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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,49963.5%–

01The Villages, FLFL157,77225.8%+3.2 pts

02Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66640.4%+0.4 pts

03Susanville, CACA28,11741.3%+7.4 pts

04Pahrump, NVNV57,33642.1%−0.8 pts

05Middlesborough, KYKY22,82942.4%+4.0 pts

06Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21243.2%+1.9 pts

07Pikeville, KYKY89,12243.5%+0.4 pts

08Sebring, FLFL111,12243.6%+1.3 pts

09Mountain Home, ARAR42,98243.8%−2.0 pts

10Port Townsend, WAWA33,97043.9%+0.3 pts

11Cañon City, COCO50,03944.1%+6.2 pts

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

13Deming, NMNM25,40744.9%−2.5 pts

14Silver City, NMNM27,25245.1%−0.9 pts

15Brookings, OROR22,62145.1%+2.4 pts

16Eufaula, ALAL26,86145.2%−0.6 pts

17Show Low, AZAZ109,94645.8%−0.3 pts

18Beeville, TXTX32,51545.9%+4.0 pts

19Crossville, TNTN66,30045.9%+0.1 pts

20Palestine, TXTX59,80546.3%+5.1 pts

21Forrest City, ARAR21,80046.3%+0.8 pts

22Natchez, MSMS54,72246.5%+2.0 pts

23Huntsville, TXTX83,84247.0%+3.8 pts

24Payson, AZAZ53,80147.2%+0.6 pts

25Palatka, FLFL77,73447.5%−1.2 pts

26Port Angeles, WAWA78,20247.6%−1.7 pts

27Milledgeville, GAGA44,02947.7%−5.2 pts

28Beckley, WVWV109,94048.0%−1.6 pts

29Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55248.2%+0.1 pts

30Bluefield, WVWV96,13848.4%+0.3 pts

31Gallup, NMNM68,11948.5%−1.1 pts

32Baker City, OROR16,65848.6%−0.7 pts

33Sebastian, FLFL172,79948.6%+0.7 pts

34Newport, OROR50,63648.9%−1.1 pts

35Brevard, NCNC34,21149.0%−2.4 pts

36Ocala, FLFL442,66049.1%+1.8 pts

37Cleveland, MSMS28,26249.2%+0.5 pts

38Crescent City, CACA26,41049.2%+5.1 pts

39Shelton, WAWA71,16549.3%−1.4 pts

40Minden, LALA34,94849.3%+1.3 pts

41Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33249.4%−0.9 pts

42Summerville, GAGA25,30049.5%+1.4 pts

43Lewisburg, PAPA42,31349.5%+1.3 pts

44Portsmouth, OHOH71,36549.5%+1.5 pts

45Arcadia, FLFL37,07849.5%+2.3 pts

46Sonora, CACA53,16049.6%+0.7 pts

47Roseburg, OROR111,95149.6%−1.3 pts

48Grants Pass, OROR87,86749.7%+0.7 pts

49Corbin, KYKY150,04049.7%+2.1 pts

50Bogalusa, LALA44,93749.8%−2.0 pts

51Elk City, OKOK22,15949.9%−2.3 pts

52Las Vegas, NMNM30,31150.0%+3.5 pts

53Okeechobee, FLFL42,60850.1%+1.4 pts

54Camden, ARAR26,36350.1%−0.6 pts

55Aberdeen, WAWA78,14450.3%−0.4 pts

56Malvern, ARAR33,45150.4%−1.0 pts

57Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15450.5%−3.5 pts

58Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91250.5%−1.7 pts

59Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21150.9%+0.5 pts

60Klamath Falls, OROR70,27450.9%−2.7 pts

61Lumberton, NCNC119,94150.9%−0.1 pts

62Elkins, WVWV26,88251.0%+2.5 pts

63Cumberland, MDMD93,64051.0%−0.2 pts

64Ruston, LALA48,36051.1%−4.5 pts

65McComb, MSMS52,64051.1%+3.1 pts

66Huntingdon, PAPA43,00151.1%−1.1 pts

67Escanaba, MIMI36,58251.2%−1.5 pts

68Naples, FLFL417,13151.2%−0.7 pts

69Bainbridge, GAGA29,43251.3%−3.0 pts

70Coos Bay, OROR63,99251.4%−0.7 pts

71Scottsboro, ALAL54,28151.5%+2.1 pts

72Clearlake, CACA67,77251.6%+0.4 pts

73Jesup, GAGA32,48151.6%+0.7 pts

74Ruidoso, NMNM19,84451.8%+0.9 pts

75North Port, FLFL948,15851.8%+1.0 pts

76Sandpoint, IDID54,42051.9%−0.5 pts

77Farmington, MOMO67,80952.0%+0.0 pts

78Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02552.0%+3.4 pts

79Talladega, ALAL91,76452.1%−0.2 pts

80Paris, TNTN32,89652.3%+2.2 pts

81Selma, ALAL35,14052.3%+0.6 pts

82Somerset, KYKY67,38452.4%−1.5 pts

83Brookhaven, MSMS35,01252.5%+1.4 pts

84Greenville, MSMS40,44652.6%−2.5 pts

85Danville, VAVA101,13752.7%−2.3 pts

86Gallipolis, OHOH29,07252.7%−1.2 pts

87Alma, MIMI41,19052.7%+1.1 pts

88Opelousas, LALA80,76552.8%+0.0 pts

89Zapata, TXTX13,75352.8%−3.5 pts

90Yuma, AZAZ224,44952.8%−2.0 pts

91Laurinburg, NCNC33,32252.9%+2.0 pts

92Seneca, SCSC83,77552.9%−1.6 pts

93McAlester, OKOK43,32053.0%−0.9 pts

94Greeneville, TNTN73,83153.0%+1.1 pts

95Greenwood, MSMS34,91253.0%+2.7 pts

96El Centro, CACA181,41153.0%+1.5 pts

97Española, NMNM39,83253.1%+3.2 pts

98Farmington, NMNM120,34053.1%−1.2 pts

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

100Natchitoches, LALA36,08953.2%+4.2 pts

101Kennett, MOMO26,85553.2%−1.6 pts

102Marion, OHOH65,11553.2%−0.2 pts

103Martinsville, VAVA63,09153.3%+2.1 pts

104Massena, NYNY105,48853.3%−0.1 pts

105Muskogee, OKOK66,70853.4%+0.8 pts

106Safford, AZAZ40,15753.4%+4.1 pts

107Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55153.4%−2.0 pts

108Orangeburg, SCSC83,17753.4%−1.4 pts

109Newport, TNTN37,88953.5%+1.4 pts

110Snyder, TXTX16,16253.5%+1.0 pts

111Chillicothe, OHOH76,42953.6%+0.7 pts

112Waycross, GAGA57,67053.6%+1.7 pts

113Truckee, CACA101,91153.6%−1.8 pts

114Cape Coral, FLFL875,60753.6%+0.3 pts

115Jacksonville, TXTX53,33753.7%−2.1 pts

116Madisonville, KYKY45,12753.7%−1.8 pts

117Red Bluff, CACA64,66553.7%−0.5 pts

118Deltona, FLFL746,93353.7%+1.1 pts

119Alexander City, ALAL40,95353.8%+1.3 pts

120Kingsport, TNTN314,83453.8%+0.1 pts

121Canton, ILIL32,90153.8%−1.2 pts

122Alpena, MIMI28,85353.9%−2.0 pts

123Ozark, ALAL49,91253.9%−1.3 pts

124Huntington, WVWV365,96554.0%+2.5 pts

125Athens, TXTX88,59554.0%+3.0 pts

126Kirksville, MOMO29,82454.1%−0.3 pts

127Ontario, OROR60,08554.1%−0.5 pts

128Seaford, DEDE277,14054.1%−1.2 pts

129Clarksdale, MSMS19,84954.1%+3.1 pts

130Morgan City, LALA46,55254.2%+1.4 pts

131Miami, OKOK30,43854.2%−0.4 pts

132Meadville, PAPA81,79254.3%−3.2 pts

133New Castle, ININ49,13754.3%+1.2 pts

134Lake City, FLFL74,09454.3%+3.0 pts

135Johnstown, PAPA128,96854.3%−0.7 pts

136Greenwood, SCSC95,21554.4%−1.0 pts

137Charleston, WVWV200,17054.4%+0.7 pts

138Clewiston, FLFL61,54654.4%−2.8 pts

139Texarkana, TXTX146,81654.4%+0.4 pts

140Big Rapids, MIMI42,32054.4%+0.1 pts

141Clarksburg, WVWV88,14254.5%−2.7 pts

142Douglas, GAGA52,86154.5%−1.0 pts

143Bradford, PAPA38,98454.5%−1.1 pts

144Marion, NCNC45,19854.5%−0.0 pts

145Shawnee, OKOK75,10254.5%−1.4 pts

146Glasgow, KYKY56,22454.5%−1.7 pts

147Danville, KYKY56,98554.5%+0.2 pts

148Hot Springs, ARAR99,69554.5%+1.2 pts

149Ludington, MIMI29,04054.5%−0.8 pts

150Duncan, OKOK44,31054.6%−0.2 pts

151Hermitage, PAPA107,86054.6%−0.6 pts

152Warren, PAPA37,03854.6%−2.7 pts

153Peru, ININ34,48754.7%−1.5 pts

154Oxford, MSMS71,97254.7%−3.7 pts

155Thomaston, GAGA28,50054.7%+1.3 pts

156Mexico, MOMO24,52854.8%−3.0 pts

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

158Lincoln, ILIL27,18254.8%−0.3 pts

159Union City, TNTN30,06754.8%−0.3 pts

160Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52754.9%−3.0 pts

161Forest City, NCNC65,74554.9%+2.0 pts

162Bonham, TXTX39,26555.0%+1.7 pts

163Dublin, GAGA60,35155.0%+4.0 pts

164Laurel, MSMS82,28155.0%−0.1 pts

165Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90455.0%+1.3 pts

166Morehead City, NCNC70,46955.0%−1.4 pts

167Oil City, PAPA49,34655.0%−0.9 pts

168Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09955.1%+1.9 pts

169Martin, TNTN33,26155.1%+0.9 pts

170Rolla, MOMO45,24755.1%+1.3 pts

171Athens, TNTN71,59055.1%+1.5 pts

172Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42855.2%+1.7 pts

173Washington, NCNC44,67055.2%+0.5 pts

174DuBois, PAPA78,10055.2%+0.3 pts

175Oneonta, NYNY60,58955.2%−2.5 pts

176Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40455.2%−1.4 pts

177Gadsden, ALAL103,88655.2%+0.3 pts

178Grenada, MSMS30,22255.2%+2.2 pts

179Olean, NYNY75,39055.3%−2.2 pts

180Big Spring, TXTX30,50455.3%+2.6 pts

181Wheeling, WVWV134,08955.3%+0.6 pts

182Galesburg, ILIL47,76755.3%+1.9 pts

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

184Taos, NMNM34,56455.4%+2.4 pts

185Raymondville, TXTX19,97155.4%−0.4 pts

186Pueblo, COCO169,27755.4%−0.8 pts

187Meridian, MSMS85,41955.5%+0.6 pts

188Kerrville, TXTX54,03755.5%+0.2 pts

189West Plains, MOMO40,79855.6%+3.5 pts

190Magnolia, ARAR21,89455.6%+6.7 pts

191Fort Payne, ALAL74,08555.7%−0.5 pts

192State College, PAPA157,39355.7%−1.6 pts

193Somerset, PAPA72,00455.7%−0.0 pts

194Jamestown, NYNY124,12655.7%−0.8 pts

195Tifton, GAGA51,23755.7%−2.7 pts

196Dixon, ILIL32,91455.7%+0.5 pts

197North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23355.7%−0.2 pts

198Parkersburg, WVWV87,26455.7%+1.5 pts

199Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80855.8%−1.8 pts

200Roswell, NMNM63,36455.8%−1.8 pts

201Centralia, WAWA88,06255.8%+2.1 pts

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

203Alice, TXTX45,38355.8%+0.8 pts

204Cordele, GAGA19,23755.9%−2.1 pts

205Harrison, ARAR45,65455.9%+1.0 pts

206Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79155.9%−2.2 pts

207Sayre, PAPA59,60055.9%−1.3 pts

208Marinette, WIWI65,51555.9%−2.0 pts

209Columbus, MSMS67,14455.9%−1.7 pts

210DeRidder, LALA36,67356.0%+0.4 pts

211Weirton, WVWV112,46856.0%+0.6 pts

212Alamogordo, NMNM70,36856.0%+1.9 pts

213Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65756.0%−2.1 pts

214Waynesville, NCNC63,36956.0%−0.2 pts

215Cornelia, GAGA50,41656.0%+0.7 pts

216Troy, ALAL33,68856.0%+2.4 pts

217Picayune, MSMS59,36356.1%+2.0 pts

218Redding, CACA181,64856.1%+1.7 pts

219Moberly, MOMO24,51356.1%−0.1 pts

220Vidalia, GAGA36,18056.1%+2.8 pts

221Oxford, ALAL115,83456.1%−0.2 pts

222Hanford, CACA154,32756.2%+0.7 pts

223Astoria, OROR40,92656.2%−2.8 pts

224Corinth, MSMS34,56956.2%+1.6 pts

225Indiana, PAPA82,87856.2%+0.7 pts

226El Dorado, ARAR36,92656.2%+2.1 pts

227Michigan City, ININ111,29456.2%−1.1 pts

228Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88356.2%−0.7 pts

229Danville, ILIL71,25956.3%+1.2 pts

230Mayfield, KYKY37,05056.3%+0.1 pts

231Kinston, NCNC55,83756.3%−1.4 pts

232Cadillac, MIMI49,71956.3%−1.5 pts

233Henderson, KYKY57,18456.3%−0.4 pts

234Greencastle, ININ37,87656.4%+0.6 pts

235Gaffney, SCSC58,27556.4%+1.2 pts

236Taylorville, ILIL33,44356.4%−1.0 pts

237Granbury, TXTX70,50156.4%+1.3 pts

238Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57556.4%−0.4 pts

239Easton, MDMD38,23856.4%−1.0 pts

240Uvalde, TXTX24,96356.4%−2.3 pts

241Jacksonville, ILIL37,38156.4%−0.5 pts

242Ukiah, CACA88,12256.5%−1.4 pts

243Mansfield, OHOH124,89356.5%+0.5 pts

244Hilo, HIHI210,04356.5%−2.5 pts

245Winchester, TNTN45,57956.6%+1.4 pts

246Searcy, ARAR80,08556.6%+2.1 pts

247Carbondale, ILIL52,50156.6%+0.5 pts

248Newberry, SCSC39,56156.6%−3.3 pts

249Connersville, ININ23,53356.6%−0.9 pts

250Brownwood, TXTX38,71156.6%−0.2 pts

251Price, UTUT20,68056.7%−0.9 pts

252Youngstown, OHOH423,67856.7%−1.1 pts

253Palm Bay, FLFL663,98256.7%+1.3 pts

254Longview, WAWA114,88556.7%+1.0 pts

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

256Tahlequah, OKOK49,19656.8%+1.5 pts

257Sterling, COCO20,65456.8%−6.6 pts

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

259Jackson, MIMI159,55256.8%−0.8 pts

260Alexandria, LALA147,95256.8%+0.8 pts

261New Bern, NCNC127,35856.8%−0.3 pts

262Coshocton, OHOH37,18856.9%−1.0 pts

263Eureka, CACA131,64756.9%−2.7 pts

264Sunbury, PAPA107,78856.9%−0.8 pts

265Toccoa, GAGA27,85457.0%+1.6 pts

266Cambridge, OHOH38,37957.0%+0.8 pts

267Starkville, MSMS62,06357.0%+2.4 pts

268Dothan, ALAL156,26657.0%+1.6 pts

269Blacksburg, VAVA181,61657.0%+0.8 pts

270Hillsdale, MIMI45,73857.0%+1.9 pts

271Enterprise, ALAL56,95357.1%−1.5 pts

272Mount Airy, NCNC72,28757.1%+0.4 pts

273Montrose, COCO44,59157.1%+0.4 pts

274Russellville, ALAL32,44957.1%+1.2 pts

275Houghton, MIMI40,02857.1%+2.5 pts

276Americus, GAGA33,39457.1%+0.1 pts

277Binghamton, NYNY243,18957.1%−0.2 pts

278New Iberia, LALA66,84657.1%−2.3 pts

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

280Saginaw, MIMI187,68857.2%+0.3 pts

281Salem, OHOH99,37757.2%−0.6 pts

282Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93857.2%+0.1 pts

283Pinehurst, NCNC110,61957.2%−0.3 pts

284Monroe, LALA222,39057.2%+2.1 pts

285Albany, GAGA145,51057.3%−1.3 pts

286Bishop, CACA18,15857.3%−0.1 pts

287Santa Fe, NMNM156,90757.3%−0.1 pts

288Nogales, AZAZ50,02057.3%+2.4 pts

289Russellville, ARAR84,93257.3%+1.0 pts

290Paducah, KYKY102,25957.3%+1.1 pts

291Rockingham, NCNC42,04157.3%−0.3 pts

292Bartlesville, OKOK54,03757.3%−0.1 pts

293Johnson City, TNTN216,41657.3%+0.5 pts

294Athens, OHOH63,19757.4%+4.0 pts

295Albertville, ALAL103,53757.4%+2.2 pts

296Hannibal, MOMO38,96957.4%−3.0 pts

297Vineland, NJNJ157,14857.5%+1.7 pts

298Elmira, NYNY80,41557.5%−0.8 pts

299Terre Haute, ININ169,24157.5%−1.2 pts

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

301Wilson, NCNC81,15057.5%−1.7 pts

302Lewiston, IDID65,45057.6%−1.3 pts

303Beaumont, TXTX399,31057.6%+0.9 pts

304Decatur, ALAL160,32657.6%+1.9 pts

305Hudson, NYNY60,16857.7%−3.3 pts

306Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13857.7%+1.3 pts

307Murray, KYKY39,42157.8%+0.1 pts

308McMinnville, TNTN43,71757.8%+0.9 pts

309Fort Madison, IAIA32,30657.8%−2.1 pts

310Arkansas City, KSKS34,38257.8%−1.3 pts

311Pottsville, PAPA145,08557.8%+0.4 pts

312Fort Smith, ARAR234,14057.8%−0.4 pts

313Madison, ININ33,27957.8%+1.7 pts

314Pampa, TXTX21,78657.8%+0.8 pts

315Florence, SCSC201,39257.9%+0.5 pts

316Houma, LALA199,66857.9%−0.2 pts

317Lakeland, FLFL874,79058.0%+2.7 pts

318Medford, OROR221,79558.0%−0.2 pts

319Batesville, ARAR38,78558.0%+0.7 pts

320Cullman, ALAL94,00958.0%+2.2 pts

321Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68558.0%−0.1 pts

322Brownsville, TXTX433,94658.0%+1.7 pts

323Kingston, NYNY183,33058.1%−2.2 pts

324Rutland, VTVT59,65358.1%−3.6 pts

325Marietta, OHOH58,38958.1%+0.8 pts

326Utica, NYNY285,61158.1%−0.6 pts

327Auburn, NYNY74,36558.1%−0.9 pts

328Decatur, ILIL99,30058.1%−1.4 pts

329Coldwater, MIMI45,99358.1%+1.7 pts

330Adrian, MIMI97,77958.1%−0.7 pts

331Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82358.1%+1.8 pts

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

333Gainesville, FLFL359,03658.2%+0.4 pts

334Brainerd, MNMN100,56258.2%−1.9 pts

335Paris, TXTX63,31958.2%+0.8 pts

336Durant, OKOK51,36758.2%+1.2 pts

337Las Cruces, NMNM229,09158.3%+1.6 pts

338Branson, MOMO57,00158.3%−1.7 pts

339Barnstable, MAMA233,53958.3%−1.5 pts

340Shreveport, LALA383,47458.3%−0.5 pts

341Lock Haven, PAPA37,87058.3%−1.2 pts

342Cedartown, GAGA45,51458.3%−1.9 pts

343Asheville, NCNC422,34558.4%−1.6 pts

344Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97558.4%−1.0 pts

345Ithaca, NYNY104,04758.4%−1.5 pts

346Albemarle, NCNC68,83058.4%−1.7 pts

347Florence, ALAL156,60958.4%+2.4 pts

348Marion, ININ66,52458.4%+0.3 pts

349Corning, NYNY91,85558.5%−1.3 pts

350Henderson, NCNC42,63858.5%−0.1 pts

351Vicksburg, MSMS41,75958.5%+0.4 pts

352Walla Walla, WAWA62,36158.5%+1.3 pts

353Richmond, ININ66,16958.5%−1.8 pts

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

355Altoona, PAPA119,54158.5%−0.2 pts

356Marshall, MOMO23,26558.5%−0.9 pts

357Mobile, ALAL411,65858.5%+1.6 pts

358Flint, MIMI401,09358.5%+0.9 pts

359Brenham, TXTX38,28858.6%+0.4 pts

360Campbellsville, KYKY38,40758.6%+2.7 pts

361Dyersburg, TNTN36,32058.6%−1.0 pts

362Fayetteville, TNTN36,85358.7%−0.3 pts

363Cambridge, MDMD33,62858.7%−2.1 pts

364Shelby, NCNC103,32558.7%+2.0 pts

365Maryville, MOMO20,17458.7%−0.2 pts

366Sumter, SCSC105,06758.7%−0.9 pts

367Ponca City, OKOK43,49058.7%+0.5 pts

368Lufkin, TXTX88,15458.7%+0.5 pts

369Sikeston, MOMO49,97858.7%+2.4 pts

370Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91458.7%+4.4 pts

371Cookeville, TNTN152,47758.8%+1.9 pts

372Springfield, OHOH135,34058.8%−0.8 pts

373Marion, ILIL67,22558.8%+0.4 pts

374Bakersfield, CACA927,06858.8%+0.8 pts

375Fremont, OHOH58,65558.8%−3.2 pts

376Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45958.8%+0.2 pts

377Montgomery, ALAL388,74758.9%−0.3 pts

378Daphne, ALAL267,76158.9%+0.6 pts

379Hickory, NCNC376,89058.9%−0.4 pts

380Longview, TXTX297,31558.9%+0.6 pts

381Erie, PAPA265,83258.9%−1.4 pts

382Monticello, NYNY80,58658.9%+0.7 pts

383Rome, GAGA101,37858.9%+1.0 pts

384Borger, TXTX19,63359.0%−1.6 pts

385Lynchburg, VAVA269,16959.0%−0.2 pts

386Boone, NCNC54,78659.0%−0.7 pts

387Vernon, TXTX12,48159.0%−5.0 pts

388Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20159.0%−0.4 pts

389Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14759.0%+1.5 pts

390Glens Falls, NYNY124,37359.0%−1.3 pts

391Kokomo, ININ83,90459.0%−0.7 pts

392Valdosta, GAGA153,27659.0%+0.5 pts

393Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48659.1%+0.8 pts

394Carson, NVNV58,57159.1%−1.3 pts

395Fairmont, WVWV55,58459.1%+0.7 pts

396Hermiston, OROR93,72159.1%+1.3 pts

397Paragould, ARAR47,41159.1%+0.3 pts

398Sweetwater, TXTX14,11759.1%+1.2 pts

399Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19359.1%+0.6 pts

400McAllen, TXTX921,54959.1%+0.7 pts

401Stillwater, OKOK83,88959.2%+1.9 pts

402La Grande, OROR25,90059.2%+2.5 pts

403Merced, CACA297,26059.2%−0.4 pts

404Chico, CACA209,21159.2%+2.6 pts

405Morristown, TNTN128,86759.2%+2.4 pts

406Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07659.2%−0.2 pts

407Statesboro, GAGA97,97759.2%−1.4 pts

408Shawano, WIWI45,75959.3%−1.3 pts

409Hammond, LALA141,34659.3%+1.5 pts

410Blytheville, ARAR37,82859.3%−2.3 pts

411Plainview, TXTX36,70059.3%+0.7 pts

412Bay City, MIMI102,12359.3%+0.8 pts

413Zanesville, OHOH87,01459.4%−0.0 pts

414Auburn, ALAL208,01359.4%+0.1 pts

415Wilmington, NCNC492,77259.4%+1.8 pts

416Gloversville, NYNY52,21659.5%+0.3 pts

417Monroe, MIMI156,00459.5%−1.2 pts

418Tullahoma, TNTN69,33959.5%−0.8 pts

419Muskegon, MIMI177,90159.5%−0.2 pts

420Midland, MIMI83,75459.5%+0.2 pts

421Roanoke, VAVA316,54759.5%−1.4 pts

422Battle Creek, MIMI133,40859.6%−0.3 pts

423Moultrie, GAGA47,43859.6%+0.9 pts

424Columbus, GAGA324,83059.6%−0.3 pts

425Marquette, MIMI68,06459.6%+0.9 pts

426Bangor, MEME157,96759.6%−1.2 pts

427Lewistown, PAPA46,12759.7%−1.4 pts

428Jackson, MSMS609,84759.7%−1.2 pts

429LaGrange, GAGA107,09759.7%+1.0 pts

430Gulfport, MSMS431,32959.7%−1.7 pts

431Williamsport, PAPA112,58759.7%+0.3 pts

432Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85059.7%+0.9 pts

433Richmond, KYKY131,80659.8%+1.5 pts

434Bennington, VTVT36,63059.8%−0.1 pts

435Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13759.8%−0.4 pts

436Ardmore, OKOK48,91059.9%+0.5 pts

437Fallon, NVNV25,85159.9%−0.4 pts

438Traverse City, MIMI156,97259.9%−1.2 pts

439Owosso, MIMI67,68159.9%+0.5 pts

440Niles, MIMI152,44459.9%−1.3 pts

441Othello, WAWA21,48860.0%−1.7 pts

442Scranton, PAPA574,41860.0%−0.7 pts

443The Dalles, OROR26,31060.0%+0.3 pts

444Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00260.0%−1.6 pts

445Albany, OROR132,84360.0%+0.7 pts

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

447Tupelo, MSMS133,16760.1%+0.3 pts

448Centralia, ILIL36,38260.1%−0.3 pts

449Springfield, MAMA464,33860.1%−0.7 pts

450Muncie, ININ113,10660.1%+1.3 pts

451Lake Charles, LALA244,65560.1%+0.3 pts

452Alamosa, COCO27,89660.1%+1.8 pts

453Pontiac, ILIL35,05760.1%+2.5 pts

454Augusta, MEME129,06760.1%−1.8 pts

455Salinas, CACA433,72960.1%−1.3 pts

456Sandusky, OHOH112,77760.1%−0.1 pts

457Greenville, OHOH51,52060.2%−2.9 pts

458Lawton, OKOK127,59060.2%−2.0 pts

459Jackson, TNTN184,56960.2%+3.3 pts

460Eugene, OROR381,58460.2%−0.0 pts

461East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17960.2%−0.8 pts

462Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30260.2%−1.1 pts

463Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19160.3%−0.7 pts

464Corsicana, TXTX57,18160.3%+0.2 pts

465Wabash, ININ30,71360.4%+0.9 pts

466Morgantown, WVWV141,99560.4%+0.5 pts

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

468Thomasville, GAGA72,95860.5%+1.0 pts

469Pittsfield, MAMA128,22460.5%−1.1 pts

470Lebanon, MOMO36,94360.5%+0.1 pts

471Ashland, OHOH52,52360.6%−1.8 pts

472Cleveland, TNTN134,05760.6%+0.0 pts

473Del Rio, TXTX47,83560.6%−0.2 pts

474Petoskey, MIMI33,77560.6%−1.5 pts

475Logansport, ININ37,83660.6%−1.1 pts

476Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65560.6%−0.8 pts

477St. Marys, PAPA29,92660.6%−4.3 pts

478Freeport, ILIL43,22060.6%−0.4 pts

479Franklin, KYKY20,78860.7%+2.0 pts

480Pensacola, FLFL544,94960.7%+1.1 pts

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

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

483Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04160.8%−2.2 pts

484Lima, OHOH100,88160.8%−1.0 pts

485Burlington, IAIA44,06160.8%−1.5 pts

486Sanford, NCNC70,25860.8%−0.3 pts

487Bay City, TXTX36,46360.8%+2.0 pts

488Albuquerque, NMNM925,27960.8%+0.0 pts

489Wenatchee, WAWA128,41460.8%−1.7 pts

490Vernal, UTUT38,27860.9%−0.1 pts

491Charleston, ILIL46,60760.9%−1.9 pts

492Augusta, GAGA641,23160.9%+0.7 pts

493Victoria, TXTX99,86460.9%−0.9 pts

494Grand Junction, COCO162,84560.9%−1.0 pts

495El Campo, TXTX42,06060.9%+1.5 pts

496Bedford, ININ45,56860.9%+1.7 pts

497Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49760.9%−2.8 pts

498Kingsland, GAGA60,14360.9%−2.4 pts

499Lebanon, NHNH224,50061.0%−1.0 pts

500Knoxville, 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).