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Labor force participation at 75+: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Labor force participation at ages 75 and over (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Young and older workers by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 7.9 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 16.1 %
RI 7 %
DE 9.1 %
CT 9.3 %
NJ 10.3 %
MD 9 %
MA 9.5 %
VT 9.8 %
NH 10.3 %

Lowest: 5.8 to 7 %
Group 2: 7 to 7.7 %
Group 3: 7.7 to 8.3 %
Group 4: 8.3 to 9.1 %
Highest: 9.1 to 16.1 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	District of Columbia	16.1
2	New Hampshire	10.3
2	New Jersey	10.3
4	Alaska	10.1
5	Vermont	9.8
6	Hawaii	9.7
7	Kansas	9.6
8	Massachusetts	9.5
9	Connecticut	9.3
10	Wyoming	9.2
11	Delaware	9.1
12	Maryland	9
13	Louisiana	8.8
13	Maine	8.8
15	New York	8.7
16	Mississippi	8.5
16	New Mexico	8.5
16	Texas	8.5
19	Indiana	8.3
19	Minnesota	8.3
19	Montana	8.3
22	North Dakota	8.2
23	California	8
23	Illinois	8
23	Virginia	8
26	Pennsylvania	7.9
26	Utah	7.9
28	Nebraska	7.8
28	South Dakota	7.8
30	Colorado	7.7
30	Oklahoma	7.7
32	Iowa	7.6
32	Nevada	7.6
32	Tennessee	7.6
35	Georgia	7.5
35	Idaho	7.5
37	Arkansas	7.3
37	Ohio	7.3
39	Florida	7.1
39	Missouri	7.1
41	Kentucky	7
41	Michigan	7
41	Rhode Island	7
44	Alabama	6.9
44	Arizona	6.9
44	Wisconsin	6.9
47	North Carolina	6.8
48	Washington	6.6
49	South Carolina	6.5
50	Oregon	6.1
51	West Virginia	5.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2301: Employment Status. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by labor force participation at ages 75 and over (%) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2301; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-labor-force-participation-at-ages-75-and-over/

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