653.6%
791Dillon County, SCSC27,45853.6%
792Carroll County, TNTN29,20053.6%
793Tucker County, WVWV6,54053.7%
794Covington County, MSMS17,89853.7%
795Pike County, ALAL33,68853.7%
796Poinsett County, ARAR22,48353.7%
797Lewis County, WAWA88,06253.7%
798Pawnee County, OKOK16,02953.7%
799Delta County, TXTX5,54953.7%
800Butler County, MOMO41,90453.7%
801Adair County, MOMO25,68453.8%
802Garvin County, OKOK26,37753.8%
803Iberville Parish, LALA29,57953.8%
804Pleasants County, WVWV7,33853.8%
805Lawrence County, ARAR16,27353.8%
806Wayne County, MSMS19,80753.8%
807Phelps County, MOMO45,24753.8%
808Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37553.8%
809Terrell County, GAGA8,65653.8%
810Campbell County, TNTN40,29053.8%
811Boyle County, KYKY31,63253.8%
812Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32053.8%
813Butler County, KYKY12,52053.9%
814Love County, OKOK10,78053.9%
815Pulaski County, KYKY67,38453.9%
816Hart County, KYKY20,11753.9%
817Grainger County, TNTN25,73953.9%
818Gallia County, OHOH29,07253.9%
819Bowie County, TXTX92,69653.9%
820Grundy County, TNTN14,11653.9%
821Crawford County, MOMO22,92953.9%
822McCurtain County, OKOK30,74453.9%
823Covington County, ALAL37,94753.9%
824Starke County, ININ23,42554.0%
825Calhoun County, ILIL4,30054.0%
826Madison County, MOMO12,85854.0%
827Harrison County, MOMO8,28154.1%
828New Madrid County, MOMO15,08654.1%
829Elbert County, GAGA20,07254.1%
830Otero County, NMNM70,36854.1%
831Butler County, ALAL18,10054.1%
832Aroostook County, MEME66,60954.1%
833Washington County, VAVA53,89854.1%
834Rhea County, TNTN34,84454.1%
835Pearl River County, MSMS59,36354.1%
836Accomack County, VAVA33,85954.1%
837Monroe County, MOMO8,95954.1%
838Potter County, PAPA15,89754.1%
839Union County, ARAR36,92654.1%
840Douglas County, NVNV50,11154.1%
841Drew County, ARAR17,05454.1%
842Pasco County, FLFL674,51654.2%
843Tehama County, CACA64,66554.2%
844McMinn County, TNTN57,40454.2%
845Weakley County, TNTN33,26154.2%
846Delaware County, NYNY44,30554.2%
847Patrick County, VAVA17,42454.2%
848Barnwell County, SCSC20,65354.2%
849Barry County, MOMO36,20054.2%
850Nicholas County, KYKY7,94954.2%
851Bosque County, TXTX18,91854.3%
852Waushara County, WIWI25,22354.3%
853Union County, KYKY12,83954.3%
854Hinsdale County, COCO75354.3%
855San Juan County, NMNM120,34054.3%
856Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.3%
857Rowan County, KYKY24,47654.3%
858Lawrence County, TNTN46,91454.3%
859Chester County, SCSC33,00154.3%
860Shasta County, CACA181,64854.3%
861Decatur County, GAGA29,43254.3%
862Madison County, NCNC22,55354.4%
863Stoddard County, MOMO28,28454.4%
864Washburn County, WIWI17,08754.4%
865Stone County, MSMS19,65454.4%
866Chilton County, ALAL47,70854.4%
867Mecosta County, MIMI42,32054.4%
868Cameron County, PAPA4,21154.4%
869Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69354.4%
870Mitchell County, NCNC15,06254.4%
871Caldwell County, MOMO9,01254.4%
872White County, ARAR80,08554.4%
873Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.4%
874Duval County, TXTX9,40254.4%
875McLean County, KYKY9,06454.4%
876Chaffee County, COCO20,83154.4%
877Carroll County, ARAR29,26354.5%
878Hooker County, NENE68654.5%
879Itawamba County, MSMS24,15254.5%
880Loudon County, TNTN63,76454.5%
881Brooks County, GAGA16,10154.5%
882Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.5%
883Allegany County, NYNY46,80054.5%
884Toombs County, GAGA27,54554.5%
885Sioux County, NDND3,66754.5%
886Newton County, MSMS20,96054.5%
887Florence County, WIWI4,74854.5%
888Okanogan County, WAWA45,23054.5%
889Oconee County, SCSC83,77554.5%
890Wood County, WVWV82,38554.5%
891Roane County, TNTN57,39554.5%
892Powell County, KYKY12,81254.5%
893McDowell County, NCNC45,19854.6%
894Belmont County, OHOH64,43454.6%
895Trousdale County, TNTN12,62354.6%
896Miller County, GAGA5,81254.6%
897Alcorn County, MSMS34,56954.6%
898Lincoln County, OKOK35,27854.6%
899Berrien County, GAGA18,93254.6%
900Stewart County, TNTN14,43954.6%
901Chariton County, MOMO7,37754.6%
902Beaufort County, NCNC44,67054.6%
903Leelanau County, MIMI22,98254.6%
904Harper County, OKOK3,17254.6%
905Simpson County, MSMS25,49854.6%
906Jackson County, NCNC45,03954.6%
907Toole County, MTMT5,21154.6%
908Brooke County, WVWV21,14254.7%
909Rusk County, TXTX54,85454.7%
910Henderson County, TNTN28,51854.7%
911Dade County, MOMO7,80454.7%
912Ottawa County, OKOK30,43854.7%
913Fayette County, PAPA123,02154.7%
914Carter County, MOMO5,41854.7%
915Marion County, KYKY20,11554.7%
916Perry County, ININ19,38954.7%
917Tippah County, MSMS21,38954.7%
918Middlesex County, VAVA10,84154.7%
919Southampton County, VAVA18,11054.7%
920Jefferson County, OHOH63,59754.8%
921Scott County, ININ25,05354.8%
922Stephens County, OKOK44,31054.8%
923Orleans County, NYNY39,82554.8%
924Hempstead County, ARAR19,08054.8%
925Dunklin County, MOMO26,85554.8%
926Lampasas County, TXTX23,65754.8%
927Antrim County, MIMI24,69854.8%
928Lincoln County, KYKY25,35354.8%
929Yuma County, AZAZ224,44954.8%
930Coffee County, GAGA44,40754.9%
931Fayette County, TXTX25,45954.9%
932Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17754.9%
933Clearfield County, PAPA78,10054.9%
934Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02054.9%
935Etowah County, ALAL103,88654.9%
936Colbert County, ALAL59,47454.9%
937Saluda County, SCSC19,68054.9%
938Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24154.9%
939Clay County, ARAR14,05254.9%
940Osage County, OKOK46,79454.9%
941Burleson County, TXTX20,54954.9%
942Logan County, ARAR21,63354.9%
943Grant County, WVWV11,04154.9%
944Blackford County, ININ11,73055.0%
945Woodson County, KSKS3,11855.0%
946Hamilton County, ILIL7,85955.0%
947Marshall County, MSMS34,65455.0%
948Sullivan County, TNTN163,75955.0%
949Cameron Parish, LALA4,71855.0%
950Houghton County, MIMI37,84255.0%
951Callahan County, TXTX14,49155.0%
952Trumbull County, OHOH198,97255.1%
953Radford, VAVA17,24355.1%
954Refugio County, TXTX6,65755.1%
955Fulton County, ILIL32,90155.1%
956Appling County, GAGA19,10055.1%
957Cambria County, PAPA128,96855.1%
958Monroe County, ARAR6,24455.1%
959St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44955.1%
960Morris County, TXTX12,13355.1%
961Moore County, TNTN6,92055.1%
962Hood County, TXTX70,50155.1%
963Washington County, MSMS40,44655.1%
964Vermilion County, ILIL71,25955.1%
965Livingston County, KYKY8,86355.1%
966Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73855.1%
967Webster County, MSMS10,16755.1%
968Fleming County, KYKY15,78755.2%
969Obion County, TNTN30,06755.2%
970Logan County, ILIL27,18255.2%
971Franklin County, TNTN45,57955.2%
972Coke County, TXTX3,41255.2%
973Trigg County, KYKY14,51255.2%
974Attala County, MSMS17,10055.2%
975Creek County, OKOK74,96755.2%
976Cherokee County, SCSC58,27555.2%
977Candler County, GAGA11,27555.2%
978Fairfield County, SCSC20,34055.2%
979Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.2%
980Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52055.2%
981Marshall County, ALAL103,53755.2%
982Mercer County, PAPA107,86055.2%
983Overton County, TNTN23,78755.3%
984Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93255.3%
985Sussex County, DEDE277,14055.3%
986Dale County, ALAL49,91255.3%
987Cherokee County, OKOK49,19655.3%
988Lee County, ILIL32,91455.3%
989Madera County, CACA167,92755.3%
990Anderson County, TNTN82,06655.3%
991White County, GAGA29,80255.3%
992Acadia Parish, LALA57,03255.3%
993Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31755.3%
994Pickaway County, OHOH62,97855.3%
995Habersham County, GAGA50,41655.3%
996Polk County, FLFL874,79055.3%
997Franklin County, ILIL36,91655.3%
998Horry County, SCSC427,55155.3%
999Kerr County, TXTX54,03755.3%
1000Wrangell, AKAK2,00755.3%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES