Which county has the lowest labor force participation?

Issaquena County, Mississippi ranks #1 with 21.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by labor force participation?

Issaquena County, Mississippi, Sumter County, Florida, McDowell County, West Virginia, Forest County, Pennsylvania, Hancock County, Georgia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is labor force participation measured?

Share of residents 16+ in the labor force. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Lowest labor force participation, US counties

US counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

3001Butte County, SDSD10,85669.4%+2.7 pts

3002Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38069.4%−0.2 pts

3003Howard County, MDMD339,18369.4%−1.6 pts

3004Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%−0.6 pts

3005Barber County, KSKS4,08369.4%+6.3 pts

3006Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53669.5%−0.3 pts

3007Juab County, UTUT13,56769.5%+4.4 pts

3008Kane County, ILIL525,75769.5%+0.5 pts

3009Cheyenne County, COCO1,71369.5%+1.7 pts

3010Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79169.5%+1.1 pts

3011Boone County, ININ80,68969.5%−0.9 pts

3012Platte County, MOMO114,40069.5%−1.4 pts

3013Albany County, WYWY38,55869.6%+1.7 pts

3014Prince George's County, MDMD970,37469.6%−1.7 pts

3015Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%−1.5 pts

3016Multnomah County, OROR795,39169.6%−0.2 pts

3017Charles County, MDMD176,59369.6%+1.3 pts

3018Morton County, NDND34,60169.6%−3.0 pts

3019Missoula County, MTMT123,51369.6%−0.5 pts

3020San Francisco County, CACA826,07969.6%−1.5 pts

3021Stearns County, MNMN164,11069.7%−1.4 pts

3022Anoka County, MNMN381,60569.7%−1.8 pts

3023Lancaster County, NENE334,04969.7%−1.1 pts

3024McHenry County, ILIL317,75169.7%−0.7 pts

3025Weber County, UTUT278,17469.7%+0.8 pts

3026Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%−3.7 pts

3027Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58269.8%−1.2 pts

3028Suffolk County, MAMA791,89169.8%−0.0 pts

3029Jerauld County, SDSD1,65469.8%+10.2 pts

3030Weld County, COCO378,42669.8%+1.7 pts

3031McKenzie County, NDND15,19269.8%−4.5 pts

3032Wake County, NCNC1,257,23569.8%−0.6 pts

3033Anchorage, AKAK287,15569.8%−1.4 pts

3034Blaine County, IDID25,51769.8%+1.4 pts

3035Olmsted County, MNMN166,73169.8%−1.6 pts

3036Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−0.9 pts

3037Pulaski County, MOMO54,44269.9%−0.5 pts

3038Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97969.9%−0.2 pts

3039Frederick County, MDMD302,88369.9%−0.1 pts

3040Rockwall County, TXTX140,73869.9%+0.8 pts

3041King County, WAWA2,344,93969.9%−0.4 pts

3042Saunders County, NENE23,70269.9%+1.4 pts

3043Delaware County, OHOH242,03269.9%+0.6 pts

3044Midland County, TXTX187,85570.0%−0.1 pts

3045Onslow County, NCNC217,17570.0%−0.9 pts

3046Somerset County, NJNJ356,48670.0%+1.2 pts

3047Hamlin County, SDSD6,90070.0%+1.3 pts

3048Colfax County, NENE10,93470.0%−0.3 pts

3049Yakutat, AKAK67270.0%−0.4 pts

3050Ward County, NDND68,23370.0%−4.4 pts

3051Chittenden County, VTVT169,11570.2%+0.8 pts

3052Hanson County, SDSD3,45670.2%+0.8 pts

3053Dawson County, NENE24,45270.2%+0.0 pts

3054Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55370.2%−1.3 pts

3055Douglas County, NENE606,46070.2%−0.5 pts

3056Sitka, AKAK8,31970.2%−1.0 pts

3057Hudson County, NJNJ735,03370.3%+0.6 pts

3058Clay County, MNMN67,73470.3%−0.5 pts

3059Dane County, WIWI590,37570.3%−1.3 pts

3060Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%−2.6 pts

3061Routt County, COCO25,32970.3%+0.2 pts

3062Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41570.4%+0.2 pts

3063Cobb County, GAGA793,34570.5%+0.7 pts

3064Dodge County, MNMN21,37670.5%−2.3 pts

3065Davis County, UTUT381,22770.6%+0.1 pts

3066Collin County, TXTX1,297,17970.6%−0.1 pts

3067Buffalo County, NENE51,17270.6%−1.5 pts

3068Grand County, COCO16,49670.6%+1.4 pts

3069Lamoille County, VTVT26,29470.7%+0.9 pts

3070Ford County, KSKS33,99370.7%−0.2 pts

3071Cache County, UTUT145,00070.7%+1.6 pts

3072Williamson County, TXTX752,82770.7%+1.1 pts

3073Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87370.8%−0.6 pts

3074Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0.3 pts

3075Broomfield County, COCO79,17470.9%−1.9 pts

3076Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.9%+0.8 pts

3077Dakota County, MNMN457,71071.0%−2.0 pts

3078Grand Forks County, NDND74,50171.1%−1.9 pts

3079Gallatin County, MTMT128,74071.2%−0.6 pts

3080Hamilton County, ININ387,03671.2%−1.0 pts

3081Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78471.2%−0.8 pts

3082Greeley County, KSKS1,18271.3%+6.5 pts

3083Geary County, KSKS36,33871.4%−2.2 pts

3084Thomas County, KSKS7,72571.4%+1.3 pts

3085Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%−0.2 pts

3086Riley County, KSKS72,59871.5%+0.3 pts

3087Dakota County, NENE21,68771.5%−3.1 pts

3088District of Columbia, DCDC693,64571.6%+0.9 pts

3089Johnson County, KSKS636,90671.7%−0.6 pts

3090Rutherford County, TNTN386,35271.7%+0.5 pts

3091Arapahoe County, COCO673,82071.7%+0.4 pts

3092Mono County, CACA12,50571.7%+0.1 pts

3093Prince William County, VAVA502,96671.7%−1.2 pts

3094Nantucket County, MAMA14,75871.8%+1.6 pts

3095Utah County, UTUT759,85971.8%+2.0 pts

3096Denton County, TXTX1,069,34671.8%−0.5 pts

3097Douglas County, COCO399,39671.9%−0.4 pts

3098Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38372.0%+1.0 pts

3099Ellis County, KSKS29,07572.0%−0.5 pts

3100Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−1.1 pts

3101Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91672.2%+0.3 pts

3102Adams County, COCO554,66872.2%+1.0 pts

3103Davidson County, TNTN745,90472.3%+0.5 pts

3104Benton County, MNMN41,74472.4%−0.0 pts

3105Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−2.4 pts

3106Garfield County, COCO63,47472.6%+0.8 pts

3107Kendall County, ILIL145,47072.7%+0.1 pts

3108Tooele County, UTUT87,46172.7%+2.8 pts

3109Sherburne County, MNMN104,19472.7%+0.1 pts

3110Gunnison County, COCO17,43972.8%+0.8 pts

3111Wright County, MNMN157,55972.8%−0.5 pts

3112Sarpy County, NENE208,30372.9%−0.8 pts

3113Kalawao County, HIHI8273.1%−24.6 pts

3114Dallam County, TXTX7,50873.2%+0.9 pts

3115Carver County, MNMN114,37973.2%−0.9 pts

3116Travis County, TXTX1,389,67073.3%+0.3 pts

3117Williams County, NDND41,76773.4%−1.0 pts

3118Eagle County, COCO54,29173.5%−3.2 pts

3119Teton County, IDID13,25473.9%+1.9 pts

3120Loudoun County, VAVA449,74974.0%−1.4 pts

3121Skagway, AKAK1,10474.0%−5.6 pts

3122Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38774.0%+0.9 pts

3123Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69174.1%−0.4 pts

3124North Slope, AKAK10,58274.2%−5.6 pts

3125Denver County, COCO740,61374.4%+2.1 pts

3126Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%+0.1 pts

3127Scott County, MNMN159,01774.8%−1.2 pts

3128Harding County, SDSD1,33175.2%+4.1 pts

3129Cass County, NDND201,79475.3%−1.1 pts

3130Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−2.5 pts

3131Lincoln County, SDSD77,14575.6%+1.1 pts

3132Summit County, COCO31,51775.8%−0.9 pts

3133San Miguel County, COCO7,75375.9%−0.2 pts

3134Lake County, COCO7,55276.0%+6.4 pts

3135San Juan County, COCO81376.6%+9.6 pts

3136Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.3%−1.7 pts

3137Aleutians East, AKAK3,47977.6%−2.7 pts

3138Teton County, WYWY23,33377.6%−0.3 pts

3139Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35777.7%+7.0 pts

3140Denali, AKAK1,61678.0%+0.4 pts

3141Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0.3 pts

3142Loving County, TXTX5278.8%+0.8 pts

3143Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46582.9%+4.7 pts

3144Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24086.4%+2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES