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Teen labor force participation, 16–19: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Teen labor force participation, ages 16 to 19 (%). 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: 40.4 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 21.1 %
RI 46.5 %
DE 33.3 %
CT 40.9 %
NJ 34.4 %
MD 38.1 %
MA 40.6 %
VT 49.8 %
NH 53.7 %

Lowest: 21.1 to 38.1 %
Group 2: 38.1 to 41.9 %
Group 3: 41.9 to 45.9 %
Group 4: 45.9 to 51.3 %
Highest: 51.3 to 57.9 %

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	South Dakota	57.9
1	Wisconsin	57.9
3	Iowa	55.9
4	North Dakota	54.4
5	Idaho	53.9
6	New Hampshire	53.7
7	Utah	53.1
8	Nebraska	52.3
9	Minnesota	52.1
10	Kansas	51.8
11	Montana	51.3
12	Vermont	49.8
13	Maine	49.3
14	Missouri	49.1
15	Colorado	48.6
16	Ohio	48.3
17	Alaska	47.5
18	Rhode Island	46.5
19	Wyoming	46.3
20	South Carolina	46
21	Michigan	45.9
22	Indiana	45.7
23	Tennessee	44.6
24	Kentucky	44.4
25	Oklahoma	43.5
26	Pennsylvania	43.4
27	Alabama	43.3
27	Arkansas	43.3
29	Illinois	43
30	North Carolina	42.9
31	Virginia	41.9
32	Nevada	41.7
33	Arizona	41.6
34	Hawaii	41.3
35	Oregon	41
36	Connecticut	40.9
37	Massachusetts	40.6
38	Washington	38.7
39	Georgia	38.3
39	New Mexico	38.3
41	Maryland	38.1
41	West Virginia	38.1
43	Florida	36.7
44	Texas	36.1
45	Louisiana	36
46	Mississippi	34.4
46	New Jersey	34.4
48	Delaware	33.3
49	New York	31.7
50	California	28.9
51	District of Columbia	21.1

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 teen labor force participation, ages 16 to 19 (%) (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-teen-labor-force-participation-ages-16-to-19/

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