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Lowest labor force participation, US counties

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

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1501Genesee County, MIMI401,09358.5%
1502Daviess County, MOMO8,55858.5%
1503Autauga County, ALAL61,92058.5%
1504Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25958.5%
1505Washington County, TXTX38,28858.6%
1506Greene County, ININ31,16558.6%
1507Chatham County, NCNC85,11158.6%
1508Van Buren County, MIMI76,07158.6%
1509Greenwood County, KSKS5,82658.6%
1510Payette County, IDID27,82458.6%
1511Bourbon County, KYKY20,24358.6%
1512Yadkin County, NCNC38,32558.6%
1513McCracken County, KYKY67,55358.6%
1514Lewis County, MOMO9,87958.6%
1515Florence County, SCSC138,50458.6%
1516Holt County, MOMO4,20058.6%
1517Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%
1518Clark County, KYKY37,88858.6%
1519Pickaway County, OHOH62,97858.6%
1520Webster County, MOMO43,05458.6%
1521Dyer County, TNTN36,32058.6%
1522Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358.7%
1523Nelson County, NDND2,96358.7%
1524Wayne County, UTUT2,58758.7%
1525Madison County, GAGA32,91958.7%
1526Dorchester County, MDMD33,62858.7%
1527Walker County, GAGA70,25058.7%
1528Cleveland County, NCNC103,32558.7%
1529Mellette County, SDSD2,13758.7%
1530Fulton County, ININ20,09158.7%
1531Craven County, NCNC105,02558.7%
1532Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95558.7%
1533Nodaway County, MOMO20,17458.7%
1534Sumter County, SCSC105,06758.7%
1535Lane County, KSKS1,50858.7%
1536Montour County, PAPA17,86858.7%
1537Morgan County, GAGA22,09558.7%
1538Kay County, OKOK43,49058.7%
1539Angelina County, TXTX88,15458.7%
1540Glasscock County, TXTX1,12858.7%
1541Callaway County, MOMO45,76558.7%
1542Tioga County, NYNY47,45358.7%
1543Fulton County, PAPA14,48358.7%
1544Lawrence County, TNTN46,91458.7%
1545Hamilton County, ILIL7,85958.7%
1546Clay County, KSKS7,99058.7%
1547Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.8%
1548Emery County, UTUT10,17758.8%
1549Clark County, OHOH135,34058.8%
1550Hancock County, ILIL16,80358.8%
1551Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09558.8%
1552Cass County, MIMI51,67758.8%
1553Monroe County, KYKY11,19158.8%
1554Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.8%
1555Camp County, TXTX13,38058.8%
1556Kern County, CACA927,06858.8%
1557Sandusky County, OHOH58,65558.8%
1558Lewis County, NYNY26,47958.8%
1559Herkimer County, NYNY59,21958.8%
1560Worcester County, MDMD54,45958.8%
1561Caldwell County, TXTX55,15058.8%
1562Pinellas County, FLFL948,56358.8%
1563Burnet County, TXTX57,01558.8%
1564Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%
1565Potter County, TXTX114,45358.9%
1566Pondera County, MTMT6,07258.9%
1567Gibson County, TNTN51,77958.9%
1568Hendry County, FLFL48,27658.9%
1569Baldwin County, ALAL267,76158.9%
1570Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16358.9%
1571Erie County, PAPA265,83258.9%
1572Pendleton County, KYKY14,80058.9%
1573Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.9%
1574Floyd County, GAGA101,37858.9%
1575Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%
1576Sheridan County, NENE4,80958.9%
1577Carbon County, WYWY14,01358.9%
1578Attala County, MSMS17,10058.9%
1579Morrow County, OROR12,60259.0%
1580Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63359.0%
1581San Patricio County, TXTX72,05359.0%
1582Burt County, NENE6,67859.0%
1583Mercer County, KYKY23,73359.0%
1584Washington County, COCO4,73259.0%
1585Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68959.0%
1586Johnson County, WYWY8,90859.0%
1587Pratt County, KSKS9,11759.0%
1588Watauga County, NCNC54,78659.0%
1589Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48159.0%
1590Caldwell County, MOMO9,01259.0%
1591Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20159.0%
1592Amherst County, VAVA31,96259.0%
1593Jefferson County, ILIL36,14759.0%
1594Howard County, ININ83,90459.0%
1595Grant County, NDND2,20659.0%
1596Haskell County, TXTX5,49959.0%
1597Sandoval County, NMNM159,56559.0%
1598Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%
1599Madison County, OHOH46,98559.1%
1600Carson City, NVNV58,57159.1%
1601Nez Perce County, IDID42,90559.1%
1602Montgomery County, ALAL225,89159.1%
1603Marion County, WVWV55,58459.1%
1604Greene County, ARAR47,41159.1%
1605Nolan County, TXTX14,11759.1%
1606Columbia County, PAPA66,19359.1%
1607Elbert County, GAGA20,07259.1%
1608Umatilla County, OROR81,11959.1%
1609Buncombe County, NCNC277,41759.1%
1610Hale County, TXTX31,81959.1%
1611Carroll County, MOMO8,41759.1%
1612Walton County, FLFL93,28859.1%
1613Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54959.1%
1614Ocean County, NJNJ673,74659.1%
1615Coffey County, KSKS8,46759.1%
1616Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13559.1%
1617Payne County, OKOK83,88959.2%
1618Union County, OROR25,90059.2%
1619Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03859.2%
1620Merced County, CACA297,26059.2%
1621Brown County, ININ15,77759.2%
1622Butte County, CACA209,21159.2%
1623Atkinson County, GAGA8,45459.2%
1624Ionia County, MIMI66,55759.2%
1625St. Clair County, ALAL98,20659.2%
1626Lavaca County, TXTX20,65159.2%
1627Cross County, ARAR16,18659.2%
1629Monroe County, GAGA32,02359.3%
1630Barry County, MIMI63,99159.3%
1631Carlton County, MNMN36,71159.3%
1632Stark County, ILIL5,31959.3%
1633Duplin County, NCNC51,57159.3%
1634Tippah County, MSMS21,38959.3%
1635Park County, MTMT18,21459.3%
1636Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34659.3%
1637Mississippi County, ARAR37,82859.3%
1638Tipton County, ININ15,31959.3%
1639Menard County, ILIL11,86359.3%
1640Bay County, MIMI102,12359.3%
1641Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43959.4%
1642Scott County, ININ25,05359.4%
1643Clark County, SDSD4,03159.4%
1644Gonzales County, TXTX20,15959.4%
1645McIntosh County, NDND2,45159.4%
1646Lapeer County, MIMI89,51659.4%
1647Davie County, NCNC45,85559.4%
1648Fayette County, TNTN45,07159.4%
1649Pike County, ININ12,00359.4%
1650Allen County, KYKY22,53659.4%
1651Muskingum County, OHOH87,01459.4%
1652Jay County, ININ20,11859.4%
1653Yamhill County, OROR110,02459.4%
1654Gasconade County, MOMO14,78459.4%
1655Nash County, NCNC99,36559.5%
1656Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.5%
1657Sheridan County, NDND1,29659.5%
1658Monroe County, MIMI156,00459.5%
1659Motley County, TXTX1,04359.5%
1660Armstrong County, TXTX1,84359.5%
1661Putnam County, WVWV56,88559.5%
1662Major County, OKOK7,53659.5%
1663Muskegon County, MIMI177,90159.5%
1664Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50259.5%
1665Vernon County, WIWI31,44359.5%
1666Midland County, MIMI83,75459.5%
1667Traverse County, MNMN3,13059.5%
1668Greeley County, NENE2,15459.5%
1669Wells County, NDND3,72959.5%
1670Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59459.6%
1671Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13259.6%
1672Calhoun County, MIMI133,40859.6%
1673Washita County, OKOK10,88459.6%
1674Colquitt County, GAGA47,43859.6%
1675Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%
1676Hinds County, MSMS211,88859.6%
1677Chelan County, WAWA81,94159.6%
1678Carbon County, MTMT11,46659.6%
1679Washington County, MDMD157,73159.6%
1680Bulloch County, GAGA86,94959.6%
1681St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64259.6%
1682Marquette County, MIMI68,06459.6%
1683Clarke County, VAVA15,60959.6%
1684Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72659.6%
1685Tripp County, SDSD5,70859.6%
1686Penobscot County, MEME157,96759.6%
1687Oswego County, NYNY118,56959.6%
1688Harris County, GAGA37,28059.6%
1689Coffee County, TNTN62,41959.7%
1690Sumner County, KSKS22,31259.7%
1691Archer County, TXTX9,12959.7%
1692Kendall County, TXTX53,28959.7%
1693Mifflin County, PAPA46,12759.7%
1694Callahan County, TXTX14,49159.7%
1695Swift County, MNMN9,76359.7%
1696Cumberland County, VAVA10,35259.7%
1697Phillips County, KSKS4,72859.7%
1698Lycoming County, PAPA112,58759.7%
1699Ashland County, WIWI16,20359.7%
1700Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%
1701Sioux County, NENE1,18859.7%
1702Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11559.8%
1703Washington County, TNTN141,19959.8%
1704Jefferson County, NENE7,07059.8%
1705Bennington County, VTVT36,63059.8%
1706Owen County, ININ21,88659.8%
1707Knox County, MOMO3,72859.8%
1708Clarion County, PAPA36,68059.8%
1709Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.8%
1710Cavalier County, NDND3,49759.8%
1711Harnett County, NCNC150,13759.8%
1712Newton County, ININ14,18859.8%
1713Warren County, NYNY65,02059.8%
1714McCone County, MTMT1,72059.8%
1715Polk County, OROR90,03759.8%
1716Anderson County, SCSC219,93059.8%
1717Elmore County, ALAL91,57759.8%
1718Bollinger County, MOMO10,64659.8%
1719Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%
1720Jasper County, GAGA17,63259.8%
1721Gloucester County, VAVA40,09759.8%
1722Chariton County, MOMO7,37759.8%
1723Davidson County, NCNC180,18259.9%
1724Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%
1725Carter County, OKOK48,91059.9%
1726Teton County, MTMT6,49659.9%
1727Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54259.9%
1728Sullivan County, NHNH43,96159.9%
1729Cimarron County, OKOK2,05959.9%
1730Churchill County, NVNV25,85159.9%
1731Alachua County, FLFL290,02859.9%
1732Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68159.9%
1733Kershaw County, SCSC73,16659.9%
1734Lee County, TXTX18,72959.9%
1735Berrien County, MIMI152,44459.9%
1736Love County, OKOK10,78060.0%
1737Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%
1738Adams County, WAWA21,48860.0%
1739Hancock County, MEME57,17160.0%
1740Wasco County, OROR26,31060.0%
1741Knox County, OHOH64,00260.0%
1743Rowan County, NCNC155,09660.0%
1744Hoke County, NCNC56,93960.0%
1745Linn County, OROR132,84360.0%
1746Limestone County, ALAL122,92860.0%
1747Brewster County, TXTX9,45860.1%
1748Lamb County, TXTX12,57960.1%
1749Kent County, MDMD19,56560.1%
1750Marion County, ILIL36,38260.1%
1751Jefferson County, TNTN60,02460.1%
1752Madison County, ININ135,08860.1%
1753Hampden County, MAMA464,33860.1%
1754Richland County, WIWI17,03660.1%
1755Garfield County, UTUT5,25660.1%
1756Delaware County, ININ113,10660.1%
1757Fayette County, GAGA125,15660.1%
1758Arkansas County, ARAR15,83660.1%
1759Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%
1760Pierce County, GAGA20,76460.1%
1761Iroquois County, ILIL26,15060.1%
1762Jewell County, KSKS2,83060.1%
1763Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%
1764Jasper County, ININ33,89460.1%
1765Livingston County, ILIL35,05760.1%
1766Kennebec County, MEME129,06760.1%
1767King and Queen County, VAVA6,74360.1%
1768Monterey County, CACA433,72960.1%
1769Harper County, OKOK3,17260.1%
1770Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70460.1%
1771Edwards County, ILIL5,89860.1%
1772Lamar County, TXTX51,50360.1%
1773Roberts County, SDSD10,25560.2%
1774Shawano County, WIWI41,56060.2%
1775Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59060.2%
1776Darke County, OHOH51,52060.2%
1777Faulk County, SDSD2,17860.2%
1778Juniata County, PAPA23,40360.2%
1779Lane County, OROR381,58460.2%
1780Moultrie County, ILIL14,37160.2%
1781Newton County, MOMO62,26360.2%
1782Yoakum County, TXTX7,43860.2%
1783Person County, NCNC40,63660.2%
1784Kanabec County, MNMN16,62860.2%
1785Monroe County, PAPA167,17960.2%
1786Wichita County, KSKS2,03160.2%
1787Vernon Parish, LALA45,09160.2%
1788Logan County, OHOH46,30260.2%
1789Pulaski County, ININ12,46360.2%
1790Tipton County, TNTN62,28760.3%
1791Lee County, ALAL189,88160.3%
1792Anderson County, KYKY25,22560.3%
1793Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32460.3%
1794Harrison County, TXTX71,95660.3%
1795Pike County, GAGA20,93260.3%
1796Putnam County, ILIL5,61960.3%
1797Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66660.3%
1798Sevier County, UTUT22,82760.3%
1799Lawrence County, MOMO39,40160.3%
1800Navarro County, TXTX57,18160.3%
1801Clay County, TXTX10,76460.3%
1802Jackson County, MSMS147,66660.3%
1803Catawba County, NCNC170,17260.3%
1804Surry County, VAVA6,60360.3%
1805Keya Paha County, NENE79260.3%
1806Floyd County, VAVA15,78960.4%
1807Comanche County, OKOK122,15860.4%
1808Comanche County, TXTX14,43260.4%
1809Pike County, ILIL14,23160.4%
1810Wilson County, TXTX56,13960.4%
1811Luzerne County, PAPA332,12660.4%
1812Wabash County, ININ30,71360.4%
1813Clay County, ININ26,41060.4%
1814Hemphill County, TXTX3,08360.4%
1815Lowndes County, GAGA122,86760.4%
1816Highland County, OHOH43,82360.4%
1817Kootenai County, IDID191,86460.5%
1818Marion County, KSKS11,63460.5%
1819Edmunds County, SDSD4,02260.5%
1820Harrison County, MSMS217,13660.5%
1821Austin County, TXTX33,62560.5%
1822Salem County, NJNJ66,28060.5%
1823Keith County, NENE8,10060.5%
1824Crosby County, TXTX4,85260.5%
1825Clinton County, MOMO21,66160.5%
1826Hettinger County, NDND2,49260.5%
1827Berkshire County, MAMA128,22460.5%
1828Taylor County, KYKY26,76360.5%
1829Pierce County, NDND3,83860.5%
1830Borden County, TXTX56760.5%
1831Randolph County, NCNC149,51660.5%
1832Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48360.5%
1833Grafton County, NHNH93,22560.5%
1834Ray County, MOMO23,39860.5%
1835Laclede County, MOMO36,94360.5%
1836Ashland County, OHOH52,52360.6%
1837St. Johns County, FLFL346,32860.6%
1838Frontier County, NENE2,65560.6%
1839Val Verde County, TXTX47,83560.6%
1840Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83960.6%
1841Floyd County, TXTX4,88160.6%
1842Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55460.6%
1843Todd County, MNMN26,06060.6%
1844Jennings County, ININ27,62260.6%
1845Sebastian County, ARAR130,64160.6%
1846Emmet County, MIMI33,77560.6%
1847Wayne County, NYNY91,25060.6%
1848Sutter County, CACA98,78760.6%
1849Crockett County, TXTX2,76960.6%
1850Cass County, ININ37,83660.6%
1851Augusta County, VAVA78,94060.6%
1852Redwood County, MNMN15,26560.6%
1853Snyder County, PAPA39,65560.6%
1854Elk County, PAPA29,92660.6%
1855Jersey County, ILIL21,16060.6%
1856Stephenson County, ILIL43,22060.6%
1857Champaign County, ILIL209,97260.6%
1858Wilson County, KSKS8,29960.6%
1859Spink County, SDSD6,15560.7%
1860Brown County, NENE2,82660.7%
1861Buchanan County, MOMO83,54060.7%
1862Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41560.7%
1863Orleans Parish, LALA362,15460.7%
1864Kittson County, MNMN4,03160.7%
1865Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%
1866Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%
1867Simpson County, KYKY20,78860.7%
1868Jones County, GAGA29,17160.7%
1869Divide County, NDND2,11060.7%
1870Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.7%
1871Harrison County, ININ40,43760.7%
1872Gentry County, MOMO6,38460.7%
1873Conejos County, COCO7,52960.7%
1874Campbell County, VAVA55,62960.7%
1875Sherman County, TXTX2,78160.8%
1876Ontario County, NYNY113,13060.8%
1877Mercer County, ILIL15,22960.8%
1878Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11860.8%
1879Muscogee County, GAGA202,17160.8%
1880Pembina County, NDND6,56860.8%
1881Cherokee County, KSKS19,10560.8%
1882Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04160.8%
1883Allen County, OHOH100,88160.8%
1884Oconto County, WIWI40,19560.8%
1885Benton County, ININ8,88360.8%
1886Lee County, NCNC70,25860.8%
1887Matagorda County, TXTX36,46360.8%
1888Jefferson County, MTMT13,32960.8%
1889Prowers County, COCO11,88460.8%
1890Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%
1891Sherman County, NENE2,92460.8%
1892St. Clair County, MIMI160,48660.8%
1893Jackson County, COCO1,21160.9%
1894Tunica County, MSMS8,81960.9%
1895Uintah County, UTUT38,27860.9%
1896Meade County, KSKS3,85260.9%
1897Roanoke County, VAVA97,15060.9%
1898Carbon County, PAPA65,86860.9%
1899Orange County, TXTX86,26660.9%
1900Coles County, ILIL46,60760.9%
1901Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.9%
1902Grady County, OKOK59,12860.9%
1903Lincoln County, NCNC98,65460.9%
1904Mesa County, COCO162,84560.9%
1905Wharton County, TXTX42,06060.9%
1906Stonewall County, TXTX1,18660.9%
1907Smith County, KSKS3,56660.9%
1908Pender County, NCNC72,11160.9%
1909Lawrence County, ININ45,56860.9%
1910Becker County, MNMN35,49760.9%
1911Camden County, GAGA60,14360.9%
1912Mitchell County, KSKS5,59061.0%
1913Grant County, MNMN6,08561.0%
1914Wallace County, KSKS1,44161.0%
1915Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46661.0%
1916Golden Valley County, NDND1,80861.0%
1917Williams County, OHOH36,54961.0%
1918Gaines County, TXTX23,95661.0%
1919Windsor County, VTVT57,31261.0%
1920Blount County, TNTN143,82061.0%
1921Rooks County, KSKS4,64661.0%
1922Warren County, ILIL16,22261.0%
1923Banks County, GAGA21,27361.0%
1924Crawford County, OHOH41,89661.0%
1925Madison County, VAVA14,23761.0%
1926Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%
1927Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%
1928Wayne County, OHOH116,75861.0%
1929Linn County, MOMO11,81561.0%
1930Macon County, TNTN27,66361.0%
1931Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37361.1%
1932Gosper County, NENE1,80361.1%
1933Benton County, OROR97,72861.1%
1934Kleberg County, TXTX30,31561.1%
1935Polk County, WIWI45,80361.1%
1936Duchesne County, UTUT20,85661.1%
1937Lynn County, TXTX6,01761.1%
1938Stutsman County, NDND21,41461.1%
1939Tulare County, CACA485,14661.1%
1940Reno County, KSKS61,53961.1%
1941Lake County, ININ504,61261.1%
1942Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%
1943Harlan County, NENE3,00061.1%
1944Clark County, IDID78361.1%
1945Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%
1946Haskell County, KSKS3,59961.1%
1947Haralson County, GAGA33,06661.1%
1948Morrow County, OHOH36,30561.1%
1949Appomattox County, VAVA17,17261.1%
1950Titus County, TXTX31,56361.1%
1951Lorain County, OHOH323,21961.1%
1952Meagher County, MTMT2,13761.1%
1953Graham County, KSKS2,37161.1%
1954Steuben County, ININ34,79961.1%
1955Placer County, CACA442,08161.2%
1956Griggs County, NDND2,23961.2%
1957St. Louis County, MNMN200,51861.2%
1958Martin County, ININ9,85661.2%
1959Adams County, ININ36,65061.2%
1960Fremont County, WYWY39,46461.2%
1961Irion County, TXTX1,46361.2%
1962Riverside County, CACA2,544,91661.2%
1963Hill County, MTMT16,16761.2%
1964Peach County, GAGA29,87761.2%
1965Wayne County, NCNC122,27861.2%
1966Nueces County, TXTX352,99261.2%
1967Decatur County, KSKS2,71661.2%
1968Rock Island County, ILIL141,86961.2%
1969Republic County, KSKS4,64061.2%
1970Sangamon County, ILIL194,17061.2%
1971Richardson County, NENE7,53061.3%
1972Gallatin County, KYKY8,84061.3%
1973Washington County, PAPA210,80261.3%
1974Smith County, TNTN20,98161.3%
1975Putnam County, TNTN86,61261.3%
1976Woods County, OKOK8,44361.3%
1977Orange County, VAVA40,08361.3%
1978Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52861.3%
1979Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%
1980Wheeler County, TXTX4,77361.3%
1981Gordon County, GAGA61,70161.3%
1982Christian County, KYKY70,11561.3%
1983Escambia County, FLFL333,83461.3%
1984Clark County, ILIL15,11461.3%
1985LaSalle County, ILIL107,77361.3%
1986Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89661.3%
1987Orleans County, VTVT27,60061.4%
1988Glenn County, CACA28,14161.4%
1989White County, ININ25,16461.4%
1990Washington County, ININ28,38361.4%
1991Richland County, ILIL15,21961.4%
1992Hopkins County, TXTX39,06361.4%
1993Orange County, ININ19,83461.4%
1994Knox County, ININ35,65261.4%
1995Freeborn County, MNMN30,44061.4%
1996Gregg County, TXTX126,09561.4%
1997Alpine County, CACA1,04361.4%
1998Lea County, NMNM74,74961.4%
2000Shelby County, ILIL20,57661.4%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES