National ranking · Top 100 · 2026

The 100 Cities with the Lowest Labor Force Participation

Ranking the top 100 US cities by labor force participation, drawn straight from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

100
Cities ranked
#1
Fort Dix
6.7%
Labor Force Participation
Rank City Labor Force Participation
1 Fort Dix , NJ 6.7%
2 Camp Pendleton Mainside , CA 8.0%
3 Leakesville , MS 9.3%
4 Air Force Academy , CO 10.5%
5 The Villages , FL 11.4%
6 On Top of the World , FL 11.4%
7 Sun City West , AZ 12.5%
8 Fort Riley , KS 12.6%
9 Fort Campbell North , KY 12.7%
10 Fort Lee , VA 12.7%
11 Green Valley , AZ 14.6%
12 Desert Palms , CA 14.6%
13 Bangor Base , WA 14.6%
14 North Fort Lewis , WA 14.8%
15 Fort Bliss , TX 15.2%
16 Fort Hood , TX 15.5%
17 Fort Carson , CO 15.7%
18 Sayre , OK 15.8%
19 Binghamton University , NY 16.0%
20 Schofield Barracks , HI 16.6%
21 Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government , GA 16.8%
22 Saddlebrooke , AZ 16.9%
23 Cresaptown , MD 16.9%
24 Sun , AZ 17.4%
25 Lemoore Station , CA 17.5%
26 Fort Lewis , WA 17.6%
27 Kaneohe Base , HI 17.6%
28 Tellico , TN 18.1%
29 Lackland AFB , TX 18.1%
30 Leisure World , MD 18.2%
31 Westville , IN 18.6%
32 Fairfield Glade , TN 19.2%
33 Pelican Bay , FL 19.7%
34 Quantico Base , VA 19.9%
35 Sun Lakes , AZ 20.0%
36 Fort Rucker , AL 20.6%
37 Gatesville , TX 20.7%
38 St. Louis , MI 20.7%
39 Crestwood , NJ 21.0%
40 University at Buffalo , NY 21.2%
41 Laguna Woods , CA 21.4%
42 Longboat Key , FL 21.4%
43 Florence , AZ 21.5%
44 Calipatria , CA 21.6%
45 West Point , NY 21.7%
46 Rusk , TX 21.9%
47 Citrus Hills , FL 22.6%
48 Fort Leonard Wood , MO 23.4%
49 St. James , NC 23.4%
50 Fort Polk South , LA 23.8%
51 Fort Stewart , GA 24.5%
52 Fort Drum , NY 24.6%
53 Camp Pendleton South , CA 24.8%
54 Fort Belvoir , VA 24.8%
55 Fort Knox , KY 25.1%
56 Aguadilla zona urbana , PR 25.2%
57 Jessup , MD 25.4%
58 Fort Irwin , CA 25.7%
59 Guánica zona urbana , PR 25.9%
60 Holiday City-Berkeley , NJ 26.1%
61 University of California-Davis , CA 26.1%
62 Grafton , OH 26.3%
63 Sun City Center , FL 26.4%
64 Utuado zona urbana , PR 26.5%
65 Rainbow Springs , FL 26.5%
66 Rotonda , FL 26.6%
67 West Livingston , TX 26.7%
68 Clemson University , SC 26.7%
69 Corcoran , CA 27.2%
70 Eloy , AZ 27.2%
71 Juana Díaz zona urbana , PR 27.2%
72 San Germán zona urbana , PR 27.3%
73 Manatí zona urbana , PR 27.5%
74 California Polytechnic State University , CA 27.8%
75 Englewood , FL 28.2%
76 The Meadows , FL 28.3%
77 West Vero Corridor , FL 29.2%
78 Crescent City , CA 29.2%
79 Hillsboro , IL 29.6%
80 Marco Island , FL 29.7%
81 Paradise , CA 29.7%
82 Venice , FL 29.8%
83 Sugarmill Woods , FL 29.8%
84 Micco , FL 29.9%
85 South Pasadena , FL 30.0%
86 Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County) , FL 30.1%
87 Siesta Key , FL 30.4%
88 Blythe , CA 30.8%
89 Jacksonville , NC 30.9%
90 Susanville , CA 31.0%
91 Gold Canyon , AZ 31.0%
92 Arroyo zona urbana , PR 31.0%
93 Stony Brook University , NY 31.3%
94 Punta Gorda , FL 31.4%
95 Tehachapi , CA 31.4%
96 Hernando , FL 31.4%
97 McRae-Helena , GA 31.4%
98 Oakdale , LA 31.5%
99 Williamson , AZ 31.5%
100 Palm Beach , FL 31.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), Table S2301. Verify directly with the source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES.

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