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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000
2501Sutton County, TXTX3,20364.6%
2502Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47764.6%
2503Richland County, SCSC434,95664.6%
2504Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78164.6%
2505Twin Falls County, IDID97,53964.6%
2506Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%
2507Newton County, GAGA125,58364.6%
2508Jefferson County, NYNY111,54064.6%
2509Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%
2510Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%
2511Taylor County, TXTX150,07764.7%
2512Christian County, MOMO96,72564.7%
2513Webster County, NENE3,33664.7%
2514Rich County, UTUT2,68764.7%
2515Madison County, MSMS116,29864.7%
2516Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07064.7%
2517Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464.7%
2518Treasure County, MTMT72864.7%
2520Franklin County, IDID15,88964.7%
2521Gregory County, SDSD4,03764.7%
2522Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99964.7%
2523Holt County, NENE10,06764.7%
2524Shelby County, TNTN910,22664.7%
2525Kosciusko County, ININ80,89264.7%
2526Jefferson County, KSKS18,29664.8%
2527Garfield County, OKOK61,77964.8%
2528Custer County, NENE10,50064.8%
2529Madison County, ALAL433,51664.8%
2530Canyon County, IDID275,12364.8%
2531Meeker County, MNMN23,60364.8%
2532Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93464.8%
2533Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03564.8%
2534LaGrange County, ININ41,30564.8%
2535Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93964.8%
2536Lehigh County, PAPA384,38364.8%
2537Houston County, MNMN18,40064.8%
2538Rockdale County, GAGA98,41664.8%
2539Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16264.8%
2540Iredell County, NCNC211,79864.8%
2541Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%
2542Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04764.8%
2543McLean County, ILIL171,41964.8%
2544Minidoka County, IDID22,91164.8%
2545Woodford County, KYKY27,88364.9%
2546Frederick County, VAVA99,95564.9%
2547Lincoln County, WYWY21,18064.9%
2548Oconee County, GAGA44,89364.9%
2549Nemaha County, NENE7,10264.9%
2550Howard County, NENE6,53864.9%
2551Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81064.9%
2552Jerome County, IDID26,36264.9%
2553Echols County, GAGA3,68564.9%
2554Putnam County, OHOH34,38064.9%
2555Piatt County, ILIL16,79165.0%
2556Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%
2558Dorchester County, SCSC178,39765.0%
2559Knox County, TNTN511,45365.0%
2560Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%
2561St. Louis County, MOMO990,91165.0%
2562Hughes County, SDSD17,57065.0%
2563Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%
2564York County, MEME222,43465.0%
2565Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48765.0%
2566Washington County, ARAR271,21365.0%
2567Elkhart County, ININ208,77465.1%
2568Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55865.1%
2569Bonneville County, IDID135,77165.1%
2570Ness County, KSKS2,61765.1%
2571Grant County, NENE56165.1%
2574Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21665.1%
2575Crawford County, KSKS39,00865.1%
2576Castro County, TXTX7,29565.1%
2577Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.1%
2578Clinton County, ININ33,32265.1%
2579Douglas County, ILIL19,88065.2%
2580Adams County, ILIL64,26765.2%
2581Honolulu County, HIHI988,70365.2%
2582Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%
2583Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%
2584Franklin County, VTVT51,17765.2%
2585Elbert County, COCO30,53465.2%
2586Saratoga County, NYNY241,34365.2%
2587Bristol County, MAMA593,64065.2%
2588Rock County, WIWI166,47265.2%
2589Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%
2590Jackson County, OKOK24,76465.3%
2591Washington County, VTVT59,65265.3%
2592Garfield County, NENE1,71065.3%
2593Moffat County, COCO13,12265.3%
2594Cumberland County, ILIL10,20865.3%
2595Mercer County, NJNJ399,28965.3%
2596Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%
2597Leon County, FLFL299,04865.3%
2598Kit Carson County, COCO7,06965.3%
2599Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%
2600Grant County, KSKS7,02865.3%
2601Ward County, TXTX11,12565.3%
2602New Kent County, VAVA28,02265.3%
2603Bell County, TXTX402,24865.3%
2604Lafayette County, WIWI17,47865.3%
2605Harvey County, KSKS33,58065.4%
2606Bartow County, GAGA120,80065.4%
2607Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%
2608Wabasha County, MNMN21,53765.4%
2609Lake County, SDSD10,99365.4%
2610Greenville County, SCSC583,12565.4%
2611Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%
2612Winkler County, TXTX7,54065.4%
2613Moore County, TXTX21,89165.4%
2614Arthur County, NENE39665.4%
2615Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94965.4%
2616Jefferson County, KYKY795,22265.5%
2617Custer County, MTMT12,03465.5%
2618Thurston County, NENE6,75265.5%
2619Stevens County, MNMN9,74765.5%
2620Shelby County, OHOH48,06565.5%
2621LaMoure County, NDND4,13565.5%
2622Traill County, NDND7,92065.5%
2623Box Elder County, UTUT65,32065.5%
2624Wood County, OHOH134,17665.5%
2625Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18665.5%
2626Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12565.5%
2627Nance County, NENE3,29065.5%
2628Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%
2629Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.5%
2630Providence County, RIRI678,17965.6%
2631Jackson County, GAGA99,26565.6%
2632Whitley County, ININ35,04665.6%
2633Orange County, CACA3,149,50765.6%
2634Kiowa County, KSKS2,43265.6%
2635Yuma County, COCO9,89665.6%
2636Delaware County, PAPA580,93765.6%
2637Brown County, MNMN25,51765.6%
2638Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41365.6%
2639Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%
2640Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%
2641Hanover County, VAVA116,42365.7%
2642O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%
2643Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43365.7%
2644Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34665.7%
2645Duval County, FLFL1,062,96365.7%
2646Parker County, TXTX184,76765.7%
2647Lancaster County, PAPA563,15965.7%
2648Lee County, GAGA34,17965.7%
2649Columbia County, WIWI58,13265.7%
2650Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11565.7%
2651New Castle County, DEDE588,02665.7%
2652New Hanover County, NCNC245,95965.7%
2653Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79565.7%
2654Washoe County, NVNV509,38665.7%
2655Decatur County, ININ26,57665.7%
2656Effingham County, ILIL34,51965.7%
2657Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%
2658York County, PAPA473,19765.7%
2659Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62665.8%
2660Boone County, ILIL53,56865.8%
2661Baltimore County, MDMD847,65065.8%
2662Walworth County, WIWI106,12765.8%
2663Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72065.8%
2664Tulsa County, OKOK698,78265.8%
2665Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%
2666Jackson County, MNMN9,85765.8%
2667Franklin County, WAWA102,61265.8%
2668Winnebago County, WIWI174,21865.8%
2669Ada County, IDID546,14165.8%
2671Lake County, OHOH232,21765.8%
2672Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%
2673Chambers County, TXTX57,59465.9%
2674Lubbock County, TXTX328,90665.9%
2675Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%
2676Pierce County, NENE7,37865.9%
2677Phillips County, COCO4,42065.9%
2678Butler County, NENE8,50765.9%
2679Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11565.9%
2680Moody County, SDSD6,63265.9%
2681Thomas County, NENE63965.9%
2682Berkeley County, SCSC274,66666.0%
2683Jefferson County, MOMO233,13266.0%
2684Campbell County, KYKY95,44166.0%
2685Charleston County, SCSC436,20066.0%
2686Miami County, KSKS36,24066.0%
2687Clark County, ININ130,45166.0%
2688Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03566.0%
2689Bucks County, PAPA647,82866.0%
2690Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%
2691Trego County, KSKS2,74066.0%
2692Steele County, MNMN37,46466.1%
2693Warren County, OHOH257,18166.1%
2694Chisago County, MNMN59,14266.1%
2695Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.1%
2696Bowman County, NDND2,76266.1%
2697Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08866.1%
2698Red Lake County, MNMN3,94066.1%
2699Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%
2700Osceola County, FLFL481,71866.1%
2701Franklin County, KSKS26,29966.1%
2702Towner County, NDND2,04066.1%
2703Fillmore County, NENE5,45866.1%
2704Shelby County, ALAL238,55266.1%
2705Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69266.1%
2706Warren County, KYKY149,37566.1%
2707Merrick County, NENE7,90566.1%
2708Jefferson County, IDID35,29766.1%
2709Hamilton County, NENE9,67866.1%
2710Hamilton County, OHOH838,41866.2%
2711Johnston County, NCNC256,44866.2%
2712Bartholomew County, ININ85,72966.2%
2713Petersburg, AKAK3,39466.2%
2714Phelps County, NENE8,99466.2%
2715Berkeley County, WVWV139,52266.2%
2716Cook County, ILIL5,194,62566.2%
2717Stanton County, NENE5,74466.2%
2718Otoe County, NENE16,53166.2%
2719Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%
2720Roseau County, MNMN15,24666.2%
2721Calhoun County, TXTX19,59966.2%
2722Andrews County, TXTX18,91466.2%
2723Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%
2724Cheatham County, TNTN42,77866.2%
2725San Diego County, CACA3,282,24866.2%
2726Passaic County, NJNJ531,62466.2%
2727Johnson County, MOMO56,67066.3%
2728Pierce County, WAWA946,28866.3%
2729Broward County, FLFL2,013,31766.3%
2730Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33766.3%
2731Allen County, ININ402,32966.3%
2732Hamilton County, KSKS2,50066.3%
2733Polk County, MNMN30,54566.3%
2734Richland County, NDND16,73166.3%
2735Auglaize County, OHOH45,90966.3%
2736Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63866.3%
2737Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%
2738Portage County, WIWI71,94366.3%
2739Wicomico County, MDMD106,89966.3%
2740Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54966.3%
2741Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%
2742McPherson County, KSKS30,06466.4%
2743DeKalb County, ININ44,53566.4%
2744Dodge County, NENE38,05766.4%
2745Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%
2746Wilson County, TNTN175,03366.4%
2747Converse County, WYWY13,82466.4%
2748Greene County, VAVA21,95866.4%
2749Williamson County, TNTN272,06166.4%
2750Essex County, NJNJ896,37966.4%
2751York County, VAVA71,37466.4%
2752Worcester County, MAMA888,50266.5%
2753Robertson County, TNTN80,17566.5%
2754Wells County, ININ28,88366.5%
2755Natrona County, WYWY80,52666.5%
2756Burleigh County, NDND103,25166.5%
2757Boone County, MOMO191,74666.5%
2758Kent County, RIRI173,49566.5%
2759Pipestone County, MNMN9,26066.5%
2760Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59766.5%
2761St. Louis, MOMO278,14466.5%
2762New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.5%
2763Sibley County, MNMN15,35666.6%
2765Currituck County, NCNC33,15866.6%
2766Laramie County, WYWY102,93866.6%
2767Perkins County, SDSD2,85366.6%
2768Dundy County, NENE1,56866.6%
2769Sargent County, NDND3,71166.6%
2770Waukesha County, WIWI417,21066.6%
2771Calvert County, MDMD94,48466.6%
2772La Crosse County, WIWI121,33966.6%
2773Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%
2774Dubois County, ININ44,01666.7%
2775Camden County, NJNJ535,79966.7%
2776Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%
2777Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19166.7%
2778Dixon County, NENE5,60266.7%
2779Clayton County, GAGA297,47166.7%
2780Burlington County, NJNJ481,43966.7%
2781Aurora County, SDSD2,80166.7%
2782Plymouth County, MAMA546,82966.7%
2783Medina County, OHOH185,02566.7%
2784Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%
2786Sweetwater County, WYWY41,26766.7%
2787Liberty County, GAGA70,31366.7%
2788Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%
2789Sauk County, WIWI66,65266.8%
2790Morgan County, UTUT13,38366.8%
2791Benton County, ARAR332,55466.8%
2792Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%
2793Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77066.8%
2794Washington County, NENE21,30266.8%
2795Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%
2796Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%
2797Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17166.8%
2798Johnson County, ININ174,26266.8%
2799Larimer County, COCO377,29266.9%
2800Green County, WIWI37,22766.9%
2801Blaine County, NENE45866.9%
2802Kenosha County, WIWI168,44866.9%
2803Marathon County, WIWI139,43266.9%
2804Ottawa County, MIMI308,45966.9%
2805Boulder County, COCO328,56066.9%
2806Alameda County, CACA1,636,63066.9%
2807McPherson County, NENE36966.9%
2808Jackson County, MOMO732,99466.9%
2809Fillmore County, MNMN21,54067.0%
2810Scott County, KSKS4,81567.0%
2811Jasper County, ILIL9,03267.0%
2812San Benito County, CACA70,08267.0%
2813Shackelford County, TXTX3,19767.0%
2814Saline County, KSKS53,37767.0%
2815Mercer County, OHOH42,73767.0%
2816Randall County, TXTX152,35167.0%
2817Seminole County, FLFL491,88467.0%
2818Gove County, KSKS2,63167.1%
2819Warren County, NJNJ112,95367.1%
2820Isanti County, MNMN44,38667.1%
2821Seward County, NENE18,03267.1%
2822Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%
2823King George County, VAVA29,64667.1%
2824Fauquier County, VAVA76,50367.1%
2825Cass County, MOMO115,85967.2%
2826Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%
2827Rawlins County, KSKS2,43167.2%
2828Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%
2829York County, SCSC306,88767.2%
2830Cherry County, NENE5,56167.2%
2831DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.2%
2832Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33567.2%
2833Juneau, AKAK31,60967.2%
2834Ector County, TXTX173,80167.2%
2835Bergen County, NJNJ977,02667.2%
2836San Mateo County, CACA743,56867.3%
2837Elko County, NVNV54,81567.3%
2838Wayne County, NENE10,02067.3%
2839Grundy County, ILIL54,05267.3%
2840Snohomish County, WAWA870,65667.3%
2841Polk County, NENE5,27067.3%
2842Stanley County, SDSD3,01867.3%
2843Dukes County, MAMA21,21967.3%
2844Dunn County, WIWI46,22367.3%
2845Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39167.4%
2846Camden County, NCNC11,31567.4%
2847Sumner County, TNTN215,53867.4%
2848Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%
2849Madison County, NENE36,10667.4%
2850McLeod County, MNMN36,63167.4%
2851Harris County, TXTX5,045,02667.4%
2852Lincoln County, IDID5,60367.4%
2853Effingham County, GAGA74,39767.4%
2854Dickey County, NDND4,89567.4%
2855Lyon County, MNMN25,68467.5%
2856Clay County, SDSD15,03167.5%
2857Harford County, MDMD266,44667.5%
2858Essex County, MAMA826,65367.5%
2859Banner County, NENE68667.5%
2860Orange County, FLFL1,528,00267.5%
2861Montgomery County, TNTN249,93567.5%
2862Adams County, NENE31,07167.5%
2863Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%
2864Clay County, NENE6,17067.5%
2865Foster County, NDND3,21267.6%
2866Beadle County, SDSD19,62467.6%
2867Chester County, PAPA557,11667.6%
2868Wheeler County, NENE78967.6%
2869Henry County, GAGA264,92267.6%
2870Barrow County, GAGA99,77367.6%
2871Carroll County, MDMD176,67767.6%
2872Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44867.6%
2873Cumberland County, MEME317,22267.7%
2874Canadian County, OKOK187,18967.7%
2875Durham County, NCNC347,24067.7%
2876Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14867.7%
2877Union County, NCNC267,67467.7%
2878Paulding County, GAGA190,99667.7%
2879Sherman County, KSKS5,76367.7%
2880Grand County, UTUT9,79067.7%
2881Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%
2882Clear Creek County, COCO8,99467.8%
2883Loup County, NENE57067.8%
2884Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.8%
2885Hand County, SDSD3,12167.8%
2886Montgomery County, PAPA877,64367.8%
2887Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40767.8%
2888Billings County, NDND1,07167.8%
2889Scott County, KYKY62,26267.9%
2890Caroline County, VAVA34,41367.9%
2891Rockingham County, NHNH324,07767.9%
2892Strafford County, NHNH135,04367.9%
2893Brown County, WIWI275,80367.9%
2894Boone County, KYKY145,31667.9%
2895Iowa County, WIWI23,95167.9%
2896Gray County, KSKS5,65267.9%
2897Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%
2898Hood River County, OROR23,72068.0%
2899DuPage County, ILIL934,29868.0%
2900Washington County, WIWI139,23868.1%
2901Custer County, OKOK28,17568.1%
2902Brown County, SDSD37,56168.1%
2903Ellis County, TXTX240,86768.2%
2904King William County, VAVA19,61768.2%
2905Hendricks County, ININ193,51068.2%
2906Cass County, NENE27,65768.2%
2907Cedar County, NENE8,37368.2%
2908Codington County, SDSD29,56268.2%
2909Lake County, ILIL719,33968.2%
2910Russell County, KSKS6,58168.2%
2911Washington County, MNMN286,89568.3%
2912DeKalb County, GAGA774,39468.3%
2913Monroe County, ILIL34,84068.3%
2914Will County, ILIL712,25368.3%
2915Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%
2916Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45368.3%
2917Sussex County, NJNJ148,06368.3%
2918Bristol Bay, AKAK84768.3%
2919Perkins County, NENE2,84968.3%
2920Davison County, SDSD20,06968.3%
2921Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%
2922Jefferson County, WIWI86,50568.3%
2923Hansford County, TXTX4,94468.3%
2924Kaufman County, TXTX209,23568.3%
2926Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%
2927Hall County, NENE63,63368.4%
2928Seward County, KSKS21,07368.4%
2929Nicollet County, MNMN34,27368.4%
2930Union County, OHOH73,44668.4%
2931Sheridan County, KSKS2,42768.4%
2932Kenton County, KYKY175,77968.4%
2933Pitkin County, COCO16,62568.4%
2934Saline County, NENE14,99668.4%
2935Henrico County, VAVA342,77568.4%
2936Hancock County, ININ90,96968.4%
2937Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72568.4%
2938Winona County, MNMN50,52368.4%
2939DeKalb County, ILIL101,83568.4%
2940Union County, SDSD17,40268.4%
2941Ramsey County, MNMN541,62368.4%
2942Fayette County, KYKY329,75168.4%
2943Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%
2944Morris County, NJNJ524,25168.5%
2945Cuming County, NENE8,82368.5%
2946Ascension Parish, LALA135,10568.5%
2947Cherokee County, GAGA299,27368.5%
2948St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69268.5%
2949Madison County, IDID55,17268.5%
2950Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97268.5%
2951Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28468.5%
2952Douglas County, SDSD2,88868.6%
2953Pierce County, WIWI43,51968.6%
2954Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%
2955Washington County, OROR611,70868.6%
2956El Paso County, COCO757,04068.6%
2957Richland County, MTMT11,37768.7%
2958Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%
2959Calumet County, WIWI53,98268.7%
2960Hays County, TXTX304,39068.7%
2961Marion County, ININ992,19668.7%
2962Ramsey County, NDND11,53068.7%
2963Sanborn County, SDSD2,38868.8%
2964Kent County, MIMI675,23268.8%
2965Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46668.8%
2966Rock County, MNMN9,52468.8%
2967Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39768.8%
2968Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%
2969Logan County, NENE66968.9%
2970Summit County, UTUT43,14168.9%
2971Gilpin County, COCO6,07369.0%
2972Pennington County, MNMN13,68669.0%
2973St. Croix County, WIWI98,27669.0%
2974Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%
2975Douglas County, KSKS120,92069.0%
2976Brookings County, SDSD37,63569.0%
2977Clay County, MOMO265,03269.0%
2978Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03369.0%
2979Turner County, SDSD9,31469.1%
2980Grant County, SDSD7,53469.1%
2981Platte County, NENE35,64969.1%
2982Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.1%
2983Outagamie County, WIWI195,89469.1%
2984Meade County, SDSD30,71169.1%
2985Wasatch County, UTUT38,51469.1%
2986Stark County, NDND34,01369.1%
2987Finney County, KSKS37,50569.2%
2988Norfolk County, MAMA739,74969.2%
2989Lyon County, KSKS32,26669.2%
2990Campbell County, WYWY48,14569.2%
2991Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%
2992Jefferson County, COCO580,45169.3%
2993Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.3%
2994Union County, NJNJ601,86369.3%
2995Sully County, SDSD1,47969.3%
2996Kearney County, NENE6,79069.3%
2997Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63469.3%
2998St. Charles County, MOMO426,49969.4%
2999Logan County, KSKS2,66169.4%
3000McCook County, SDSD5,96469.4%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES