RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Lowest labor force participation, US metro areas

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). Wildwood-The Villages, FL leads at 25.8%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 60.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Zapata, TX, up 146 places to #89.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,49963.5%–

01The Villages, FLFL157,77225.8%+3.2 pts

02▲3Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66640.4%+0.4 pts

03▼1Susanville, CACA28,11741.3%+7.4 pts

04▲7Pahrump, NVNV57,33642.1%−0.8 pts

05▼1Middlesborough, KYKY22,82942.4%+4.0 pts

06▲1Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21243.2%+1.9 pts

07▲5Pikeville, KYKY89,12243.5%+0.4 pts

08▲1Sebring, FLFL111,12243.6%+1.3 pts

09▲12Mountain Home, ARAR42,98243.8%−2.0 pts

10▲4Port Townsend, WAWA33,97043.9%+0.3 pts

11▼8Cañon City, COCO50,03944.1%+6.2 pts

12▲5Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10244.5%−0.3 pts

13▲15Deming, NMNM25,40744.9%−2.5 pts

14▲8Silver City, NMNM27,25245.1%−0.9 pts

15▼5Brookings, OROR22,62145.1%+2.4 pts

16▲3Eufaula, ALAL26,86145.2%−0.6 pts

17▲6Show Low, AZAZ109,94645.8%−0.3 pts

18▼10Beeville, TXTX32,51545.9%+4.0 pts

19▲1Crossville, TNTN66,30045.9%+0.1 pts

20▼14Palestine, TXTX59,80546.3%+5.1 pts

21▼3Forrest City, ARAR21,80046.3%+0.8 pts

22▼6Natchez, MSMS54,72246.5%+2.0 pts

23▼10Huntsville, TXTX83,84247.0%+3.8 pts

24▲1Payson, AZAZ53,80147.2%+0.6 pts

25▲17Palatka, FLFL77,73447.5%−1.2 pts

26▲21Port Angeles, WAWA78,20247.6%−1.7 pts

27▲77Milledgeville, GAGA44,02947.7%−5.2 pts

28▲24Beckley, WVWV109,94048.0%−1.6 pts

29▲7Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55248.2%+0.1 pts

30▲4Bluefield, WVWV96,13848.4%+0.3 pts

31▲20Gallup, NMNM68,11948.5%−1.1 pts

32▲17Baker City, OROR16,65848.6%−0.7 pts

33▼3Sebastian, FLFL172,79948.6%+0.7 pts

34▲20Newport, OROR50,63648.9%−1.1 pts

35▲41Brevard, NCNC34,21149.0%−2.4 pts

36▼9Ocala, FLFL442,66049.1%+1.8 pts

37▲4Cleveland, MSMS28,26249.2%+0.5 pts

38▼23Crescent City, CACA26,41049.2%+5.1 pts

39▲21Shelton, WAWA71,16549.3%−1.4 pts

40▼8Minden, LALA34,94849.3%+1.3 pts

41▲15Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33249.4%−0.9 pts

42▼9Summerville, GAGA25,30049.5%+1.4 pts

43▼6Lewisburg, PAPA42,31349.5%+1.3 pts

44▼9Portsmouth, OHOH71,36549.5%+1.5 pts

45▼19Arcadia, FLFL37,07849.5%+2.3 pts

46▼3Sonora, CACA53,16049.6%+0.7 pts

47▲19Roseburg, OROR111,95149.6%−1.3 pts

48▼2Grants Pass, OROR87,86749.7%+0.7 pts

49▼20Corbin, KYKY150,04049.7%+2.1 pts

50▲32Bogalusa, LALA44,93749.8%−2.0 pts

51▲39Elk City, OKOK22,15949.9%−2.3 pts

52▼28Las Vegas, NMNM30,31150.0%+3.5 pts

53▼13Okeechobee, FLFL42,60850.1%+1.4 pts

54▲5Camden, ARAR26,36350.1%−0.6 pts

55▲6Aberdeen, WAWA78,14450.3%−0.4 pts

56▲21Malvern, ARAR33,45150.4%−1.0 pts

57▲76Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15450.5%−3.5 pts

58▲35Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91250.5%−1.7 pts

59▼1Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21150.9%+0.5 pts

60▲60Klamath Falls, OROR70,27450.9%−2.7 pts

61▲6Lumberton, NCNC119,94150.9%−0.1 pts

62▼24Elkins, WVWV26,88251.0%+2.5 pts

63▲11Cumberland, MDMD93,64051.0%−0.2 pts

64▲137Ruston, LALA48,36051.1%−4.5 pts

65▼34McComb, MSMS52,64051.1%+3.1 pts

66▲25Huntingdon, PAPA43,00151.1%−1.1 pts

67▲32Escanaba, MIMI36,58251.2%−1.5 pts

68▲17Naples, FLFL417,13151.2%−0.7 pts

69▲75Bainbridge, GAGA29,43251.3%−3.0 pts

70▲18Coos Bay, OROR63,99251.4%−0.7 pts

71▼21Scottsboro, ALAL54,28151.5%+2.1 pts

72▲1Clearlake, CACA67,77251.6%+0.4 pts

73▼8Jesup, GAGA32,48151.6%+0.7 pts

74▼10Ruidoso, NMNM19,84451.8%+0.9 pts

75▼13North Port, FLFL948,15851.8%+1.0 pts

76▲18Sandpoint, IDID54,42051.9%−0.5 pts

77▲9Farmington, MOMO67,80952.0%0.0 pts

78▼39Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02552.0%+3.4 pts

79▲13Talladega, ALAL91,76452.1%−0.2 pts

80▼25Paris, TNTN32,89652.3%+2.2 pts

81Selma, ALAL35,14052.3%+0.6 pts

82▲48Somerset, KYKY67,38452.4%−1.5 pts

83▼13Brookhaven, MSMS35,01252.5%+1.4 pts

84▲87Greenville, MSMS40,44652.6%−2.5 pts

85▲80Danville, VAVA101,13752.7%−2.3 pts

86▲45Gallipolis, OHOH29,07252.7%−1.2 pts

87▼7Alma, MIMI41,19052.7%+1.1 pts

88▲12Opelousas, LALA80,76552.8%0.0 pts

89▲146Zapata, TXTX13,75352.8%−3.5 pts

90▲70Yuma, AZAZ224,44952.8%−2.0 pts

91▼28Laurinburg, NCNC33,32252.9%+2.0 pts

92▲56Seneca, SCSC83,77552.9%−1.6 pts

93▲35McAlester, OKOK43,32053.0%−0.9 pts

94▼11Greeneville, TNTN73,83153.0%+1.1 pts

95▼38Greenwood, MSMS34,91253.0%+2.7 pts

96▼17El Centro, CACA181,41153.0%+1.5 pts

97▼44Española, NMNM39,83253.1%+3.2 pts

98▲42Farmington, NMNM120,34053.1%−1.2 pts

99▲135Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08153.1%−3.1 pts

100▼55Natchitoches, LALA36,08953.2%+4.2 pts

101▲57Kennett, MOMO26,85553.2%−1.6 pts

102▲14Marion, OHOH65,11553.2%−0.2 pts

103▼31Martinsville, VAVA63,09153.3%+2.1 pts

104▲11Massena, NYNY105,48853.3%−0.1 pts

105▼8Muskogee, OKOK66,70853.4%+0.8 pts

106▼58Safford, AZAZ40,15753.4%+4.1 pts

107▲81Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55153.4%−2.0 pts

108▲53Orangeburg, SCSC83,17753.4%−1.4 pts

109▼22Newport, TNTN37,88953.5%+1.4 pts

110▼15Snyder, TXTX16,16253.5%+1.0 pts

111▼8Chillicothe, OHOH76,42953.6%+0.7 pts

112▼28Waycross, GAGA57,67053.6%+1.7 pts

113▲78Truckee, CACA101,91153.6%−1.8 pts

114▼4Cape Coral, FLFL875,60753.6%+0.3 pts

115▲91Jacksonville, TXTX53,33753.7%−2.1 pts

116▲81Madisonville, KYKY45,12753.7%−1.8 pts

117▲20Red Bluff, CACA64,66553.7%−0.5 pts

118▼20Deltona, FLFL746,93353.7%+1.1 pts

119▼23Alexander City, ALAL40,95353.8%+1.3 pts

120▲5Kingsport, TNTN314,83453.8%+0.1 pts

121▲46Canton, ILIL32,90153.8%−1.2 pts

122▲92Alpena, MIMI28,85353.9%−2.0 pts

123▲60Ozark, ALAL49,91253.9%−1.3 pts

124▼46Huntington, WVWV365,96554.0%+2.5 pts

125▼56Athens, TXTX88,59554.0%+3.0 pts

126▲20Kirksville, MOMO29,82454.1%−0.3 pts

127▲26Ontario, OROR60,08554.1%−0.5 pts

128▲54Seaford, DEDE277,14054.1%−1.2 pts

129▼58Clarksdale, MSMS19,84954.1%+3.1 pts

130▼28Morgan City, LALA46,55254.2%+1.4 pts

131▲24Miami, OKOK30,43854.2%−0.4 pts

132▲158Meadville, PAPA81,79254.3%−3.2 pts

133▼26New Castle, ININ49,13754.3%+1.2 pts

134▼59Lake City, FLFL74,09454.3%+3.0 pts

135▲33Johnstown, PAPA128,96854.3%−0.7 pts

136▲57Greenwood, SCSC95,21554.4%−1.0 pts

137▼13Charleston, WVWV200,17054.4%+0.7 pts

138▲135Clewiston, FLFL61,54654.4%−2.8 pts

139▼7Texarkana, TXTX146,81654.4%+0.4 pts

140▲5Big Rapids, MIMI42,32054.4%+0.1 pts

141▲133Clarksburg, WVWV88,14254.5%−2.7 pts

142▲56Douglas, GAGA52,86154.5%−1.0 pts

143▲60Bradford, PAPA38,98454.5%−1.1 pts

144▲5Marion, NCNC45,19854.5%0.0 pts

145▲72Shawnee, OKOK75,10254.5%−1.4 pts

146▲86Glasgow, KYKY56,22454.5%−1.7 pts

147▼6Danville, KYKY56,98554.5%+0.2 pts

148▼36Hot Springs, ARAR99,69554.5%+1.2 pts

149▲41Ludington, MIMI29,04054.5%−0.8 pts

150▲7Duncan, OKOK44,31054.6%−0.2 pts

151▲30Hermitage, PAPA107,86054.6%−0.6 pts

152▲130Warren, PAPA37,03854.6%−2.7 pts

153▲78Peru, ININ34,48754.7%−1.5 pts

154▲194Oxford, MSMS71,97254.7%−3.7 pts

155▼37Thomaston, GAGA28,50054.7%+1.3 pts

156▲160Mexico, MOMO24,52854.8%−3.0 pts

157▼28Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72154.8%+0.9 pts

158▲18Lincoln, ILIL27,18254.8%−0.3 pts

159▲16Union City, TNTN30,06754.8%−0.3 pts

160▲158Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52754.9%−3.0 pts

161▼56Forest City, NCNC65,74554.9%+2.0 pts

162▼51Bonham, TXTX39,26555.0%+1.7 pts

163▼95Dublin, GAGA60,35155.0%+4.0 pts

164▲8Laurel, MSMS82,28155.0%−0.1 pts

165▼39Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90455.0%+1.3 pts

166▲76Morehead City, NCNC70,46955.0%−1.4 pts

167▲48Oil City, PAPA49,34655.0%−0.9 pts

168▼59Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09955.1%+1.9 pts

169▼31Martin, TNTN33,26155.1%+0.9 pts

170▼43Rolla, MOMO45,24755.1%+1.3 pts

171▼50Athens, TNTN71,59055.1%+1.5 pts

172▼53Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42855.2%+1.7 pts

173▼19Washington, NCNC44,67055.2%+0.5 pts

174▼12DuBois, PAPA78,10055.2%+0.3 pts

175▲137Oneonta, NYNY60,58955.2%−2.5 pts

176▲73Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40455.2%−1.4 pts

177▼13Gadsden, ALAL103,88655.2%+0.3 pts

178▼70Grenada, MSMS30,22255.2%+2.2 pts

179▲115Olean, NYNY75,39055.3%−2.2 pts

180▼79Big Spring, TXTX30,50455.3%+2.6 pts

181▼25Wheeling, WVWV134,08955.3%+0.6 pts

182▼65Galesburg, ILIL47,76755.3%+1.9 pts

183▲103St. Simons, GAGA118,52455.3%−2.0 pts

184▼78Taos, NMNM34,56455.4%+2.4 pts

185▲27Raymondville, TXTX19,97155.4%−0.4 pts

186▲50Pueblo, COCO169,27755.4%−0.8 pts

187▼21Meridian, MSMS85,41955.5%+0.6 pts

188▲1Kerrville, TXTX54,03755.5%+0.2 pts

189▼100West Plains, MOMO40,79855.6%+3.5 pts

190▼146Magnolia, ARAR21,89455.6%+6.7 pts

191▲34Fort Payne, ALAL74,08555.7%−0.5 pts

192▲87State College, PAPA157,39355.7%−1.6 pts

193▲11Somerset, PAPA72,00455.7%0.0 pts

194▲53Jamestown, NYNY124,12655.7%−0.8 pts

195▲156Tifton, GAGA51,23755.7%−2.7 pts

196▼11Dixon, ILIL32,91455.7%+0.5 pts

197▲22North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23355.7%−0.2 pts

198▼59Parkersburg, WVWV87,26455.7%+1.5 pts

199▲102Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80855.8%−1.8 pts

200▲104Roswell, NMNM63,36455.8%−1.8 pts

201▼78Centralia, WAWA88,06255.8%+2.1 pts

202▲18Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96655.8%−0.2 pts

203▼34Alice, TXTX45,38355.8%+0.8 pts

204▲119Cordele, GAGA19,23755.9%−2.1 pts

205▼46Harrison, ARAR45,65455.9%+1.0 pts

206▲128Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79155.9%−2.2 pts

207▲70Sayre, PAPA59,60055.9%−1.3 pts

208▲116Marinette, WIWI65,51555.9%−2.0 pts

209▲96Columbus, MSMS67,14455.9%−1.7 pts

210▼8DeRidder, LALA36,67356.0%+0.4 pts

211▼15Weirton, WVWV112,46856.0%+0.6 pts

212▼78Alamogordo, NMNM70,36856.0%+1.9 pts

213▲117Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65756.0%−2.1 pts

214▲13Waynesville, NCNC63,36956.0%−0.2 pts

215▼29Cornelia, GAGA50,41656.0%+0.7 pts

216▼94Troy, ALAL33,68856.0%+2.4 pts

217▼82Picayune, MSMS59,36356.1%+2.0 pts

218▼75Redding, CACA181,64856.1%+1.7 pts

219▲10Moberly, MOMO24,51356.1%−0.1 pts

220▼107Vidalia, GAGA36,18056.1%+2.8 pts

221▲20Oxford, ALAL115,83456.1%−0.2 pts

222▼23Hanford, CACA154,32756.2%+0.7 pts

223▲155Astoria, OROR40,92656.2%−2.8 pts

224▼72Corinth, MSMS34,56956.2%+1.6 pts

225▼25Indiana, PAPA82,87856.2%+0.7 pts

226▼90El Dorado, ARAR36,92656.2%+2.1 pts

227▲57Michigan City, ININ111,29456.2%−1.1 pts

228▲37Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88356.2%−0.7 pts

229▼56Danville, ILIL71,25956.3%+1.2 pts

230▲3Mayfield, KYKY37,05056.3%+0.1 pts

231▲78Kinston, NCNC55,83756.3%−1.4 pts

232▲81Cadillac, MIMI49,71956.3%−1.5 pts

233▲23Henderson, KYKY57,18456.3%−0.4 pts

234▼25Greencastle, ININ37,87656.4%+0.6 pts

235▼57Gaffney, SCSC58,27556.4%+1.2 pts

236▲56Taylorville, ILIL33,44356.4%−1.0 pts

237▼67Granbury, TXTX70,50156.4%+1.3 pts

238▲22Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57556.4%−0.4 pts

239▲48Easton, MDMD38,23856.4%−1.0 pts

240▲127Uvalde, TXTX24,96356.4%−2.3 pts

241▲25Jacksonville, ILIL37,38156.4%−0.5 pts

242▲78Ukiah, CACA88,12256.5%−1.4 pts

243▼25Mansfield, OHOH124,89356.5%+0.5 pts

244▲137Hilo, HIHI210,04356.5%−2.5 pts

245▼68Winchester, TNTN45,57956.6%+1.4 pts

246▼99Searcy, ARAR80,08556.6%+2.1 pts

247▼25Carbondale, ILIL52,50156.6%+0.5 pts

248▲183Newberry, SCSC39,56156.6%−3.3 pts

249▲46Connersville, ININ23,53356.6%−0.9 pts

250▲7Brownwood, TXTX38,71156.6%−0.2 pts

251▲47Price, UTUT20,68056.7%−0.9 pts

252▲63Youngstown, OHOH423,67856.7%−1.1 pts

253▼59Palm Bay, FLFL663,98256.7%+1.3 pts

254▼44Longview, WAWA114,88556.7%+1.0 pts

255▼48Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13856.7%+1.0 pts

256▼72Tahlequah, OKOK49,19656.8%+1.5 pts

257▲383Sterling, COCO20,65456.8%−6.6 pts

258▲94Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31956.8%−1.7 pts

259▲40Jackson, MIMI159,55256.8%−0.8 pts

260▼37Alexandria, LALA147,95256.8%+0.8 pts

261▲14New Bern, NCNC127,35856.8%−0.3 pts

262▲60Coshocton, OHOH37,18856.9%−1.0 pts

263▲153Eureka, CACA131,64756.9%−2.7 pts

264▲46Sunbury, PAPA107,78856.9%−0.8 pts

265▼70Toccoa, GAGA27,85457.0%+1.6 pts

266▼40Cambridge, OHOH38,37957.0%+0.8 pts

267▼116Starkville, MSMS62,06357.0%+2.4 pts

268▼76Dothan, ALAL156,26657.0%+1.6 pts

269▼39Blacksburg, VAVA181,61657.0%+0.8 pts

270▼96Hillsdale, MIMI45,73857.0%+1.9 pts

271▲86Enterprise, ALAL56,95357.1%−1.5 pts

272▼18Mount Airy, NCNC72,28757.1%+0.4 pts

273▼21Montrose, COCO44,59157.1%+0.4 pts

274▼61Russellville, ALAL32,44957.1%+1.2 pts

275▼125Houghton, MIMI40,02857.1%+2.5 pts

276▼6Americus, GAGA33,39457.1%+0.1 pts

277▲3Binghamton, NYNY243,18957.1%−0.2 pts

278▲131New Iberia, LALA66,84657.1%−2.3 pts

279▼35Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55357.2%+0.7 pts

280▼19Saginaw, MIMI187,68857.2%+0.3 pts

281▲30Salem, OHOH99,37757.2%−0.6 pts

282▼11Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93857.2%+0.1 pts

283▲13Pinehurst, NCNC110,61957.2%−0.3 pts

284▼105Monroe, LALA222,39057.2%+2.1 pts

285▲73Albany, GAGA145,51057.3%−1.3 pts

286▼1Bishop, CACA18,15857.3%−0.1 pts

287▲4Santa Fe, NMNM156,90757.3%−0.1 pts

288▼125Nogales, AZAZ50,02057.3%+2.4 pts

289▼51Russellville, ARAR84,93257.3%+1.0 pts

290▼62Paducah, KYKY102,25957.3%+1.1 pts

291▲12Rockingham, NCNC42,04157.3%−0.3 pts

292▲1Bartlesville, OKOK54,03757.3%−0.1 pts

293▼34Johnson City, TNTN216,41657.3%+0.5 pts

294▼180Athens, OHOH63,19757.4%+4.0 pts

295▼115Albertville, ALAL103,53757.4%+2.2 pts

296▲172Hannibal, MOMO38,96957.4%−3.0 pts

297▼92Vineland, NJNJ157,14857.5%+1.7 pts

298▲39Elmira, NYNY80,41557.5%−0.8 pts

299▲69Terre Haute, ININ169,24157.5%−1.2 pts

300▼57St. George, UTUT213,67057.5%+1.1 pts

301▲91Wilson, NCNC81,15057.5%−1.7 pts

302▲73Lewiston, IDID65,45057.6%−1.3 pts

303▼48Beaumont, TXTX399,31057.6%+0.9 pts

304▼96Decatur, ALAL160,32657.6%+1.9 pts

305▲187Hudson, NYNY60,16857.7%−3.3 pts

306▼60Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13857.7%+1.3 pts

307▼1Murray, KYKY39,42157.8%+0.1 pts

308▼45McMinnville, TNTN43,71757.8%+0.9 pts

309▲127Fort Madison, IAIA32,30657.8%−2.1 pts

310▲72Arkansas City, KSKS34,38257.8%−1.3 pts

311▼23Pottsville, PAPA145,08557.8%+0.4 pts

312▲23Fort Smith, ARAR234,14057.8%−0.4 pts

313▼89Madison, ININ33,27957.8%+1.7 pts

314▼45Pampa, TXTX21,78657.8%+0.8 pts

315▼34Florence, SCSC201,39257.9%+0.5 pts

316▲16Houma, LALA199,66857.9%−0.2 pts

317▼130Lakeland, FLFL874,79058.0%+2.7 pts

318▲18Medford, OROR221,79558.0%−0.2 pts

319▼36Batesville, ARAR38,78558.0%+0.7 pts

320▼109Cullman, ALAL94,00958.0%+2.2 pts

321▲8Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68558.0%−0.1 pts

322▼83Brownsville, TXTX433,94658.0%+1.7 pts

323▲130Kingston, NYNY183,33058.1%−2.2 pts

324▲211Rutland, VTVT59,65358.1%−3.6 pts

325▼47Marietta, OHOH58,38958.1%+0.8 pts

326▲40Utica, NYNY285,61158.1%−0.6 pts

327▲52Auburn, NYNY74,36558.1%−0.9 pts

328▲89Decatur, ILIL99,30058.1%−1.4 pts

329▼84Coldwater, MIMI45,99358.1%+1.7 pts

330▲43Adrian, MIMI97,77958.1%−0.7 pts

331▼94Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82358.1%+1.8 pts

332▲23San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36758.2%−0.4 pts

333▼19Gainesville, FLFL359,03658.2%+0.4 pts

334▲107Brainerd, MNMN100,56258.2%−1.9 pts

335▼46Paris, TXTX63,31958.2%+0.8 pts

336▼68Durant, OKOK51,36758.2%+1.2 pts

337▼86Las Cruces, NMNM229,09158.3%+1.6 pts

338▲101Branson, MOMO57,00158.3%−1.7 pts

339▲88Barnstable, MAMA233,53958.3%−1.5 pts

340▲30Shreveport, LALA383,47458.3%−0.5 pts

341▲70Lock Haven, PAPA37,87058.3%−1.2 pts

342▲106Cedartown, GAGA45,51458.3%−1.9 pts

343▲91Asheville, NCNC422,34558.4%−1.6 pts

344▲60Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97558.4%−1.0 pts

345▲92Ithaca, NYNY104,04758.4%−1.5 pts

346▲99Albemarle, NCNC68,83058.4%−1.7 pts

347▼126Florence, ALAL156,60958.4%+2.4 pts

348▼15Marion, ININ66,52458.4%+0.3 pts

349▲77Corning, NYNY91,85558.5%−1.3 pts

350▲9Henderson, NCNC42,63858.5%−0.1 pts

351▼23Vicksburg, MSMS41,75958.5%+0.4 pts

352▼80Walla Walla, WAWA62,36158.5%+1.3 pts

353▲104Richmond, ININ66,16958.5%−1.8 pts

354▼54Washington Court House, OHOH28,55258.5%+0.9 pts

355▲14Altoona, PAPA119,54158.5%−0.2 pts

356▲42Marshall, MOMO23,26558.5%−0.9 pts

357▼90Mobile, ALAL411,65858.5%+1.6 pts

358▼50Flint, MIMI401,09358.5%+0.9 pts

359▼28Brenham, TXTX38,28858.6%+0.4 pts

360▼144Campbellsville, KYKY38,40758.6%+2.7 pts

361▲59Dyersburg, TNTN36,32058.6%−1.0 pts

362▲18Fayetteville, TNTN36,85358.7%−0.3 pts

363▲117Cambridge, MDMD33,62858.7%−2.1 pts

364▼114Shelby, NCNC103,32558.7%+2.0 pts

365▲12Maryville, MOMO20,17458.7%−0.2 pts

366▲49Sumter, SCSC105,06758.7%−0.9 pts

367▼28Ponca City, OKOK43,49058.7%+0.5 pts

368▼30Lufkin, TXTX88,15458.7%+0.5 pts

369▼129Sikeston, MOMO49,97858.7%+2.4 pts

370▼228Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91458.7%+4.4 pts

371▼109Cookeville, TNTN152,47758.8%+1.9 pts

372▲47Springfield, OHOH135,34058.8%−0.8 pts

373▼23Marion, ILIL67,22558.8%+0.4 pts

374▼47Bakersfield, CACA927,06858.8%+0.8 pts

375▲185Fremont, OHOH58,65558.8%−3.2 pts

376▼15Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45958.8%+0.2 pts

377▲9Montgomery, ALAL388,74758.9%−0.3 pts

378▼34Daphne, ALAL267,76158.9%+0.6 pts

379▲15Hickory, NCNC376,89058.9%−0.4 pts

380▼34Longview, TXTX297,31558.9%+0.6 pts

381▲75Erie, PAPA265,83258.9%−1.4 pts

382▼41Monticello, NYNY80,58658.9%+0.7 pts

383▼58Rome, GAGA101,37858.9%+1.0 pts

384▲88Borger, TXTX19,63359.0%−1.6 pts

385▲4Lynchburg, VAVA269,16959.0%−0.2 pts

386▲35Boone, NCNC54,78659.0%−0.7 pts

387▲295Vernon, TXTX12,48159.0%−5.0 pts

388▲14Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20159.0%−0.4 pts

389▼92Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14759.0%+1.5 pts

390▲70Glens Falls, NYNY124,37359.0%−1.3 pts

391▲32Kokomo, ININ83,90459.0%−0.7 pts

392▼36Valdosta, GAGA153,27659.0%+0.5 pts

393▼51Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48659.1%+0.8 pts

394▲68Carson, NVNV58,57159.1%−1.3 pts

395▼48Fairmont, WVWV55,58459.1%+0.7 pts

396▼79Hermiston, OROR93,72159.1%+1.3 pts

397▼25Paragould, ARAR47,41159.1%+0.3 pts

398▼77Sweetwater, TXTX14,11759.1%+1.2 pts

399▼46Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19359.1%+0.6 pts

400▼51McAllen, TXTX921,54959.1%+0.7 pts

401▼125Stillwater, OKOK83,88959.2%+1.9 pts

402▼149La Grande, OROR25,90059.2%+2.5 pts

403▲11Merced, CACA297,26059.2%−0.4 pts

404▼156Chico, CACA209,21159.2%+2.6 pts

405▼147Morristown, TNTN128,86759.2%+2.4 pts

406▲2Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07659.2%−0.2 pts

407▲72Statesboro, GAGA97,97759.2%−1.4 pts

408▲66Shawano, WIWI45,75959.3%−1.3 pts

409▼90Hammond, LALA141,34659.3%+1.5 pts

410▲122Blytheville, ARAR37,82859.3%−2.3 pts

411▼49Plainview, TXTX36,70059.3%+0.7 pts

412▼58Bay City, MIMI102,12359.3%+0.8 pts

413▼13Zanesville, OHOH87,01459.4%0.0 pts

414▼23Auburn, ALAL208,01359.4%+0.1 pts

415▼108Wilmington, NCNC492,77259.4%+1.8 pts

416▼32Gloversville, NYNY52,21659.5%+0.3 pts

417▲60Monroe, MIMI156,00459.5%−1.2 pts

418▲36Tullahoma, TNTN69,33959.5%−0.8 pts

419▲3Muskegon, MIMI177,90159.5%−0.2 pts

420▼24Midland, MIMI83,75459.5%+0.2 pts

421▲70Roanoke, VAVA316,54759.5%−1.4 pts

422▲8Battle Creek, MIMI133,40859.6%−0.3 pts

423▼63Moultrie, GAGA47,43859.6%+0.9 pts

424▲9Columbus, GAGA324,83059.6%−0.3 pts

425▼61Marquette, MIMI68,06459.6%+0.9 pts

426▲60Bangor, MEME157,96759.6%−1.2 pts

427▲70Lewistown, PAPA46,12759.7%−1.4 pts

428▲60Jackson, MSMS609,84759.7%−1.2 pts

429▼66LaGrange, GAGA107,09759.7%+1.0 pts

430▲87Gulfport, MSMS431,32959.7%−1.7 pts

431▼28Williamsport, PAPA112,58759.7%+0.3 pts

432▼56Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85059.7%+0.9 pts

433▼90Richmond, KYKY131,80659.8%+1.5 pts

434▼5Bennington, VTVT36,63059.8%−0.1 pts

435▲14Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13759.8%−0.4 pts

436▼41Ardmore, OKOK48,91059.9%+0.5 pts

437▲18Fallon, NVNV25,85159.9%−0.4 pts

438▲67Traverse City, MIMI156,97259.9%−1.2 pts

439▼33Owosso, MIMI67,68159.9%+0.5 pts

440▲71Niles, MIMI152,44459.9%−1.3 pts

441▲98Othello, WAWA21,48860.0%−1.7 pts

442▲36Scranton, PAPA574,41860.0%−0.7 pts

443▼18The Dalles, OROR26,31060.0%+0.3 pts

444▲87Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00260.0%−1.6 pts

445▼48Albany, OROR132,84360.0%+0.7 pts

446▼56St. Joseph, MOMO119,17060.0%+0.8 pts

447▼23Tupelo, MSMS133,16760.1%+0.3 pts

448▲15Centralia, ILIL36,38260.1%−0.3 pts

449▲36Springfield, MAMA464,33860.1%−0.7 pts

450▼79Muncie, ININ113,10660.1%+1.3 pts

451▼23Lake Charles, LALA244,65560.1%+0.3 pts

452▼107Alamosa, COCO27,89660.1%+1.8 pts

453▼151Pontiac, ILIL35,05760.1%+2.5 pts

454▲100Augusta, MEME129,06760.1%−1.8 pts

455▲65Salinas, CACA433,72960.1%−1.3 pts

456▼4Sandusky, OHOH112,77760.1%−0.1 pts

457▲168Greenville, OHOH51,52060.2%−2.9 pts

458▲118Lawton, OKOK127,59060.2%−2.0 pts

459▼195Jackson, TNTN184,56960.2%+3.3 pts

460▼10Eugene, OROR381,58460.2%0.0 pts

461▲37East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17960.2%−0.8 pts

462▲51Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30260.2%−1.1 pts

463▲27Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19160.3%−0.7 pts

464▼22Corsicana, TXTX57,18160.3%+0.2 pts

465▼53Wabash, ININ30,71360.4%+0.9 pts

466▼34Morgantown, WVWV141,99560.4%+0.5 pts

467▲14Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86460.5%−0.3 pts

468▼55Thomasville, GAGA72,95860.5%+1.0 pts

469▲69Pittsfield, MAMA128,22460.5%−1.1 pts

470▼3Lebanon, MOMO36,94360.5%+0.1 pts

471▲117Ashland, OHOH52,52360.6%−1.8 pts

472▼2Cleveland, TNTN134,05760.6%0.0 pts

473▲9Del Rio, TXTX47,83560.6%−0.2 pts

474▲98Petoskey, MIMI33,77560.6%−1.5 pts

475▲68Logansport, ININ37,83660.6%−1.1 pts

476▲45Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65560.6%−0.8 pts

477▲246St. Marys, PAPA29,92660.6%−4.3 pts

478▲17Freeport, ILIL43,22060.6%−0.4 pts

479▼114Franklin, KYKY20,78860.7%+2.0 pts

480▼62Pensacola, FLFL544,94960.7%+1.1 pts

481▼15Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20660.8%+0.3 pts

482▼36Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11860.8%+0.6 pts

483▲137Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04160.8%−2.2 pts

484▲61Lima, OHOH100,88160.8%−1.0 pts

485▲100Burlington, IAIA44,06160.8%−1.5 pts

486▲16Sanford, NCNC70,25860.8%−0.3 pts

487▼113Bay City, TXTX36,46360.8%+2.0 pts

488▼5Albuquerque, NMNM925,27960.8%0.0 pts

489▲108Wenatchee, WAWA128,41460.8%−1.7 pts

490▲4Vernal, UTUT38,27860.9%−0.1 pts

491▲117Charleston, ILIL46,60760.9%−1.9 pts

492▼41Augusta, GAGA641,23160.9%+0.7 pts

493▲54Victoria, TXTX99,86460.9%−0.9 pts

494▲54Grand Junction, COCO162,84560.9%−1.0 pts

495▼85El Campo, TXTX42,06060.9%+1.5 pts

496▼108Bedford, ININ45,56860.9%+1.7 pts

497▲161Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49760.9%−2.8 pts

498▲145Kingsland, GAGA60,14360.9%−2.4 pts

499▲57Lebanon, NHNH224,50061.0%−1.0 pts

500▼42Knoxville, TNTN968,13761.0%+0.7 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest labor force participation?

Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks #1 with 25.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by labor force participation?

Wildwood-The Villages, FL, Homosassa Springs, FL, Susanville, CA, Pahrump, NV, Middlesborough, KY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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).