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Highest unemployment, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Rexburg, IDID40,3348.3%–

02Shelley, IDID5,3037.4%–

03Weiser, IDID6,2496.9%–

04Payette, IDID8,8136.6%–

05Pocatello, IDID58,7716.3%–

06Caldwell, IDID76,6296.2%–

07Moscow, IDID26,7216.2%–

08Mountain Home, IDID16,7796.0%–

09Rathdrum, IDID13,2276.0%–

10Blackfoot, IDID13,3615.3%–

11Nampa, IDID120,3845.1%–

12Rigby, IDID5,7574.8%–

13Boise City, IDID238,4294.7%–

14Jerome, IDID13,7313.8%–

15Middleton, IDID12,6003.8%–

16Idaho Falls, IDID71,7853.7%–

17Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,1793.7%–

18Garden City, IDID13,0473.6%–

19Burley, IDID12,4093.6%–

20Sandpoint, IDID10,6453.6%–

21Fruitland, IDID7,2133.4%–

22Chubbuck, IDID16,8233.4%–

23Hayden, IDID17,3633.4%–

24Lewiston, IDID34,7173.3%–

25Star, IDID20,8743.2%–

26Meridian, IDID142,9883.0%–

27Post Falls, IDID46,7153.0%–

28Ammon, IDID20,1192.9%–

29Twin Falls, IDID56,2162.9%–

30Kuna, IDID31,5252.4%–

31Rupert, IDID6,4602.1%–

32Emmett, IDID8,9002.0%–

33Kimberly, IDID5,7981.5%–

34Eagle, IDID34,6581.5%–

35Hailey, IDID10,0530.7%–

36Preston, IDID6,1770.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS